Here's one especially for you Bro. Hans_NL!  And all lovers of Real Poor Man's Watches..
 
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Ricky Lee |
594 |
September 10, 2010 07:51PM |
Nice  (for a quartz) (n/t)
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VoodooDance |
111 |
September 13, 2010 05:59PM |
Re: Here's one especially for you Bro. Hans_NL! And all lovers of Real Poor Man's Watches..
The case width (34MM in an age where many buyers spurn 42MM as small)
and the 30M WR may have been factors working against it. Though, I
agree, compared to some WM offerings, they're a "steal".
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normdiaz |
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September 12, 2010 06:10PM |
Ive got three of em Ricky....and I gotta say....the value speaks for itself...
Good watches....but a little small....but NOT BAD AT ALL!!!!
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dano0 |
131 |
September 11, 2010 09:30AM |
Looks like a very good deal and a very good watch for price!   (n/t)
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IF |
137 |
September 11, 2010 04:05AM |
Ah, the 'full lume dial' version!
That's probably the nicest version around! The lume ain't bad at all, as you will find out yourself soon enough.
I
got mine from a seller called 'shoppingmorelikeshop', who will even
give you a discount on shipping when you order more than one. Slowly but
surely I bought two of each version, and sold the spares later - at a
generous profit, I might add
Also gave one to my mother, who couldn't read her old, tiny Citizen
anymore (mind you, these are 35mm cases, will fit a woman's wrist quite
nicely)
It's hard to fault the watch. Yes, it's small, but so are
many vintage watches, including my new Chinese Shanghai 'Peace' model.
If your wrist really big, it's probably not the watch for you. The 18mm
nylon strap isn't the best ever, but not really bad either. Easy to
replace if you really have to.
I look forward to your review! |
Hans_NL |
121 |
September 11, 2010 12:49AM |
Re: The lume ain't bad at all, as you will find out yourself soon enough.
Pleased to hear you say so!
Like Bro. Chris says, I still doubt that it will match a 1st-rate lume dial like his  . Or, for that matter..
..me beloved  B-Uhr. Time will tell. 
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..mind you, these are 35mm cases..
It's hard to fault the watch.
Yes, it's small, but so are many vintage watches, including my new
Chinese Shanghai 'Peace' model. If your wrist really big, it's probably
not the watch for you.
Guilty as charged, as me wrist is 21.3 cm or so.  Still, I've got no problems at all with a 35 mm watch. Heck, I wear some as small as 30 mm!
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Hans_NL
The 18mm nylon strap isn't the best ever, but not really bad either. Easy to replace if you really have to.
It'll get replaced by a NATO G-10 as a matter of course.
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Hans_NL
I look forward to your review!
 Hans! I look forward to reviewing it! |
Ricky Lee |
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September 11, 2010 09:06AM |
I believe Sportsmans Guide used to sell that watch, but not under that name...
I bought one, pretty small size,
decent feature set as you say, but it really didn't impress me, so it's
gone, that was about five years ago.
Their price was something in the $15 range IIRC. -Marc
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MCV |
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September 10, 2010 10:54PM |
Sportsman's Guide is still a pretty good place to buy a watch.
Yeah, you can beat their prices if you
really shop around. But usually not by more than 5%, maybe 10% in a few
cases. And they're reliable, with excellent customer. For instance,
they've got the Casio AMW320D for ~ 8 buck less than Wal-Mart.
But, of course, you can get the same watch at amazon.com for a similar savings vs. Sportsman's Guide.
Still,
Sportsman's Guide is OK.. I mean, any time you get it for less than
Wal-Mart's price, you've done pretty good, even if it ain't the absolute lowest price that can be had.
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I bought one, pretty small size, decent feature set as you say, but it
really didn't impress me, so it's gone, that was about five years ago.
Their price was something in the $15 range IIRC.
I
just took a quick look there, and they apparently no longer carry it.
Closest thing they've got styling-wise is probably a Timex Expedition at
$45, though they do have a Casio analog that's a match feature-wise at
slightly less than $30. All of this reinforces my opinion that I can
easily re-sell a few of these things at $20 a pop.
Thanks Marc!
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Ricky Lee |
150 |
September 11, 2010 08:28AM |
 A great watch for >>>
...ePMWF. If you can try to push me to TZ, I can push you to the low-rent-housing |
Paul December |
113 |
September 10, 2010 09:50PM |
What can I say?
Except "Fair enough "
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Ricky Lee |
129 |
September 11, 2010 07:41AM |
Looks like a can't lose kinda deal. (n/t)
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DJM |
134 |
September 10, 2010 09:29PM |
We will need a report on the lume-dial.
Knowing what I know about ePMW, I'll wager it doesn't come close to the typical Lorus lume-dial.
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Chris L |
131 |
September 10, 2010 08:59PM |
Re: We will need a report on the lume-dial.
No, we need a full fledged review à la Ricky Lee! That means slicin',
dicin', disassembling, measuring accuracy, testing the finish with a
sharp tool of some sort, diving into a pool, and heaven knows what he
could come up with! |
Hans_NL |
107 |
September 11, 2010 07:57AM |
Great googledy moogledy!
Bro. MCV is the Alpha Watch Reviewer 'round here, if I did a' that he might think I was tryin' t' horn in on his turf! 
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Ricky Lee |
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September 11, 2010 08:39AM |
Nae problemo!
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Chris L
Knowing what I know about ePMW, I'll wager it doesn't come close to the typical Lorus lume-dial.
You're most likely right. Honestly, my expectations on this thing ain't high.
But for US $8.98 shipped? How could I resist?!
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Ricky Lee |
105 |
September 10, 2010 09:07PM |
Was only a matter of time!
My friend, Bruce, is a fan of Darch watches and buys them quite often
for that price. He has a lot of nieces/nephews and friends that he gifts
them to. He speaks very highly of them and has almost convinced me to
get one.
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BobbyMike |
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September 10, 2010 10:39PM |
Oh, and time-only! In case y'all haven't been keeping track, day-dates starts at about $15 at Wally World nowadays. 
