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Ricky Lee
November 20, 2010 10:10AM

Registered: April 2005
Posts: 18,041 (2012-03)

I ordered this one on 2 October, and was just about ready to give up on it. I mean, 6-1/2 weeks is slow, even coming from Hong Kong! Crazy! Loco!

However, the seller assured that this was really not unusual : "Our free shipping not fast, but nearly always get there". HooooKAY. Smile

In any case, they asked me to give it a couple more weeks and, sure enough...

Darch Day-Date Field Watch

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..the long-awaited tan-dial Darch Day/Date Field Watch. Thumbs up!

WooHoo!

Before you think too badly of the seller, remember that this is the one for which I paid a lordly US $4.21 shipped. Honestly, I don't know how they do it for that price. I am confused

Well.. the shipping, I believe I do have an inkling. Smile

I'm convinced that what they do is throw these small packages in a Special Low-Priority Bin at the Hong Kong PO, then use them to fill the nooks and crannies in larger higher-priority outgoing shipments, on an as-needed basis. I ordered three of these (Hey! At the price, how could I resist? Laughing

) and two of 'em arrived on the same day. In separate packages! Meaning I've still got one incoming, of course.. but I'm not worried, now. I figure it'll show up sooner or later.

Darch Day-Date Field Watch

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Since I've already reviewed the green-dialed model, and given ye some photos of its camo dial brother, I won't go into too much detail here. Suffice to say that the watches run A-OK, and the build quality is fine. Nay! Phenomenal build quality, for a sub-$5 watch! Cool

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Note to Hans - I regret I didn't take a photo of the OEM strap, but it did indeed turn out to be a pleasing "sand" color, vs. the titty-pink as shown in the sellers photos. {whew! Laughing

} Alas, as expected it was too short for me, thus the braided brown Uncle Otto milstrap. Wears Grrrrrrrrrrrr8! it does! Thumbs up!

I'll leave ye with a group shot...

Darch Day-Date Field Watches

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I just LOVE these li'l rascals! WIS Honeymoon

Thanks for readin' y'all!

Cheers!

-Ricky

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at ye Olde Watch Shoppe	Ricky Lee	496	November 20, 2010 10:10AM
Nice collection (n/t)	PaulGeo	63	November 21, 2010 01:08AM
Sweet trio, Ricky. x3 (n/t)	Mark C.	85	November 20, 2010 04:35PM

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at ye Olde Watch Shoppe

Nice collection (n/t)

Sweet trio, Ricky. x3 (n/t)