Guess WaterPro pointer-date

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Guess Waterpro Pointer-Date ca. 1996

Caveman001

September 19, 2012 06:53PM

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September 27, 2012 05:21PM

This one has been with me since the fall of 2009, but it's only recently that I've upgraded it to Keeper Status. It was part of my Tom Swift Sales/Trade Fodder for the first year or so, but never attracted any serious offers.

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But then a funny thing happened. As I mentioned to Bro. Ed recently..

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I've said it many times, but is a much under-rated brand, and doesn't get nearly the attention from The Average WIS that they deserve.

This is the only one I currently own.. It came to me in a job-lot donation to Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches and, if I'm honest, it's not a style that I'd have ever bought meself. However, it has some specific features I love, the main one being the bezel with its clear acrylic overlay that, in person, appears to be yards deep. Then, too, the build quality is excellent (it uses a TMI/SII VX3-series pointer-date movement), and the overall fit & finish is superlative. While I haven't owned all that many Guess watches, I have had quite a few cross me workbench for service, and I've found this to be true of the marque in general. They're real sleepers, IMHO!

I started to see more and more Guess watches at Ye Olde Watch Shoppe. And the more I saw, the more I liked them! So I came to have a belated and somewhat grudging respect for this one. winking smiley

Somewhere along the line, without my ever quite realizing it, I came to consider it A Keeper. So when I discussed it with Bro. Ed t'other day, the fact that I'd never properly reviewed it - and had only 2 old photos! - was a bit embarrassing. I am blushing

Hopefully this QnD Watch review

will right that wrong...

I do have to correct one statement I made to Bro. Ed, when I referred to the "clear acrylic bezel overlay". In fact..

Photo by Ricky Lee

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..there is no discrete "overlay", nor is it acrylic. Rather, the watch uses a mineral glass crystal which extends to the outer periphery of the bezel, completely covering it. That's what I get for relying on memory when posting about a watch, instead of pulling it out for a look-see. Laughing Out Loud!

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Very unusual design, that crystal! It appears to have a flange on the inside, which sockets down to fit a gasket on the I.D. of the dial well proper. I'd sure hate to try to find a replacement, I can tell ye that! Thing is..

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..it does have a pretty hefty chip in the crystal near 8 o'clock. Still, it's not too bad, and doesn't substantially detract from my enjoyment of the watch.

Photo by Ricky Lee

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Gold-plated base-metal case, 38mm X 45.5mm X 13mm thick, with 18mm lugs. The SS caseback is a screwdown, though the crown is not. The movement is an SII/TMI VX3-series, a 10-1/2 ligne 1-jewel pointer date powered by a #373 cell. Not a common model, but they seem to be a stalwart movement, just as you'd expect from Seiko-Epson. I believe the dressy Visage pointer-date is the only other VX3-powered watch in the collection...

Photo by Ricky Lee

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The OEM strap was a rather distinctive leather-nylon hybrid (see HERE) which was, of course, far too short for me ankle-sized wrist. Not sure the single-run nylon is the ideal solution (I've thought about trying a rubber strap), but it works alright I reckon, and is certainly expedient.

On thing's for sure..

Photo by Ricky Lee

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..it wears Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr8! Rollin' on the floor laughin' me ass off!

Thanks for readin', me CWF Brothers!

Sláinte! smileys with beer

-Ricky

"A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going." - William Penn

Messages In This Thread

Guess Waterpro Pointer-Date ca. 1996	Caveman001	285	September 27, 2012 05:21PM
GREAT , Ricky...GREAT Watch! Looks like a "Keeper." (n/t)	EdH	18	September 27, 2012 05:34PM
I really like the 'bronz-ish' case, and that crystal...never seen one like that but me likey. (n/t)	JY	22	September 28, 2012 12:00AM
mate. Sorry if my humble photos.. ..gave a 'bronz-ish' look to the case. In person, it's about the blingiest shade of Gold Plating you could imagine!	Caveman001	17	September 28, 2012 07:03PM
doesn't Peter Griffin also say "me likey"? (n/t)	jackrobinson	21	September 28, 2012 07:23PM
Who's Peter Griffin?	Caveman001	22	September 28, 2012 07:27PM
This is Peter Griffin! The main character in Family Guy, the funniest cartoon series i've ever seen.	jackrobinson	26	September 28, 2012 08:03PM
Ah! See? I'd have never, ever guessed that! Quote jackrobinson The main character in Family Guy.. ..even though I have seen that show a time or twenty. Quote jackrobinson ..the funniest cartoon series i've ever seen. Better than Dilbert?! You're madder'n a hatter!	Caveman001	20	September 28, 2012 08:20PM
Dilbert I like a lot. Seen lots on the net. (n/t)	jackrobinson	19	September 29, 2012 05:39AM
It's a Daily Routine for me. Two things I require to start my day: coffee and Dilbert.	Caveman001	22	September 29, 2012 07:27AM
Indeed he does - I am a big Family Guy fan but I was not consciously copying him... (n/t)	JY	20	October 01, 2012 03:06AM
(n/t)	jackrobinson	42	October 01, 2012 04:01AM
I found another nice used Guess! VERY DIFFERENT! (n/t)	James T. Kirk©	26	September 28, 2012 04:02AM
Actually, aside from the inverted peeled golf ball strap, I quite like that. :-) (n/t)	JY	19	September 28, 2012 04:05AM
Nobody does orange quite like Guess...	Caveman001	20	September 28, 2012 04:19AM
Ah! Now it all becomes clear.. Well. Kinda sorta. I wondered why you were calling it a Seiko in the other two posts. Quote James T. Kirk© www.ebay.com link Interesting watch, for sure...	Caveman001	20	September 28, 2012 04:17AM
Yes, sorry for the mix up of url's (n/t)	James T. Kirk©	20	September 28, 2012 05:11AM
You know what they say... "Fool me once, shame on you". "Fool me twice, shame on me". But "Three strikes, you're out!"	Caveman001	19	September 28, 2012 06:54PM