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New watch arrived! Watch review: Micenga Cockpit Pointer-Date Automatic model MI001

Caveman001 
September 08, 2012 07:56PM

Yep, this one comes from The Land Down Under, of vegemite and the clockwise coriolis effect Bro. JY...

Generous cobber that he is, Bro. John threw in several extra watches in the deal that netted me the Zodiac Sport Racer. Not to mention a plethora of straps!

Normally I'd call this "a donation to Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches". But John was rather specific! He called it "paying CWF Dues", and suggested that I "throw them on eBay or the Sales Forum to help defray the cost of running the forum". So. I reckon that makes Bro. JY our first Paying Subscriber. Versus an Official Corporate Sponsor, of which we have two already.

Hat's off to ye Bro. JY! Applause! A more Stand Up Guy I can't imagine. WIS Honeymoon

But let's see the watch in question!

Of course, if you viewed the What are you uwearing? this morning...

Photo by Ricky Lee
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..ye've seen it already.

But, in the end, I couldn't hang with that double-folded tail on the 8XL NATO, and I switched to this:

Photo by Ricky Lee
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41mm X 51mm x 13mm thick, with 22mm lugs. Case material is unknown, but I choose to assume that it's full SS. winking smiley

Photo by Ricky Lee
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Rather an unusual case construction, anyway. It appears to be a front-loader, with the caseback being a monolithic part of the bezel. But what's up with that single screw? I have NO flippin' idea.

The movement is likewise unknown, though a spot of research suggests that it's probably a Sea-Gull ST16 variant.

Photo by Ricky Lee
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Sorry for the lint and dust. I am blushing

Ye'll note that there is a bit of black missing on the corners. This leads me to assume that the PVD coating is not a top-grade DLC material, but something more budget-based. TiAlN, perhaps.

Photo by Ricky Lee
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One thing's sure, it's a handsome devil! thumbs up Love the black-orange color scheme, and I fancy that the Screaming Orange NATO sets it off perfectly.

Photo by Ricky Lee
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It sure wears Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr8! WIS Honeymoon And my informal test shows that it is keeping time on the order of +10 sec/day, so what's not to like?

Thank you! again Bro. John.



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

New watch arrived! Watch review: Micenga Cockpit Pointer-Date Automatic model MI001 Caveman001 247 September 08, 2012 07:56PM
Congrats! Great strap choice! thumbs up (n/t) Jimmy50 28 September 08, 2012 08:19PM
Thank you! I am blushing (n/t) Caveman001 29 September 08, 2012 08:24PM
Congrats Ricky...and Big ups to bro John! Wondered how you came upon the zodiac!!! (n/t) dano0 32 September 08, 2012 09:11PM
Great combo, looks awesome on the orange strap - kind of makes me wish...
...that I'd sent it to you sooner given your appreciation of it! smileys with beer

John
JY 32 September 08, 2012 10:00PM
Congrats CM1, nice pics and review. Well done JY! (n/t) jackrobinson 30 September 09, 2012 04:03AM
Re: New watch arrived! Watch review: Micenga Cockpit Pointer-Date Automatic model MI001
Nice looking watch, Ricky!

Found them online. It's advertised as being dual time, but the pic doesn't show that; it's at least AM/PM.

Is the screw on the back the way to the innards? Any reasonable water resistance to this watch?

Thanks.
Oooga Oooga 70 September 09, 2012 05:30AM
WELCOME, new unknown member! Where're you from? (n/t) James T. Kirk© 32 September 09, 2012 05:54AM
Re: WELCOME, new unknown member! Where're you from?
The Windy City, that place known to all the hot air politicos, AKA Chicago.

Also am on PMWF. That's where I heard about this forum.
 Oooga Oooga 36 September 09, 2012 08:59AM
Ah, been there quite a few times. My wife's from South Bend IN.
But we live in The Netherlands, as I'm Dutch.
 James T. Kirk© 24 September 09, 2012 09:20AM
Re: Nice looking watch, Ricky!
Well. First, welcome to the CWF. smiling smiley It's good to see New Blood...

And thank you, I do rather fancy the Micenga's looks.
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Oooga Oooga
Found them online.
Yeah, I see there are a couple on eFlay at the moment. Found it ironic that one is priced at US $32.99 Buy-It-Now with 'free shipping', while the other has a US $14.99 opening bid, with an $18.00 shipping fee. Either way you cut it, it would appear $32.99 is the magic price for these. Laughing Out Loud!

And I reckon that's a fair price.. I've definitely paid more and got less.
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Oooga Oooga
It's advertised as being dual time, but the pic doesn't show that; it's at least AM/PM.
Correct. It's not a true dual-time, but rather an AM/PM indicator.
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Oooga Oooga
Is the screw on the back the way to the innards?
I don't think so. Bear in mind that this is speculation, but given the position of that screw, I think that it releases the stem if you unscrew it. I'm 99.9% sure this is a front-loader, where the dial/movement must be removed through the crystal side. If so, the "stem release screw" theory makes a certain amount of sense.

Another possibility is that it's merely a movement lock. Or perhaps movement holder lock would be more accurate. IOW its sole function is to hold the going-works in position so it doesn't jiggle around inside the case.

Thing is, either way it's a fairly novel and unique type of construction. And I can think of a couple of reasons why it would potentially compromise the function..
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Oooga Oooga
Any reasonable water resistance to this watch?
One of them being a lack of Water Resistance. winking smiley

Speculation again, But I would be very, very surprised if this design is more than 3 ATM WR. And it may not even be capable of that. In short, I don't plan to get it wet. Laughing Out Loud!

Again, welcome to the CWF. Enjoy!

smileys with beer
 Caveman001 38 September 09, 2012 06:27AM
Thank you! (n/t) Oooga Oooga 34 September 09, 2012 09:02AM
NICE! smileys with beer Super cool case details on this one thumbs up
and Watch movement to boot! hot smiley
 Ethan_Mack 53 September 09, 2012 06:29PM


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