A Mini- 
of a brand worthy of WIS Consideration : Rousseau 
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Posted By: Ricky Lee McBroom
Date: Saturday, 16 August 2008, at 2:04 p.m.
You might remember my
post the other day. Please go here if you missed it. [whistling, twiddling thumbs] Don't worry, I'll wait..
OK, you're back. Well, the watch arrived last night, and I must say that I was truly impressed. Everything from the packaging (a useful-enough-to-reuse 'longbox') to the clear, lucid instruction sheets (including a warranty plain-worded enough to almost make me believe it
(which is to say world-class bang-for-the-buck excellent
)..
..told me that I'd done good for me hard-earned
$69.75.
First thing I did was inspect the watch, and the movement in particular, with 5x and 10x loupes. Very impressive level of detail for the money. The dial's crisp even at 10x, there are no ragged edges anywhere.
Click photo to supersize Likewise a thorough inspection through the well-executed display back reveals that 'tis a "clean build". IOW no extraneous stray dust bunnies are apparent. At a glance..
..the laser etching is crisp and clean, save for the "Rousseau" script logo on the rotor. Not to brag, but I meself could've done better there (remember, I'm a Laser-Etching guru in my professional life
One happy surprise is that, Wonder Of Wonders, Rousseau used a Long strap which actually fits me!
Sure, sure, I had to farkle it a bit (remove the fixed keeper, drill a new 'First Hole'), but
..branded buckle!
Indeed this is near the Top on the list of..
Things I Like About This Watch..
- The
, the
TY-2856 is a
!
- High 4F
- It is NOT branded 'Swiss' anywhwere!
- Likewise not a 'Homage' ( or 'Legal
, take your pick
- Dressy enough for a Tux, yet casual enough for workaday wear
- The decent-quality (and more importantly) Long strap!
- Low price convinced me Inner Scotsman to spring for Fine Ale this weekend, since I'd saved so many shekels..
- Things I don't like about it; Nothing so far!
As always, thanks for lookin'.
Have a grrrrrrrr8 Day
!
-Ricky
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A Mini- of a brand worthy of WIS Consideration : Rousseau -Date >>>>>> (views: 161) 
(views: 1) And nice watch! 
(views: 5) (views: 6)..the case size is a
measured 41.2 mm. Just about THE perfect size. Small enough so that a
bloke like P12! can pull it off, big enough that a Poor Ankle-Wristed
Fellow© like meself or ShaneD can wear it w'out lookin' silly.
That magic size that Goldilocks enthused about...
-Ricky
(views: 12)Works different than any other I've got, in that 'tis set by the pin-pusher @ 4. It doesn't sweep as smoothly as some (say the ), but makes up for it by being a piece o' cake to set quickly and precisely (which the definitely is not 
).
Also, it's worth noting that while this is an independent setting movement, it does not work quite like high-end mechanical movements. IOW, you can't alter the local time setting w/out changing GMT time. The is slaved to the crown. But, unlike the and similar, you just note your GMT offset, reset local, and a few quick pushes of the button & you're resynched.
All in all a grrrrrr8 li'l watch!
-Ricky
(views: 11)
does use some s, I believe. I should get one to compare the Version! (views: 14)Anyone know the exact model used in the ? AdamNYC? Gigfy?
-Ricky
(views: 11)
ad I'm like.. > (views: 8)..riiiight.
But, while you'd never mistake it for a totally-hand-finished 
, it is nice enough not to make "Côtes de Genève" a joke.
Being a
Myth Brand, I really didn't expect the Rousseau to be this finely
finished. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised, though.. if can do it, so can others!
-Ricky
(views: 10)Poor Man's' Watch Forum
A Thing Of Beauty. Look closely into the eye of The Flower, my Son.
Posted By: Ricky Lee McBroom
Date: Saturday, 16 August 2008, at 11:16 p.m.
Well, OK, maybe I sniffed too much glue this afternoon.
But I likes this Scan!
I likes it!
-Ricky
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(views: 121) (views: 2) , you mean. No, not as far as I can tell. 
You reckon 'tis a ? (views: 5)Just a gift I was born with.
No, seriously, easy answer is - I don't!
But I did research the watch. The auction, the MFR's booklet, and my good friends AdamNYC, gigfy, and 
all tell me 'tis a TY-2856.
Plus, it looks identical to the in my ...
..if you discount the finishing & laser-etching. Yeah, I'm pretty sure 'tis a TY-2856.
Researching before you buy! It really does work, Allan.
-Ricky
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