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), so I didn't really see the point. OK! On with the show!
In any case, it''s a feature that continues to please! 
Suffice to say that the watch comes in a square leather-padded tin, and
that goes into a glossy black cardboard outer box. All the paperwork
nests in the top of the tin- very neat!
Yes, the resin strap is of the vanilla-scented variety, and it's quite
stout indeed. Nearly overwhelming when bottled up in an enclosed space
like the tin! The second surprise was..
I was a mite confused. 
Not that I'm complaining! "A rose by another name.." still smells like vanilla, right? 
Still, it's A-OK most of the time, so I can forgive the design this peccadillo.
The strap is 32mm wide at the "lugs", tapering to 24mm at the buckle.
It tapers in thickness, too, from 6.5mm at the lugs to a still-hefty 4mm
at the buckle. Yeah, it's a substantial watch.
or a 
, and I've seen both so I can wait a bit.
However, upon examination and, I admit, going largely by feel, I am now
convinced that in reality it's not a conventional threaded crown at
all. Rather, it's a pin-lock design similar to that found on Seiko 6105
divers. Very cool.. and convenient, too!
Luckily there WAS enough strap left over to drill a New Last Hole, so I
was able to get an acceptable fit. One drawback of this approach on
many straps is that the sliding keeper doesn't have much engagement to
the "tail" of the strap, and lives up to it's name by refusing to stay
put and sliding all over the place. Not so here! The keeper has, so far,
not come adrift even once.
Note that the case is a true lug-less design. Flat as a pancake, no
curvature whatsoever. If you've ever worn such a watch rigged with a
conventional strap, you'll know that they don't sit very well on the
wrist. 
With the Sport Racer..
Where the gap measures 63mm (2.48 inch) wide, my wrist at "the watch
spot" is more like 75mm (2.95 inch). So it's a wrist-hugger, even after
"letting the strap out" by 14mm (.56 inch). Not ideal, and granted not a
Paragon Of Comfort. Still, it's not uncomfortable,
really. I can wear it all day long, and never be bothered. Indeed, the
bright side is that this watch Stays Put. Period. NO slipping and
flopping about the wrist whatsoever. Yes, at the end of the day when I
remove it I'll have a slight impression on the sides of me wrist. But,
as I've assured Bro's honeycutt and robinson, it is NOT actually cutting
off the circulation, so y'all need have no fear on that score.
with this one!
 Zodiac Sport Racer model ZO5801
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Caveman001 | 202 | September 19, 2012 06:53PM |
Re: Zodiac Sport Racer model ZO5801Great review Ricky, as always - enjoy!
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JY | 15 | September 20, 2012 05:54AM |
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Great review Ricky.....I'm guessing its a eta under the hood..... Congrats!
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dano0 | 15 | September 20, 2012 07:18AM |
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That was a very pleasant read. Seems the bond has been fused. I would like to read also impressions on accuracy, behavior of the chrono, lume.
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jackrobinson | 17 | September 25, 2012 01:27PM |
Re: I would like to read also..
Typical quartz. IOW, superlative.
Or put another way, unless you're the OCD type who just has to have their watch set to within ± 1 sec. of Atomic Time, then you won't have to mess with it between Spring Forward and Fall Back.
Utterly conventional quartz chrono;
running seconds at 3 o'clock, 30-minute totalizer at 9, and the (center)
chrono seconds has the normal 1 Hz sweep. Everything works smoothly,
and the pushers offer decent tactile feedback.
I know I'm sounding like a Broken Record here
but it's nothing special. "Underwhelming" might be a better way to put it. Only the hour and minutes hands are lumed - there's none whatsoever on the dial or the other hands. And even the lume on the hands is nothing to write home about. Mostly this is because the thin hands offer such a limited amount of surface area for the lume compound. What lume there is seems OK.. it's just that there's so little of it. Hope that help! And thanks for asking..
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Caveman001 | 12 | September 26, 2012 04:05AM |
Perfect.  bro CM (n/t)
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jackrobinson | 8 | September 26, 2012 04:29AM |
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Good Ricky, thank you! One of the reasons I have not done any real review is, that I never can
cope with such a good write up as you do. Heck! English is not my native
language, actually my third, after Dutch and German...
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James T. Kirk© | 13 | September 27, 2012 05:20AM |
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You can always write it and ask me fo proof read it before publishing (n/t)
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jackrobinson | 9 | September 27, 2012 05:37AM |
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Thanks, that is kind of you! (n/t)
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James T. Kirk© | 9 | September 27, 2012 05:46AM |
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Re: Thanks, that is kind of you! Well I spend a considerable amount of time publishing a post that
includes pictures and comments so I can appreciate. Almost every time,
despite rechecking myself, after publishing I discover errors and then
need to edit once or twice.
I'm getting better each time. The most consuming is selecting the pictures to publish and improving them as much as possible - crop, brightness, contrast. I have to publish respectable posts only. |
jackrobinson | 10 | September 27, 2012 08:14AM |
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Re: One of the reasons I have not done any real review is..English is not my native language.. That shouldn't deter you!
Might take you a little longer to "polish" it, but I'm sure you could do a fine job. Especially if you follow Bro. Smaug's Checklist...
You know, you do very well overall Cap'n, you really do.
If I didn't already know you weren't a native English speaker, I'd never spot it. At least not right away.
Ah shucks.
Kind of you to say so!
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Caveman001 | 10 | September 27, 2012 08:08AM |
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Re:If I didn't already know you weren't a native English speaker, I'd never spot it. - me too (n/t)
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jackrobinson | 10 | September 27, 2012 09:27AM |
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OK guys, stop, I'm starting to blush! (n/t)
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James T. Kirk© | 10 | September 27, 2012 10:13AM |
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Re:
You know, you do very well overall Cap'n, you really do. If I didn't
already know you weren't a native English speaker, I'd never spot it.
At least not right away. You're to kind! It helps a lot reading here and on the pmwf too.
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James T. Kirk© | 15 | September 27, 2012 10:12AM |
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I'm guessing that the possibility to speak English on a daily basis is a major cause (n/t)
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jackrobinson | 9 | September 27, 2012 10:32AM |
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At least to write. Actually my wife speaks Dutch with me, but my son, of course, is bi-lingual too. And he learns even German and French at school. He has a nick for languages, just like his old dad...
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James T. Kirk© | 13 | September 27, 2012 11:59AM |
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Re: He has a nick for languages, just like his old dad... I only hope that he reads between the lines a bit more accurately than your ownself.
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Caveman001 | 31 | September 28, 2012 07:55PM |