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Posted By: Ricky
Lee McBroom
Date: Friday, 20 May 2005, at 8:19 p.m.
It's a c-OMEX "T3 Offshore", an homage to the
Royal Oak Offshore. I've been very pleased with my c-OMEX Marina Militare, so I just couldn't resist this one. Cost was $54 including shipping.
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So I give up!
Here's a scan:
The case is stainless steel, 41mm across excluding the crown x 52mm long across the lugs, 14mm thick. Measured across the crown guard it's 50mm. The spread 'tween the lugs is 18mm, and it uses screw-in bars. It weighs 121 grams on the OEM leather strap. Quite a hefty watch, with a definite presence on the wrist. It's fairly comfortable.. but you'll never forget you're wearing it!
The guards over the chrono pushers flip open, and are held in place by friction. Over time, with many open/close cycles, I'm guessing that these would probably wear to the point where they might not stay closed. Luckily, the pushers can be operated without opening the guards, and quite easily, too.
The crown guard is fixed and, while the seller stated that 'twas a screw-down crown, it most definitely is not. I also doubt his "First edition 100 pieces only" assertion. Mind you, unlike most other inexpensive Chinese homages I've seen (including my Marina Militares), it does have a SN on the back. So maybe...
I haven't taken a look inside, but the seller describes the movement as "High quality Japan OS 10 Quartz". I can't vouch for the quality or finish, but I can say that it's been dead accurate over the 5 weeks that I've been wearing it. The action of the chrono start/stop pusher is a bit bit stiffer than normal, but is acceptable. The reset pusher feels fine, but the motion of the flyback second hand is a tad 'jerky' when you reset it.
One pleasant surprise was the strap. Marked "Genuine Leather, China", it's brown with white stitching and is.. well, I guess you'd say it's semi-padded. I.E. it's padded on the inside portion only, tapering off to flat and unpadded at the extremities. And it's very long, too, fitting my 8-1/8 wrist on the 4th position. Overall a very nice strap, considering the low price.
The lume is mediocre, about on a par with the c-OMEX Marina Militare. Perhaps a bit brighter, as there's more surface area. But it doesn't glow any longer - nowhere near as long as, say, a Seiko. Only the main hands and hour markers are lumed.
All in all I'm quite pleased with the T3. It gets noticed more than the average watch, certainly. And a fully functional chrono at this price point is a great value no matter how you cut it. Heck, I've seen dept. store fashion watches with faux chrono sub-dials (yuck!) go for higher prices.
Here are the seller's pic for good measure:
Thanks for lookin'.
-Ricky
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And another's not too bad...
Still enjoying the watch.. but I can't shake the feeling that it needs something.. A deployant, perhaps?
