It's water resistant to 300m and the 'crown' at 10 is a helium escape valve. The watch is 44mm but wears quite a bit bigger, feeling a good deal larger than a 44mm PAM. What it doesn't come with is a screwdriver to adjust the mesh bracelet, but I guess you can't have everything.
#ROTARY WATCH AQUASPEED PLUS#
It's a Rotary Aquaspeed AGB00045 and comes in a very nice presentation box with both a mesh bracelet (fitted) and a heavy duty rubber strap plus a good-quality springbar tool to aid in changing straps. Nice box, rubber strap, tool changing thingy and the watch itself.I posted about this the other day as I was lucky enough to pick this up for cheap (List is around £300 / $500). The crowns screw down smoothly and the bezel is nice and tight and I do love the mesh. Overall though I think I quite like it and can forgive the fact that one of the spring bars was so cheap it broke the second time I tried to adjust the clasp! I havent taken the back off yet to see what movement is in it. The bracelet was a swine to size because the engineering on the links is a bit rough up close. I'm not sure what to compare it to from a quality point of view but it is obviously a heavy piece and someone noticed and commented on it today so that was encouraging. So up bright and early to the local sorting office to collect at 7.30 this morning (I know it's sad but I was like a kid at Christmas last night and couldn't sleep) cause I've really been looking forward to this one.Įxcuse the snaps but wanted to show you it. Damn it! There's nothing worse than knowing your watch is tantalisingly close but still locked away out of your grasp for the next few hours! Got my second attempt yesterday, or should I say the red card from the Royal mail was put through the door yesterday. A call from a lass at the company next day to say she was dispatching and had personally checked this one and all was OK. It took me a few days to RMSD it back hence the gap. Couldn't have been more helpful, "Send it straight back and we'll exchange it no probs". Black mark for Rotary for poor qualitty control.Ĭalled The British Watch Co who I bought it from. The fill-painted lume dot didn't have enought paint to "flow" and fill the recess leaving a black dot just off centre- a tiny detail but an annoying one none the less. I was delighted, only to unpack it all and find that the bezel had a fault.
The watch came well packed and speedily delivered two days after I ordered it. I guess I'm also nervous that my £299 quid watch (before negotiation) will also crop up on Amazon watch clearance in 6 months for 150 quid too.
I'm never going to be able to justify the 6 grand for a real one and the originals are 4K plus there days but I do love the mesh bracelet and the whole "tool watch" look of the think. Why not forge your own path if your brand is that strong?Īlso it's a quartz which grates a bit cause its probably a mass produced thingy.Īll that said, here I am considering what is essentially a Ploprof copy. A look through the Aquaspeed range gives you a copy of a Omega Seamaster, a Chrono which is almost identical to the Hydroconquest and there are Carrera copies and many more. I'm not sure about the brand because they are originally a genuine Swiss manufacturer but do a lot of derivative designs. It comes in a nice presentation case with a rubber "Aquaspeed" strap and changing tool and helium release valve too.
I saw this today while doing the Christmas shopping in as short a time as possible.
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