Oris Diver Date
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Wilfreb, I'm away from home this week but back tomorrow. If you haven't made a decision or bought one by then, I can post a pic of my Oris 7533 (TT1?) next to my 42mm Breitling Superocean if it has any relevance to you? Unfortunately I don't have a Seamaster to show side by side, but from personal experience just last week - I tried on the Planet Ocean 45.5mm and 42(.5?)mm versions and the 45.5 was just too huge for my wrist, yet the 44mm Oris sat just fine on my wrist. The 42.5 (sorry, is it 42.5 or 42? Not sure) PO was much closer to the Oris, but it sat lower on the wrist.
After having the Oris diver for a week now I'm still blown away by the 'wow' factor of this watch! If you aren't into heavier watches it might pay to look at the titanium version, as when on the SS bracelet it is quite heavy. I will weigh it when I get back tomorrow to let you know.
I would like to try a rubber bracelet to see if it changes the 'wearability' of the watch, but at this stage I still LOVE the SS bracelet.
Also, as I think I mentioned in another post, the curved lugs on the case make the watch sit nicely on the wrist. When I tried on the larger sized PO, because of the flat, or straight, lugs, it made the bracelet stick out a bit before curving around the wrist, making the watch look almost like it was hanging over the edges of my wrist - NOT A GOOD LOOK, and the reason why if I do eventually get a PO it will be the smaller version.
I will also endeavour to post a wrist shot for you as soon as I can (perhaps with a comparative wrist shot of the 42mm Breitling).
Hope this helps
After having the Oris diver for a week now I'm still blown away by the 'wow' factor of this watch! If you aren't into heavier watches it might pay to look at the titanium version, as when on the SS bracelet it is quite heavy. I will weigh it when I get back tomorrow to let you know.
I would like to try a rubber bracelet to see if it changes the 'wearability' of the watch, but at this stage I still LOVE the SS bracelet.
Also, as I think I mentioned in another post, the curved lugs on the case make the watch sit nicely on the wrist. When I tried on the larger sized PO, because of the flat, or straight, lugs, it made the bracelet stick out a bit before curving around the wrist, making the watch look almost like it was hanging over the edges of my wrist - NOT A GOOD LOOK, and the reason why if I do eventually get a PO it will be the smaller version.
I will also endeavour to post a wrist shot for you as soon as I can (perhaps with a comparative wrist shot of the 42mm Breitling).
Hope this helps
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BTW, I absolutely recommend the blue dial - I'm a sucker for blue (see my Breitling & Seiko....) and it's a personal thing, but the colour, especially with the 'wavy' contrast is just stunning - and I thought the Breitling blue dial was unbeatable.... not so sure now.
And as mentioned by another owner, the lume is fantastic. Not something that I had expected but it is probably the best (longest lasting) lume of any watch I own, although I don't yet own a Seiko Monster - the ultimate lume benchmark :biggrin: - to compare it with.
I would love to hear from other owners who can compare with a Monster, or a PO (I hear they have great lume) just for interests sake.
And as mentioned by another owner, the lume is fantastic. Not something that I had expected but it is probably the best (longest lasting) lume of any watch I own, although I don't yet own a Seiko Monster - the ultimate lume benchmark :biggrin: - to compare it with.
I would love to hear from other owners who can compare with a Monster, or a PO (I hear they have great lume) just for interests sake.
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I'm back home now, here's a couple of very quick (excuse the quality) wrist shots for comparison.
44mm Oris
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42mm Breitling
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To me there doesn't seem to a huge increase in size with the Oris. I think if the Breitling was on the SS bracelet it would look bigger.
Here's a pic of them side by side. This is where you can see that the 42mm Breitling's size is really the large bezel, whereas the Oris 44mm comes from a large dial & crystal, with a small bezel.
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Incidentally, the Oris weighs 170gm, the Breitling on rubber strap 120gms.
Cheers.
44mm Oris
42mm Breitling
To me there doesn't seem to a huge increase in size with the Oris. I think if the Breitling was on the SS bracelet it would look bigger.
Here's a pic of them side by side. This is where you can see that the 42mm Breitling's size is really the large bezel, whereas the Oris 44mm comes from a large dial & crystal, with a small bezel.
Incidentally, the Oris weighs 170gm, the Breitling on rubber strap 120gms.
Cheers.
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No problem, I know you'll love it, and I look forward to hearing your feedback when you do receive it.
Cheers. :thumbup1:
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