Formex Essence Carbon Review

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I Respect It, But Do I Love It? Formex Essence Carbon

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Aug 30, 2020

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Just One More Watch

I've had this in the house for 2 months now and I've worn it A LOT. Way more than anything else, so it must have certain qualities. But is also lacks a bit of the 'X' Factor that I so appreciate in some of my other watches. What then for the Essence? Is it OK to respect a watch, but not to be madly in love with it? I think so. Perhaps that is the foundation of a long term partnership, rather than a brief fling? Time will tell. Cheers, Jody


https://usd.formexwatch.com/collect...e-leggera-automatic-chronometer-forged-carbon

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
MOVEMENT
Swiss Made STP1-11 (self-winding) Automatic (Chronometer grade), officially certified by COSC. 26 jewels. Date display. Custom-built skeleton rotor with thermally blued screws. 44 hours power reserve.
CASE
  • Diameter: 43mm
  • Height: 11mm
  • Lug width: 22mm
  • Lug-to-lug: 49mm
  • Water resistance: 10 bar (100 metres / 330 feet)
  • Weight: 50g (case only)
MATERIAL
  • Bezel: Zirconium Oxide Ceramic
  • Case: Injected Carbon Fiber Composite
  • Glass: Sapphire crystal (front and back) with anti-reflection treatment
STRAP
  • Italian calf leather straps with curved spring bars, Quick Release function and carbon fiber composite folding clasp with patented Micro-Adjustment System.
  • Black rubber strap with curved spring bars, Quick Release function and carbon fiber composite folding clasp with patented Micro-Adjustment System.
  • Black Nylon strap with curved spring bars, Quick Release function and carbon fiber composite folding clasp with patented Micro-Adjustment System.
  • All Essence Leggera straps can be changed by hand without the use of tools. The carbon fiber composite folding clasp with patented fine adjustment system can be changed without tools and can be used for all Essence Leggera leather, rubber and nylon straps.
DIAL
Extremely thin forged carbon fiber dial, each a unique piece because of the individual dial pattern. BGW9 Super-LumiNova on hands and indexes.
REFERENCE NUMBER
0330.4.6399.811

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https://usd.formexwatch.com/collect...omatic-chronometer-space-rock-limited-edition

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ABOUT THIS WATCH
There are over 4 billion years of history on your wrist with this dial made of an extraterrestrial rock called Muonionalusta. This meteorite blasted into the Earth atmosphere some four ice ages ago into an area north of the Arctic circle. To make the dial, special machining and treatment is required to reveal the distinctive characteristic of this iron meteorite. The beautiful equilateral triangles that create the Widmanstätten pattern is a result of very slow cooling over millions of years, whereas the crystalline structure of the minerals within the core of the asteroid changes. Since the textures are organic and cannot be artificially reproduced, each single dial is a completely unique piece. Limited to just 50 pieces, the precious dial is encapsulated in an ultra-light (50g, 1.76oz) Carbon Fiber Composite case, entirely developed in-house. Bezel and crown are made of scratch-proof Zirconium Oxide ceramic. The watch is powered by a highly precise COSC-certified Swiss Automatic movement and comes with the same tested and proven patented features as the popular Essence lineup, such as the Case Suspension System and a folding clasp made of carbon fiber, with a unique fine-adjustment system that perfectly adapts to the wrist’s ever changing size due to heat and humidity.

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I picked this ETA 2824-2 version up for $366.00 on the Kickstarter campaign back in 2018

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
MOVEMENT
Swiss Made ETA 2824-2 (self-winding) Automatic (Elaboré grade), regulated by Formex. 25 jewels. Date display. Standard rotor with Formex logo. 38 hours power reserve.
CASE
  • Diameter: 43mm
  • Height: 10mm
  • Lug width: 22mm
  • Lug-to-lug: 49mm
  • Water resistance: 10 bar (100 metres / 330 feet)
  • Weight: 80g (case only)
MATERIAL
  • Bezel: Stainless steel 316L
  • Case: Stainless steel 316L
  • Glass: Sapphire crystal (front and back) with anti-reflection treatment
STRAP
  • Italian calf leather straps with curved spring bars, Quick Release function and carbon fiber composite folding clasp with patented Micro-Adjustment System.
  • Black rubber strap with curved spring bars, Quick Release function and carbon fiber composite folding clasp with patented Micro-Adjustment System.
  • Stainless steel bracelet with Quick Release and Micro-extension function.
  • All Essence straps and the bracelet can be changed by hand without the use of tools. The carbon fiber composite folding clasp with patented fine adjustment system can be changed without tools and can be used for all Essence leather and rubber straps.
DIAL
Sunray blue dial with machined indexes. BGW9 Super-LumiNova on hands and indexes.
 
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