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Tyme Machine
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Evine had these at what was the lowest price by far from what I had ever seen previously this Memorial Day weekend. I also received a 15% Off Memorial Day coupon from Evine in my email a day before they went on sale. Well, the combination made me get one just to see what these look like in person. I did have 2 other Airfighters with the ETA 7754 movements at one point, so I was very familiar with this "layout", size, and how it wears on a 7" wrist; on leather strap at least. Unlike those, this version has a base Sellita movement with a modified DD2050 Chronograph Module, a skeletonized dial, and an actual Stainless Steel bracelet. It has some pretty impressive stats. I know these are shunned these days in the post-Invicta acquired era, but these are still Glycine made and designed watches regardless of what the hating masses say. I haven't unwrapped this one yet as I am testing it's timekeeping and functions fully. So far the chronograph is crisp and precise and resets back to "0" from various places on the dial and the movement sets, winds, and feels very solid and tight. It is very industrial looking in it's monochrome scheme (I chose the black accents as i wanted the most contrast) and solid as a tank. The bracelet looks quite nice as it is relatively thin, each section of a link is only a few mm so it wraps very nicely, and has single sided screws for sizing. My only concern is there are no half links, so when (and if) I size it, it may be hard to fit as it has a hidden butterfly clasp with no microadjustments; the only downside I can find to this watch. It may well be a non-issue due to the short links. The skeleton dial is nicely done, not entirely illegible like some, and has about 5 layers of depth which you don't really pick up on unless you are holding it and looking closely. It is a large watch at 46mm across and 16mm thick as the chronograph actuator and crowns add to that diameter. Overall, I like it and time will tell if I keep it... literally. Here are some mummy-wrapped pictures.
Unboxing in standard Glycine packaging, nothing fancy:
Some stills:
In the hand:
Resting on the wrist:
kr
Lume:
Thanks for looking!
Unboxing in standard Glycine packaging, nothing fancy:
Some stills:
In the hand:
Resting on the wrist:
kr
Lume:
Thanks for looking!