Automatic Men's 300m Diver Watch Wave Master PY010ER

Está espectacular el reloj

Here's my immediate analysis of this Phoibos watch: 1. It seems to wear larger than the 42mm case size would suggest, which I like. 2. The dial is beautiful and fits my personal taste. It is three-piece abalone, with the pieces placed together vertically. 3. The hand winding action is smooth, the crown threads are smooth and accurate, and the case back is attractive. The watch looks well made and well machined. The crown size is near perfect for this watch. 4. I really like the coin edge on the bezel. In most photos, the bezel color seems like it is a flat black. My bezel is glossy black. I would have preferred the flat. 5. The strap is very comfortable and seems well made. The buckle is nice. 6. I have three dozen watches, most of them autos that sit for weeks while I wear others, so I could not care less about accuracy. 7. My collection includes $3500 Longines to $100 Citizens. I would rate the build quality of this watch, in as much as I can tell, to be as good as my Henry Archer, slightly better than my Seikos, not as refined as my higher priced Longines and Oris, and on par with my best Citizens (Signature series). For less than $300, this watch is a true bargain if it functions reliably over time. We'll see.

Es un producto excelente, vale la pena cada centavo

Giving this watch a 4 of 5 score for a few reasons... Abalone Dial: I understand Abalone is a natural shell and will have some variation, but i purchased THREE of these watches before i was happy with the quality. The first two had holes, gaps, cracks, and poorly aligned patterns that just make it look sloppy. The pictures posted show a single solid chunk with good color, but all of the ones i got were constructed of 3-4 small chunks all glued together which was OK but the patterns were wildly different and didn't match. I could have lived with that, but the cracks and holes is where i drew the line. After getting one i felt was poor quality, I reached out to Phoibos and was told tough luck as its a shell so that is expected to happen with some of them... however I own two other watches with Abalone dials and they are made from a solid, single, smooth dials with good color and matching pattern - AND they were a third the cost. I really liked the company logo and watch case, so i ordered two more in hopes out of the 3 one of them would be acceptable - and that was the case. Im not 100% thrilled with it, but the third one had the least flaws and most color so i stuck with it. The other two I sold on marketplace for a $20 loss each just to get a quick sale. Lume: The lume on this watch is many layers of BGW9 lume and it is SUPER bright. Most of my other watches hardly glow, but this guy casts shadows on the wall after hitting it with the UV light. About 2 hours after charging with the UV light its only visible to dark-adjusted eyes, but that is still better then any other watch I own. Movement: The watch boasts a NH35a movement with a 6-o'clock date window, and works exactly like it should. As far as the automatic winding, it is not as well balanced and smooth as other NH35 movements I have but its also not the worst. The crown winding is acceptable with a little 'crunch' but not as smooth as others I've had. Unfortunately I don't have a timegrapher, so I'm not sure how accurate it is but since I cycle so many automatic watches I have to set them when I wear them so it wasn't a major issue to me. Case and Strap: The case is nice with a branded screw down crown, and a screw down case back with the Phoibos logo stamped into the back. It has a nice brushed finish and is about 40mm with rounded lugs. It comes with a 22mm branded poly band that is very flexible and comfortable to wear, with a nice matching branded buckle... i was planning on swapping to a metal 3-link band, but found i love the OEM stock band. Overall: In the end im happy with the watch, but for the $300 price point i would have expected better quality control. Having to go through three watches and taking a loss in the process is excessive IMO, but i was also anal and wanted a nice looking watch. If you are super picky like me, you may want to stick to buying a watch with a natural shell or stone dial in person where you can tell the exact one you are getting before you pull the trigger.

This watch is simply breathtakingly beautiful. Obviously I'm specifically talking about the abalone dial. That's the primary reason I got this watch. Some people say it is too small, but it is no smaller than my beloved Sector 650 Chronograph from 30 years ago. Would I prefer if it was bigger - heck yeah! But I don't think it's a subtractor of the value age beauty of this watch. I would absolutely say that the strap is a letdown. It is on the smaller side (I have a 9 inch wrist) - although I'm wearing it on the 4th hole from the end, and the remaining tail is long enough to fit into the two tail rings, but I'd like to have it a couple holes longer, and with the same stretching "dampeners" that you see on Seiko rubber straps for dive watches - to facilitate wrist swelling during the day without requiring to reposition the latch to a further hole. Still - for the price, with all the amazing specs of this watch and its shear beauty - I love it. As far as the movement goes - it's better than the one you'd find in the Seiko SKX, for less money, not to mention the sapphire crystal (which I would have loved if it was slightly domed - as opposed to totally flat), and the lume isn't as good as on the Seiko - but the unique dial and the other advantages in specs make up for these otherwise minor flaws or more correctly - shortcomings. If they made the dial a bit bigger, the lume a bit better, and the strap match up (assuming you're not getting a bracelet) to the Seiko - this watch would have gotten a prefect 5 stars. Bottom line - if you like your watch to be unique and something you look at for more than just what time or date it is - get this one without hesitation!