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Regardless of specifications, how the watch fits is always an important consideration. The case certainly lives up to its 200M water resistance; it feels solid and sturdy on the wrist. Though the case diameter and lug-to-lug would fit most wrist sizes, the thick bezel does add some significant heft, which may slightly hinder someone wishing to slip it under a shirt cuff. Though tall, the piece sits comfortably on the wrist due to the curved lugs and straight up-and-down sides. The piece is certainly a treat to look at on the wrist. The crown guards are integrated smoothly into the case design, and the combination of brushed and polished finishes plays well off each other. The photos don’t quite do justice to the textures present on the dial and bezel. The dial makes use of the multi-layered ceramic technique first implemented in MWC’s Portsea collection and plays beautifully off the light. Depending on the angle, the grooves in the dial go from bright and pronounced to blending seamlessly into the dial itself. Another feature that cannot be seen from the photos at all is the guilloche on the bezel itself. The unidirectional bezel is made of a double layer of aluminum laid over enamel, and has a subtle wave pattern carved into it. This can perhaps best be shown by one of MWC’s own photos:
The bezel itself has little play and clicks smoothly. One thing that I would note is that the lack of graduation and the similarity in size of pips made it a bit difficult to tell what was the starting pip at a glance, but I’m sure that would come with getting used to the watch. Lume is generous and the rectangle on the seconds hand makes is easy to locate at a glance. All in all, a handsome take on the classic diver’s watch; the Sorrento is able to incorporate many classic diver watch components and present them in a way that is uniquely MWC.