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mcampos
54
Aug 19, 2018
This is a great time piece, I own reference A1073/2 . Main difference is it doesn't have the inner circle and the seconds track is dial colored rather than white.
Quality of the watch is top notch, the leather band is extremely supple and has an expensive feel to it. Much much better than other watches with leather bands at this price point. The watch is finished very very well.
The movement is a Perellet P-321 which is a modified version of Festina Group mate Soprod's A-10. It's decorated and finished nicely for the price.
Lastly this watch is not huge at 42.5mm diameter and 10.3mm thickness however it wears larger. Looking at it on my smallish wrist (6.5 inch) it looks to be 44.5-45mm so be careful. I find it slightly to large for me and if it held better value I'd probably sell it.
That being said I think its a beautiful piece and if it were 39mm-40mm it would be my go to "tween watch" it's not sporty but not exactly a dress watch either. Perfect for slightly dressier days at the office when wearing a sport coat or when dressed up for date night.
CraigLewis
260
Aug 19, 2018
mcamposThe black dial, IMO, is very much a dress watch. The white, not so much at least from the pics, tho. Might be that the shade differences make for a more disjointed composition on the light dial. Plus, of course, white metal hands on a white dial? The black and blue dials have great legibility. The composition works fairly well, too. It distracts from the flaw: the movement's too small for the case. The date wheel is the outermost ring of the movement, so it's the outer edge. Mind, they're not unique here. ETA 2824, 2804, 2892, the Sellita clones, the A-10 which is Soprod's 2892 drop-in replacement...all the same size. Miyota 9015 is slightly larger, but only 0.4 mm at 26mm vs 25.6. There are actually very few large, automatic 3-handers, to my knowledge.
But yeah, with the overall look here, 42 is on the large side. And too large for me.