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Chock full of function, the GAZ 14 Limo has a chronograph, date window, and tachymeter, as well as lumed hands and dot markers for visibility. The accurate Miyota OS22 quartz movement means you won’t have to wear the watch every day and it will keep on ticking Read More
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I was really considering the rose gold as my EDC, classy yet a bit bold. But, after having scratched too many mineral glass crystals I've sworn them off. Heck, I'd consider acrylic on this level of watch, where you can fix scratches without too much difficulty. I'd really like to see a sapphire glass for the extra dough on this one.
According to the comment I made below, I've only owned this watch for about 5 or 6 months? Shocking--seems much longer than that!
I ordered the OS22/5611131 version described as: Stainless Steel with BLACK dial. Truth is, that damn dial is not black, it's blue/black! Like a lot of dials with shifting color casts, which color dominates at any glance, depends entirely on the angle of view and incident light falling on the dial. All that translates to this: the dial is mostly blue, sometimes blue/black, and occasionally, straight-black. And I will tell you up front, I'm not thrilled about that. When I order a watch with a black dial, that's what I think I should get!
Which brings up a point of contention I've had with the product photography used in watch marketing and advertising for a long time. As a whole, those boys are some of the lying-est damn SOBs you're ever likely to come across! Here's why: if a dial can look dramatically different depending on lighting, how do we know, as potential consumers, the color represented in any given advertising photo is "accurate" vs. just the one color (of a multitude of variations) the photo editor preferred to use? We don't! And you can bet they most certainly chose the most flattering version possible, with the sole purpose of sellingthe watch, as opposed to representing the color you and I, as the wearer of that watch, will most often find ourselves looking at.
So, are they being deceitful? Absolutely! But is it reasonable for us to expect them to provide a full range of shots showing every variation in dial color possible? That just isn't going to happen. Our best defense (whenever possible) is to compare the supplied photos to a second source. eBay, Chrono24 are good places to try; finding a Youtube video can really help.
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Now, if I were one of those lying-mug photographers working at Vostok's ad agency, I would blame the whole thing on the anti-reflective coating Vostok must put on the underside of that 43mm (mineral) crystal. They would certainly argue AR coating always affects color-cast.
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To which I would reply: "Humm--a likely story!"So, other than that minor issue, the watch is actually pretty nice. It's certainly worth MD's asking price (though I haven't shopped around for this specific drop). It's a comfortable watch to wear and the complications are useful--even bordering on entertaining.
That said, it's very hard to pick up this leather strapped, dressy (by my standards) watch in the AM, when it's competing with the sort steel bracelet, chunky divers, I admittedly prefer. Not surprisingly, this Vostok's wrist time has been shamefully limited. On the other hand, it alwaysshows the correct time, no matter how long I've ignored it! Can't say that about those fancy damn automatic watches, can you?!Bottom line: no real reason not to get one, if you're so inclined--it's a decent watch for the dough ;- )
Good choice !! I might get on it too. Check out my latest addition in the photos/wrist check section, curious to get your opinion on it, it’s a unique one for sure :)
It was more suspicious for me as I live in Lithuania, a few miles away from that watch factory. So buying it through MD I had to pay import tsx on something that is made in the neighbourhood. Thats why I was suspicious. They even gave me warranty so it was all good
the weird thing is, it seems to be sent from Gambia, Africa according to tracking code. Which is weird because they are originally made in Vilnius, Lithuania. Once I get my watch I will go to their office and ask them to confirm whether it's legit model or not