Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

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Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by ezcheese » Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:41 am

My watch review debut!

I found the firewire cable for my digital video camera, so I decided to break it out and do a little review. The camera does a sweet job on the super close-ups!

One thing though, there are a couple of glitches in the vid where a word or two get cut out. I used the Apple Firewire developers kit to capture the feed so I wouldn't have to shell out $80 for iMovie. :rolleyes:

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Post by SonnyD » Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:29 am

Nice review Derek.
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by el presidente » Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:39 am

Great review Derek :thumbsup:



Stuffed animals huh.. :mrgreen:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by jimyritz » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:59 am

:clap: :clap: :clap:

seems like you are mixed on
the watch...Surprised that the crown wobbled...

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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by BSears » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:04 pm

man cave... :roll: Good review, D - I'm going to have to try my hand at those video reviews some time. Mike's right- you sound pretty mixed about the PRS-50 but you make some very good points about it. Don't hear a whole lot about those - thanks for posting that up dude! :thumbsup:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by cali kid » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:06 pm

Great review Big D, loved the stuffed animals in the man cave and thought you did a great job with the pros and cons of the watch! :cheers: Only one question remains, were the jammies on during filming? :shrug:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by Rambam » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:36 pm

I thought that was a very good review, D :thumbsup:
Funny hearing your voice, I was hoping you had more of an accent :grin:
Oh, and love the man cave, nothing says macho like a couple of stuffed animals :roll:
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Post by SonnyD » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:45 pm

As someone who also owns this watch, I think some of the issues could very well be
from the previous owner. After your review I went back and checked mine for the upteenth
time.
Crown.......even under a 10x loupe is true as true can be. Not a hint of wobble or tilt
through 360 degrees of rotation.
Bezel, a little slop, but no more then my Seiko SUMO. Not enough to where you can make
it stay without it being at a click point.
I do know there were some complaints in this area at the Time Factors forum, so it might not
have been from the previous owner. Mine is also harder appearing to turn. I'm judging on how
easy you turned yours. Mine clicks hard and there's no way I could probably turn it with slippery
fingers. Again, about the same resistance as my SUMO.
Lume on the bezel definitely isn't as good as the rest of the watch, and it's also a different shade
of green. Not overly noticable but noticable. Lume on bezel also doesn't last long on mine, but hands
and dial last into morning.
The serial number on mine is also quite a bit higher on mine. I'm not sure how many were made with
each batch, but I see yours is 0801040 and mine is 0803092, built in May of 08. Eddie could have made
some changes here and there on later models too.

Here's a crappy lume shot of mine
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Being that I'll never spend 5000 or more for an old "real" Fifty Fathoms, I enjoy mine alot, and it's pretty
much in constant rotation.

Still, a Very good review.
Regards Sonny

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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by ezcheese » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:05 pm

cali kid wrote:Great review Big D, loved the stuffed animals in the man cave and thought you did a great job with the pros and cons of the watch! :cheers: Only one question remains, were the jammies on during filming? :shrug:
I knew I forgot something! I was totally wearing my jammies and I meant to show them off. :doh:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by ezcheese » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:06 pm

Rambam wrote:I thought that was a very good review, D :thumbsup:
Funny hearing your voice, I was hoping you had more of an accent :grin:
Oh, and love the man cave, nothing says macho like a couple of stuffed animals :roll:
And yellow walls. :grin:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by ezcheese » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:08 pm

SonnyD wrote:As someone who also owns this watch, I think some of the issues could very well be
from the previous owner. After your review I went back and checked mine for the upteenth
time.
Crown.......even under a 10x loupe is true as true can be. Not a hint of wobble or tilt
through 360 degrees of rotation.
Bezel, a little slop, but no more then my Seiko SUMO. Not enough to where you can make
it stay without it being at a click point.
I do know there were some complaints in this area at the Time Factors forum, so it might not
have been from the previous owner. Mine is also harder appearing to turn. I'm judging on how
easy you turned yours. Mine clicks hard and there's no way I could probably turn it with slippery
fingers. Again, about the same resistance as my SUMO.
Lume on the bezel definitely isn't as good as the rest of the watch, and it's also a different shade
of green. Not overly noticable but noticable. Lume on bezel also doesn't last long on mine, but hands
and dial last into morning.
The serial number on mine is also quite a bit higher on mine. I'm not sure how many were made with
each batch, but I see yours is 0801040 and mine is 0803092, built in May of 08. Eddie could have made
some changes here and there on later models too.

Here's a crappy lume shot of mine
Image

Being that I'll never spend 5000 or more for an old "real" Fifty Fathoms, I enjoy mine alot, and it's pretty
much in constant rotation.

Still, a Very good review.
Regards Sonny
Very good points Sonny! :cheers:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by BSears » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:25 pm

Rambam wrote:I thought that was a very good review, D :thumbsup:
Funny hearing your voice, I was hoping you had more of an accent :grin:
Oh, and love the man cave, nothing says macho like a couple of stuffed animals :roll:

Kenneth, if it will make you happy, I can try a video review and give you a REAL Kentucky accent. But when you can't understand anything I'm saying, just remember, you've been warned :lol:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by Rambam » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:44 pm

Go for it, Brad :mrgreen:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by meta4ick » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:34 pm

Nice video review. Although written reviews provide more basic information, I think a video gives you a better sense of the watch. I have always had my eye on this one, but after your observations about the lug-to-lug dimension I am leery.



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Post by Pasquale » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:50 pm

Great vid Chesse :clap:
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Re: Video Review of the Precista PRS-50

Post by mattcantwin » Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:12 am

Great video review, Derek! :clap:


I had one and really liked the watch, but did not find it fit me comfortably...

probably due to the angle of the lugs and their shape.



I've been trying hard to not keep watches that don't get worn and did sell it, although it was one of those reluctant sales. :crybaby:
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