This new 300m diver from Artego arrived yesterday, my initial impressions are that I am very happy with it. It arrived FedEx overnight from Hong Kong. The presentation box is a heavy black leather hinged box with tan lining, sorry, no shots of the box. It also comes with a warranty card. Overall fit and finish of the watch are right in line with it's pricing. I really like the styling of this watch, it takes many of it's design cues from dive watches of the 70's. The dial is ceramic with a deep black glossy finish, it is one of the deepest black finishes I have seen on a dial, very beautiful. Nice heavy duty, solid bracelet that is non-tapering to the fliplock clasp, (this bracelet appears to be the same as on the Halios watches). The 120 click bezel is classic in design with easily griped machined contours, the click action is a little rough though. Lume is outstanding on this watch, it is extremely bright when fully charged and lasts all night long. Even thought this is a large, heavy diver, it is well balanced on the wrist and is comfortable due to the relatively flat caseback.
Movement:
Miyota 8215 mechanical automatic, 21 jewels
40 hours power reserve, 21,600 beats per hour.
Dimensions
45 mm Diameter / Bezel 44 mm
50 mm lug end to lug end
24 mm lug width
15.5 mm height overall
Crystal
Sapphire, anti-reflective coating (inside only)
Overall I'm very happy with the purchase. If you are looking for a good diver that won't break the bank I would recommend the Artego.
For reference, I have a 7 1/4" wrist
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