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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by Pasquale » Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:51 pm

Great pick up
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Post by 425ranger » Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:57 pm

polaco23 wrote:Is the logo lumed? Or just your badass photography?
An accident I assure you, applied gloss polished....
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Post by dukerules » Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:17 pm

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Post by mellonb1 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:50 pm

Huge congrats! Looks killer and always a favorite of mine. Nice pickup...
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Post by demer03 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 3:29 pm

Great pickup Bill. Omega is doing some things right these days.
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Post by moishlashen » Fri Nov 15, 2013 3:41 pm

Hotter than fire bud. It's a biggun but you can easily pull that off-it looks right on you where a Rollie looks small.
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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by 425ranger » Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:38 pm

Quick update. The shitty ETA movement is incredibly accurate. Since OCTOBER I have yet to set the time. On the wrist it gains one second a day and on the winder it loses one. I am at +8 seconds for all that time but if I leave it for a week I'm even. Accurate and reliable like no watch I've ever had....

Anyway, for a junky Chinese made misrepresented piece of junk no respectable AP owner would wear... I won't part with it.

YMMV of course.

Looking forward to getting the black rubber with orange stitching strap and an Orange Isofrane for diving.

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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:04 pm

I love mine too Bill :thumbsup:

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Post by matt.wu » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:06 am

425ranger wrote:Quick update. The shitty ETA movement is incredibly accurate. Since OCTOBER I have yet to set the time. On the wrist it gains one second a day and on the winder it loses one. I am at +8 seconds for all that time but if I leave it for a week I'm even. Accurate and reliable like no watch I've ever had....

Anyway, for a junky Chinese made misrepresented piece of junk no respectable AP owner would wear... I won't part with it.

YMMV of course.

Looking forward to getting the black rubber with orange stitching strap and an Orange Isofrane for diving.

Sent with a AN/PRC-117F on a DMDG / 1-time pad
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Post by 425ranger » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:16 am

matt.wu wrote: :roll:

You're awfully touchy for a full-grown man. It's perfectly okay to embrace love of subpar horology.
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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by ElChingon7 » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:50 am

Missed this the first time around. Nice pick up Bill.

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Post by marchone » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:55 am

Very impressive piece. Congrats!
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Post by carlodwc » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:59 am

Looks awesome!
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Post by mechnut » Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:50 am

Congrats on the PO, Bill :thumbsup: I had the black/black 8500XL and I loved it....with one exception: I would have loved a micro-adjustable clasp like the PloProf.
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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by mattcantwin » Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:59 am

Nice to see all those positive feelings about the watch hanging in. :thumbsup:
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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by 425ranger » Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:58 pm

mechnut wrote:Congrats on the PO, Bill :thumbsup: I had the black/black 8500XL and I loved it....with one exception: I would have loved a micro-adjustable clasp like the PloProf.

Totally agree, hoping for a 1/4 link option as mine slightly tight.

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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by deepcdvr » Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:33 pm

425ranger wrote:Quick update. The shitty ETA movement is incredibly accurate. Since OCTOBER I have yet to set the time. On the wrist it gains one second a day and on the winder it loses one. I am at +8 seconds for all that time but if I leave it for a week I'm even. Accurate and reliable like no watch I've ever had....

Anyway, for a junky Chinese made misrepresented piece of junk no respectable AP owner would wear... I won't part with it.

YMMV of course.

Looking forward to getting the black rubber with orange stitching strap and an Orange Isofrane for diving.

Sent with a AN/PRC-117F on a DMDG / 1-time pad

Nice! :clap:
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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by andrema » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:07 pm

I wish that I could pull off a 45.5 version...just too big for me. Looks great on you though.
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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by 425ranger » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:33 pm

andrema wrote:I wish that I could pull off a 45.5 version...just too big for me. Looks great on you though.
Just. Seriously. .. 46 nope. I like the fact my "n I c e" watch has real presence.

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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by 425ranger » Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:29 pm

Quick check in... since purchase in October, +1 second.

Blown away.

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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by hoppyjr » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:03 pm

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Post by jimmypark54 » Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:38 am

looks good bud


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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by polaco23 » Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:05 pm

Looking forward to seeing this on an orange rubber strap
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Re: PO8500XL Impressions

Post by CGSshorty » Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:07 pm

He sold it.
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