Evant Tropic Diver 300

Chocodove · Post by **Chocodove** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:13 am

Saw this on another forum. New brand at Gnomon that "homages" the Breguet 1646 diver.

Specs:
Maker: Evant Timepieces
Movement: Swiss Made ETA2824-2 Automatic. Elabore grade.
Dial: Matte black with applied luminous indexes
Luminous: Superluminova. Vintage Radium.
Date: 3 O'clock
Case: 316L Stainless Steel. Polished.
Crown: 316L. 6.5mm. Screwdown. Signed Crown
Lug: 20mm
Crystal: 3mm Domed Vintage Sapphire Crystal with Inner Anti-reflective Coat
Strap: Aged brown leather strap. Handmade in Italy.
Preorder Promotion (4 straps in total!):
Oak Italian Leather Strap
Olive Green Canvas Strap
Evant NATO strap
Water resistance: 300m
Dimensions: 41mm in diameter, 48mm lug to lug, 13mm thick
Power Reserve: ~40 hours
$499

pbj204 · Post by **pbj204** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:47 am

Not bad if you want a Breguet homage. They certainly copied it very closely.

james80 · Post by **james80** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:30 am

Not sure if it's just me but I think the markers could've been just a tad bigger.

gwells · Post by **gwells** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:45 am

james80 wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:30 am
Not sure if it's just me but I think the markers could've been just a tad bigger.

+1

tattoo chef · Post by **tattoo chef** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:07 am

I prefer the non patina version with bead blasted case.

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mrneddles · Post by **mrneddles** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:11 am

Can't get by the dumb brand name.

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:34 am

Is it me, or does that look larger than 41mm? The thin bezel and domed crystal must make it appear larger.

Spec's seem decent, but I'm not a fan of the dial on either this or the Breguet.

tmw · Post by **tmw** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:36 am

I can't see the markers. Where are they?

dnslater · Post by **dnslater** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:06 am

james80 wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:30 am
Not sure if it's just me but I think the markers could've been just a tad bigger.

They could simply place a cyclops above each marker. Perfect.

gwells · Post by **gwells** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:28 am

tattoo chef wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:07 am
I prefer the non patina version with bead blasted case.

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even at that ginormous size, they managed to make them look soft and fuzzy with the lume application.

streetracer101 · Post by **streetracer101** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:48 pm

My taste must be slipping because I kinda like the piss lume version.

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jtbenson · Post by **jtbenson** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:51 pm

og maxi

hoppyjr · Post by **hoppyjr** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:26 pm

The original Breguet version appears to have the hour markers sized about the same as the round portion of the hour hand. If the Evant hour markers were reduced to match its hour hand, say 60% of what they are now, it would look great. It's still not bad for $500

BBK357 · Post by **BBK357** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:17 pm

I love this watch!

Looks a lot like an old Benrus compressor I had.

May actually be a purchase for me.

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Stolen pic-

Chocodove · Post by **Chocodove** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:22 pm

I really don't mind it either.

hoppyjr · Post by **hoppyjr** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:24 pm

I just communicated with Anders, here's something I noticed and he confirmed -

The blasted version with white markers and blue lume has black outlined hands. The old radium version is polished, but has white or silver outlined hands. I think the white outline makes the hands look a bit larger and more proportionate to the dial, although the hour markers could still be smaller.

I'd actually prefer the blasted version, but with white hands to make it more proportionate. I may grab the piss version and flip if I don't love it.

Chocodove · Post by **Chocodove** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:25 pm

hoppyjr wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:24 pm
I just communicated with Anders, here's something I noticed and he confirmed -

The blasted version with white markers and blue lume has black outlined hands. The old radium version is polished, but has white outlined hands. I think the white outline makes the hands look a bit larger and more proportionate to the dial, although the hour markers could still be smaller.

I'd actually prefer the blasted version, but with white hands to make it more proportionate. I may grab the piss version and flip if I don't love it.

Dibs.

BBK357 · Post by **BBK357** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:37 pm

Who is anders?

BBK357 · Post by **BBK357** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:38 pm

Who is anders?

Post by **toxicavenger** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:57 pm

BBK357 wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:38 pm
Who is anders?

The guy who owns Gnomon.

BBK357 · Post by **BBK357** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:59 pm

mrneddles wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:11 am
Can't get by the dumb brand name.

Evant doesn't sound that bad to me. Im pretty particular about micro/new brand names. .but come on its waaaaay better than Grumpy Grampa or gruppa gamma or whatever it is

spring-diver · Post by **spring-diver** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:27 pm

I like the blasted version, very cool IMO

Shannon

Jeep99dad · Post by **Jeep99dad** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:33 pm

Chocodove wrote:I really don't mind it either.

I am in the minority but I love it and it's not like the original Bréguet is accessible.
I wish the second hand was longer like that if the Bréguet.

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Jeep99dad · Post by **Jeep99dad** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:34 pm

BBK357 wrote:
mrneddles wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:11 am
Can't get by the dumb brand name.

Evant doesn't sound that bad to me. Im pretty particular about micro/new brand names. .but come on its waaaaay better than Grumpy Grampa or gruppa gamma or whatever it is

Agreed. Nothing really bad with the name. Not super creative or cool but doesn't stand out in a way that'd bother me.

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BBK357 · Post by **BBK357** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:45 pm

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