Marcello Hydrox
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:10 am
Well, I got my new Marcello Hyrdox earlier this week.
Here are a few of my quick thoughts.
The case is awesome. It has a bead blast finish which is quite nice. Most of my watches are brushed, so this is a nice change. The lugs taper down to hold the watch to the wrist. It never slides down. For reference my wrist is about 7 3/4", and it fits perfect.
The bezel is 60 clicks, and it precise all the way around. The only downside is that there is no lume on the bezel.
I really like the crown guards, and the crown works flawlessly.
The bracelet is a work of art. It is substantial and feels great. The clasp is similar to the Sinn large deployant, if not a little better. It is smooth fastening. The only downside is that there is no micro adjustments with this type of bracelet, but then again, the shape of the case holds the watch head perfectly to my wrist. The watch does not slide around at all. Also, the diver extension is quite substantial as well. The braclet also reminds me a little bit of the bracelet on my Omega PO 45.5. I like this one better as it does not taper to the clasp. It is a full 22mm all the way through. I also got the rubber strap but have not had a chance to fit it to the watch yet. It is taper at the case, and also has a really great deployant similar to the metal bracelet, but different.
The dial is really cool as well. I often wonder why more companies don't make the dial more three dimensional. This one has a lot of 3d relief to it. The dial reminds me of a cross between the PO and AT. The lume is C3 on the hands and markers. I checked it last night, and it does last a good 9 hours, so they have improved on their weak lume issues from the past.
As far as timing goes, i set the watch at 6:00 AM yesterday and as of now about 30 hours later it is keeping perfect time, it has not gained nor lost a single second. I had it on the winder overnight.
On to the pictures. Not the best, another grey day here in the northest US...
The minute hand and markers are really red, not the orange that shows in the picture - sorry about that....
My overall impression is that it is an excellent build watch, and it keeps great time, has very good lume, and I am somehwhat a lume freak. Granted it does take design queues from other watches most notably the PO and the AT, but I think that there are some unique aspects as well.
Here are a few of my quick thoughts.
The case is awesome. It has a bead blast finish which is quite nice. Most of my watches are brushed, so this is a nice change. The lugs taper down to hold the watch to the wrist. It never slides down. For reference my wrist is about 7 3/4", and it fits perfect.
The bezel is 60 clicks, and it precise all the way around. The only downside is that there is no lume on the bezel.
I really like the crown guards, and the crown works flawlessly.
The bracelet is a work of art. It is substantial and feels great. The clasp is similar to the Sinn large deployant, if not a little better. It is smooth fastening. The only downside is that there is no micro adjustments with this type of bracelet, but then again, the shape of the case holds the watch head perfectly to my wrist. The watch does not slide around at all. Also, the diver extension is quite substantial as well. The braclet also reminds me a little bit of the bracelet on my Omega PO 45.5. I like this one better as it does not taper to the clasp. It is a full 22mm all the way through. I also got the rubber strap but have not had a chance to fit it to the watch yet. It is taper at the case, and also has a really great deployant similar to the metal bracelet, but different.
The dial is really cool as well. I often wonder why more companies don't make the dial more three dimensional. This one has a lot of 3d relief to it. The dial reminds me of a cross between the PO and AT. The lume is C3 on the hands and markers. I checked it last night, and it does last a good 9 hours, so they have improved on their weak lume issues from the past.
As far as timing goes, i set the watch at 6:00 AM yesterday and as of now about 30 hours later it is keeping perfect time, it has not gained nor lost a single second. I had it on the winder overnight.
On to the pictures. Not the best, another grey day here in the northest US...
The minute hand and markers are really red, not the orange that shows in the picture - sorry about that....
My overall impression is that it is an excellent build watch, and it keeps great time, has very good lume, and I am somehwhat a lume freak. Granted it does take design queues from other watches most notably the PO and the AT, but I think that there are some unique aspects as well.
