The SD4K vs 'hot models'

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Originally Posted by Schmed

I just traded in my 16600 for a 116600 and hope I don't regret it! Reading these posts keeps me hopeful that I'll love it when it arrives on Thursday.

Loved the 16600, but wanted the larger indices, wider hands, brighter lume. I'm going to miss the lug-holed case, though.

Does the lume last all night, by the way? I appreciate being able to check the time if I find myself tossing and turning in the wee hours of the night!

The Lume lasts as most Chromalight Lasts... Bright for a bit, dim but legible when you wake in a dark room.

Don't expect it to be glowing like new Tritium all night.... every Lume compound fades to a dim glow after an hour. . . . but in a dark room, awaking from sleep, you should be able to see it.

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I might be in the process of selling mine do Davidsw lol. Great watch tho!

[slus]

Originally Posted by FTX I

I remember new years eve in 2015/16 when I was in Edinburgh and tried one at Hamilton & Inches. Great AD, nice staff, available watch and the fool here thought I'll wait a bit more and get one later. I don't have many regrets on this hobby but that was a terrible decision.

Basically the same story here. When I bought my Pelagos in 2014, I also tried on just about the whole range of professional models. The SA tried to sway me with a heavily discounted SD4K I think the only one they didn't have in that case back then was a SS Daytona, just two tones, but out of that case he pulled the SD4K and said he could make me a deal on it. It really wasn't a hot seller then.

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by slus

Basically the same story here. When I bought my Pelagos in 2014, I also tried on just about the whole range of professional models. The SA tried to sway me with a heavily discounted SD4K I think the only one they didn't have in that case back then was a SS Daytona, just two tones, but out of that case he pulled the SD4K and said he could make me a deal on it. It really wasn't a hot seller then.

We didn’t know how good we had it then.

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Thanks for the insights, this has been interesting. I've spent the last several years trying to love this watch. Everything about it appeals to me. The 40mm non-maxi case with ceramic, that it's not the more well known sub, etc. I just haven't been able to connect with it on the wrist the way I envisioned in my head. I also had the 16600 and SD43 and moved those both. SD43 just wasn't comfortable and I kept the SD4K over the 16600. In my latest SD quest I've just picked up the JC D-blue and am loving it despite years of being scared of its size and thinking I would not like it (so basically the opposite of the SD4K experience!). So now reconsidering what to do with the SD4K. Keep trying to love it or finally let it go and perhaps regret it down the road.