A Trip to the AD

[The GMT Master]

Evening all,

Popped into my local AD tonight to have a look, and they had lots of interesting things for me to try on

First up was the DJ II, both in steel and TT. I tried on the steel model, and I was a little underwhelmed by it. I thought it was a little too large for my wrist, yet felt almost too light - barely heavier than my 116200. I did like the dial (white baton), and I thought the bezel was nicely proportioned, but the crown felt undersized. I think maybe a Triplock instead of a Twinlock crown was needed given the watch's heft. I also notced that the bracelet was very noticeably taperered - I believe this allows replacement links to be standardised, but I thought it looked a little odd.

Second, the AD had a white gold Daytona with silver arabic dial in - beautiful, beautiful watch. I loved the contrast of the red hands against the dial, and the watch had a real heft to it. Surprisingly, despite it being fresh from the factory, it still had the old style clasp on.

Finally, I had a look at the new Omega Ploprof, and boy, was I pleasantly surprised by it. It doesn't seem as big in the flesh as pictures would have you believe, and the quality is top notch. The clasp has a real industrial feel to it, and I'm sure the bracelet would be really comfortable once adjusted. The crown guard is pure genius, though, and I'm very impressed with how they engineered it. I was initially very sceptical about this watch, but I'm definitely a convert!

Just thought I'd share my views

Cheers

Chris

[dalip]

Thanks Chris - so when you going back for that Daytona! One for me right there - would love to try on that watch....

[emagni]

Thanks for sharing your experience Chris! The omega ploprof 1200m is an amazing watch. I also had the chance to see it in the metal and the case proportion was actually spot on considering the odd shape of the case. The weight of the re-edition ploprof is amazing and made the watch feels solid and expensive.

I didn't get to try on the steel mesh bracelet variety but I bet it would be great on the wrist more so then the one that comes with the rubber strap. I read some where that the ploprof 1200m with the steel mesh bracelet weights a helfty 9.5 to 10 ounces and that's considering three links were removed. This is one of those watches that looks much better in person then in magazine spread.

[The GMT Master]

Originally Posted by dalip

Thanks Chris - so when you going back for that Daytona! One for me right there - would love to try on that watch....

No time soon unfortunately, I'm only a poor student But I can dream, eh?

Originally Posted by emagni

Thanks for sharing your experience Chris! The omega ploprof 1200m is an amazing watch. I also had the chance to see it in the metal and the case proportion was actually spot on considering the odd shape of the case. The weight of the re-edition ploprof is amazing and made the watch feels solid and expensive.

I didn't get to try on the steel mesh bracelet variety but I bet it would be great on the wrist more so then the one that comes with the rubber strap. I read some where that the ploprof 1200m with the steel mesh bracelet weights a helfty 9.5 to 10 ounces and that's considering three links were removed. This is one of those watches that looks much better in person then in magazine spread.

Couldn't agree more, a striking and oddly beautiful watch. It is quite hefty, but not too bad at all - I think a deep sea divers watch has to have a bit of weight to it, it's a satisfying feeling it having it on your wrist