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Thunderball57 · 11 November 2014, 03:03 PM

My Ball Engineer II arrived this afternoon. Just got back from having it sized; I'm very pleased! A big shout out to Andy - andrel712000. Everything about this watch is exactly as he described. He answered all of my questions and then some. Watch arrived promptly and was well packaged. I'd gladly do business with him again. Highest recommendations. Thank you, Andy!

Laszlo · 11 November 2014, 03:06 PM

Nice, congrats.

vitalsignsrn · 11 November 2014, 03:12 PM

Awesome. Gongratulations. :-)

Don't forget the wrist shots & of course since it's a Ball, Lume shots as well. ;-)

Thunderball57 · 11 November 2014, 08:29 PM

Thanks, guys. It's not as bright as I thought it would be, Judy. I can read it just fine in the dark though, so no biggie as far as I'm concerned. I could be way off here, but I'm thinking Ball may be embellishing the night pics just a bit on some of their models. The watchmaker who sized it had a new T25 Ball in his display case, same lume rating but different model. I asked if we could compare the two with his UV scope and the lume was pretty much the same on both, which put my mind at ease. He said the Trainmaster and Fireman models are the brightest. This sucker is a tank! It's about as heavy as my Wenger GST Sea was, but very comfortable.

HL65 · 11 November 2014, 09:38 PM

Congrats!

Rogdogg · 11 November 2014, 09:41 PM

Congrats on the new watch

vitalsignsrn · 12 November 2014, 01:18 AM

Greg..thank you for that information. The watch is a nice one at a great price.

jjnd08 · 12 November 2014, 01:26 AM

Congrats!

Thunderball57 · 12 November 2014, 04:21 AM

Thanks! The lume is better than I originally thought. I woke up briefly around 4 this morning and the markers were standing out nicely. The problem lies with my 57 year old eyes; wasn't giving them enough time to adjust. I really wouldn't want it any brighter than it is.

SearChart · 12 November 2014, 05:55 AM

Cool watch, congrats

Thunderball57 · 12 November 2014, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by HL65

Congrats!

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Originally Posted by Rogdogg

Congrats on the new watch

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Originally Posted by vitalsignsrn

Greg..thank you for that information. The watch is a nice one at a great price.

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Originally Posted by jjnd08

Congrats!

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Originally Posted by SearChart

Cool watch, congrats

Thanks! I can see myself getting carried away, but none of you would know what I'm talking about, I'm sure... ;)

CWIN · 12 November 2014, 08:24 AM

Congrats! Lume shot perhaps? Haha.

Psmith · 12 November 2014, 09:16 AM

Nice, congrats!

AbsolutelyROLEX! · 12 November 2014, 01:47 PM

Im starting to regret selling it Greg!

Thunderball57 · 12 November 2014, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by anderl712000

Im starting to regret selling it Greg!

I feel your pain, Andy. I sold my Wenger GST Sea around 10 years ago. The gent who bought it started sending me pics of it on a nice leather strap along with several other nice pieces. I felt the regret washing over me as I gazed at it. Going to replace it one day.

Thunderball57 · 12 November 2014, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CWIN

Congrats! Lume shot perhaps? Haha.

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Originally Posted by Psmith

Nice, congrats!

Thanks! I'll try to get a lume shot soon, but it won't be easy working with what I currently have.

Thunderball57 · 12 November 2014, 08:19 PM

I went for my daily three mile walk tonight wearing my Ball. I noticed that the lume has easily doubled in brightness since. I'm not in the least bit knowledgeable about this technology, but I'm thinking the movement of my arm must have agitated the tritium in the tubes. Makes sense being the watch hasn't been worn till now. I have to retract what I said earlier about the possibility of Ball doctoring their night photos. On another note, I set it at 5:23pm on the 10th and it's gained only 7 seconds since. Pretty decent timekeeping for a watch that isn't COSC certified. I'm loving this Ball!

dieseldragon · 23 December 2014, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Thunderball57

I went for my daily three mile walk tonight wearing my Ball. I noticed that the lume has easily doubled in brightness since. I'm not in the least bit knowledgeable about this technology, but I'm thinking the movement of my arm must have agitated the tritium in the tubes. Makes sense being the watch hasn't been worn till now. I have to retract what I said earlier about the possibility of Ball doctoring their night photos. On another note, I set it at 5:23pm on the 10th and it's gained only 7 seconds since. Pretty decent timekeeping for a watch that isn't COSC certified. I'm loving this Ball!

I recently got a ball fireman 2. I expected the lume to be a lot stronger and after the first day it did seem to improve. I find the best thing is that the lume doesnt fade, so even though its not mega bright, it is very easy to read.
Build quality and timekeeping is superb.

Thunderball57 · 23 December 2014, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dieseldragon

I recently got a ball fireman 2. I expected the lume to be a lot stronger and after the first day it did seem to improve. I find the best thing is that the lume doesnt fade, so even though its not mega bright, it is very easy to read.
Build quality and timekeeping is superb.

It's keeping time almost as good as my DJ, runs approximately +2 sec faster. Solid, reliable watch. I'm glad I picked it up.

ericf4 · 23 December 2014, 01:56 PM

Great watch. As for lume, I've owned perhaps 5 or 6 various models. I recall getting my first and running into a dark room and being underwhelmed. I think really it's because you are used to traditional painted lume like superluminova where they are much brighter initially but die off over time in the dark. Tritium on the other hand consistently is at the same brightness and you are correct your eyes must adjust at first. Without fail, you wake up at 4 am and the watch is going super strong. It's just when you compare it to the initial brightness from superluminova that it seems less bright. My Trieste is still among my most worn pieces!!

mps354 · 23 December 2014, 02:39 PM

Congrats!

MrJ320 · 24 December 2014, 02:56 PM

Congrats! I think Ball makes some great watches

Thunderball57 · 27 December 2014, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mps354

Congrats!

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Originally Posted by MrJ320

Congrats! I think Ball makes some great watches

Thanks

Psmith · 27 December 2014, 08:02 PM

Congrats

Thunderball57 · 1 January 2015, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Psmith

Congrats

Thank you

DC Engineer · 5 January 2015, 10:58 AM

pretty impressed with Ball after handling a few of their watches in store. My next purchase will be the Aviator III.

Thunderball57 · 6 January 2015, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DC Engineer

pretty impressed with Ball after handling a few of their watches in store. My next purchase will be the Aviator III.

Nice. I'd like to aquire a Spacemaster Orbital II, but it'll have to wait awhile.

jeff hess · 18 May 2015, 05:48 AM

Found this older thread and for the record, thought I would set the record straight as to the t-25. t100 business. Time was the conventional wisdom was that 25 millcuries was the legal limit in the USA. One of my team members actually READ THE STATUTES (believe me this is no easy task) and proved to the NRC that their interpretation of their own laws were faulty. Therefore we produced "up to" 100 millcurie watches for the first time. This followed by a lot of other watch companies.

Keep this in mind, all T25 watches are not necessarily a full 35 millicuries. A watch marked t25 can have "up to" 25 MC. And a watch marked just "T" or T100 has BETWEEN 25 adn 100 MC. So their will be differences.

Cheers!

Jeff

11 November 2014, 03:03 PM	#1
Thunderball57 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: Greg Location: Seattle Watch: Dad's YG Longines Posts: 625	Having a "BALL!" My Ball Engineer II arrived this afternoon. Just got back from having it sized; I'm very pleased! A big shout out to Andy - andrel712000. Everything about this watch is exactly as he described. He answered all of my questions and then some. Watch arrived promptly and was well packaged. I'd gladly do business with him again. Highest recommendations. Thank you, Andy! Attached Images

11 November 2014, 03:06 PM	#2
Laszlo 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Watch: Date & No Date Posts: 10,868	Nice, congrats. __________________ "You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die." Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo in Casablanca

11 November 2014, 09:38 PM	#5
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11 November 2014, 09:41 PM	#6
Rogdogg 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bangkok Posts: 6,124	Congrats on the new watch __________________ Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

12 November 2014, 08:24 AM	#12
CWIN "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Chris Location: San Diego Watch: Patek, AP, Rolex Posts: 4,449	Congrats! Lume shot perhaps? Haha. __________________ *Instagram* @cwin

11 November 2014, 03:12 PM	#3
vitalsignsrn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Judy Location: Ontario Watch: 116234 - 14060M Posts: 4,607	Awesome. Gongratulations. :-) Don't forget the wrist shots & of course since it's a Ball, Lume shots as well. ;-)

11 November 2014, 08:29 PM	#4
Thunderball57 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: Greg Location: Seattle Watch: Dad's YG Longines Posts: 625	Thanks, guys. It's not as bright as I thought it would be, Judy. I can read it just fine in the dark though, so no biggie as far as I'm concerned. I could be way off here, but I'm thinking Ball may be embellishing the night pics just a bit on some of their models. The watchmaker who sized it had a new T25 Ball in his display case, same lume rating but different model. I asked if we could compare the two with his UV scope and the lume was pretty much the same on both, which put my mind at ease. He said the Trainmaster and Fireman models are the brightest. This sucker is a tank! It's about as heavy as my Wenger GST Sea was, but very comfortable.

12 November 2014, 01:18 AM	#7
vitalsignsrn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Judy Location: Ontario Watch: 116234 - 14060M Posts: 4,607	Greg..thank you for that information. The watch is a nice one at a great price.

12 November 2014, 01:26 AM	#8
jjnd08 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: United States Posts: 8,615	Congrats!

12 November 2014, 04:21 AM	#9
Thunderball57 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: Greg Location: Seattle Watch: Dad's YG Longines Posts: 625	Thanks! The lume is better than I originally thought. I woke up briefly around 4 this morning and the markers were standing out nicely. The problem lies with my 57 year old eyes; wasn't giving them enough time to adjust. I really wouldn't want it any brighter than it is.

12 November 2014, 09:16 AM	#13
Psmith "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Clive Location: Exoplanet Watch: spring-driven Posts: 38,856	Nice, congrats! __________________

12 November 2014, 01:47 PM	#14
AbsolutelyROLEX! "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Andy Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: AKA: ANDERL712000 Posts: 4,935	Im starting to regret selling it Greg! __________________ We want to be the first in the field and Rolex should be seen as the one and only-the best. Hans Wilsdorf, Rolex founder

12 November 2014, 08:19 PM	#17
Thunderball57 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: Greg Location: Seattle Watch: Dad's YG Longines Posts: 625	I went for my daily three mile walk tonight wearing my Ball. I noticed that the lume has easily doubled in brightness since. I'm not in the least bit knowledgeable about this technology, but I'm thinking the movement of my arm must have agitated the tritium in the tubes. Makes sense being the watch hasn't been worn till now. I have to retract what I said earlier about the possibility of Ball doctoring their night photos. On another note, I set it at 5:23pm on the 10th and it's gained only 7 seconds since. Pretty decent timekeeping for a watch that isn't COSC certified. I'm loving this Ball!

23 December 2014, 01:56 PM	#20
ericf4 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: chicago suburbs Posts: 79	Great watch. As for lume, I've owned perhaps 5 or 6 various models. I recall getting my first and running into a dark room and being underwhelmed. I think really it's because you are used to traditional painted lume like superluminova where they are much brighter initially but die off over time in the dark. Tritium on the other hand consistently is at the same brightness and you are correct your eyes must adjust at first. Without fail, you wake up at 4 am and the watch is going super strong. It's just when you compare it to the initial brightness from superluminova that it seems less bright. My Trieste is still among my most worn pieces!!

23 December 2014, 02:39 PM	#21
mps354 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Real Name: Mike Location: CT Posts: 9,099	Congrats!

24 December 2014, 02:56 PM	#22
MrJ320 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Real Name: James Location: Toronto Watch: IG: @j.project Posts: 2,194	Congrats! I think Ball makes some great watches

27 December 2014, 08:02 PM	#24
Psmith "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Clive Location: Exoplanet Watch: spring-driven Posts: 38,856	Congrats __________________

5 January 2015, 10:58 AM	#26
DC Engineer "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NoVA Watch: 116710 Posts: 218	pretty impressed with Ball after handling a few of their watches in store. My next purchase will be the Aviator III.

18 May 2015, 05:48 AM	#28
jeff hess "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Jeffrey P Hess Location: florida Watch: Patek and Ball Posts: 516	Found this older thread and for the record, thought I would set the record straight as to the t-25. t100 business. Time was the conventional wisdom was that 25 millcuries was the legal limit in the USA. One of my team members actually READ THE STATUTES (believe me this is no easy task) and proved to the NRC that their interpretation of their own laws were faulty. Therefore we produced "up to" 100 millcurie watches for the first time. This followed by a lot of other watch companies. Keep this in mind, all T25 watches are not necessarily a full 35 millicuries. A watch marked t25 can have "up to" 25 MC. And a watch marked just "T" or T100 has BETWEEN 25 adn 100 MC. So their will be differences. Cheers! Jeff

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