I recently acquired this incredible timepiece and decided to bring it with me to Greece this summer. It was much warmed than I had remember, though my previous Hellenic vacations have been during the "off-season". This was my first time during peak. Not only was it almost unbearably hot, there were humans everywhere!
Luckily, the beaches were in abundance and swimming with this beast on my wrist was a joy. I also wanted to see what the salty sea / sweat / sunscreen and the occasional pool would do to the patina. As it turns out, it looks better now than it ever has. That is one of the pleasures of owning a bronze watch. Seeing it mature with time.
Here is what it looked like when I first received it:
Now for some pictures in wonderful Greece:
I was hoping to wear it more often, but instead opted for the more reasonably sized Oris. Not because I could not pull off the size, but because nothing can be much less comfortable than 300g of bronze stuck to your sweat and sunscreen soaked wrist in +40C heat...
That said, it performed admirably and I received compliments when dining our one night in Santorini. The latter has shops that sell Audemars Piguet, Hublot, Patek Phillippe and of course Rolex, just to name a few. So to get noticed among that crowd says something about this design.
Here are the specs for this beast:
Movement:
- Japan Miyota Automatic Movement
- Cal. 8N24 Manual/Automatic winding
- 21 jewels 21,600 vibrations per hour
- more than 40 hours power reserve when fully winded
Hands:
- Lumed Hour, Minute hands
Case:
- 49mm diameter excluding crown
- 66mm from lug to lug
- 20.2mm thick Aluminum Bronze Satin and Sandblast finishing
- Screw-down
- 316L Stainless Steel Inner
- Bottom Cover with Mirror finishing Logo
- 316L Stainless Steel Outer Bottom Cover
- Three Main Screws locked Bezel and Outer Bottom Cover
- Automatic Helium Escape Valve
Dial:
- Antique Style Dial with Lumed index
- Windowed Dial to see-through the Balance Wheel and Pallet Fork
Crown:
- 7.7mm diameter with cross-diagonal pattern screw-in Crown
Crystal:
- Sapphire Crystal with anti-reflection coating
Water Resistant:
- 1,000m/3,300ft (100ATM) Water Resistant
Straps:
- 22mm width / 5mm thick One set of
- 90/130mm fine genuine leather straps
- One set of 90/130mm unique canvas straps
- Uniquely designed Aluminum Bronze Buckle and Loop
I am not going to do a full review of this one, as I feel Jim Skelton has done an excellent job reviewing it on Youtube. Here is this review:
So if you are looking for something really off the beaten path and are not afraid to take chances, get yourself one of these DELTAt NBS models. You will not regret it!
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