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I have an SBBN007. It’s my favorite due to the metal finish bezel and dial. The crop circles and uncluttered script is just so much cleaner than the Marinemaster branded dials.

I recently bought a Damasko DC-72 (with green chrono hands). I am delighted. Thank you Damasko. On my timegrapher, I measured its accuracy to range between 0 spd and 1 spd amongst the six positions. The hands are perfectly aligned. There is no disruptive 'jump' of the second hand when engaging the chronograph. Under the watchmaker loupe, the dial and hands are immaculate, without a nick or speck of dust. I awoke last night at 3am; the lume on the hands and indices were clearly glowing and visible in the darkness of my bedroom. The surface hardened finish on its stainless steel case gives it the appearance of sandblasted titanium - grey and without any sparkle. This is perfectly finished and colored as a 'field watch' or 'tool watch'. The watch is rated for 10 ATM / 100 meters water resistance. The crown is screw down. I read from Damasko's website that the chronograph pushers can be activated under water - this is rare for chronographs. I can 'feel' the bushing (gaskets) on the crown and pushers - suggesting confirmation of its water proofness. The best part of the chronograph is that, when the chrono is not activated, the chrono is almost non-existent ... there are no sub-dials, since the chrono hands are center stacked. This German-made watch clearly upholds the principles and promise of 'German engineering'. The watch is foremost an instrument of function (tool watch). It is made with high grade stainless steel with a surface hardening treatment. The crystal is sapphire, and protected with a bezel that guards the edge of the crystal. The crown is large and properly knurled - giving an easy and positive grip (purchase) when winding. The self-winding rotor obviates any attention from the daily wearer. The dial is clean, without any script, save for the manufacturer ("Damasko"). The hands are pronounced. I can read the time with a brief flick of my wrist and fleeting gaze of my eyes; this is rare for a chronograph, which usually has a dial cluttered with sub-dials. The leather watch strap has a nice thread stitching that has a green finishing thread that compliments the green of the chronograph hands. The underside of the strap has a rubber surface adhered to the leather; this should give the leather some protection against sweat off my wrist. I have added two third-party watch straps. One is a thick suede leather strap with a butterfly deployant strap; this is for style and convenience of daily fitting. The other is a rubber strap with pin/buckle; this is for heavy sports and swimming. I have a watch collection, including various styles and brands. This Damasko 'field watch', with very capable '100m swimming' and rugged construction, it has become one of my most frequent daily watches. I have since sold my Tudor BlackBay 58 in preference for the Damasko.

Overall, it is a great looking watch. Unfortunately, the user experience of the crown would bug the piss out of me😂

Wow hideous but for a very different reason Ball was associated before. 🤔

What a brilliant little watch. Tissot reading the market and delivering 👏 If I was being picky, a screw down crown to give it 100m wr? A few more colour options, off white/champagne/cream with black numerals?

15mm is a deal breaker. 😢

For clarity do you wind the watch CW or CCW? I have the tungsten titanium version of this and CW seems so stiff and yet CCW does nothing. The manual is silent. Thx

I do love the tritium but it's a big unit.

What an absolute unit of a watch. I love to see Ball covered as they are a very underrated appreciated brand who make some really high quality pieces. Way too big for my wrist but still cool to see it.

Chunky monkey and it's curious the very mixed reaction to Ball here in the uk, that crown would start to irk though 😅

Thanks for the review,you dont see many channels doing anything on this brand. it didnt look to bad on you considering that lug to lug measurement.

Hi Barry, not for me thanks... Have a good weekend, LG Bob 🍻

Hmmm.

Tough one !!

Great to see a Ball watches being reviewed, so under appreciated & overlooked. This one's not to my taste but they do some nice looking watches & I have 2x Ball watches ( Fnarr Fnarr) & they are very well built, 1x I've had for a long time & still looks great (Oyster style case) & the other is a current day date moon calendar (white dial with blue sub dial) which I have put on a blue Crocodile strap & it looks so good! Also, a big 👍🏻 to First Class Watches, I picked up my 1st black Sinn UX GSG9 on bracelet from them at a crazy price during a Bank Holiday sale & i don't think that price will ever be beaten. Keep up the great content.

Have their Dsub50 which is the black case version. Overall i just like the direction they're going in terms of quality. Did you see Longislandwatch's video about how they do their movement? ETA based, but changed parts out with hardened parts using their hardening technology. Not sure that's good or not, but it sounds it should be solid.

A fantastic release however the 19mm lugs could be a dealbreaker for me. 😢

Nice watch, looks similar styling to the Certina DS phantom but cooler- not sure if I like the lugless design as it’s a bit of a Seiko Tuna vibe ( the one seiko i but the dials stunning and the fact it’s a 2024 reissue of a 2001 reissued 1960’s style issue is brilliant 😂

these watches are fantastic.

There's definitely a need to keep things clean but it really looks like the surface you're working on is rather dusty.

This is what IWC should be 😂

I wish they would do it in the 35mm, i would buy one right now no questions ask

Super cool. Has the same vibes as a Bulova Oceanographer, but with a much better movement.

Did he just say clone?

It’s a very good looking watch. Soes it has a ghost date position?

Again you're pushing my interest in squale upwards 😅 the dial aperture looks quite small but the hands still seem clear, 19 mil lugs tho are an odd choice 😎👍

great looking piece

I like that look but it looks like Squale isn't the only one with the same design. Zodiac and Edox had the exactly design in their catalog.

Gorgeous if you only want 1 squale this is it

The U2's my grail.

Man i just can’t get this watch off my hand its been 5 days straight since i got it lol

Over 2k for a Selita based diver is just madness.

This is not a simple diving watch reissue but literally a blast. It is stunning as watch. Moreover, a small case was used: 2001. The 2002 is too chunky and bold. This is perfect on the wrist. My only concern is the lug to lug 19 mm, but for the rest, it is a SUPER watch!!

Did they improve the AR on the white dial variant or do you still see your reflection whenever you look at the watch?

Hi! I'm going to try this. My ultra deep and oris prodiver got their AR smudged... as in not scratches, but large smudges.looks like water stains. Since both are pretty thick watches, they apparently touch the glass cover of the winder. Tried strong- arming it with no luck. I'm now waiting for a dremel to arrive. 🤞

1:45 not DVD. VHS tape! 🙂

Great video! Does the bead blasting pose a problem for refinishing the watch (eventually)? As I understand it, is stronger than the usual but not as strong as the tegimented. Thanks!

Is that a blue bezel?

SBB CFF FFS are Swiss railways in the three languages.....

Both have a small amount of AR.

Is that a Sinn U50 rubber strap on the 856?

Just checking in Barry it has been a while hope all is well. I was just looking at this watch on Francis & Gaye! Then i thought let me see if Barry done a vid! And boom 💥 its your last video! Didn't have to look far! Thanks again👊🏿

Anyone can tell if it's recommended to have this watch serviced by any watchmaker? IE will the watch continue working normally even without the special gas inside?

Want a 556 F-4 Phantom II edition? Looking to sell mine

Oris watches get overlooked a lot of the time , but you really couldnt get a better watch for your money, very well made,lots of history,swiss made etc . Cheers for the review..by the way the older model is my pick but both are awesome watches.

I would love to see the other colours as well 🤩

I feel like a dark grey, matte, ceramic, bezel insert would be the best out of all versions.

I appreciate you for this

38mm 😢