This Affordable Bronze Diver is a LIMITED Run!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2024
- Phoibos has re-launched the Proteus lineup, this time using a Bronze case (CuSn8), which starts off with a nice rose-gold hue, but will gradually develop a natural patina over time, adding to the charm and character.
There are 5 models to choose from; all have Seiko automatic movements, a sapphire crystal, 300 meters water resistance and screw down crown. Don't own a bronze watch? Maybe you should!
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I just received mine today. As soon as your video went up and I finished watching it, I placed an order for the green variant. I’m glad I did, as later that day when I went back on the site, that color way was sold out. It looks so good in person and wears so well. Thanks, Marc! This was my first purchase from LI and I’ve got to say, you’ve got a life long customer now.
Love the dark blue dial. That combo seems the most nautical. The bronze reminds me of an old dive helmet, very cool
For sure, thank you.
So I bought a Bronze Phoibos Eagle Ray from LIW a few tears ago and thought it was a great value. For $420 with 500M, sapphire crystal, a rubber Tropic style strap and 2 leather straps with matching bronze hardware, strap changing tool and a nice zippered travel case. It has patinaed to a nice warm brown with a tinge of green in certain areas. It was the first, and so far, only watch I own with a Sellita s200-1 movement, and that is the main weakness of the watch in my opinion. It has, what I came to find out later was a known issue, the spinning oscillating weight when you hand wind the watch. it was always a stiff winding mechanism, but never having owned a Sellita I assumed that was normal for the movement. However, when hand wound you can hear the weight spinning wildly inside the case. Had I been aware of the defect earlier I would have addressed it, but it is out of warranty by now I am sure.
Regardless I still enjoy the watch, but I no longer wind it by hand. My experience with Seiko movements has been perfect so maybe that salmon dialed version.....
Great review Marc. I bought this watch with the blue dial, my first bronze watch, and I'm loving it. Looks awesome, great specs, excellent quality, and tremendous value for money. Well done Phoibos 👏
Sweet, thank you
Great looking watches. Love the crowns. Also cool too see the solar footprint on your wall clock changing towards parallel lines!
Getting close to the equinox!
Greetings from a new subscriber! Mark from Iowa to Marc from Long Island! I enjoy your channel! Keep up the great work! Love all of these Bronze divers!
Thank you for the join!
I think I got the last blue one from Mark. Low #, less than 50. The watch looks much better in person. The rope textured crown. The portal date window. The lightning second hand. The shape of the case. All make sense. Nautical theme all ties in. The 120 click bezel is smooth and tight, no play. EZ to grip. Is it a keeper? Time will tell.
Those are gorgeous - I’m a sucker for rose gold and the contrast in colours are perfect 😊
Indeed.
What I like about bronze oxidation is that each watch will look unique over time.
Yup! Best part
Enjoy my Zelos Hammerhead 3 in bronze. The patina is awesome to experience. Mine is over 1 year old and is not changing much now. Bronze will significantly darken over time. Really looks amazing now. This looks similar and should be really nice
Good to know!
Oris makes a stunningly beautiful bronze finished "vintage diver" in some amazing colors, but they're just barely dive watches (lacking a screwdown crown, they're only rated at 10ATM / 100m.) Very cool for Phoibos to offer true dive watch specs in a bronze watch for a fraction of the price.
Pretty cool! They have a nautical look to them. Thanks Mark. Have a great day! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Yes they do
Look so good!
Indeed.
Definitely one of the nicer looking Phoibos watches, in my opinion of course. In particular the salmon dial. They remind me a lot of my srpc44 gold turtle……I really liked those quartz based phoibos divers you used to carry. I think model px002. In watches I appreciate a simplicity of design, and I think those gave you a nice looking, solid watch, at a great price. I’m also very pro quartz and won’t hide it anymore.
Yes, you are correct, it was PX002
@islandwatch sweet watch I wanna buy but I'm trying to decide between this or a glycine bronze case
The phobios looks better finished, but I'd like to have a sw200 or eta in the back.... ahh decisions, decisions 😅
Nice looking watches. I think we need a limited islander bronze though
That would be cool!
doing land office business. 2 are already sold out. thanks as always for a great presentation.
Yeah, nuts, just saw that!
It's interesting how the addition of tin has such an effect on oxidation. Rolex calls their rose gold "Everose" gold. Apparently rose gold is gold is an amalgam of gold and copper, and over time will darken because of the oxidation of the copper. They stopped the darkening with the addition of, you guessed it, tin.
tin doesn't oxidize readily. It forms it's own barrier.
Very bold move, cotton
LOL
Already wearing my green dial one. Looks even better in person lol
awesome, thank you!
Does the green dial come with a black strap? I think a medium brown, or even a darker tan color strap would look great on the green dial.. ! Great choice by the way!
@@toddmurphy523 no it comes on a matching green strap but I like the look of the green leather personally
@@islandwatch no thank YOU
Those are nice pieces.
Yes they are
Watch case looks beautiful. I wonder why they used leather strap for a diver's watch. Bracelet or rubber would have made more sense. 😄
I just got a bronze glycine combat sub 2 weeks ago to try and experience the patina. So far still staying pristine but then again it is part of a rotation and not worn daily.
Thanks for the review and tidbits of knowledge. 😊
"I wonder why they used leather strap for a diver's watch" - Well, apply a product used by leather horse saddle 'Cowboys'; it's called Obenauf's. Once applied, the leather becomes impervious to liquids. - Just make sure that the leather is clean. If there's a stain or scuff, this stuff (Heavy Duty Leather Preservative) will make it a permanent resident...
@@y2ktube oh nice. Would it withstand being taken under seawater though?
Just ordered the salmon dial. Gotta be unique. 👍🏾
Good choice!
Nice but prolly won't buy another Phoibos since the lume pip dropped out of my very looked after molly coddled watch I hardly ever used.
Milgauss seconds hand, interesting choice.
My thoughts too.
Hi Marc, I have a brass watch that is Chrome plated, some of the Chrome is wearing away and it's turning my wrist green. Will bronze do the same? Will sweat make it corrode faster? I like the look of bronze but I'm not sure on the rest. Thanks
Sweat will accelerate it for sure. The caseback is steel, and that will not patina.
In my experience, the bronze part of the case that will still likely contact your skin will turn it green at times - especially in warmer weather when sweat is present.
@@speedyfreak9266 I like the look of bronze but I don't like the corrosion. It would probably turn my whole arm green.
I really like the hands but why the lightning hand. Not a fan, but man the watch is really well put together
I agree on the hand!
Oh what I'd do to have ALL of them in my collection 😭😭😭
LOL
Wow.....just checked price.....you are correct, VERY affordable!!!!!
Indeed
Hahaha, I'd bet you would notice the lightning bolt on a Milgauss... ⚡🤣😉
These are nice by the way!
Ha! Thanks!
They are nice, but let see ISL in bronze.
Noted.
Fun fact.Alot of ships props were cast from various bronze alloys.It patinas but is inert so doesnt rust.The last thing one day in fact of the Titanic will be its three screws cast in Netherton in england.
Cool factoid.
Rust never sleeps.
not fun.
I want the voyager with the red dial!!!
Not the gmt.
Awesome watch, thanks for the review..
Thanks for watching!
Missed opportunity: they should of goldened the indices edges, date edges and hands
Lovely watches. I thought the same about the second hand but it works given the trident theme. Nice at tension to detail with the port hole date window. A bezel with compass points would have been the cherry on the cake
The lovely thing about bronze watches that it ages with you, you get parts of the case that rub against your clothing that remain polished and other parts that will age gracefully. Don’t ever attempt doing the fake patina thing, it looks ugly
Phosphorus bronze is very durable, still used in gears and gearboxes, even gear oil has Pearl phosphorus to help lubrication
Now which one, must be the blue
Both you and TVG needs one of these
Thanks for watching.
It is almost rosey, the homage lightning bolt second hand spoils everything.
I never understood a leather strap on a dive style watch.
"a leather strap on a dive" - Well, apply a product used by leather horse saddle 'Cowboys', it's called Obenauf's. Once applied, the leather becomes impervious to liquids.
Just make sure that the leather is clean. If there's a stain or scuff, this stuff (Heavy Duty Leather Preservative) will make it a permanent resident...
This. Affordable. Bronze. Diver is. a. Llmlter. Run
3rd place.
Only iron can rust. Bronze cannot rust. Bronze forms a thin copper oxide layer which eventually becomes copper carbonate.
Love my bronze boat parts and watches but in saltwater the corrosion especially at interfaces where electrolytic corrosion can occur it effects the product just like rust
Understood! Thank you
@@slateization Got it, but it by definition isn't rust.
So you are saying I did not win a fantastic prize? 🤪
White face looks the best. Lightning bolt second hand is fun but would bug me
LOL, thanks
Number 2.😂
here in England a number two means a shi....?
l think big L for making so few
First
No offence to you Marc, that is just another corny looking Phoibos in my opinion.
Super random, but does anyone know if isofrane watch straps absorb clothing dye??