Beam Me Up! The Fantastic Phoibos Voyager
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Definitely a Phoibos! And definitely the most distinctive dial design from them so far. Well specced, well priced, you just have to be OK with the level of bling before you pull the trigger on this one. Cheers, Jody
Like it... But I'd trade the 300m WR for 200m if it meant shaving 1 or 2mm off the case depth.
Bang on 👍
Kit Houghton Every time!!!
Absolutely.
For me it's not even the size but weight. I love cheap steel bracelets on Seiko 5s because they are lighter. Give me 100m but a lighter watch.
Agree
As a Trek nerd, that intro was brilliant.
As a Trek nerd, I'll second that 🖖🏻
Voyager is my all time favorite series! I have great memories staying up late and watching it with my dad, and now when I'm feeling nostalgic I go and watch some Voyager.
The dial and bezel are something I’d buy in a heartbeat. Yet the bulky profile is a look that just turns me off. It makes it look much thicker than it actually is.
Agreed. The dial is elegant, the case is a tad butch. Just doesn't quite fit.
Thats because all this _micros_ don't use Miyota 9000 that is slimmer than Nh
Its lug to lug : height ratio resembles that of a lego brick.
Its fine in person
I was catching up on JOMW episodes and realized I was wearing the watch he was talking about! I hadn’t waited for Jodi’s review, I snatched this Phoibos up the day it was released. His review is extremely accurate. I like the watch for its unique and eye catching design. It’s thick and heavy and I like it that way. Not for everyone, but I love it!
Good to hear that great minds do indeed think alike 😉
Ah that theme music... gets me every time. There’s coffee in that nebula!
I am in love with this watch. It grew on me very fast. The dial, the indexes, the date at the six, the discrete “James Bondish” white Octopus logo and the GMT frozen bezel combo make it the prettiest watch I have ever seen. To me it looks classic and modern at the same time. Discrete and in your face at the same time. I find it mesmerising… I just ordered a second one. You know the feeling when you love something so much that you need to have a backup just in case… When I wear it, with its size and weight, I somehow feel very masculine. I might just have found my watch.
I love the voyager intro theme. Thank you for reminding me. I’ve been eyeing this watch hard because the indexes and color options are just perfect in my eyes.
May the quartz be with you.
😂😂😂
Jody, I received the brown one in the mail about three days ago and I think that helps to mute the bling down a bit over the sliver/grey. I love it. It’s a real eye catcher and you can’t beat the price and quality. Love the Star Trek intro. Live long and prosper! ✌️
Great looking watch, still rocking my two year old Phoibos Wavemaster. This brand keeps knocking out winners.
I admit that the first time I saw this, I wasn’t a fan of the bezel, but I love the dial. The more I look at it, the more I can overlook the bezel.
Thanks for the review, Jody. I have the brown one, just came in today. I love it--everything about it feels really solid and it sits well on my 6" wrist. The bracelet was a little harder to adjust, but not bad once I figured it out. Very sleek and shiny. My clasp also has that second click, but it secures well. All I can say is I wish I'd bought this earlier--had I known how nice they were, I would have bought the green one, too! LLAP.
It's quite nice .... I like those Yacht-Master style bezels ... they look good
Oh I love that ❤️ it looks like someone has actually sat down with the intention of designing a really attractive dive watch that bears no resemblance to the Submariner, thank god. That dial has a hint of Cocktail Time about it and I would buy that without any hesitation. Shame it hasn't got a Miyota 9015 movement, that would improve the profile and make it less bulky and would be the icing on the delicious cake, but thumbs up to Phoibos for that one nevertheless 👍
I have had a Phoibos Proteus with meteorite dial for a couple of weeks. It may be the heaviest watch I own.
It feels very sturdy and has sharp edges. Mine has screw pins in the band. This is the first band that I have owned with them and I really wish more companies would offer this. I paid a premium for the dial but I like unique and different watches. I cant stop looking at it. It's cool to think that this material has been traveling around the universe for billions of years. I am really happy with my purchase.
Great timing ... got mine yesterday. Actually went with the brown and quite happy ... honestly, the proportions aren't disturbing in the least on my 7-incher.
Great intro BTW.
I've been EAGERLY awaiting my green dial version to arrive. This is one of the best sun bursts I've seen!
It's a cool mix of minimalism and bling: shiny on grey on shiny - I think it works quite well with the feather texture. I'm tempted!
I own the green one since monday. It's really a stunning watch, even more at this price. It looks a lot more expensive than it is, like 5 times. The bezel is perfect and the bracelet is the most comfortable I've ever tried. Note that I have no problem with the clasp, no double-click. On mine, the hour hand is a little off, a little bit too late, but the watch runs at +2 spd and the bezel is perfectly aligned, so I'm happy with it and I'll keep it.
I've removed 4 links and the weight is down to 160g. I've feared the watch would be to thick for my taste but actually it's ok, and because the bracelet is very comfortable, I don't feel the weight.
Now that is a watch I can wear every day. Jody, you have reviewed a real gem, with a gem of a review.
I received my green Voyager yesterday, and your comments are very fair. I have a 21-22 cm wrist and ithe bracelet is *tight* (emailed Phoibos to ask about extra links). In comparison, my Wave Master fits fine with a spare adjustment available if I ever need it. I have the same issue with the clasp failing to lock, and assumed it was due to everything being pulled tight. It is certainly something to be aware of.
Notwithstanding the length, this is the best looking and well made bracelet I have seen from Phoibos. The high, polished sides contribute to this on-wrist. It's a snazzy, dressy diver.
The styling of this grey dial version reminds me of the new Seiko SRPE71. I nearly purchased grey but decided there would not be enough contrast in sunlight, and maybe that was vindicated.
Such a lovely dial, and a nice bracelet as well. I struggle with so much polished SS finish. That and the bezel almost makes it look like a cheap plastic chromed finish. So close but not quite enough to make it a must buy this time. Thank you for your reviews.
Amazing Intro!!! Bezel sounds nice! Great looking watch Jody! Dial markers are sweet!
Always getting me through these hospital visits Jody, love your content!
Oh Helllloooo BTW.
Metal dual-time bezel? Heck yeah!
I usually like Phoibos, but this one is too heavy and thick for me. I like the hands set on this one. The price looked like 269 or 250 USD which is not to bad. No complaints on that. I like the bezel. If it were a few grams lighter and a few millimeters thinner I think it would be better.
I found a nice looking Seiko 5 with an interesting "arabic"/ eastern Hindi dial with model number SNKP21J1... on chrono
Love the intro and the various Star Trek references. Well done, Jody.
I think this is the best looking watch you've reviewed in a long time.
Well done Jody, you preserved the intro's split infinitive!
Jody - Just ordered my Voyager (with the green dial)! Looking forward to seeing that sun ray dial! Cheers!
I bought an Eagle Ray recently, thanks to your reviews of their watches. I was so happy with it that I got a Sea Nymph for Mrs Wife which is also a great watch. Delivery was free and took three days to Europe from their UK depot.
This new Voyager is lovely looking, If the bezel were colour matched I would probably get the green one, although it does look a bit chunky. I know the NH35 is not everyone’s favourite but my Eagle Ray is running at +/- 2 seconds, which is better than my CHR Ward cosc chrono at 3 times the price.
Thanks for not calling the octopus a kraken😂 Cheers Jodie, great review as always!🖖
I’m glad you weren’t wearing a red shirt...
He'll live to tell the tale!
Brilliant!
Stepping up the thumbnail game there Jody - very impressive!
Thanks mate! (I get them made for me, but I provide the, ahem, inspiration! 😉)
I was VERY close to buying the green dial one, but realized what I really wanted was that AWESOME dial style but in a slimmer watch. Maybe a mod project in my future... Great references 🤓😂
Awesome vid!!
You should do these types of intros more often! Very creative and very fun to watch!
Jody, that pin and collar system is really something to show to your audience in detail. Getting the links off is not the problem, the problem is to get it on again. First you have to watch that tiny tiny collar. Work on a spotless surface without cluttering, otherwise the collar disappears never to be seen again. Then the part that most of us do wrong. Where to put the collar? You tend to try to place is near the outside of the links, but the trick is, that most of the times, the collar has to be put back near the middle of the link. That took me a while to find out. Nowhere an instruction video how to do it. That's why many people don't want pin and collar bracelets. Even some watchmakers don't know this and you end up with a watch on the floor after visiting the watch maker. So please show us how to do it, in detail. Use your best Macro lens please.
+1 Great observation and just to add my little experience of maybe finding the biggest hole. With a loupe I could just make out a larger hole. I also worked in the middle of my king size bed with yellow sheets so I could see the collar when it dropped as I pulled the link(s) out. If you don't see the collar it may be still attached to that punch tool. A big bright area also helped me when the collar jumped like a flea when the tweezers lost their grip. Unfortunately these things can jump a long way and if they make it the floor, good luck.
I lost my collar aa well. Searched everywhere and gave up. The next day I was working on another watch, this time on a clean and cleared surface and suddenly the collar came back....! It fell out of my hair...!
If you look at the video, he doesn't show where the collar should be placed. You think it is on the outside, but that doesn't fit. It is on the inside of the links. Nobody ever shows that.
I picked up the eagle ray quite recently and it had awful QC issues. The clasp fell apart when I tried to size it, they had to send me a new one and then tried to charge me for shipping it. I told them I was going to return it under the 30 day refund if they did that so they relented. The crown is now having issues it is very rough and sticks when trying to close it. It takes some finesse to get it closed and I anticipate it will eventually give up on me and I will have to send it back.
Really cool watch. Love the dial and overall look of the watch. Great review!
I’ve got 3 Phoibos & love em! Initially I just didn’t like the indices but they grew on me as I watched the video. Number 4 maybe....🤔👍🏼
I would say the gray dial looks like a very refined graphite . Very impressive. Great review.
Hi Jody! Thanks for another great review. Have exactly the same model and version. At first I was not fully sold to the bezel design and the "blinkiness", however once I started wearing it - I fell in love! Those shiny hands and indices wonderfully play with light in different conditions and make the watch highly legible, even though the grey version provides less contrast between the dial and hands compared to some others. Also the accuracy of my piece is simply striking, when worn it runs at... +/- 0,0 SPD (!!!), the same as my Proteus. When put in the watch box face up it runs a few secs fast per day (just like your piece on the timegrapher). Phoibos must be regulating those movements before installation, which speaks great of the brand. This is the 4th Phoibos in my collection and probably not the last. Keep up the good work, cheers from Warsaw!
Brilliant intro as a Trek fan. Appreciate you man.
Love that dial!
Beautiful Watch Love the Bezel And Dial ! Phoibis Makes A Good Watch !! Thanks !!
I've owned a Wavemaster and absolutely loved it, I sold it recently and even though I'd had it for a year it was still in fantastic condition. Such a well made and fantastic value watch, I'm not a fan of any if the others if I'm honest.
Jody, love all the star trek stuff! The brown one is similar to the brand new Zelos Nova 38MM Espresso brown version.
Another great informative review, thanks Jody. I’m thinking maybe the brown version on a dark vintage strap. Hmmm, wonder if I could sneak ‘just one more’ past the Minister for War and Finance.
Wow, Jody, you've been a real STAR of this review.
Looks amazing - maybe a little bit chunky? I wouldn't complain about a version with less WR but 2-3mm slimmer.
This chunky watch is out of this world! :)
I been enjoying My blue dial voyager for about 2 weeks. Get alot of wrist time, and even with My 6 inch wrist it wears really well with that short lug to lug lengt. People comment on it like crazy too, I have had People ask if it was a yatch master and if it was White gold/Steel. I looks very blingy and expensive. Just love it
I like the design and the extra chonk for the size!
Jody, awesome intro! Anyway, the watch reminds me of a Rolex Yachtmaster with the polish bezel, the difference is the second or dual time bezel. The bracelet has an old Tudor jubilee type of look, the center links are a bit more "rectangular" than in a regular Jubilee. Anyway awesome vid!
they've missed the boat by not accenting the seconds hand with red to match the text, I've got a Parnis relief bezel/sunburst grey dial that looks great with some baby blue text and a baby blue seconds hand....although I'm sure these things can be sourced and modded easily enough but that's not the point is it. Nice watch though, I like this style
I can see Captain Proton wearing this
I like it, good price too. First Phoibos I've been tempted by 👍🏻
Live Long And Prosper 🖖🏻
Yes love it I'm an Aquicy fan as well..
Wow. Stunning!!
Pin & collar...I lost several collars while sizing my Casio Oceanus, which was a rookie mistake. I think it's better than regular push pins. The bracelet is less rattle-y. As for the watch, I'd get one if it was thinner. That's the best looking Phoibos I've seen in a while!
Best theme song of any show ever!!!
Honestly Jody, I kinda like it. Might consider adding to my collection. Thanks for the review!!
Great review! (and great intro!) I have this exact watch arriving today (8/13) - interested to see just how chunky it is, but I do like the look. Thanks!
That slab sided case on the crown side along with the crown guards look very submariner-esque.
Nice watch and brilliant review as always.
I was really hoping this review wouldn't drop before my pay day as they will sell out now before I can afford one
Loved the Star Trek references, it had to be done
I think the blue dial will look amazing
Bought the green dial and am wearing it now. Had to remove zero links for my 8' wrist. Am really liking this one from Phoibos!
Points for originality. I’ve been on a relief/embossed/YM bezel kick lately. First time I’ve seen one in dual time.
Reminds me of my old Tissot Seastar 600 for some reason. I think it's mainly the bezel finish and styling. No bad thing I reckon.
What a beauty!
Its a great looking watch from above but a little chunky from the side. Also love their logo on the case base
Loved the Star Trek intro! Janeway would love it! I think she would like the watch too. I loved it!!! Great review as always Jody!!! I just wish these people would learn that we don’t all have Chinese sized wrists.
Hell of a dial that one!
Bought this . Now shipping from uk to cover Europe so no faff with tax etc . My first taste of the brand and at £230 it’s a steel . I went for green but think the grey may have suited me better . Minor issue the height but it’s certainly not a big issue . I think it wears smaller than a 40 mm so will suit smaller wrists . All and all it is quite impressive .
Love this watch, I think it looks great value, would make a good daily. Great reviews as always Jody.
Very nice review and video Jodi. I like the Phoibos Voyager and its silver/grey dial. I think it’s a classy watch and at $250 it seems to be priced very competitively. My only issue is that it is a bit chunky, as you so aptly point out. Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts and observations about the Voyager...Ed
Almost as beautiful as the NCC-1701 refit enterprise.
have been seeing the voyager often on my timeline this week. not complaining though since it's a pretty one
Stunning watch!!!😍
Ordered the Gray one shortly after after release. Something about it spoke to me, and I was in the the market for a fairly budget dressier Diver. After watching your review and another from a week ago I eagerly await it's arrival from overseas. Edit...I see the gray one is sold out already, probably should have bought a couple of extra to resell on FleaBay :)
Just received my Voyager and I like it! I was concerned about it being too shiny, but no, it's not blingy. The bracelet pin and collar arrangement is different from most. The collar sleeve is located on the inner links, not on the outside like, for example, a Sieko bracelet.
I like it. Looks good to me. I'm wearing a Kamasu right now I just don't see the comparison to the case, but that's just me. I like the greyish dial. Color is similar to my new SBDC101 I just got.
Just reviewed the version 2. Has a slightly different case, and screw pins. I would have preferred a slimmer case and less water resistance. The slab sided case and polishing would then be less of an issue. More micro adjustments also needed. All in all though, love the watch
I've got it in brown, 15% off the first week from Europe due to being on mailing list. Took a chance ordering it with no review references, but the Scotsman normally speaks highly of the brand. I am very happy about it even though there was a wtf? Shortening the bracelet.. 😊 A pin and collar first for me.. 🤪
Epic intro, engage! Great looking piece.
Nice intro! Very interesting dial. I think I might be tempted by the blue dial version. Like the idea of a silver bezel but not convinced by the finish on this one - somehow looks a bit ‘plasticky’ on video. Maybe better in person. Very enjoyable review as always!
I think Zelos uses a similar dial on one of their Nova watches.
Not digging this one much at all, but it does seem to be priced fairly and it appears that I can read the date without a cyclops, which is nice.
Best lookin' Phoibos so far! I like it! Kind of reminds me of a Yachtmaster. But the hour markers (at least at the 12 o'clock position) look a little off center when lined up to the middle of the Phoibos logo.
Stunning
I like the octopus emblem!
I love it. The silver is sold out. Any suggestions on another color?
A tad thick, but I love that they made an automatic version inspired by the Sea Nymph. I will definitely get a Phoibos at some point!
That is probably the nicest watch you have shown.
All around this watch looks prety awesome. I like the kind of frosted bezel with protruding numerals. I also really enjoy the style of the applied indices, and the lume looks pretty awesome. I'm impressed phoibos! The case design being so chunky and slab sided is not my favourite. Fortunately for Phoibos, they actually have decent branding, the octopus being so prevalent because people like it.
Love the watch, any advice, i would like to mod the bezel for a black ceramic one, dimension look standard 30.6-38.0 but I don’t know if I can find something that suit the watch well
Great one! Looks really good.
Might pass on this one though, will continue to save for the Mako V3, but this is damn tempting.
Slightly too thick I think? A better movement with a high beat might have tipped it over the edge.
Hi Jody,
The dial is phenomenal! As well as the bezel. But it’s way too chunky! I would like to see a version with around 12mm of hight. That would be perfect for me. And as you said, they should have spent some machining time into the flanks.
Best regards,
Claus
lol you had me at the voyager theme music. I have to say I like the Sea Nymph more.
i love the voyager intro
This is definetely my favorite Phoibos. I see the similarities with the Sea Nymph that I wanted to buy for my wife. Unfortunately it is not available on the Phoibos Europe web site. Hope they will restock, so maybe I will buy a Nymph for her and this one for me.