Guy David - A Assessment Of A Reduced Price Mechanical Watch

At first sight, this diver holds someplace in among style and true horology. The first thing observed is the finish in the impressive 47mm watch case. The sides are nicely satin-brushed and the top with the lugs have this Omega Seamaster 300M polish on them. I am not certain no matter whether the designer's had been inspired by watches just like the Seamaster or Submariner, but these watches represent the classic style of a diver's watch.

The bezel clicks twice per minute and feels far more strong than on a few of the a lot more costly 'low cost' divers I've handled prior to. The numerals around the uni-directional bezel are large, probably even loud, but at the least quite readable.

Guy David's diver watch also has this cyclops for the date window, which naturally reminds us of the Rolex sports models including the Submariner. The magnification is really a bit also small, certainly not the two.5x we're utilized from the Submariner. Style smart, it fits the watch although.

Around the back side, the polished case back shows all data necessary. Guy David guarantees a water resistance of 200 meters (20ATM) and notes that there is a Japanese movement ticking within. I would have loved a satin-brushed case back, because the polished surface is really large and contrasts to a specific extend with the rest with the watch case. Just like the winding crown and helium escape valve, the case back is screw-down at the same time, securing the watch for its 200 meter of water resistance.

I took the liberty of opening the case and located this Japanese mechanical automatic Miyota movement within. A pretty straight-forward automatic motion mounted unpretentious within the Guy David watch situation. The motion is held in spot by a nylon spacer, making it unattractive to get a transparent case back but probably keeps the selling price tag interesting.

I see this watch as an intriguing acquaintance using the planet of mechanical timepieces and hope that it can make the owner enthusiastic enough to help keep learning watches and ultimately step into the world of haute horlogerie. If not, that's fine as well, at the least you've a timepiece that carries a bit of that mechanical 'soul' inside.

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