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Post by GMF on Jan 21, 2006 13:50:57 GMT -6
Everytime I get one of these Alphas, I'm again amazed at the quality for the money. This blue dial Explorer arrived yesterday. The dial is flawless and pictures don't do it justice. It's ice blue, not the typical blue seen on Rolex watches--and certainly not seen on a real Explorer I since that only comes in black. Twenty-one jewel, 21,600 bph auto that hacks and handwinds, solid link bracelet with screws not pins, screw-down crown, half-way decent lume, and superb fit and finish. Not bad for less than fifty bucks, all in.    |
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Post by Adam on Jan 21, 2006 17:49:03 GMT -6
Thats really nice, I have decided I am going to get a few alphas
So how do they perform in the long run??
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Post by GMF on Jan 21, 2006 18:41:26 GMT -6
Thats really nice, I have decided I am going to get a few alphas So how do they perform in the long run?? My two teenage nephews (13 and 15) have been wearing the ones I gave them for over a year and they are still going. These boys are not easy on watches either, especially the fifteen-year-old.  |
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Post by mamas on Jan 22, 2006 9:45:04 GMT -6
I know that they cklaim to be 30m WR.. but have you ever submerged your watch? is it reallywater resistant as they claim?
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Post by GMF on Jan 22, 2006 9:54:05 GMT -6
I've never submerged any of my Alphas, but I have routinely given them a "bath" in the sink with a toothbrush under running water (just like I do with my Rolexes) and they have never leaked. Click on the following link to read a review of two Alphas where a watchmaker did a pressure test and full disassembly/inspection. The pressure tests failed just bellow the rated 30m. What this tells me is that these watches are probably fine for getting wet and possibly the casual swim, but anything deeper and they are going to leak. members.shaw.ca/hclitheroe/Alpha/ |
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Post by mamas on Jan 22, 2006 10:37:06 GMT -6
thanks.. it just makes you wonder why people spend hundreds of $$$ on swiss fakes when they can get a pretty good homage for $50!.. you do wonder what we get for our money when we spen d $$$$$$thousands
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Post by choppersdad on Jan 23, 2006 10:03:15 GMT -6
mamas, I've had 3 or 4 Alphas in the past year and all my neighbors want to buy them...Thay aint bad for the bucks...
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Post by Sam on Jan 23, 2006 12:09:24 GMT -6
I know that they cklaim to be 30m WR.. but have you ever submerged your watch? is it reallywater resistant as they claim? mamas I left my ex Alpha Exp II submerged in the bathroom sink for 24 hours just to see if it would kill it. Passed the test with flying colors.  |
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