ORANGE WATCH COMPANY
MILSUB SOPROD A-10
The following is my opinion and is not intended to be derogatory to any other watch brand or their owners and yes i am biased because i absolutely adore this watch.
Until recently I had never heard of OWC, or if I had I cant have seen their products, but when they appeared on the The watch Forum and I looked at their timepieces I was smitten.
The doctor watch is very appealing, some may see it as a bit silly, but is it any sillier than a James Bond Omega. the Doctor watch looks, to me, like a bit of abstract art and given the choice between 007 ticking round the dial or a Gallifreyan abstract art watch the OWC wins every time.
The OWC Milsub Soprod A-10 is my kind of watch though, it ticks all the box's for me.
Some people buy watches and then go through some sort of bonding process for a while, some watches are kept, some are flipped.
I on the other hand seem to have a kind of subconscious image of the ideal watch I E... overall case size,dial size, chapter ring size, crystal size, lug width, lug to lug, crown size etc etc. if one thing like the lug width to case size ratio is off then its not the watch for me and obviously dial and handset design is part of the decision as is touch, for me the initial touch is hugely important, the weight and feel says a lot about a new watches qualities.
When Roy announced that a Milsub was winging its way from Australia for review i jumped at the chance and i am now lucky to have it in my possession, albeit for a short while.
A friend of mine has 2 Rolex subs that i have been lucky enough to handle, both are non date and one is under 5 years old, there is absolutely no doubting the quality of a Rolex when you examine one, they really are stunning, but this is where I will "throw the cat amongst the pigeons"....The OWC Milsub is just as good.
From the feel of the bezel and beautifully shaped case to the smooth high beat tick of the second hand the finish is sublime, the ceramic bezel insert with its raised and lumed numerals is perfect, the crown is something else altogether, i thought my Seiko Sumo crown was good, but the engineered action of the OWC is in a different league from the Sumo, it is so smooth I did wonder if i had missed the threads, but there is no concerns about crossing threads i get with the Sumo or any other of my divers.
The case back is attached to the beautifully finished case with Torx screws as are the bracelet attachment bars.
The dial is a lovely almost denim blue and the snowflake hand set is a firm favourite of mine. the colour of the lume in the hands, dial and bezel insert all match perfectly. I particularly like that the date wheel colour matches the dial colour
The 60 click uni-directional bezel is attached to the case with 4 tiny hard to spot set screws.
This model has the Soprod A-10 movement and it is a proper gem, the hand winding is silky, the second hand is so smooth you could be forgiven for thinking its a modern Bulova P102 quartz and of course it hacks as well as being automatic, the time keeping in the short while I have had the watch is as you would expect superb.
Clearly this is no normal watch, the thought ,design and engineering is very plain to see, this is a time piece that has been created with loads of heart and soul, this is very apparent when you investigate the Orange Watch Company website.
i am sure the journey to produce their range of watches was long with many sleepless night and headaches, but boy has it paid off, this is a watch that is so much more than the sum total of its parts.
The Orange watch Company has raised the bar for all Micro brands and Boutique brands IMHO. maybe all the other smaller brands should take note: this is how its done, put some value in your products, use modern up to date movements instead of the default Miyota 82** series that every Tom, Dick and Harry use, build in some longevity and quality,stop the use of silly little plastic movements and earn your place before charging huge amounts for your products.
It occurred to me if you wore any Orange Watch Company time piece to a pub how many of your mates or strangers for that matter would approach you and ask: is that a real OWC? and there is probably only a handful of these watches within 500 miles or more, makes you think.
So.......given the choice between a seven grand Rolex or a seven hundred pound OWC Milsub i would choose the OWC, my perception of value and quality doesn't just lay in the cost, but more what I like on my wrist.
IMHO with the big brands you are not buying a watch or a phone etc, you are buying a marketed lifestyle.
Is a Rolex worth more than an OWC ?.....no...not to me...
Would I but an OWC ?........In a New York minute I would.
Even my wife likes it so i guess it must be special.
I can see an order heading to Mr OWC in the early New Year, it will mean cutting out buying other watches and it may be like a heroin addict coming off Methadone. but I will cope... I think.
I see no reason to give full specs as these are available on www.orangewatchcompany.com
Thank you Roy for trusting me with this watch, it really is going to be hard to send it back.
As i wear my watches on my right hand [ i know weirdo ] and i am right handed i find it impossible to take wrist shots with my left hand.....that is until.........I realised I could temporarily wear the watch on my left wrist and take the shot then swap back....simple DUHH
My photos don't do this watch justice.
MILSUB SOPROD A-10
The following is my opinion and is not intended to be derogatory to any other watch brand or their owners and yes i am biased because i absolutely adore this watch.
Until recently I had never heard of OWC, or if I had I cant have seen their products, but when they appeared on the The watch Forum and I looked at their timepieces I was smitten.
The doctor watch is very appealing, some may see it as a bit silly, but is it any sillier than a James Bond Omega. the Doctor watch looks, to me, like a bit of abstract art and given the choice between 007 ticking round the dial or a Gallifreyan abstract art watch the OWC wins every time.
The OWC Milsub Soprod A-10 is my kind of watch though, it ticks all the box's for me.
Some people buy watches and then go through some sort of bonding process for a while, some watches are kept, some are flipped.
I on the other hand seem to have a kind of subconscious image of the ideal watch I E... overall case size,dial size, chapter ring size, crystal size, lug width, lug to lug, crown size etc etc. if one thing like the lug width to case size ratio is off then its not the watch for me and obviously dial and handset design is part of the decision as is touch, for me the initial touch is hugely important, the weight and feel says a lot about a new watches qualities.
When Roy announced that a Milsub was winging its way from Australia for review i jumped at the chance and i am now lucky to have it in my possession, albeit for a short while.
A friend of mine has 2 Rolex subs that i have been lucky enough to handle, both are non date and one is under 5 years old, there is absolutely no doubting the quality of a Rolex when you examine one, they really are stunning, but this is where I will "throw the cat amongst the pigeons"....The OWC Milsub is just as good.
From the feel of the bezel and beautifully shaped case to the smooth high beat tick of the second hand the finish is sublime, the ceramic bezel insert with its raised and lumed numerals is perfect, the crown is something else altogether, i thought my Seiko Sumo crown was good, but the engineered action of the OWC is in a different league from the Sumo, it is so smooth I did wonder if i had missed the threads, but there is no concerns about crossing threads i get with the Sumo or any other of my divers.
The case back is attached to the beautifully finished case with Torx screws as are the bracelet attachment bars.
The dial is a lovely almost denim blue and the snowflake hand set is a firm favourite of mine. the colour of the lume in the hands, dial and bezel insert all match perfectly. I particularly like that the date wheel colour matches the dial colour
The 60 click uni-directional bezel is attached to the case with 4 tiny hard to spot set screws.
This model has the Soprod A-10 movement and it is a proper gem, the hand winding is silky, the second hand is so smooth you could be forgiven for thinking its a modern Bulova P102 quartz and of course it hacks as well as being automatic, the time keeping in the short while I have had the watch is as you would expect superb.
Clearly this is no normal watch, the thought ,design and engineering is very plain to see, this is a time piece that has been created with loads of heart and soul, this is very apparent when you investigate the Orange Watch Company website.
i am sure the journey to produce their range of watches was long with many sleepless night and headaches, but boy has it paid off, this is a watch that is so much more than the sum total of its parts.
The Orange watch Company has raised the bar for all Micro brands and Boutique brands IMHO. maybe all the other smaller brands should take note: this is how its done, put some value in your products, use modern up to date movements instead of the default Miyota 82** series that every Tom, Dick and Harry use, build in some longevity and quality,stop the use of silly little plastic movements and earn your place before charging huge amounts for your products.
It occurred to me if you wore any Orange Watch Company time piece to a pub how many of your mates or strangers for that matter would approach you and ask: is that a real OWC? and there is probably only a handful of these watches within 500 miles or more, makes you think.
So.......given the choice between a seven grand Rolex or a seven hundred pound OWC Milsub i would choose the OWC, my perception of value and quality doesn't just lay in the cost, but more what I like on my wrist.
IMHO with the big brands you are not buying a watch or a phone etc, you are buying a marketed lifestyle.
Is a Rolex worth more than an OWC ?.....no...not to me...
Would I but an OWC ?........In a New York minute I would.
Even my wife likes it so i guess it must be special.
I can see an order heading to Mr OWC in the early New Year, it will mean cutting out buying other watches and it may be like a heroin addict coming off Methadone. but I will cope... I think.
I see no reason to give full specs as these are available on www.orangewatchcompany.com
Thank you Roy for trusting me with this watch, it really is going to be hard to send it back.
As i wear my watches on my right hand [ i know weirdo ] and i am right handed i find it impossible to take wrist shots with my left hand.....that is until.........I realised I could temporarily wear the watch on my left wrist and take the shot then swap back....simple DUHH
My photos don't do this watch justice.