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At last, I pulled the trigger on a Blue Mako. Ordered it last Monday night from OWUSA and it arrived Thursday. (The benefits of living only 400 miles away from their home base, I guess.) I'm sure I'm not saying anything new here, but here's my reveiw.
First impressions: I almost went ballistic when I first opened it in the dim light of my living room because I thought they'd sent me a Black Mako by mistake. The "Blue" on this Mako looks nothing like any of the pictures I've seen. It is a deep, dark, midnight blue, and the brighter blue color only comes out as reflections in very bright direct light. That being said, I really dig the subtlety of the color, and like that it doesn't scream out, "Hey, I'm wearing a shiny blue watch!" So any of you that are going back and forth between the black and the blue, go blue. You get both colors that way.
After spending the weekend with it: I'm really impressed by the refined look of the dial. This could totally work as a dressy watch or fine with jeans and a t-shirt too. The accuracy is superb so far. I've only gained about 1 second per day with wearing it all day and then letting it rest on my nightstand over night. The bezel can indeed be difficult to turn, but it seems entirely due to the lack of grip. Once I get it going, it's quite smooth and it has a very satisfying feel when it clicks into place. The markers line up perfectly as well. The bracelet is not as nice as my Planet Orient, but it's OK for the price and was super easy to adjust myself.
My collection is small right now, but the lume is the best I have on any watch. It might not be the brightest right after a charge, but it's got good stamina and you can still read it in the dark early morning hours. Here are a couple quick pics I took on my 6.5" wrist. (The pictures make it look like it wears a lot bigger than it actually does. It's quite comfortable.)
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First impressions: I almost went ballistic when I first opened it in the dim light of my living room because I thought they'd sent me a Black Mako by mistake. The "Blue" on this Mako looks nothing like any of the pictures I've seen. It is a deep, dark, midnight blue, and the brighter blue color only comes out as reflections in very bright direct light. That being said, I really dig the subtlety of the color, and like that it doesn't scream out, "Hey, I'm wearing a shiny blue watch!" So any of you that are going back and forth between the black and the blue, go blue. You get both colors that way.
After spending the weekend with it: I'm really impressed by the refined look of the dial. This could totally work as a dressy watch or fine with jeans and a t-shirt too. The accuracy is superb so far. I've only gained about 1 second per day with wearing it all day and then letting it rest on my nightstand over night. The bezel can indeed be difficult to turn, but it seems entirely due to the lack of grip. Once I get it going, it's quite smooth and it has a very satisfying feel when it clicks into place. The markers line up perfectly as well. The bracelet is not as nice as my Planet Orient, but it's OK for the price and was super easy to adjust myself.
My collection is small right now, but the lume is the best I have on any watch. It might not be the brightest right after a charge, but it's got good stamina and you can still read it in the dark early morning hours. Here are a couple quick pics I took on my 6.5" wrist. (The pictures make it look like it wears a lot bigger than it actually does. It's quite comfortable.)
