Key West Pictures

66Cooper, I think you are first in what I hope will be a long, long thread of pictures of a beautiful watch! And this will certainly sustain (barely) those of us still awaiting our Key West.


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I'm going to spend lots of time in this thread. Keep the eye candy coming!


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That neutral-colored strap looks right on the KW. Very good match.


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Menno, I can see what you mean about the BWG9 befitting the overall design of the KW. I agree.


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Arthur said:

Here are a few more

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Wow! That white dial is amazing!

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tmoris said:

004 has landed!! Thank you Bill!!

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Very happy!

This is good. I hope delivery is starting to escalate to more than 5 per week, as had been estimated by MKII.

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66Cooper said:

Another boring meeting. Thankfully I have something interesting to keep me busy.

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Wow! So much visual depth.

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Dang!
This is why I'm willing to wait.


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Ownership sharing is still sparse, so thank you to the few who continue to post pictures of the beautiful MKII Key West!


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66Cooper said:

On blue NATO

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Great matching!

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cpotters said:

Taking the "Pussy Galore" out for a spin on this woven NATO strap: perfect for our current tropical weather...

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I'm thrilled I committed to this combo.

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El Chihuahua said:

I can fly any plane. It is the landings that I dread.

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A controlled crash is always dreadful.

My father-inlaw, who retired from flying a 747-400, would frequently wear a heart rate monitor for kicks; his heart rate would elevate above 150 bpm as he turned onto final approach. Landing was truly dreadful for him, for decades.

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If that Steinhart is inspired by the Rolex GMT Master II, then it is a clumsy effort. The numbers on the bezel are fat and round like overfed Oompa Loompas, and the crown is enormous, like an exaggerated characterization of an oversized nose on a hapless drunk. And having owned four Steinhart divers with bezels, my experience with their quality control was awful, with every single watch possessing a bezel that was vertically loose and a date bubble that hardly magnified the date Window. I wished Steinhart placed more thoughts and effort into their design and build quality, and not rush to market to ride the homage wave created by more patient and competent watchmakers like Bill Yao.


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Thanks for the macro shots! Keep it going!


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Hello owners of the KW GMT. Can you give some thoughts on the construction quality of the crown, stem and tube system? Any wobble? Push and pull with clarity? Screwing of the crown smooth?

Thanks.


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Gentlemen, thank you for your replies regarding the crown/stem system. I am delighted to hear that this system seems to be as tight and sturdy as that on my Kingston. The Kingston's crown operation has the sturdiness, tightness and confidence of watches costing well over $5,000. And I'm very glad to hear this is the same in the Key West.


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TheMeasure said:

It has arrived! Was so happy to see the postman with my box felt like I owed him a drink for delivering it safely to me. Snapped some Q&D cell pics.

As always, MKII watches are packed to withstand almost anything USPS could throw at them.

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The quality and attention to detail is classic Yao. I never get tired of looking at the gilt dial. That along with the Pepsi bezel is just..well..yeah it's all you expected and more!

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I know some would prefer a darker blue, but I love the shades that were chosen.

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and it ends on an open '9' day!

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The beautiful chamfer on the Key West case is certainly another important detail revealing the focus, precision and extra effort placed into every MKII project. It looks so nice in the picture, and something to feed the eyes in real life.

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How on earth were you able to delay such beauty! It must have been torture.

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Yellowdrive said:

I ordered the gilt/gloss Key West specifically because I had the matte dial Nassau. Seeing all the photos of black dial gilt/gloss watches doesn't make me regret my choice, but the day Bill posted an Instagram of a non-gilt pepsi Key West... I felt some feelings...

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Bury those feelings right now.

Your first choice is perfect.

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