Oceanus Arrives!

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shandy

Discussion Starter · Apr 29, 2008 (Edited)

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Hi Guy's
The oceanus 1st generation that I ordered from ebay seller jj_watches arrived today. My camera's batteries died so the attached wristshot is extremely poor, I will post better one's once my batteries are charged!There is one stock one attached as well to show in better detail the watch.

First impressions are of a very well made watch, solid weighty stainless steel construction, blued second hand and alarm hand, sapphire crystal.
the dial is white with a beautiful diamond pattern engraved, the numbers are polished metal finish.

A nice padded leather strap complements the watch perfectly I think!

There is a sunken button on the side of the case at the 2 o'clock position that can be pulled out to activate the alarm.

I hope it is OK to mention this but I want to say what a positive experience I had from the seller, he went out of his way to help me get the watch as I had special circumstances. He was prepared to wait for the payment to come through a longer time scale and once payment arrived mailed the watch out the same day!

The watch came will all protective stickers in place and very well packaged, it came exactly as described. I got the watch for $35 but he had raised the price to $39 after I had ordered mine, still great value for this watch I believe, list new was $180!
I will be buying my next G shock from him!

I have never had so many new watches arrive in such a short space of time..I love it!
Thanks Guys, better pictures in the next few days!

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tribe125

· #41 · May 5, 2008

Vintage said:
I am a longstanding admirer of penguins.

Then I can recommend a wonderfully off-beat song by Lyle Lovett. Makes me grin every time I hear it:

I don't go for fancy cars
For diamond rings
Or movie stars
I go for penguins
Oh Lord I go for penguins

Throw your money out the door
We'll just sit around
And watch it snow
I go for penguins
Oh Lord I go for penguins

Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
To my needs

Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
To my needs
To my needs
To my needs
To my needs

Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
Penguins are so sensitive
To my needs
To my needs
To my needs

To my needs
To my needs
To my needs
To my needs
To my needs

To my needs
To my needs

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Vintage

· #42 · May 5, 2008

tribe125 said:
Then I can recommend a wonderfully off-beat song by Lyle Lovett. Makes me grin every time I hear it...

Fantastic! I didn't know that one, and I like Lyle Lovett. I'll look for it. :-!

shandy

Discussion Starter · #43 · May 5, 2008

Fantastic picture RPF and the black face looks great! You really captured the quality in these watches, I hope you continue to enjoy them for a long time.
Tribe, that's one of my favorite Lyle albums! A very underrated singer in my opinion, he always pushes the artistic boundries!

RPF

· #44 · May 6, 2008

Country! Now I have meself a penguin song!!! Thanks tribe!

image

· #45 · May 6, 2008

Is it 40mm from the case edges between 2 and 8 o'clock or from 3 and 9 o'clock (excluding the crown)? Thanks.

shandy

Discussion Starter · #46 · May 6, 2008

image said:
Is it 40mm from the case edges between 2 and 8 o'clock or from 3 and 9 o'clock (excluding the crown)? Thanks.

between 3 and 9 o'clock the dimension from 2-8 is:46mm
hope that helps!

tribe125

· #47 · May 6, 2008

RPF said:
Country! Now I have meself a penguin song!!! Thanks tribe!

My pleasure - always like to play the evangelist for great music!

DougFNJ

· #48 · May 6, 2008

So Ian, shoot the Oceanus to America over to me and I'll do a YouTube review of it, then you'll be able to proudly wear it again in approx. 6-10 weeks :-!

RPF

· #49 · May 6, 2008

Vintage said:
Hi RPF,

I'm very impressed with your photos and with the quality of both watches. Usually that level of attention to details is reserved for watches that cost 10 or 15 times the Oceanus' price.

Very nice watches. Congrats on both.

PS: Cool avatar. I am a longstanding admirer of penguins. They have resilience, patience, grace, and an amazing sense of community. That's a Master of G that I'm still waiting for, by the way --one with a penguin mascot.

Oops, missed a penguin lover's post. On the contrary, I'm sorry about the pictures. I seriously need a better camera. There was so much detail I had to abandon. That plus for want of a light box.

I will say the watches are much better in looks, fit/finish, dial work and specs than the equivalent Wenger/Victorinox alarm models. They are definitely worth the original MSP of about $200. It certainly won't make the Casio blush next to a $3-500 Victorinox or Accutron.

Thanks for loving penguins. I have a box full of penguin softtoys, with a few on loan to friends. Lovely creatures, they are.

shandy

Discussion Starter · #50 · May 6, 2008

DougFNJ said:
So Ian, shoot the Oceanus to America over to me and I'll do a YouTube review of it, then you'll be able to proudly wear it again in approx. 6-10 weeks :-!

On it's way Doug, though you may get it quicker as I decided to visit in person and am walking:-d:-d:-d

DougFNJ

· #51 · May 6, 2008

ianmedium said:
On it's way Doug, though you may get it quicker as I decided to visit in person and am walking:-d:-d:-d

so THATS how you lost all that weight you were talking about :-d

shandy

Discussion Starter · #52 · May 6, 2008

DougFNJ said:
so THATS how you lost all that weight you were talking about :-d

Yeh, that and a radical concept I happened upon.. not stuffing as much food down me throat:-d:-d:-d
Feels great tho' I am not on a diet!I have just adjusted my eating and I walk everywhere, actually make that bike now as I am getting back into Biking in a big way! In inches I have gone from a 46 inch waist in October to a 36 inch waist now and it is still coming off, I will probably get down to a 32 inch waist I reckon!

DougFNJ

· #53 · May 6, 2008

ianmedium said:
Yeh, that and a radical concept I happened upon.. not stuffing as much food down me throat:-d:-d:-d
Feels great tho' I am not on a diet!I have just adjusted my eating and I walk everywhere, actually make that bike now as I am getting back into Biking in a big way! In inches I have gone from a 46 inch waist in October to a 36 inch waist now and it is still coming off, I will probably get down to a 32 inch waist I reckon!

Nice job man!!! :-! In that case, don't walk the watch over, RIDE it over :-d

tribe125

· #54 · May 7, 2008

ianmedium said:
In inches I have gone from a 46 inch waist in October to a 36 inch waist now and it is still coming off, I will probably get down to a 32 inch waist I reckon!

Let me know when you want to change your user name to iansmall. ;-)

shandy

Discussion Starter · #55 · May 7, 2008

tribe125 said:
Let me know when you want to change your user name to iansmall. ;-)

Funny, that's what most of the woman I have known have called me for years...Can't think why:-s:-

-d

DougFNJ

· #56 · May 7, 2008

ianmedium said:
Funny, that's what most of the woman I have known have called me for years...Can't think why:-s:--d

:rodekaart WHOOOAA slow down fella....TMI amigo TMI :-d:-d

shandy

Discussion Starter · #57 · May 7, 2008

DougFNJ said:
:rodekaart WHOOOAA slow down fella....

My God you lot must have a direct line to all my ex's, that's another remark they have made... again, can't think why:think::think:

Evel Knievel

· #58 · May 13, 2008

Oceanus Mania!

ianmedium said:
Hi Guy's
The oceanus 1st generation that I ordered from ebay seller jj_watches arrived today. My camera's batteries died so the attached wristshot is extremely poor, I will post better one's once my batteries are charged!There is one stock one attached as well to show in better detail the watch.

First impressions are of a very well made watch, solid weighty stainless steel construction, blued second hand and alarm hand, sapphire crystal.
the dial is white with a beautiful diamond pattern engraved, the numbers are polished metal finish.

A nice padded leather strap complements the watch perfectly I think!

There is a sunken button on the side of the case at the 2 o'clock position that can be pulled out to activate the alarm.

I hope it is OK to mention this but I want to say what a positive experience I had from the seller, he went out of his way to help me get the watch as I had special circumstances. He was prepared to wait for the payment to come through a longer time scale and once payment arrived mailed the watch out the same day!

The watch came will all protective stickers in place and very well packaged, it came exactly as described. I got the watch for $35 but he had raised the price to $39 after I had ordered mine, still great value for this watch I believe, list new was $180!
I will be buying my next G shock from him!

Thanks for the "head's up" post and review! Based on your comments, I just ordered the Oceanus OC108D-1AV from 4-Watches. It's very similar to your watch, but it has a metal band instead of a leather band and a black face instead of a white face. $50! Unbelievable!

shandy

Discussion Starter · #59 · May 13, 2008

Re: Oceanus Mania!

Evel Knievel said:
Thanks for the "head's up" post and review! Based on your comments, I just ordered the Oceanus OC108D-1AV from 4-Watches. It's very similar to your watch, but it has a metal band instead of a leather band and a black face instead of a white face. $50! Unbelievable!

Congratulations, You will not regret it!
Here is a link to some better pictures of what your getting, I 'm looking forward to seeing pictures of yours!
https://www.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=148012

DougFNJ

· #60 · May 13, 2008

Re: Oceanus Mania!

ianmedium said:
Congratulations, You will not regret it!
Here is a link to some better pictures of what your getting, I 'm looking forward to seeing pictures of yours!

Did she say THAT too Ian? :-d:-d:-d

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