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Hello. I just got this watch in the mailbox. It's a Pilot or пилот sold by Juri Levenberg.
It is sort of a Panerai homage. Similar case with nice california dial.
The watch looks nice, but there are some flaws.
Lume is almost non existant. On ebay sales page he wrote that it is lumed with superiluminova. Notice the spelling "mistake". It is definitely not superluminova. The lume is crap.
Crystal is slightly domed mineral crystal and I think it has no anti reflective coating. Reflections are visible, but it's not too bad. I have seen worse.
Another thing that bothers me is that the crystal seems to have a fingerprint or some sort of dirt on the inside. Which is just barely visible from a specific angle, however. But it annoys me nevertheless.
The back seems nice on the photo, but it is not engraved. It's either laser etched or maybe even a sticker. It's hard to tell. I would expect proper engraving on a "limited" edition watch.
Watch came on a black rubber band, which is, to my surprise, extremely soft and nice to wear. I was positively surprised.
I have changed the band and put on a brown leather strap. And put the rubber band on my Seiko, which looks really cool now, IMO.
I have listed a few things that bother me, but overall, I still like this piece. It wears well, has nice design, feels solid, movement is Molnija 3603 and the rubber band is nice.
I bought this watch on ebay. These models have a buyout of about €200, but I won this one on auction for 100.
Is it worth €200? In my opinion - no. But since I got it for 100, I'm happy. If it had sapphire and real superluminova, I'd gladly pay 200.
I have attached some photos. I hope you like them. You can also see a comparison shot with Seiko "BFS".
It is sort of a Panerai homage. Similar case with nice california dial.
The watch looks nice, but there are some flaws.
Lume is almost non existant. On ebay sales page he wrote that it is lumed with superiluminova. Notice the spelling "mistake". It is definitely not superluminova. The lume is crap.
Crystal is slightly domed mineral crystal and I think it has no anti reflective coating. Reflections are visible, but it's not too bad. I have seen worse.
Another thing that bothers me is that the crystal seems to have a fingerprint or some sort of dirt on the inside. Which is just barely visible from a specific angle, however. But it annoys me nevertheless.
The back seems nice on the photo, but it is not engraved. It's either laser etched or maybe even a sticker. It's hard to tell. I would expect proper engraving on a "limited" edition watch.
Watch came on a black rubber band, which is, to my surprise, extremely soft and nice to wear. I was positively surprised.
I have changed the band and put on a brown leather strap. And put the rubber band on my Seiko, which looks really cool now, IMO.
I have listed a few things that bother me, but overall, I still like this piece. It wears well, has nice design, feels solid, movement is Molnija 3603 and the rubber band is nice.
I bought this watch on ebay. These models have a buyout of about €200, but I won this one on auction for 100.
Is it worth €200? In my opinion - no. But since I got it for 100, I'm happy. If it had sapphire and real superluminova, I'd gladly pay 200.
I have attached some photos. I hope you like them. You can also see a comparison shot with Seiko "BFS".
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