Yes sometimes I wished by 8800 had the jumping hour feature. But I used to travel maybe once every 2-3 months max before covid, plus 2 hour changes a year, not a big deal at the end.
They looked the watch up and down under a magnifier, acknowledged what tiny marks they could see and gave it to their in-house professional polisher. They charged me a flat fee of £80 and probably sold it to someone else as new after putting a new set of stickers on it. I wasn't allowed to return it for a refund, it had to be an exchange.
Wow! Really?
You don't live anywhere near Lancaster in Lancashire so you?
That's where I got mine from?
T tjs1295I picked one up a few days ago after looking at it in person a couple months ago. When I originally looked a few years ago I didn’t feel one way or the other. I had the original planet ocean in 42 mm, and never bonded with it. I could never get it to fit quite right, and it was just too big for me. Shortly after that I bought a Rolex submariner date. I really like that watch, and traded the planet ocean in for an SMPC. I had the perfect two watch rotation for me. That was until my brother took a liking to the SMPC. I eventually gifted it to him, and only had the Rolex the last two years. I missed having two watches. Two months ago I decided to buy the new planet ocean in 39.5 mm. Ever since I sized it, and started wearing it, I’ve been blown away by how nice it is. It’s not perfect for everyone, but it’s darn near perfect for me. It’s every bit as nice as the submariner, and quite possibly more comfortable. And the real bonus is that it’s actually available.
Buy your 42mm 2500 now. Mark my words.
T tjs1295Here are a few. Not sure if you were looking for comparison pictures, but you can crop the Rolex out if you want.
