The first price gouger is offering the Poseidon for $2700.
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Seriously?!? Geez, that's awful.
So, some thoughts about the watch so far.
The whole watch is wrapped in a clingy plastic, including the head and bracelet. So during shipping the bracelet can't rub against the back of the watch and causes scratches. I may leave the plastic on the bracelet for now, and switch it to the yellow ISOfrane before I start to size the bracelet.
The watch reeks of high quality, except for the dive extension (and inside of the clasp) which feels/looks like cheap metal with a cheap hinge pin - that part is not as refined and polished as the rest of the bracelet. I was surprised by that part when I opened up the clasp to check the dive extension, but my 20 year old TAG was similar to this (the TAG dive-ext broke and I had it soldered closed, because it wasn't worth buying a $200 replacement bracelet). Everything else fits in with it being the mid-range quality Swiss watch that it is.
The bezel is firm and not wobbly, and rotates smoothly through 120 clicks/minute with a more metallic click than a Rolex (more Omega-like). My only gripe is that in dim light you cannot read the minute track on the bezel, although you can easily see the decompression table. The finish on the bezel and painted numbers feels vintage to me, so while not as crisp or sharp as that on my Omega and Rolex watches, is has a nice vintage charm to it. The bezel is very easy to grip and turn, and I'm sure it will be unlike my SMPc where the scalloped bezel can be hard to turn when wet.
The second hand started moving almost immediately after handling the watch the first time. After unscrewing the crown, it feels buttery smooth when winding the movement (not grainy like some Seiko).
The date ticks over instantly at about 3 minutes prior to 12 midnight. I always wind it a few turns and pull the crown 1-click, then quick-set the date for a day early, then hack the second hand at 12 and continue to go forward through the next date change by moving the hour and minute hands, and wait for atomic time to catch up so that I can push in the crown.
When I set the minute hand and then push in the crown as above, there was NO drift in the hand placement and it engaged and started moving right away, so that the minute hand is dead on at the next minute marker when the second hand hits 12. As you know, with some watches the minute hand doesn't move for 5-15 seconds, or it shifts slightly forward or back when you push in the crown. That isn't the case here and when you push in the crown, the second hand and minute hand will get in sync properly right away.
The scuba tank case is nice, weighty, and solid, but not quite as cool looking or as functional as the lighter plastic scuba tank case from my Citizen Promaster Dive Watch, which slides open to access the watch and looks more like a scuba tank at the top. The rubber cap on the top of the DOXA tank/tube seals the DOXA case so well that the pressure inside the case makes it hard to remove and replace the cap. You could use it to bury cash and jewels in the backyard, to keep them safe.
The warranty card is inside the tank with the watch, and is already filled out. I have not looked at the optical disk that came with it yet, as it's "for computer use, not DVD player" and my Apple superdrive is packed away. Also, they're using FedEx International Priority, so if it ships Monday you'll have it Wednesday.
