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Not too steep a price. Nice looking watch.
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| 10-30-2016, 03:33 AM | #5 |
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they look like like good watches, i would buy one
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| 10-30-2016, 06:38 AM | #6 |
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Ball is famous for the tiny tritium tubes it uses for it's luminescence in the minute and hour and hands ( or is it just hour markers ) on the watchface.
Wiki says tritium is radioactive can't be absorbed through skin but can be digested. I don't know if the tritium is a good thing or a bad thing - but that is part of their appeal. The lume last a long time in the dark. I guess like other lumes it recharges with visible light and is ready for another go in the dark. |
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| 10-30-2016, 10:14 AM | #7 |
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Good looking watch with a certified movement. I'd buy.
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| 10-30-2016, 11:23 AM | #8 |
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$1500,- just for the rubber band version? #imout
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| 10-30-2016, 12:30 PM | #10 |
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I think it would look better without the little BMW logo on it.
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 Ball lumination schemes are very good looking, I see why some collect different models. Here's a good lume test http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/lume...1978?_k=zw796e |
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| 11-01-2016, 08:24 AM | #12 |
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I have a non-BMW Ball watch and really like it. Its not too big or bulky, and can be worn casual/business casual. The illumination is not excessive in that it is distracting at a nice restaurant or movie. Its a nice watch for the price point.
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Like Ferrari shirts or jackets. Just another way for BMW to make money by slapping a logo on it. |
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| 11-01-2016, 11:20 AM | #15 |
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I have a ball watch for the past 4 yrs and love it. Good movements and quality. I love the tritium tubes. I can see the time in any light condition. I would pass on the BMW ball watches and find a regular one. I agree the BMW branded ones are a bit tacky. There are some good deals out there if you are patient.
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