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Originally Posted by ReXTless
Great review. Thanks for putting it together.
I have both watches as well and also prefer the 8500 by a wide margin, and largely for the same reasons you articulated.
Here's where my impressions differ from yours:
1. I prefer the green lume on the 2500. I find it to be much brighter and it lasts longer. The green/yellow tint in daylight doesn't bother me at all. The blue lume is bright enough to read in the dark, but it loses the "pop" that green offers.
2. The 8500 dial is great, EXCEPT for the date window. It's not beveled and looks like a big hole in the dial, as compared to the 2500. This is the biggest issue I have with the watch. It drives me nuts. Note: this is only on the 42mm version. The 45.5 has a beveled window, as it has more dial space to work with.
3. The clasp on the 8500 is too short. The bracelet barely opens enough to slide the watch over my hand. A longer clasp, like the 2500, avoids this problem.
- Mark
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I do agree that the date window should be beveled, it's a detail that was missed and should be changed. As for the clasp length I have to disagree. Yes, the visible clasp is shorter, but the piece that folds underneath the bracelet is the same length and it is the length of the piece thatunfolds that dictates how wide the bracelet opens. On the 2500 the folding piece fits entirely inside the clasp, on the 8500 it actually extends past the clasp into the bracelet, both bracelets actually open the exact same amount.