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Old 12 April 2017, 08:01 AM   #1
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30yr Service Award

Last month I achieved 30 years with the company. They give a decent expense allowance for this milestone and, of course, I started looking for a new watch. The Expl II I received at my 25 year anniversary was the start of my collection. For the next several watches, I tried to choose an eclectic mix of function, dial colors, case materials and bracelet/straps. As a diver, I figured an all black dive watch with rubber or canvas strap would be right addition. I looked at several brands from Blancpain to Tag Heuer. It was difficult to find a watch that was in my price range and really appealed to me.

Finally stumbled on the Breitling SuperOcean II Special. With the brush finished DLC coated case, ceramic bezel, 24 hours dial numbers, large luminescent hands and hour markers, and deep depth rating, it has the look and solid feel of a serious tool watch.

The 44mm dia case fits well on my large wrists. The Ocean racer II strap is very comfortable even though the buckle ends up offset on the bottom my wrist. The partially covered dial numbers (15, 18 and 21) are a bit strange but were not a deal breaker. At 14.2 mm, the case is thinner than I would have expected considering the depth rating. Time will tell about the durability of the DLC coating and the bezel markings.

First 24 hours: The lume lasted all night. Even without my glasses, I was able to clearly read the time. So far, it is running at +4 seconds.

I have a dive trip scheduled for the 1st week in May. This watch will definitely be getting wet.
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Old 12 April 2017, 11:53 AM   #2
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Old 12 April 2017, 03:49 PM   #3
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Old 12 April 2017, 04:15 PM   #4
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Old 12 April 2017, 09:20 PM   #5
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Beautiful watch!! I do agree with the numbers being cut-off. Weird that they would do that.

PS-It is nice to see another big wristed man here.
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Old 12 April 2017, 09:24 PM   #6
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Looks good. Let us know how it performed diving
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Old 12 April 2017, 09:26 PM   #7
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Old 12 April 2017, 10:47 PM   #8
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Old 12 April 2017, 11:04 PM   #9
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Old 13 April 2017, 02:08 AM   #10
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Nice.
I am jealous.
I am getting ready to pick out my 35 year award and Movado is the best watch I can get.
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Old 2 May 2017, 12:36 AM   #11
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Old 4 May 2017, 06:44 PM   #12
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Lovely watch & collection, congrats for your 30th


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Old 4 May 2017, 08:51 PM   #13
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Old 6 May 2017, 05:00 AM   #14
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Old 8 May 2017, 05:45 AM   #15
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Nice! Congrats! Great seconds hand. Really prefer the arrow to the square-with-circle they had in the 2000s.
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Old 12 May 2017, 05:17 AM   #16
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Congrats...nice collection & time for a larger watch box!
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Old 12 May 2017, 05:31 PM   #17
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Beautiful Breitling..

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Old 13 May 2017, 12:09 AM   #18
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Great looking Breitling. Congratulations
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Old 29 May 2017, 01:14 PM   #19
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Very nice and very military
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