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Impressions of AMVOX1.
Having been super privileged to really see, hold and wear the prototype s/s and Ti versions, I can hopefully give a few more impressions that don?t come across in even PR photos.
For me the most striking thing was that the case lugs are so cleverly profiled that the size of the watch disappears as it goes on your wrist. Remember AMVOX1 is officially 42mm dia. I look silly trying to wear a Compressor Memovox, yet AMVOX1 fits a treat. (My wrist is 7+? in circumference, or ~180 mm). I also particularly like the shape of the crystal, sitting high off the watch, which really evokes the original Memovox Dive Alarm (Polaris).
The middle crown controls the inner bezel ? just like Polaris. It is 2 way and (without breaking confidences I think I can say that) for those concerned about the legibility of it, there are subtle improvements to the numeral size and ?0? register of the bezel in the pipeline compared to the watches that are shown in the PR photos. However, it?s done in a way so as not to lose the ?car instrument? theme ? so it will not be as strongly visible as, say, the bezel on Compressor Memovox or Dualmatic.
Not surprisingly the Ti version is lighter, but interestingly it has a ?brighter? alarm timbre. The Ti version presents less direct dial contrast to the user, but I liked the circumferential brushing of the dial, something not present on the black dial. The black dial is very slightly glossy, although as a prototype, one cannot be precisely sure if that is quite production finish?. Either way, I personally prefer the black dial ? shame it won?t be available in a Ti case!
Finally, I heard differing stories on whether there would be a bracelet option. For me, I would have to say, yes please! Perhaps someone from the Manufacture can enlighten us.
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