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Resistance is futile Allen!
Just wait until you can cut the rubber strap (that's if you do buy one) so you can see how really comfortable it is one the wrist. It does give the AP carbon Alignhi Team Offshore a run for its money in terms of comfortability.
And btw for those interested, if you don't want to cut the rubber strap at all, my guess is you'll need maybe a 9" wrist.
Cheers,
AT
Piaget Polo FortyFive Chronograph Flyback GMT Review
An "On-The-Wrist" Review of the Piaget Polo F orty F ive Chronograph By Anthony Tsai © August 2009 Do you remember the day when you had your first gulp of beer, sip of wine, shot of vodka, tequila, or whiskey? What was the first thought in your mind? - " ...
Great Review
Thanks, Anthony, for a comprehensive review that really gave me a sense of this watch. I like your style that blends objective facts with personal experience. I appreciate Piaget as a brand and of their offerings; however, the Piaget Polo FortyFive Chrono...
Thanks Meehna for your comments
I believe watch reviews should always have personal experience written into it, especially personal wrist time. If not, then they'll be the same mumbo jumbo that many other industry websites and blogs put up where I believe the writers have not even seen ...
thank you anthony!!
my dad has decided to get the polo after many helpful chaps chimed in and gave their inputs to my post. read your initial review in the Piaget section and its what spurred my dad into considering the Polo 45. Like i said he was decided even before this re...
Glad to hear your dad will choose the PoloFortyFive!
Is he going to get the black dial or silver dial? And for you, time to start doing some wrist curls so you can grow into his strap Cheers, AT
BLACK!
he wanted the silver dial but then again he just got the white faced VC overseas chrono so something different will be the order of the day. i find the black to be superior over the white. the black dial has perfect contrast and blends all the dial detail...
Agreed. I think the black dial version is better than the silver dialed
for the chronograph model. I'm not sure yet for the regular time only model but I did like the look of the silver dial w/ light grey rubber strap though. My guess would be we probably won't see dozen variants of the Polo FortyFive since Piaget is a conser...
This was a great read, Anthony!
Thanks also for the videos. I love whenever videos are posted to the site! I heartily agree with you that the Piaget rubber strap coupled with the curvature of the crystal create this amazingly comfortable, close-fitting strap experience. I enjoyed puttin...
This is the 1st time I've used HD videos in a watch review
and I think I love it because videos definitely give a much better perspective, look, and possible maybe even feel of the watch. It also helps greatly that now we have video hosting sites such as YouTube that host HD videos and keep them in widescreen for...
The numerous hours of work was well worth it!
Excellent, thorough, informative, affective, and visually stimulating review. JOB WELL DONE!
Hheh I don't think people will believe you since u're my wife :P
But yes, this review did take forever to write (much longer than normal) but it was fun putting it all together. Best part of it was when I pressed the "Insert" button to post the review The elation I felt as well as the lifting of a huge burden off my sh...
The current Mrs MTF
has pronounced this watch as "suitable", which from her is a big accolade. This means that should the coffers allow, this watch can be shortlisted to enter the Collection. All watches muyst be pre-approved by the current Mrs MTF.....to enter this state of...
Wow "suitable" from the Mrs. I feel honored :)
Wow that is going to be a tough choice ... get both and write a Piaget Polo FortyFive Chrono vs. L.U.C Chrono One smackdown review! Cheers, AT
Thanks AT for the detailed coverage ...
I agree with you about the date window, should just focus on the day itself. Somehow, not sure why many brands like to print on the functions of the subdials. Quite a looker this piece. I like the expandable system on the deployant. Could the chronograph ...
Not sure if the chrono can be activated underwater
I didn't read anything about it in the brand literature, so I didn't want to try it out in case I break the watch :P If it doesn't say, then it should be safe to assume that it is not recommended to do so IMO. Cheers, Anthony This message has been edited ...
As in push the buttons with your wet fingers
to time your swim, and then dive back in the water - AT
Fantastic review
The videos are a nice feature, the pictures top shelf as usual. Thank you for your time. The Polo 45 really hits me in a way that no other watch has as of yet.
Glad you liked the review Kevin
Art's told me in the past that you're a huge Piaget fan, so I really hope you enjoyed the review. Maybe at the next local GTG, we'll see one on your wrist? If so, drinks are on me Cheers, Anthony
Buy a watch -- get free drinks!
Buy a Piaget and get free drinks.....from Anthony.....what a deal! MTF
What a wonderful review!
Thanks for going into detail every single aspect of this watch that I can think of. I almost bought one a few months ago on impulse. It felt really really good on the wrist. I just felt guilty when I reached for my wallet. I'll have to check back with the...
Resistance is futile Allen!
Just wait until you can cut the rubber strap (that's if you do buy one) so you can see how really comfortable it is one the wrist. It does give the AP carbon Alignhi Team Offshore a run for its money in terms of comfortability. And btw for those intereste...
Thanks Ming
HD videos on youtube rock. I'm so glad YouTube finally hosts HD videos! - AT
Dandy look in the nicest way!
Great design from Piaget, if compare to the benchmarker AP it has got softer lines than that of ROO yet more playful than the RO. what a great review, thx Anthony!
Fantastic review of the Piaget Polo FortyFive Chrono
Hi Anthony, I really enjoyed reading your in depth review of the Piaget Polo FortyFive Chrono. Great videos too. I agree with you about the 3 -date display, IMO it would look much nicer if it only displayed one date. I also think it was strange that the p...
Yeah the reset chrono pusher was just too stiff
I've never handled any other chrono with such a stiff reset pusher, and I hope Piaget looks into it. Cheers, AT
A little BIRDIE told me that
PIAGET is taking note of the comments on various parts of the PuristS forums..... Changes may be afoot........... MTF
That is good......BUT
what about those considering getting the watch? should they hold off or bite?? anyway too late i love the watch anyway. also what is the timetable of making changes and getting it out of the pipeline? i hope they take heed on the bracelet, I hope they mak...
If the official Piaget boutique is selling it....
As posted on another thread on this forum, the RUMOUR of a USA re-call is FALSE. As with F1 Grand Prix cars, continual improvements are introduced after each race during the season. Since the USA was the first region to receive the Polo FortyFive watches,...
I got one from my watch supplier
my supplier always gets from official retailers. the watch will be shipped within the next couple of days so im assuming these are the first releases. i cannot relate to the clasp but will give my inputs when i get the watch. another observation of mine i...
Thanks Thomas. Too a lot longer to write this review than other reviews
Had writer's block initially which is why it took me a long time to be able to write the first sentence. Or is it just because of procrastination? :P Cheers, Anthony
I like your review ! So complete!
Thank you for the completely comprehensive review, Anthony. I like the ways you go through every details from the history, the pic of classic polo and the nook and corners of Polo 45 in every ways I can imagine a watch should and could be reviewed ! Curre...
Thanks Linda. I hope Piaget rounds the edges
of your deployant more so you don't get the reddening irritation. MTF write great articles on Piaget's history and classic Polo watches, so he's the one to thank for the introductory lead-in of my review. My review wouldn't be the same without his prior p...
Thanks John. Were the videos too long in length though?
I know it's annoying to have to wait to download the video from YouTube. If they're too large, I'll use smaller sized HD videos next time. Cheers, Anthony
they loaded fine for me
Hello Anthony, The videos loaded pretty quickly for me on a cable internet connection. They didn't add a whole lot to the review for me (you'll notice I didn't even watch them initially), but I can imagine that if I were seriously considering purchasing t...
K thanks for your feedback
The bright spots in the video is the reflection of the sun since I did shoot the video in ultra bright daylight. I didn't know it would come out like that because my old non-HD videos never had that effect. I guess it has its charm in a certain kind of wa...
Great read Anthony
I really like where Piaget is going with this line. They have also staffed their boutique in Las Vegas with great team. I was very impressed with my sales rep, she really knew the product and wanted me to also know the product.
That's great to hear
I'm curious to see what new Polo FortyFive models Piaget will release at SIHH 2010 and 2011. We'll get a little better idea then of where they'll be heading with this collection line. Cheers, Anthony