Does anyone have any opinion on the re-edition of the Benrus I?

Nov 11, 2020,15:48 PM
 

www.benrus.com

Whilst I like the original, this one seems to fall a little flat, and I was expecting the price to be 30-40% lower. Would love to try it on though
I might hold off and see what comes up with the Benrus II




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thanks [nt]

 
 By: VinnieD : November 11th, 2020-16:17

A number of WPS memebers are quite fond of the original...

 
 By: India Whiskey Charlie : November 11th, 2020-16:55
Hopefully they'll chime in about this one. www.benrus.com ...  

Personally, I find the inexorable introduction of reissues and homages rather stale.

 
 By: gadalex : November 11th, 2020-23:33
And the only argument for them that makes sense is that limited availability of the original, plus the cost and practicality of those rare pieces, means few collectors can enjoy them. I'm still not sure though that that's reason enough to keep producing c... 

I like it, a lot !! It is an almost carbon copy edition apart from the lume and sapphire crystal which add to practicality and makes it a True 30 atm watch. All you need to `unsee ` is that its new and we are all used to seeing a 30 -40 year old version

 
 By: Ron_W : November 12th, 2020-05:08
of this one. So even if it may a bit flat i am sure in real life you will like it a lot better. And no fake pati nova lume ;-) This is how it would have come out of the box 40 years ago i think.

You are right, sometimes a bright white lume makes sense

 
 By: VinnieD : November 12th, 2020-05:43
Fauxtina is a tricky exercise

Why does this leave some of you cold?

 
 By: Spartacus : November 15th, 2020-20:29
I know nothing about this or the original watch, but from the photo in the Hodinkee article, it seems like a dead ringer for the original. I like minimalistic designs (I'm wearing a Unimatic U1-DW as I type this), so this Benrus scratches me where I itch.... 

I think it looks good.

 
 By: Mario : November 15th, 2020-21:39
I love the fact there is no text on the dial. But, the price in expensive for a Benrus.

I like that too

 
 By: Spartacus : November 16th, 2020-01:10
That's one of the reasons I bought a Stowa Flieger Classic Chrono - no text on the dial.

One element

 
 By: VinnieD : November 15th, 2020-23:17
that bugs me is the steel itself: the originals seem to use a very special kind of steel which makes it look very industrial photo: Benrus II, credit Mostra Store ...  

Thanks

 
 By: Spartacus : November 16th, 2020-01:12
The photo of the original on Hodinkee is a little darker than the reissue. I wasn't sure if that was due to the material or the lighting.

Thanks for confirming

 
 By: VinnieD : November 20th, 2020-00:11
I will keep my eyes open for an original then

I have an opinion as I own the original...

 
 By: ChristianDK : December 8th, 2020-06:12
I think this one has the look of a reedition. Hands are too white. colors of the lume (orange and green) is not visible. I have doubt about the wieght of the font on the bezel. In general, I have an issue with re-editions. I dont like them! Make a new wat... 

You knew . . .

 
 By: Dr No : December 8th, 2020-19:51
. . . this was coming. PS - Grumpy Ol'Fart? Priceless!

Haha, “the Rollin Clones”. Illustrates my point exactly!

 
 By: ChristianDK : December 9th, 2020-00:06
Spot on, Art 😊👍 Im probably gonna have to borrow it from you at some point.

It's a nice minmalist diver

 
 By: Mostel : January 17th, 2021-17:44
the name Benrus is not recognized by 99.8% of buyers/ collectors... so what you have here is a an ultra-super-extra mini-niche watch that is very cool, but will likely never be recognized without years of effective marketing and new references that are de...