How is the 904L in the long term?

I recently got a Marvelight Day-date that has the 904l in the case and bracelet.

I’m right now in a love&hate relationship with this metal. I love how it shines and how it is lightweight. But this thing is a goddamned scratch magnet.

How is your exp with it?

The ML was scratched in the first day, and in one week I can already see tree scratches in some angles of the light. Nothing major so far.

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My tools arrived!

Hello forum, good evening.

CONTEXT: I live in Europe, more precisely in Malta.

I work in the igaming industries and I’m done with it. Two months ago I decided to start study watchmaking (with focus on Swiss Mechanical) as a possible future business.

Since there is nothing regards this here in Malta I had (and have) to import almost everything.

So, last month I bought the complete kit and it arrived today.

The unboxing (don’t mind…

My tools arrived!

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Is Uhrinstinkt trustworthy?

Hello forum.

Yesterday I bought a watch on uhrinstinkt.de on a very good price. Today I woke up and I was greeted with a email from them saying that they don’t have the watch and they are ordering.

I asked if I could get the money back and they said yes, but in the end I decided to wait for it because I don’t think I will get the same deal again.

I don’t need the money, in the sense that I can wait for the watch and it is a quarter bonus money, so it won’t mess with my finance. But I need…

Is Uhrinstinkt trustworthy?

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Aquaterra alternative

Hello fellow Ball owners.

So, I have a Fireman Victory (NM2098C-S6J-BK). And I’m hunting for my next one that could replace the Aquaterra (220.10.41.21.01.002) in my queue.

  • Black dial
  • Small markers
  • No numbers
  • Only Date
  • At least 10bar of water resistance
  • Cyclops
  • Thin bezel
  • Anti-magnetic
  • Shock-resistant
  • More rounded like the Aquaterra and less edges then the Fireman Victory.

Lets put this way, for me the Fireman Victory with it edges and squared…

Aquaterra alternative

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