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Newman homage - 35mm (40 with crown), Epsom YM12 quartz movement, about £88 posted from HK
Anyone tried one?
Oddly enough I was just looking at these myself after I read this thread
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I ordered one the other day
I'd be interested to see how it is. I was about to order the Alpha from eBay but the Tiger is cheaper.
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Ive had a few AlphasOriginally Posted by sish101
They are OK but I don't like the combination of a manual wind movement and screw down crown
It looks decent enough for the money, but 35mm? The original wasnt that small was it?
Google says 37mm
Not sure that this is with or without the crown though
That's a very good looking watch and seems great value at £88 but I'd be worried that 35mm is just too small.
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How strange, you need to unscrew the crown to wind it?
Well I guess that you could leave the crown unscrewed for daily winding.
My OCD couldn't cope with this.
Me neither, that's just wrong.
Probably most tempted by the Tiger, struggle to get over the size of some of the other PN homage offerings, i.e Alpha, Steinhart.
This seems to have a closer to original design, and even the dial looks less busy then the Alpha.
Just the quartz movement to get over, but probably worth a shot for that money.
Jason
It might be worth noting that the quoted lug width is 19mm which might be an issue for some.
I wear my CWC on an 18mm Perlon and hardly notice the small gap - which is what I will wear this one on.
Hirsch and quite a few other makers do 19mm leather straps for a more traditional look.
Bezel is 37,6 mm
Original was actually that size.
Yup.. had the same watch. Every 2 days unscrew the crown, wind, screw.
I’ve been thinking about picking up one of these for some time, so would be interested to hear what you think of the watch when it arrives. I have another Tiger Concept watch and have found it to be very good for the money.
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Well, it landed this morning
First impressions are favourable. It certainly wears better than the Alpha homage and with this one due to the quartz movement theres no need to unscrew the crown every day.
The lug width is quoted at 19mm but I think that its more like 19.5 judging by how well the 20mm Eulit perlon in the picture fits
Great value at just over a hundred
That looks good.
I've bought a few Alphas as a test run for the real thing and some have been good enough that I haven't bothered to continue looking or felt the need to spend more money.
If this is better, I might have to look into them.
It is attractive to wear something that you don't have to worry about too much.
Nice to see some real world photos of one of these. I’m seriously tempted. Just need to decide between the steel bezel and the type you have.
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