New arrival/review, Heroic 18 M8200
Discussion
Hi guy's,
I haven't seen many write ups on this watch. so I thought I would do my first attempt at a review, let me know your thoughts.
The watch comes in black cardboard box with the company logo embossed on the top. Inside this box is a black wooden display case, with the logo machined or etched in to the lower right corner.
Inside the box, you're met with a small thick black cloth embossed with the logo. The watch is well wrapped in bubble wrap. This being a bronze watch its also vacuum packed, to stop the bronze ageing before it gets to the customer. I was to impatient to get a shot of the packing, but you can see how well the straps are wrapped.
The watch comes fitted with very well made shark leather strap, its stamped on the back with 'Genuine Shark' and looks to be backed with very thin plastic leather not 100% on that though. Its not really to my tastes being such a dark brown, it almost looks black in certain lights. As you can see from the above I have already swapped to the 'crazy horse strap', see below picture showing the shark strap fitted.
The watch also comes with 2 spare pins and, my preferred 'crazy horse' strap and an black fabric/plastic strap. I'm not 100% but it seems to be plastic covered in a nylon woven fabric backed with plastic leather.
The crazy horse strap is really well made genuine distressed leather backed with the thinner coated black leather.
The Buckle is a nice chunky piece of bronze carrying the heroic logo. The only gripe being the lugs aren’t drilled. Although it not hard to swap out, it would be much easier if they were drilled like the watch.
The watch is very very well made its easily on a par with my Christopher Ward C60 and a little better than my Tag F1. Its big at 47mm it probably the biggest watch id go for on my 8.5” wrist. They have catered for the smaller wrists as I am using the 2nd hole of 6. It has a smooth 120 click bezel, if I'm picky its not positive enough I don’t think it would take much to move the bezel accidentally. The Miyota 90S5 moment its keeping very good time its gained 14 seconds in the last 48hours, I'm happy with that as as it still brand new. I bough the watch through Serious watches in Holland. They were brilliant and the watch arrived in 48hours as promised. They also through in a green webbing strap and a cap cod cloth.
In my opinion an absolute steal for £470
full spec below.
M8200
Heroic18 Green Dial with Dot Index Bronze Diver Watch
47mm CUSN8 bronze case
Miyota 90S5 movement ( 24 jewels 28800 vibrations per hour )
500m water resistant
Super-luminova index & hands
120 clicks bezel
4.5mm dome sapphire with AR coating
24mm strap lug
Lug to lug 56mm
Watch case thickness : 16mm ( glass excluded )
316 Stainless steel case back
3 fixed straps & a bronze Pre-V spring bar buckle included . A genuine brown shark strap with ecru stitching in 24x24 , 125/80 . A crazy horse strap with ecru stitching in 24x24 , 125/80 . A black nylon strap with black stitching in 24x24 , 125/80
A black wooden watch box included
Cover with 2 years worldwide warranty
Limited in 138 pcs in year2014
Andy
I haven't seen many write ups on this watch. so I thought I would do my first attempt at a review, let me know your thoughts.
The watch comes in black cardboard box with the company logo embossed on the top. Inside this box is a black wooden display case, with the logo machined or etched in to the lower right corner.
Inside the box, you're met with a small thick black cloth embossed with the logo. The watch is well wrapped in bubble wrap. This being a bronze watch its also vacuum packed, to stop the bronze ageing before it gets to the customer. I was to impatient to get a shot of the packing, but you can see how well the straps are wrapped.
The watch comes fitted with very well made shark leather strap, its stamped on the back with 'Genuine Shark' and looks to be backed with very thin plastic leather not 100% on that though. Its not really to my tastes being such a dark brown, it almost looks black in certain lights. As you can see from the above I have already swapped to the 'crazy horse strap', see below picture showing the shark strap fitted.
The watch also comes with 2 spare pins and, my preferred 'crazy horse' strap and an black fabric/plastic strap. I'm not 100% but it seems to be plastic covered in a nylon woven fabric backed with plastic leather.
The crazy horse strap is really well made genuine distressed leather backed with the thinner coated black leather.
The Buckle is a nice chunky piece of bronze carrying the heroic logo. The only gripe being the lugs aren’t drilled. Although it not hard to swap out, it would be much easier if they were drilled like the watch.
The watch is very very well made its easily on a par with my Christopher Ward C60 and a little better than my Tag F1. Its big at 47mm it probably the biggest watch id go for on my 8.5” wrist. They have catered for the smaller wrists as I am using the 2nd hole of 6. It has a smooth 120 click bezel, if I'm picky its not positive enough I don’t think it would take much to move the bezel accidentally. The Miyota 90S5 moment its keeping very good time its gained 14 seconds in the last 48hours, I'm happy with that as as it still brand new. I bough the watch through Serious watches in Holland. They were brilliant and the watch arrived in 48hours as promised. They also through in a green webbing strap and a cap cod cloth.
In my opinion an absolute steal for £470
full spec below.
M8200
Heroic18 Green Dial with Dot Index Bronze Diver Watch
47mm CUSN8 bronze case
Miyota 90S5 movement ( 24 jewels 28800 vibrations per hour )
500m water resistant
Super-luminova index & hands
120 clicks bezel
4.5mm dome sapphire with AR coating
24mm strap lug
Lug to lug 56mm
Watch case thickness : 16mm ( glass excluded )
316 Stainless steel case back
3 fixed straps & a bronze Pre-V spring bar buckle included . A genuine brown shark strap with ecru stitching in 24x24 , 125/80 . A crazy horse strap with ecru stitching in 24x24 , 125/80 . A black nylon strap with black stitching in 24x24 , 125/80
A black wooden watch box included
Cover with 2 years worldwide warranty
Limited in 138 pcs in year2014
Andy
Edited by TheConverted on Sunday 5th October 18:32
Edited by TheConverted on Sunday 5th October 18:33
Edited by TheConverted on Sunday 5th October 18:37
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