20 Feb 2006, 21:36
Well, I couldn't resist and ordered one.
I like it :D
The display is black with MIRRORED segments, this is, active segments are reflective - actual contrast depends on what they reflect. Very nice.
Quality: it's not a Ventura, but ok for the money. Because it's made of aluminium, it's light despite the very massive strap. The anodized aluminium makes it look quite different from stainless steel or chrome, it looks more like - ah - well, anodized aluminium :wink:
The 2 buttons are a bit misaligned on my example.
The EL backlight has poor contrast because the background lights up in bluish green, whereas the segments light up in greenish blue, so the difference is only in color, not brightness. Anyway, it's legible.
Features:
- 12hr time display (bothers me a bit, I prefer 24h)
- date (mm.dd)
- seconds
- EL backlight (see above)
- case and strap are made of anodized aluminium
- caseback stainless steel
- butterfly clasp (double-folding)
- removeable links
- case size: 37mm x 37mm x 9mm
- battery type: yet unknown (not documented in the manual)
It's also available in gold and pink (that one is rather for the ladies I think :wink: )
@little1up: hope this is enough information so you needn't bother your mother :wink: