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5270g-014

Thank you for the post Mark

5270g-014 received a fair share criticism over the last year. I would like to add several details trying to be objective:

1. The blue color on this model looks very different under different light. It is nearly black in a dimly lit room, but brings deep blue like an ocean under direct bright light. Some radiant appearance seems to come only under the bright sun, when the watch is moving. Most of the time it appears as plain blue, perfect for my taste - not too shiny to remain inconspicuous and at the same time not too dull to allow me to enjoy the depth of color.

2. All hands (with the exception of white chronograph hand) although perfectly polished, are not quite reflective of light and are hardly seen in dim light. This makes rather difficult to see them in darker environments. It is not in any way a "show off" watch with bright stand-out features. This watch is unlikely to "turn heads" when entering the room. It does require some reasonable light to appreciate the face, but then it's appearance become truly noble. 

3. Some reviewers mentioned "empty" upper part of the dial with heavy bottom, exacerbated by the "chin". I fond it to be true in darker environment when hour markers on the top are not clearly seen and appears to "melt" with the dial. Under the light the watch looks very well balanced and very uncluttered, which I love in this quite a complicated model with 11 indicators. When compared to a new 5270g-019 dial, the addition of extra tracks spoiled the uncluttered looks for my liking. At a glance one may struggle to choose which one of these three scales to pick for each particular purpose.

This watch happened to be very versatile - it looks good with formal suit, with jeans and even with shorts. However it is probably not a right watch for a very young person, nor the rapper, nor the gangster. It will sit perfectly well on a hand of an intellectual as a distinguished noble instrument with finish and details which are truly second to none. Side by side I could not match it so far to any other watch to replace it on my hand.

Of course, the beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. This watch is no exemption to that rule