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PostSubject: Swiss Army Maverick II chrono   Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_minitimeThu Dec 31, 2009 12:00 am

Found a gently used old grail of mine for a ridiculous price. Was sold as a non-working watch because the subdials didn't line up. It took me 30 seconds to re-sinc them, good as new!

Unbelievable watch, smoothest strap, looks sharp and feels great. Definitely a used watch, but still worth the good deal I found. Looks like they go for about $150-$180 new, I'd say that's about right with the quality. It is a classic design that could certainly use some upgrading, but goes with anything.

Here's the quick and dirty shots from this afternoon out back.

42mm diameter w/o crown
100m water resistant
sapphire crystal
push-pull crown
120-click bezel
1/10 second/ 30-minute chronograph
tachymeter scale
Luminous hands and dots (fairly good, no lume shots yet...)

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Sweet insignia on the rubber strap
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I REALLY like it!

The only con is a very flat case, so in the wrist shots it looks a little awkard on me. Doesn't look like that in real life. It passes the ultimate test for a quartz chrono - hits every marker for every hand.
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PostSubject: Re: Swiss Army Maverick II chrono   Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_minitimeThu Dec 31, 2009 12:28 am

Very nice, I like that one a lot. Congrats on a nice pickup.
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Congrats, Andrew Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_cheers
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PostSubject: Re: Swiss Army Maverick II chrono   Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_minitimeThu Dec 31, 2009 12:39 am

I had the 3-had version of that EXACT watch about a year ago. I ALMOST kept it but decided not to, were it an automatic I would have kept it...

Great looking watch!

TOTALLY dig the strap, I too like when a logo is incorporated into one...

I also like the unique dial bezel color!

AWESOME watch dude, CONGRATS and enjoy!

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PostSubject: Re: Swiss Army Maverick II chrono   Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_minitimeThu Dec 31, 2009 1:13 am

Good looking watch Andrew, I like everything about it especially the bezel and the strap. Great pick up, enjoy it bud!
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Wear it in good health. Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_cheers
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PostSubject: Re: Swiss Army Maverick II chrono   Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_minitimeThu Dec 31, 2009 1:43 am

Congrats Andrew! I love it when people get new watches. I'm not into chronos anymore, but I really like the looks of the giant registers on that, and the dial color is excellent. I also like encapsulated lume dots. Cool watch!
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PostSubject: Re: Swiss Army Maverick II chrono   Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_minitimeThu Dec 31, 2009 4:26 am

Cool. It has all the things a good watch should have. I really like the bezel edge, bezel blue color, and the clear/clean look of the font used for subdial markers.
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Great looking watch, I like that case. Congratulations!
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Very nice, enjoy!
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PostSubject: Re: Swiss Army Maverick II chrono   Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_minitimeThu Dec 31, 2009 3:35 pm

Awesome Maverick ll !!! Swiss Army Maverick II chrono Icon_biggrin Looks like you hit a grand slam with
your new Swiss Army watch. It has everything..cool bezel, great
dial, quality and durability..it's VERY nice !..That strap looks cool
as well..not to mention comfortable !..Congratulations on this one
Andrew !

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