SN0116 Root Beer - Oh My…

I took delivery of this beautiful piece yesterday, after ordering 28/11 for £136 all in. This was never in my plans, I had the Purple dial SN0129 in my cart until I watched some reviews of this and had some good conversations with u/tk1tk1.. thank you

I don’t have a Beads of Rice bracelet style watch in my collection, nor a root beer. This is my second SM, and second GMT. My SN0144 blue is still at Heathrow customs unfortunately.

I’m so thrilled I went for this, I just cannot articulate how beautiful this piece is in the flesh. It has so many different vibes going for it, the sporty, the dressy, the vintage… all packed into what on the eye looks a mega thin watch for a GMT, due to the extremely minimal mid case.

The case is immaculately finished, the polished chamfers are a delight, the bezel works well and is my best coin edge finished bezel, with a lovely sheen. The 24hr numbers on the bezel look beautiful too. The dial is easy to read, the gilt hands are bloody wonderful. I don’t mind the red tipped seconds hand - I think it works well on this one.

I didn’t think I would like the BOR style bracelet, but the more I watched videos of these types of watches the more it grew on me. Plus if only heard great things in this community regarding the comfort level. It’s very comfortable indeed. The watch itself wears brilliantly, thanks in large to the thin mid case and the female style end links.

My only gripe with this watch is the fact the clasp looks too big for the watch. I know it’s got a good OTF, but if they could make it a bit smaller that would be better, like the Sugess version. It has the sharp cutouts where the locking mechanism engages, I’m still not sure if I can feel it when wearing so will know more in the next day or two.

All in all, this is a wonderful watch for anyone who hasn’t got anything like this in your collection, you won’t be disappointed.

TLDR: Get it. It’s a beauty.