ball hydrocarbon deep quest

[ckoh35]

Hi! any of you have bought this watch? can share the photo and comment

[JeepWH]

Didn't buy one, but have seen and handled one before.

Very solid construction, very solid, a rather big and chunky design, and quite hefty. Easy to unlock and screw the crown. solid bracelet with a very secure clasp. lume is great. Monobloc case btw.

My first impressions are that its a great watch, just i couldn't afford it. 

You can read more at this site, a great review.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f257/ball-engineer-hydrocarbon-deep-quest-3000-cosc-review-603673.html

Hope it helps.

[jason_recliner]

Bezel action was rubbish on the two I handled (one in AD here in Perth, one in KL AD).  So light and loose you could just about flick it and it would start spinning like a roulette wheel (I exaggerate, but you get the picture)!

Beautifully made, otherwise, but crazy overpriced brand new IMO. 

But even at thalf the price, the bezel would be a deal breaker for me. 

[Yikkie]

I fully agree with Jason. Tried this on at a dealer in BV.  The bezel feels very loose.  Made me wonder if it was designed that way or poorly engineered.  It is an extremely thick watch which looks pretty awkward on my wrist. Only for macho-macho men! 

[ckoh35]

seems like u all concern about the bezel, buy the design is awesome to me.

[jason_recliner]

The style might be awesome in your opinion, but the design is not.  A well designed dive watch would include a bezel which isn't rubbish.  Even Seiko and Citizen get this right on $175 Monsters and 007s.

[JeepWH]

The style might be awesome in your opinion, but the design is not.  A well designed dive watch would include a bezel which isn't rubbish.  Even Seiko and Citizen get this right on $175 Monsters and 007s.

Have to agree with you on this, the bezels on my Seiko are way better than this one.

[ckoh35]

okok, don buy any rubbish , the price is also high even I got a very got offer. 

[JeepWH]

With ur budget, i believe u can buy a Seiko Tuna or other divers. Gives u better bang for ur buck.

Plus, there is a thread here regarding Ball Watch service center customer service not satisfactory.

[rainbowfix]

Owned one :
The good : wears good, sit nicely on your wrist. Looks good, finishing is good, pretty light for its size (titanium vs SS), nice dome crystal with single side AR, Tritium is great, the superluminova on the bezel is great, titanium? bezel + superluminova is great, chronometer, rectangular tritium tube vs round tube, pretty nice clean dial vs other Ball model which has too much tritium imho. the bracelet wears comfortably And nice butterfly claps with extension. 

The bad  : Pretty heavy for a watch. a bit thick.   

The Ugly : Jason is absolutely right - lousy bezel ! too loose. ( heard you can adjust it....at your own risk).. wouldn't dive with it.... because wouldn't put my life on a loose bezel... hope the Ball People is listening !!!

Other than that It's a Great watch. If you need something macho you will need this watch.

[ckoh35]

Bro, 
Thank you for yr sharing! collect more info before make the decision to have one.