hi guys, am new member here and would like to share that a Ball Watch roadshow is going to held at Bangsar Village Shopping Center. Anybody interested in Ball watch? I've recently visited their web site www.ballwatch.com. They are famous in self powered luminous gas tube which will stand bright in total darkness at least 25 years WITHOUT absorb any solar power... that's amazing..
hi, welcome to the forum...
finally seeing some1 asking bout ball watch here....
ball watch is definitely a brand that gain his popularity well in the past few yrs in US and asia country....
with the rich history..... ( actually just a rebuild brand.... but the boss, a former banker did that very well and all the watch design are develop from rail road watches.... which is an essential path of mechanical watch development in US)
because of its popularity, the used value is good as well..... and u can see it never stay at pre owned watch shop for more than a week...
in terms of finishes quality... its better than alot of other brand in his category...
in terms of technology its beat the same level competitor...
in terms of design.... this is subjective so i wont commend....
in terms of value for the money you pay for.... it was one of the value 3 yrs ago.... (because of good business, price increase alot for the past few yrs... )
the highlight of the watch is the h3 / tritium gas tube... its not new technology... it was used in US military watches for yrs....
but ball successfully further develop it and market it with the swiss counter part in recent yrs....
instead of buying O**S, T*G, T*SS*T.... the original swiss brand....
i'll prefer ball.... this is personal... because for same amount of money....
i get
1) tritium technology
2) good water resistant in all ball watches (all screw in crown.... u wont get this in non divers series of O, T , T...
3) good shock resistant ( this is lack in all other brands)
4) anti magnetic (not the best in the industry... but it still better than other similar range competitor)
5) low temperature still function oil ( i prefer use layman term here...)
6) on par or better finishing (ball is superior in case finishing... put it engineer hydrocarbon series watches side by side with other brand at same range u 'll know what i mean... the solid feel, the polishing on edges, the mix of brush n polish finishing in bracelet, the buckle )
so my advice... if u like the design.... GO for it... u wont regret...
personally beside ball... at same or less amount of money.... u can also consider german brand....
and if u want to be different... some internet brand are also an option....
but pls do some studies before u go into internet brand....