A Colorful & Capable Everday Watch From BALL - Engineer III Marvelight Red & Green 

Ball has one of the best looking secondhand counterbalances.

I have one in blue 40mm. My daily watch. Amazing value for money. Don't forget that this line is made of 904l steel, which ir totally different, specially when talking about polished watches, as 904l steel tends to be lighter toned and more "polishable" than 316l steel.

As an owner of a Ball watch, I very much like their style. However, they lose a huge amount of value on the used market compared to their cost new. So, if you buy one, make sure you love it and will want to keep it forever!

I became aware of this brand recently having just gotten in to the watch world. My go to shop is the only Ball dealer in Iowa and I am in love with some of their designs and I love the story.

I have the Green dial Marvelight. It's a beautiful watch. The same quality and good looks as a Rolex for a lot less.

Definitively, Ball watches are on my wish list. I like the fireman and the trainmaster. Too bad they can't hold their value, but you can get a good deal on the second-hand market...😀

I recently saw this model at the AD, and I was amazed by how well they look in person and the build quality. Even though im not a huge fan of H link bracelets (mostly aesthetically and completely subjective), it is hard to argue the value Ball watches offer. When I compared this piece with others in this price range, Ball was on another level quality wise. I would say built quality close to that of Tudor.

Ball is underrated! I wear my trainmaster GMT daily, love it more than any rolex or omega I've ever owned!

Excellent value, quality of construction and materials used, for the money!

I wasn’t looking at watches over 1K until I saw Ball watches. I absolutely love their dials with the rainbow tritium Arabic numerals. Gonna save up for the Engineer M Pioneer. Thanks for introducing the brand to me!

They are neat, clean, legible with great clarity. It's almost like they have taken the oyster perpetual or the explorer and taken it into the 2000s like Rolex should have done 20 years ago. This is a nice waytch

After watching some of Teddy’s previous Ball reviews I got the Engineer III Marvelight Caring edition. I’m a biochemist and really appreciated the anti-magnetism, screw down crown, and 904L steal when I’m in my lab and the colorful tritium tubes from a purely playful scientific perspective! Keeps time at ~ + 1 s/d. PS the black dial and rainbow colored tritium tubes are a really viable alternative to the black dial Milgauss for a poor scientist.

I like Ball. Loving those watches Saving up money to buy one.

I have the blue dial, it is an amazingly comfortable and pretty watch .

I have the exact green model if you can find it for the right price I would say it is one of the best values going for a watch of this category, 904L steel, 1000 Gauss, Chronometer, T25 Loom and a bit different solid watch.

For me, Ball watches, none better. They fit my wrist perfectly and are very accurate. Thank you Teddy for introducing me to Ball watches, 6 now and looking for number 7.

Ball Watch is now owned by Asia Commercial Holdings Limited in Hong Kong, but I just want to chime in and deflect any suggestion that Ball is now a "Cheap Chinese" brand. ACH owns 7 watch outlets in China, as well as the two watch companies mentioned. Their annual revenue in 2021 was USD$148m, so this is not a "chump change" outfit. Swiss watches are a high status symbol in China so we can expect good things to happen with Ball as their sales increase into this market. High sales means high investment in new tooling and designs. "Swiss made" allows a high proportion of the components to be made outside of Switzerland and whether the manufacturing is in La Locle or Hong Kong makes no difference, as long as the quality is maintained. And there is a huge financial incentive for that to happen. I have the Green dial Marvelight. It's a beautiful watch. The same quality and good looks as a Rolex for a lot less.

"ticking off enthusiasts with better eye sight".... They will appreciate the cyclops one day. LOL... the cyclops is one of the things I like most about this watch.

You did a review awhile back where you compared this to the Rolex Oyster perpetual - I think at the very least it's a worthy rival .

my favorite watch

That red dial is lovely!

Why does the green say 1000 gauss and the red no? Curious question. :) great video.

those are actually nicely colored dials!

Very elegant watch.

Really like the unique style of the bracelet.

Everyone wants Tiffany blue…..no thanks.😱. That Ball Ruby dial is freaking gorgeous. To bad they’re not made in the USA anymore! Teddy and I have the exact size skinny wrists. These ball tritium tubes are extremely impressive!

The crimson dial color though 😍

Missing the boat with lack of display case back

Did I miss it?!!? The case and bracelet are 904L steel, so no reason to buy a rolex!

Been wearing red and green dials lately!

These two are now on my list to look at in the AD at some point. I've pondered a couple of Ball watches but so far in the models that I've looked at there has been something that has didn't quite work for, I'll not go into the details just good watches but not for me at the time of viewing. Personal taste I guess. One of these two might just cause me to scratch that itch. From the video I'm leaning towards the red dial with what looks like drilled minute markers, the micro tube at '3' and without the 1000 Gauss text.

Amazing watch!!!👌

Nice dials!

This would've been a great value if it's priced at $1500 at most. Really like the crimson dial with the tritium tubes, pretty classy.

Bro that jacket makes you look like a Bond villain 🧐

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the thickness 13.6mm, not 12.6mm?

I wish they didn't have such flashy bracelets on these. The Engineer Starlight 3 is grabbing my attention though.

Will the gas dials blow up or crack from the pressure if you wear the watch on a plane?

Thank you for the review I have the one with the white dial, question I want to buy a rubber strap for this watch does the strap that fits Rolex Milgauss also fit on this watch? I want to have a curved rubber strap.

Great review teddy as always why oh why don't this watch have an oyster bracelet id buy it in a heartbeat if not for the strap im looking for a similar look to a milgaus without being a homage. Maybe the tissot gentleman any suggestions?

Try to find a Ball AD in Canada. Only a few exist.

Reminds me a bit of the Citizen Promaster Land AT6080-53L with the stylized seconds hand. Damn I wish citizen brought that watch out over here. 400 US with that ratcheting bracelet? I'd love to try that out. As to the Ball the watch looks fantastic but way out of my price range. Definate alternative to some Rolexs though.

Tried to Love em but somehow there's something amiss especially the distance between the dial and the crystal. It's like there's this "emptiness"...also their indices somehow feel clumsy. Longines makes better watches if you ask me. Just my opinion of course. Regards

This is definitely close in spec to an OP. There’s plus and minus with each one. For $4k less this is a much better ROI.

Is tne only difference in the engineer 2 and 3 is tbe cosc cert?

Teddy was real flat on these eh? The Red is stunning the performance is big, he gets more hype on those Orient watches… kinda odd for what they do

They need this in 36/37mm

Christmas colors.

recently bought Ball devgru

How is this 904L steel compare to a rolex 904L steel? Does the shine match or the rolex's is nicer, better etc..?

Does this wear big with the extended end links? Have roughly 6 inch wrist.

Nice watch but I wish Ball used lume. My Fireman Nightbreaker has a beautiful dial and I love the watch but the tritium absolutely sucks. Almost no visibility in dim light and none at all in the dark. You can't charge tritium with a flashlight.

The green second pointer look shorten than red? What mean on T25?

It nice but not being able to see the mechanism on the bottom is a deal breaker for 1000.00.

Everday watch

Ball forgot to install a tritium marker at 3 o’clock on the green one

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Since when is 12.6mm considered "svelte"? That is a chunky boy

Teddy you sound bored here. Just selling watches? No hate here just an observation.

This brown monk jacket is out of control.

Would be nice watches if the prices were lower, wouldn’t pay that price for these watches 🤷🏻‍♂️

These would have looked better with no date.

Still waiting on that Ball engineer ii magneto s review TED. I know it's discontinued so you won't be ABLE to make a sale off of it you little Muppet but it's the only Ball we care about

Teddy sounds so bored.

I would take a soldering iron to that cyclops....Yuck.

this reminds me of casio's t200 Oceanus... they look really similar!