I'm a fan of the handset, particularly the second hand. Love the way the coloured tip reaches in into the chapter ring. The movement is pretty much the best you can expect for a microband watch in this price category. I know it's disputed whether Zelos still counts as a microbrand.
Idk why but my favorite way you start the review is by saying, “let’s flip the camera and get on with it.” That just makes me smile for some reason. Your joy comes through more when you say that, I think.
Not going to be awake when realised (1am Sydney time) so have asked my teenage son to log in and grab the Blue MoP. As he sits up gaming anyways, he was more than happy to oblige (provided I extended his wifi a little longer tonight). Thanks again Jody for getting this vid out before release 🙏
Watch arrived yesterday. Opened up the parcel and worked my through the various layers of packaging - outer papar, padded bag, cardboard sleeve and then the wooden box. Opened it up to find a nice leather look wallet containing the watch itself. After removing all the plastic protection and 2 links on each side of the bracelet I am now proudly wearing a lovely timepiece! Light as a feather compared to my various Tissot and Pagani watches. The quality of the finish is excellent and the lume amazing. Very pleased to have seen Jody's review of this watch and to have taken the plunge based on his review. :)
Now 3 months on and I can honestly say that this is the best watch I have ever owned. So comfortable and light to wear it might as well be invisible! Lume is amazing and it keeps excellent time.
got lucky enough to get the meteorite dial. can't wait. first "serious" watch purchase for me. never in my life would i have thought to spend more than 550 for a watch... but here I am.
Hi Jody, my preorder of the "Frost, Mako Titanium", arrived yesterday. It's a beauty! I will also note that the movement is staying right on point with no variation in seconds since I set the watch at 6pm last night. As of today at 8:30am, it's bang-on to the second. Excellent! I think I have found at least 1/3 of the watches in my collection (about 20) from watching your channel. Thanks for all you do, brother! Mike
I have 4 of the ‘big’ Zelos boxes. 2 of the small boxes. I appreciate the size decrease(have at least 100 boxes stashed away)…I have the Mako V3 (my favorite, of the six Zelos’s, in my collection). Thanks Jody for the great review!
Well I just got my 8th Zelos, wow went for storm grey very nice, wearing my bronze teal mako today, thanks Jodi for putting me on with this awesome watch brand!
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS REVIEW. I told myself, “you don’t need another Zelos”. I told myself I was going to set this one out. I even deleted the count down timer from my mailbox… but now after seeing them. I HAVE TO BUY IT!!!! At least I can hide my boxes better now. Thank you for the great review but your feeding my watch addiction, not sure if you should be proud or ashamed of yourself. All jokes aside I love your content, you are my favorite watch reviewer!
What a lovely watch. Understated and elegant! That green strikes me as a very early 1970s green; like my sister’s Gran Torino. It’s calming (to me, anyway).
I was a little late on the purchase of my first Zelos. But finally got my first early this year with the emerald green hammerhead 2. Great watch and excellent quality
I’ve bought (and subsequently sold) a Swordfish 40 bronze and Hammerhead 3. I was a little disappointed in the sharp edges of the HH bracelet and the size of the dial on both. Dial diameter (not case size) is something that most manufacturers or watch reviewers don’t highlight? For me it boils down to he fact that, approaching my 60th year, my eyes appreciate a bigger, easier to read dial 🤓. The dial on this Mako looks a little bigger but it’s hard to tell without knowing the actual dimensions. Also the bracelet looks a lot smoother on the edges so an improvement there. How about including dial diameters Jody, for us auld yins that don’t want to put our gregories on to read the time?
Always great reviews Jody! The bezel action on my Graphite Meteorite sample is similar to your pair as well. My crown action is smooth so that one might just be bad luck on the MOP. I've found the clasp's micro smoothness does vary from other models. Cheers
I have a white dial Mako v3 on a bracelet and it is a great watch. I love the idea of a titanium Mako but can’t bring myself to own two of the same model. I also have a crimson SF40 and a MOP HH3. Call me a Zelos fan.
Always love your reviews great job! I would love to see one on the pagani design seamaster homage. Unless you've done one already and I just missed it. I don't miss many of your videos though. I've seen a few reviews on it but no one reviews a watch like you. Thank you
I think boxes or big packaging should be optional they really take up space, and today the B.....y Adds were Nescafe and Oral B apparently advertising works..... Keep up the good work Jody
I think the issue with the flecto is that it is a 1:1 reflection, because of the dome it seems. Whereas on flat thick crystals they basically magnify the image so it's harder to see your own mug staring back at you when you look at your watch. I noticed this when i did a domed sapphire mod on a Seiko
All my hiding places have been discovered, unless I dig a hole in the back garden! It's a lovely watch and titanium is a great diving watch material.......... as long as you don't dive with it, that is. My only titanium diver, a Seiko Prospex 200m Solar Titanium now looks like its been thrown into a food mixer filled with sharp pebbles, which is not dissimilar to the treatment a dive watch can get scrabbling around on the bottom, and mine had a hardened coating on it! It's lovely, but seriously only dive into your desk drawer or possibly in the kitchen sink but make sure they're are no knives or forks in there ! 😉
I really like these watches and thought about buying one, but in a Zelos FB group there were owners talking about having to use Locktite to keep the screws in the bracelet and problems with the crown popping out and even coming off. Being a micro brand I don’t know the level of customer service or parts available so I just couldn’t pull the trigger. I was writing this as I was watching the video and I see there are still problems with the crown and bracelet. Love your videos. Are you a member of any T-shirt clubs? Any recommendations?
I have an HH3 with the mother of pearl dial. Such a cool look, way more subtle than I was expecting but incredible in the right light. Going to try and get a timascus but if they sell out before I get the chance will grab another MOP dial.
Thankfully I don’t have to hide my watch purchases from my wife, she buys as many for me as I do! Great watches from Zelos as always! Great review as always Jody!!!
Despite my last comment made a year ago, I have bought a used grey one. In my opinion it is sooo much better than the Swordfish Ti, which I owned and didn't like. The Ti is so good it looks like SS, and despite the long L2L with the male end link included, it still fits well to my 6.75" wrist
Ooops.... Straight into the shopping basket it went. You are a dangerous man, Jody 😊.It would only be fitting for you to make an episode about good.storage for larger watch collections... Maybe even a DIY one 😀😀
You are tempting me in every video Jody! There is one thng i would love to see: Whats the movement retaining ring made of? Not expecting for you to pop the caseback of every watch, but, as i can't stande plastic in anything other than a g-shock, i thing ketal retainers are a great point regarding value of a watch. Keep it up!
Thanks for sneek-previewing these guys! I like the modern look of them a lot, but I'm not quite sure yet if I'll be setting that alarm... although... that improved hide-ability of the new boxes might just lure me in! :-D
You can't get away from the fact that is one hell of a good looking watch, love that hand set. The little details on these set them apart I'm my opinion. You can spend a lot more for a lot less in the looks department.
I have one of those travel cases, I paid $50 for it. It's awesome for vacation. The only draw back it only holds 4 watches. That limits you to only 5 choices. Oh! The watch is nice too.
Jody catfished us, showing us a stunning red dial one in the thumbnail and then this.... equally beautiful watch. Wait, whoops. Awesome video as always Jody, this thing is a real beaut and that dial 😍.
101/400 nice touch from Zelos. I guess other "bigger" names would monetize that too. Wonderful watch. Quite the opposite from my Zelos Hammerhead v3. Light and small. Personally love more Swordfish over Mako but hey that's just mine taste.
Always enjoy the content. Except for the urge to keep buying watches. But at least I have a decent, in hand review to help avoid bad/marginal purchases. I don’t have a Zelos yet, but definitely on the radar.
HAHAHA!!! Hiding watch boxes is such a never ending challenge. I must admit, I've never been a fan of the "mother of pearl" ether but that blue one does look nice. Thanks for another great video.
Hi Jody, Great review of this watch. I like it but have got enough diver watches, Can you have a word and get Zelos to make a dress of Flieger style watches. Keep up the good work
The Mako V3 is amazing, I have the teal dial with black bezel and it's just gorgeous. The MOP looks great but I think that swirl dial is too good to miss out on. Also interesting that they do the flatter endlinks so that rubber and leather straps don't leave as much of a gap. I think a bracelet as nice as this one is never gonna be coming off though. Maybe it would be better to go with shaped endlinks and use the extra bit of real estate to help fit inverted midlinks. I don't really get the buzz around titanium but maybe I don't know what I'm missing.
That watch would look so good on a gold coloured expanding bracelet! Birth year watch you say ? An excellent idea, and a good reason to buy another one.🤣 I’ve just bought a Timex Marlin 40mm in black, on a Milanese mesh, for 112GBP in their sale. It’s gorgeous.😎
I'm so close to giving Zelos a try but the large clasp and lack of anti reflective coating is a deal breaker. but then again maybe, dam it Jody. Thanks for another great review ( still hoping for the old intro music)
I have a low budget or basically no budget for watches atm, but I'm dedicated and will save up. Would a zelos be a grail watch for the money/specs and is the name and heritage worthy enough for someone like me? I've just got the Steeldive 1970 captain Willard. And I'm trying not to be a watch guy but I seem to be watching alot of watch stuff on RU-vid when the kids go to bed. And now I'm up to 3. Seiko snzg11 /casio protrek prw7000/Steeldive 1970.
Nicely done beautiful duo my friend, late party again with Zelos, they sale quick before I can get one...I can se why, but why Zelos..maybe next time....right 👊🙏Thank you great content....
Been promising myself for my last five watches that the next one would be a full lume dial and finally fulfilled that promise today by ordering the Frost. The Storm Grey tempted me though.
I don't know what your channel has done to me, but in the course of 24 hours I've picked up an Oris Sixty Five and the titanium Mako in frost white. I've been eyeballing a Zelos for a while and everything has finally fallen in place for me to snag one.
The owner has mentioned he pronounces the brand as Zel-os, rather than Zeel-os. Just an FYI 😁 Cool video, though! Nice to see the MOP in video, love that dial!😎
another great review Jody, I was seriously considering buying one, now not so sure as I have a small wrist, and I'm concerned about the protruding end links. Is the blue MOP for sale?
Once again a good informative video. I particularly like the green, although a little larger would be nice. I understand this may be a fairly premium brand, but I feel they could have reduced the price by supplying the watch in a more conservative package(?) The wooden box and all is nice but is it and the leather wallet necessary?
On par or better than the titanium Helm Vanuatu? The bracelet should have inverted end links. Btw, the lumed indice below the date window is a rectangle; I believe you said triangle.
