Maybe Elshan was thinking a brushed buckle would show up fewer scratches, considering a watch buckle or clasp is in a more vulnerable position for desk or tabletop contact.
Yes, this & the size were deal-breakers for me after receiving their email a week ago. There are some even nicer Nova dials too, imho. It's just a shame that I'm not older, shorter & weedier. 😁
Why the hell people are complaining this is "too small"? It's a dress watch, not a wall clock or a frying pan. In the historical perspective it's actually 2mm larger everywhere than the usual. People should stop thinking so much about numbers.
Why bring 'historical' perspective. Just look at the old picture and see the size of people in those days. Yes, it's a dress watch but for someone big like myself this watch on my wrist looks ridiculous. Each to their own as they say.
@@SkysaxonDragonslayer Just over 8', always wear big watches, my eyesight is not great either(lol). I understand it's a dress watch and it should be smaller, not arguing about that. As I said each to their own.
Zelos is such a great microbrand. They will overtake the watch market for sure! This one’s a little different from what I’m used to seeing from them and “jewelry” is the key word. Us gents typically have only watches to showcase as jewelry and this one is really well designed. A conversation starter for sure! Thanks for sharing! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
Even though they often sell out very quickly, I feel that they have missed an opportunity to produce a classic black and white tuxedo variant would probably appeal to a wider market.
This one will be the dial I'm going for, I'm imagining it will pair extremely well with a light grey suit and light blue tie for events. I'm glad the legibility appears to be much better on this dial than some of the other dials. I agree that the band doesn't really feel right for it. Thank you for being able to articulate two of the three issues that I have with the band aesthetically, the lack of taper and the clash of styling with the clasp. The third issue I feel is the black color doesn't seem to match just right with the dial. If I manage to snag one before they sell out I'll try it on brown leather and milanese mesh bands to see what works better. Thank you for the thoughts
I wanted to see what the mosaic dial looks like, thats why I asked them to send this version...I think it suits the watches aesthetics as a dressy piece really well 👍
Spot on - thanks for a great review and showing off the highlights of this beautiful piece. Agree totally on the strap and buckle. Ordered this as soon as they came out and immediately also got a black alligator strap aftermarket to match. 😅
Epic review as always! The sum of the negatives becomes a deal breaker for me. I did strongly consider it though. I have a bunch from Zelos but nothing has drawn my wallet for years. Besides I just backed a beautiful full porcelain dial dress watch on KS. 40mm, 10mm thick, Miyota 9000 series movement, and rare to get a full porcelain dial. Brand is called Halcyon. $520. Much more my cup of tea. Always enjoy your content!
Super dial indeed, but the rest, including the size and manual movement LP is meh. Still - I would probably consider trying getting one, if only I'd have somewhere to wear at least semi-often...
Love the dial but I'm not a fan of the case shape and lugs. It's a bit too industrial for me. Thicker Arabic numerals would have been nicer too. The thin font makes the dial seem unbalanced.
First of all, from what I've seen, this mosaic dial is definitely the one to get. It is far more attractive in this design scheme with polished separations. The dual-tone colour shifts of the mother of pearl make it incredibly versatile too. The CNC guilloché is too busy to my eyes and interferes with the furnishings. However, seeing this also confirms for me that I'm really not into the font used. On no version does it look right. I'm almost starting to think that if there ever was a watch that would benefit from Breguet inspired numerals, this is probably it. These look too rigid and diminutive. It might also have been more fun to have runaround numerals. The logo placement is a nice solution and alternative for a cut off or missing 6. I think it was a mistake from Zelos to remove the brushed sides of this watch. It used to look sharp, now the angles of its case shape look softer, less assertive. With brushed sides the buckle would be more in keeping. I wholeheartedly agree this is not well thought through, and in fact the horween strap is a miss for me as well. It does not suit the style. A nicely finished saffiano or caviar leather would probably suit this style far better. The one change I would have appreciated is an upgrade to a thin automatic, but I understand that this movement is appropriate for the genre. So, all in all, interesting, with an absolute hero dial, but the first generation is easily more attractive to me.
It’s a very nice looking watch, size, quality and Zelos is making a lot of nice pieces, but as you said, legibility is not top at all 🙄.. and for my own security I like 100m WR, but understandable with such a thin case.. lots of compromises..
I would happily take that leather strap and put it on one of my other Zelos watches, but afraid as lovely as this one is, I'll be giving this one a miss as I have no use for a dress watch like this. Hard agree about the bucle on the strap though.
Budget watch's on AliExpress are turning the watch world upside down. Should i be a snob, should i not be a snob, should i be a snob, should i not be a snob... who cares, if you like it, screw everyone else, their not you❤👍
Strap dsnt go along with the watch finish...Zelos should have opted a better dressier leather strap such as croco with matching stitching on it with polished buckle. Bracelet variant could have been another option for such polished case.
I have the first gen mocha dial Nova. Impressive dial and movement. Looks like the case is much nicer on this one. The eta7001 is a nice movement. Hacking.....meh! Have a swordfish bronze watch with the mosaic dial. Really pops out in the sun. Great looker, but the price?
It's not for me. To me, it looks more gaudy than classy and the small seconds hand looks cheaply made. Terrible strap choice. It's not important what I think, though. It's a Zelos so it will sell out within hours anyway.
Hi Peter. I have a few watches that don't hack but I'm fairly sure that I can back hack them all. Have you tried back hacking this particular movement ?. My couple of nit picks are that perhaps the knurling on the crown could have been a tad finer and a simple Z at six would suit it better than being embossed on a surround. Nice looking piece mind.
Watchmakers forget that there are males out there with "normal size wrists" 7.5-8.5 inch wrists that cant wear a small watch without looking like they raided their wives collection. I,m loving their work but give me an Aventurine dial in a 40mm or larger and i will give u my money. Ps the watch will then fit the above band!
What are you talking about, majority of the watch market makes products in the 40mm and up range, it's only recently that watch makers both major and micro have been catering to smaller wrists and more vintage sizes, so sorry nobody is feeling sorry for you, you act like larger wrist ed folk have been ignored for decades
Pete, love the watch, and your videography captures its beauty, as you say it pops. However, the strap is a deal breaker for me, looks like it should be on a tool watch not a dress watch.
