The crown has a great knurled grip and a very impressive and accurate engraving of the Draken logo on the end.Įverything on the bold, legible dial is flat and printed. This is much deeper than I’ll ever need to go, and I’m sure that’s the same for most of you too – so it’s great to know that you’re really covered. The Draken Tugela has a pretty insane 300m water resistance. The AR could do with being a bit better, but it’s nice to see it there. The sapphire crystal is domed on top, with a bluey anti-reflective coating. Various specs are deeply engraved surrounding this. The quality is really impressive and not really something that you’d usually see on a watch of this price. The screw-in caseback features a splendidly detailed deep-stamped landscape illustration. There’s also a small chip of paint missing by 7, which is barely noticeable. It has a minuscule amount of wiggle at the bottom right corner, by 5. The bezel is the only real negative I’ve noticed with the entire watch. It provides a very tool-like appearance too, and will no doubt prove to be hard-wearing. I find a sandblasted finish is always a nice alternative to the regular brushed. This means they have a much higher temperature and chemical resistance. The Tugela utilises viton gaskets – a synthetic rubber that is more resistant than the regular gaskets used in many watches. It provides a good amount of wrist presence whilst not being too ridiculously huge. The size is comfortable with a 42mm diameter and a reasonable 13.5mm height. Draken likens this to the opening of a flower – and indeed Mike takes a lot of inspiration from nature and his homeland, New Zealand. The bezel and case flows through together to create an outward singular shape. The case is a lovely example of simple elegance. Dimensions: 42mm diameter x 13.5mm height x 48.5mm lug to lug
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