I've always wanted to do an unboxing thread

peasant

...so here it is!

It has its advantages, being home sick with the flu ...you get to receive your parcels immediately ...plus you can take pics in daylight.

Anyhow ...this rather big cube arrived via ooops today


inside was a black cube with invoice and warranty card


aaand inside that was this rather nice wooden cube


and inside that ...tataaa ...my new watch

peasant

some more shots of the watch

marknine

Love the watch

bogmanfan

Sweet watch. I've seen these Roamer watches (along with Certina) pop up in a few shops recently. Some good-looking models there.

peasant

and yet some more




My only criticism of the watch ...the clasp. It is slightly the wrong shape for my wrist and the rather stiff strap will have to be made a bit more pliant before it will become comfortable. Also the clasp has no release mechanism ...click it shut and rip it open is all it does. It'll do for a dresswatch that you don't wear every day, but not really ideal or sturdy

peasant

Technical data:

Roamer competence original type 2 (afaik it's now discontinued)
Diameter 37 mm
Movement FHF caliber 138.011; 21600 bph, 36 hours power reserve
hand wind, no date
top crystal is sapphire, bottom mineral, waterproof 30m

Bullseye1

That is a sweet watch P. Congrats.

Zagato

peasant wrote: »

My only criticism of the watch ...the clasp. It is slightly the wrong shape for my wrist and the rather stiff strap will have to be made a bit more pliant before it will become comfortable. Also the clasp has no release mechanism ...click it shut and rip it open is all it does. It'll do for a dresswatch that you don't wear every day, but not really ideal or sturdy

I had a similar problem with the clasp on one of my watches and managed to solve it by (apologies if this is heresy, but) rotating the watch 180degrees on the leather strap. Might be worth a try?

peasant

Zagato wrote: »

I had a similar problem with the clasp on one of my watches and managed to solve it by (apologies if this is heresy, but) rotating the watch 180degrees on the leather strap. Might be worth a try?

Thanks for the tip, but after squishing the strap into shape a bit, it has become quite wearable

Reloc8

Congrats - wear it in good health.

Interesting design - quite art deco.

peasant

This watch has another thing going for it ...it smells nice

(the box is cedar wood and as it has spent a few years in it already, unsold, it has now taken on the scent ...loverly ...like a good cigar )

CarltonBrowne

Now there's something from the path less trodden. Well done!