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over the dial. As an interesting accent Koelewyn has integrated a hub
that actually pierces the sapphire crystal. Few experienced watchmak-
ers would have tried this with a sapphire crystal as it is no easy feat to
cost-effectively drill a perfect hole needed to properly mount the center
hub. And properly mounted it is with dual gaskets creating a water tight
barrier; just another example of outside the (tackle) box thinking that
Koelewyn bring to his watches.
Superluminova is used where you would expect over the machined
aluminum dial while the case lug bars are coated with titanium nitride
for added resistance to salt, chlorine and wear. Bracelet segments are
all connected by solid screws as opposed to friction fit pins. Attention
to detail and a quality build are all here, but to be honest, one small
drawback is that the watch is only rated to 5atm (50 meters), even
with a screw-down crown. This is certainly okay for grabbing a trout or
striped bass out of the water, but I’d like to see a 10atm rating for a
nautically inspired fisherman’s watch built to Koelewyn’s obviously high
standards. It may be that they are just being conservative with their
claims, which would be a breath of fresh salt air in the watch world.
Having said that and in speaking with Robert directly he encouraged
me to test his watch i