Update!
I'm sure many are eager to see the first photos of the watch, so here they are!
It was a nightmare working with DHL . . .
I expect that, in Europe, DHL has a fine reputation, but I have had two unpleasant experiences with them and I will try and avoid them in future if posible. I have had good experiences with Federal Express and UPS for international shipments.
So what is the nature of my complaint?
Once the package arrives at JFK, it can take a couple weeks, even up to month to get it delivered to the ultimate destination.
Part of the problem is that DHL appears to give a lot of information that really tells you nothing of value.
You may know that here is a "Customs hold," but not why, where, or what you may do about it . . . or when?
You may know that there is some other type of hold - perhaps that it is held in "the exceptions area," wherever that may be, but what kind, no one can say until near the end of the process.
The estimated delivery date just keeps changing over time.
Have a look at this read from bottom image up to top of the first image and you'll get a sense of what I mean.
and this:
In the end, the watch arrived on Thursday December 2nd in good condition and I beheld it for the first time yesterday.
You may see it tomorrow!
Here are a couple of first impressions . . .
Based on the photos at Bukowski's and over at Bulong, I expected the watch to be handsome in overall appearance, but somewhat dull.
Much to my delight, the watch is quite lovely in appearance and nearly blemish free.
The dial is impressive.
What comes across as a flat-finish or opaque gray or gray with a hint of brown in most photographs is in actuality a reflective metallic pewter color with some very fine texture . . . too fine to be captured in a typical photograph.
One may see it in a video though . . .
The pie-pan subdials are a subtle, muted warmly reflective metallic silver, but with fine concentric circles one sees in other watches but not typical of the Sherpa Graph.
You all appreciate how well-made, blued hands show up black mostly, but pop to a beautiful and stunning blue when the light hits at the proper angle?
Well . . .
The steel (or other metal, possibly nickel alloy) chosen for the Enicar logo, hour markers and subdial hands can look either black or silver depending on the angle of light meeting the watch face. The metal is polished so it can reflect light well, or appear to absorb light depending an angle of incidence.
What about the central hours and minutes hands?
Even lumed as they are, they compliment the watch beyond my expectation.
The outer tachymetre ring?
It appears near off-white in may photographs but it is actually a light gray-silver semi reflective material with texture . . . and a bit wider than seen on my Id.
In short, the Mark Ia Gray is very different from the appearance of any of the other Enicar reverse panda watches . . . and a pure delight to behold in person!
Cheers!
I'm sure many are eager to see the first photos of the watch, so here they are!
It was a nightmare working with DHL . . .
I expect that, in Europe, DHL has a fine reputation, but I have had two unpleasant experiences with them and I will try and avoid them in future if posible. I have had good experiences with Federal Express and UPS for international shipments.
So what is the nature of my complaint?
Once the package arrives at JFK, it can take a couple weeks, even up to month to get it delivered to the ultimate destination.
Part of the problem is that DHL appears to give a lot of information that really tells you nothing of value.
You may know that here is a "Customs hold," but not why, where, or what you may do about it . . . or when?
You may know that there is some other type of hold - perhaps that it is held in "the exceptions area," wherever that may be, but what kind, no one can say until near the end of the process.
The estimated delivery date just keeps changing over time.
Have a look at this read from bottom image up to top of the first image and you'll get a sense of what I mean.
and this:
In the end, the watch arrived on Thursday December 2nd in good condition and I beheld it for the first time yesterday.
You may see it tomorrow!
Here are a couple of first impressions . . .
Based on the photos at Bukowski's and over at Bulong, I expected the watch to be handsome in overall appearance, but somewhat dull.
Much to my delight, the watch is quite lovely in appearance and nearly blemish free.
The dial is impressive.
What comes across as a flat-finish or opaque gray or gray with a hint of brown in most photographs is in actuality a reflective metallic pewter color with some very fine texture . . . too fine to be captured in a typical photograph.
One may see it in a video though . . .
The pie-pan subdials are a subtle, muted warmly reflective metallic silver, but with fine concentric circles one sees in other watches but not typical of the Sherpa Graph.
You all appreciate how well-made, blued hands show up black mostly, but pop to a beautiful and stunning blue when the light hits at the proper angle?
Well . . .
The steel (or other metal, possibly nickel alloy) chosen for the Enicar logo, hour markers and subdial hands can look either black or silver depending on the angle of light meeting the watch face. The metal is polished so it can reflect light well, or appear to absorb light depending an angle of incidence.
What about the central hours and minutes hands?
Even lumed as they are, they compliment the watch beyond my expectation.
The outer tachymetre ring?
It appears near off-white in may photographs but it is actually a light gray-silver semi reflective material with texture . . . and a bit wider than seen on my Id.
In short, the Mark Ia Gray is very different from the appearance of any of the other Enicar reverse panda watches . . . and a pure delight to behold in person!
Cheers!