Thu 18 Feb 2010
Ocean7 LM-6c Chronograph
Posted by The Breitling Source under Budget Watches , Watch Reviews1 Comment
Ocean7 makes a very nice looking watch, and I greatly enjoyed the Ocean7 LM-6c I had while I owned it. Great hunky-chunky look, and fantastic curved crystal. Lume was not the greatest, but I’m not really picky about Lume. The skeleton hands look pretty awesome on it too.
I owned it for quite a while, and then decided to sell it recently. I found out that when I bought the watch, the price was $1599, and then now the watch sells for $899, direct from Ocean7. For a company to drop the price so much is pretty drastic, and not much of a service to their customers. But, if that’s how they want to do things, I guess that’s that.
The Ocean7 uses a Valjoux 7750 movement, likely not modifed at all. It is completely swiss made with your typical 316L stainless steel case and Sapphire Crystal. Water resistant to 500m. Its a big watch at 44mm, with 24mm Lug width and includes both the steel bracelet and the strap. Overall a very nice watch for a very reasonable price, especially since the price reduction.
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February 19th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
I’ve admired this watch for awhile, and I’ve noticed the price drop. While $1599 is not a bad price for a watch with a 7750, it was a little high and probably appropriately priced at $899. However for a company to do that is ridiculous. Regardless of what people say, resale value is important to a lot of watch collectors and that essentially screws people who bought some of the first run.
It’s still a nice watch but that really puts a sour taste in my mouth.