Got my two Steeldives in from the sale, here are some crap wrist shots and my initial thoughts. Overall I'm happy and feel these are very nice watches for the price point.
SD1974, the 6105/Willard/Turtle homage:
Pro: Very comfortable even on the bracelet.
Con: The white dial can be difficult to read in some light conditions. I didn't consider this, but the indicies and hands are pretty low contrast. I was torn between the white and yellow dial, and in this regard yellow would have been better. If I'm feeling frisky I'll probably swap the hands to something outlined in black.
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Pro: I like the color scheme and case design, it's big but not obnoxiously big. The domed crystal is a great touch.
Con: Not as comfortable as the SD1974, at least on the engineer bracelet. The hour hand is outlined in black, and against the black dial you can only see the lumed portion unless you're in a bright area. This makes the hour hand look disproportionately small relative to the minute hand, which bothers me more than I would have thought. Also a candidate for a hand swap. I've never done any watch modding but this seems like the perfect excuse to try.
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