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Сообщение от Improvisator
Unfortunately, unfortunately... I guess I was lucky to get it at the end of sales while price wasn't huge.
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Can I ask which version did you get and for what price?
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True, seems like the Astrodea line was stopped. Since the watch is competitor to the gorgeous Campanola line that could be reasonable management decision. Time will show!
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Campanola Cosmo sign looks great. The new model looks the best in my view. But it's just a small astrodea dial version in a larger watch. Looks super, but you are right, for the price it simply has nothing over astrodea. The calibre does the same as the 4P97 (with moon age).
Compared to most watches out there it's a great buy, but compared to accurist and astrodea... one has to think.
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As for Accurist - as far as I know they issued under Citizen license. Just my opinion - they look not as balanced as originals.
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I don't usually write reviews on these things but I will explain.
The movement was licensed from Citizen to Accurist for this special commemorative edition.
Here is the 42 mm blue dial northern hemisphere Astrodea:
Here is the same, Accurist:
Movement is the 4P92 (42 mm blue dial northern hemisphere, same as Astrodea). It is set at 50º (much better for Russia, for me 35º would maybe be best).
The only flaws compared to astrodea are:
1 - Accurist written on front (barely visible when it's in your hand, but still there)
2 - The grid on the dial is more visible, making stuff underneath less visible (but read ahead, that might now be bad)
3 - No moon age in the center, but that was also not in any 42 mm Astrodea (I have no idea why, but honestly the smaller astrodea is not as pretty or useful.. but they equipped it with this small information dial. Pitty it did not make it to the 42 mm).
But what Accurist got right compared to Astrodea:
1 - The metal bracelet version is much more elegant than Astrodea, looks like a more expensive watch. Question of taste, but I don't like the leather version of this new Accurist. But the steel version is simply better looking than the Astrodea.
2 - Casing! The Astrodea came in a very plain blue card box. Look at accurist: black card box, then a wood beautiful box, completly upscale. For some versions of Astrodea there was similar box to Accurist, smaller and in blue, without magnifying glass. But most were like this one below:
3 - The dial is the exact same as Astrodea. Yet, the grid is more visible. You loose a little bit of visibility, but gain in style. Astrodea has a blue opaque grid (that still gets in the way of seeing the dial). This one is silver, when in the sun or bright light it gives a really nice tone to the watch. This was my main concern when I got the Accurist, I was afraid it was too visible. Now I see they upscaled this, looks less like a toy. You loose a bit of visibility, but you can't have both.
4 - The pointers are actually a bit better looking, since they allow to be easily viewed for the time, and they do not get in the way of looking at the dial. Astrodea ones are thinner but have white larger ends, which are not that as classy in my opinion.
5 - The backside of the watch is a bit better looking and is numbered! Only 500 of each of the 4 versions (golden metal and leather, silver metal and leather) were released.
6 - Instructions in english, 3 year warranty from London (not Japan).
7 - This one was made in Japan (Astrodea had japanese movement, but made in China) - this is irrelevant to me, but not to other people.
8 - Price: it's the same as when Astrodea was released. Astrodea was around 400€ at the time of the release, on ebay new ones costed 500-650€. So the price of Accurist and Astrodea is the exact same, unless you get the leather strap versions, which are cheaper due to that very same reason.
In view of all this, if I had in front me of Astrodea or Accurist I would not know what to pick. I would probably pick Accurist due to better design and box, but they are almost the same watch.
Or simply buy both! :P