Hi Anthony,
We are sorry to hear about your experience with the buckle. We are aware of the fact that in some cases the designed buckle is not comfortable for everyone.
Fortunately, there is something that we can do about it! We are meanwhile developing a new buckle for the Airain Sous Marine which is a normal single buckle. As soon as it is finished, it will be available for our customers and we will be happy to send you one of these so you can enjoy your watch to the fullest.
Thank you and best wishes,
Tom @ Airain Watches
P.S. the Lebois & Co Heritage Chronograph will indeed have a new better fitting version of the double buckle which is more angled than the Airain one. Also, it will have a single buckle included as well.
“Overall, the package is acceptable. On the plus side, the vintage hesalite doom crystal, the dimension and the flyback chronograph are delightful. On the minus side, the case is a little too light; it does not have the heft of a tool watch and the top pusher is a bit mushy. The wait for a full year for its delivery is a real spoiler. But the price is good. So overall, I am happy (but not so before receiving it).”
“Hello all,
The wait was certainly worth it. Such a beautifully executed expression of the original which I had the pleasure to own a few years ago. The quality, fit and finish is most excellent. I really love the big winding crown. The modern size, without being over the top at 39.5 mm is perfect. The brown dial is simply amazing. The bronze reflections of the sundials are very special. Great legibility and smoothness of operation. Flyback function is crisp. I love the high quality strap and unique engraved buckle.
I would have wished for deeper engravings on the bezel and better accuracy as the watch runs about -8 secs per day. Certainly not disastrous but I was expecting a little better perhaps on the fast side. Those to items would have brought this fantastic chronograph to 5 out of 5 stars!”
Hi Federico,
Thank you very much for your review and the great photos. We are happy you like the watch so much!
Regarding accuracy, our experience is that the movement can perform much better so it might have gotten magnetized on the way to you. We'll get in touch with you via email and see if we can arrange a demagnetization at a watchmaker near you.
Best wishes,
Tom
“Congrats to this beautiful timepiece! It came out really well! The brown tone is really nice – I was worried a little bit, that it might be too “redish” given the pics I saw from the crowd… It changes - depending on the light from "dark brew" to "cappuchino" and even coppery...
Quality is great! This counts especially for the dial and the hands.
However - 2 exceptions (that is why I was not able to give a 5* rating)
1: I do not like is the strap. Too long and the clasp is on the wrong position on my wrist. Personally, I also think that a brown strap for a brown dial is not perfect; but that’s a matter of taste. However, I can change it… the first thing I did! ;)
2: The case has serious flaws! It is kind of sharp edged - but that is ok. What is not ok is the brushing on the side (9 o'clock). It is easy to see (I wonder how it passed quality control). If I would have bought it at the retail store, I would have brought it back! This is not easily possible here, so I will have to live with it. (The pic shows the flaws - it cannot be removed, it is in the brushing. The freckles below the brushing on the case back, is dust)”
“So far the watch is great! I really like the size, look and feel of it, I did have to modify the strap because it was too long, but that was a simple fix. The winding action is OMEGA smooth, the pusher action is very precise and accurate, the chronograph/flyback hands stick just a little bit but will work better once in use more. Overall this watch is amazing and I'm glad I own one.”
