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When “vintage” is applied to anything, there are certain connotations. With watches, this means a hearkening to old watches in some form of fashion. Here, on the 44mm Benarus Vintage Moray, there are actually quite a few design cues. Most predominantly, they have gone with a high-dome acrylic crystal that definitely gives thing an old-school feel with the distortion near the edges of the dial. The dials also carry the vintage theme, as they have a sun-brushed pattern in it, with some of the colorful dials going from a lighter color in the center to a darker color near the edges.
Flip the watch over, and you see that it’s a truly modern diver, as there is an exhibition case back (something I’ve not seen on a Benarus diver before, let alone one rated for 300m) showing off the Miyota 9015 movement, complete with its custom rotor. With that, the signing is ok enough, but the interest is really at the edges of the rotor. While this portion is commonly beveled and perhaps polished, here we have the look of some sort of grinding or sharpening wheel.
Back on the dial, it looks like the lume is fully modern as well. The dial (both options) has a fairly familiar font applied on it for the numerals, with a handset familiar to those who are used to looking at Benarus watches. These are all filled with C3 Superluminova, which means you will get plenty of glow out of it. There is a single lumed pip on the bezel (in keeping with the vintage theme), which is adequate enough if you were trying to time something at night (or under water).
Tech Specs from Benarus
Case Material: 316L Stainless steel
Caliber: Miyota 9015, 28,800bph
Case Width: 44mm without crown
Lug Tip to Lug Tip: 53mm
Lug Bar to Lug Bar: 48mm
Crystal: Plexi Acrylic Dome
Case Back: Stainless / glass
Height/Thickness: 17.5mm
Weight: 120g on the leather
Viewable Dial Area: 35mm
Crown Diameter: 8.5mm
Luminous: C3 Superluminova
Strap: Brown leather 24/22mm
Water Resistance: 300 meters
Sold Out Awesome Benarus Moray 44 with Blue Gradiant Dial. Exceptionally hard to find with this incredible dial! Incredible lume...check the pics...This is the 300m Diver...again, very few made!...Also included is a Benarus Brown leather strap with steel buckle!
BRAND: Benerus
MODEL: Vintage Moray 44
MOVEMENT: Automatic - Miyota
CASE: Stainless Steel
CROWN: Screw Down
SIZE: 44mm
LUGS: 22mm
DIAL: Teal Blue Gradient Dial
BEZEL: Rotating Diver bezel
CONDITION: Preowned slight crystal markings
BOXES/PAPERS:, original warranty card, etc - everything you see in the pictures!
WATER RESISTANCE: - 300m
STRAP/BRACELET: - 3 - Original Benarus Black Rubber dive strap with signed steel buckle & Additional Brand New Benarus brown leather strap with buckle & Additional Custom Blue rubber strap with steel buckle.