No instruction, unable to get watch siized, most jewelers will not touch watch. C/S is not willing to engage in helpful discussions. Loee watch after trial and error. This is not the way a classic Company should be.
I actually rate this 4.5, but the bracelet could use more fine tuning of length; my 25-year old Navihawk Blue Angel has a clasp that allows adjusting of length of less than a link. Also, a function to retract the hands out of the way of the world time display would be helpful.
The main reason I wanted to own this watch, is because as a young boy, I remember seeing the Blue Angels in my hometown of Erie, PA, and they fueled my dreams to not only become a pilot, but an Astronaut. Alas, 50 years later, and I'm neither, but my new watch makes me smile. I only have a couple problems with the watch...for one, it bothers me that I can't read the day/date for part of the day when the hands are covering that segment of the dial, not sure there's a remedy for that, the other, as a resident of the Bay Area and a baseball/football/basketball and hockey fan, I wish there was a Pacific Time Zone that said SFO instead of LAX! Hahaha!
This is my Third Blue Angels Eco- Chronograph drive. I loved my first two immensely. They are very light and comfortable to wear. This new model has a redesigned band and face. The band is not as comfortable as the older design and it does annoy me to wear it all day. The other problem is the face of the watch looks almost black. Not as blue as the picture shows or like the other Blue Angel watches. As well, the printing on the face lacks enough color contrast which makes it look dull and hard to see. It saddens me to say that I most likely would not buy this watch again. I'm disappointed.
