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What do folks think about STOLAS? Anyone out there have one? I like the look (except the lightning bolt second hand kind of turns me off a little bit).

http://www.realwatchreview.com/main/sto ... eview.html

I suspect that if the second hand were different, I'd be much more serious about pulling the trigger on one of these. Also, I can't find any info on which movement is being used in these things. Real Watch Review.com readers get a 20% discount right now.
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I have no personal experience of STOLAS watches but they look potentially interesting at first glance. The lightening bolt reminds me of the secondhand on the Rolex Milgauss - so even on one of the big brands that's not unusual. Their website can be found at this address: http://www.stolaswatch.co/

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Looking at the Stolas website it looks like the lightening flash is part of their logo. So IMO ok on the dial as it brands the watch. It is something a little different.
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I think I like these! :o
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if only they didn't have that overdesigned damn second hand! :(
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I like the Spinnaker :D

Will think about it on the drive home!!
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highway62 wrote:if only they didn't have that overdesigned damn second hand! :(
+1.

Watches look ok, but I could not cope with the second hand design. :)
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I do like it, but the best part of £500 delivered, and may be VAT and import on top :shock: I think not.

Could get one and a half CWL for that.

Also they have a tsunami watch coming out 14th May. Bad taste i think. :(
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I noticed only one is Swiss....The other two they are ashamed to say what's inside...That leaves Japan or China...I bet the last.
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That's a good guess Woodell. The movement is an SMC, which stands for Shanghai Movement Company and looks to be a 'clone' of the ETA 2824 movement. It hand winds and it also hacks and has the same beat rate. The true origins of the movement appear to up for debate; some say it is a Chinese DG 4813 movement and some say it is a Hangzhou 6300 movement.
I know next to nothing in terms of accuracy or reliability of either movement, the finishing isn't as attractive as ETA's though.
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I quite like them, but they are still nowhere near the top of my wishlist.
I looked at the so-called "Denmark" distributor hoping to see VAT inclusive prices and they're in USD exclusive of tax (oh - and there's no stolas watches on the site. :?)
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Not a fan, properly over priced for what you get and for me- quite a sickly design.
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