Hands-On with the Evant Decodiver
Fear not?a persnickety critique of the Evant Decodiver is guaranteed to follow, but I first want to applaud this totally fun, funky, and functional watch that has stolen my heart and a majority of my wrist time since it arrived. For $599, this 41-millimeter diver includes an ETA 2824-2 elaboré-grade movement, a super-cool domed ceramic bezel insert, an unabashedly 1970s fumé finish over a sunburst silver dial, and a 300-meter rated case so complexly faceted that I literally giggled the first time I held it. It takes guts to release such a watch so inexpensively?or at all, really?and while the Decodiver is far from perfect, it is an admirably bold move from the Singapore-based startup, Evant.
A whole lot of hard angles on this one.
$599
Hands-On with the Evant Decodiver
Case
Stainless steel
Movement Eta 2824
Dial
Fumé dial
Lume
Super-LumiNova
Lens
Sapphire crystal
Strap
Leather
Water Resistance
300 meters
Dimensions
41mm x 49mm
Thickness
12mm
Lug Width
22mm
Crown
Screw-down
Warranty
Yes
Price
$599
It was hard to count all the surfaces on the Decodiver?s 316L stainless steel case, but after a few tries I?ve come up with 27 individual sides, and if we include the surfaces inside the crown guards, we?ll have to bump that up to 30. The designers were careful to emphasize all those facets by bringing polished and brushed surfaces up against each other, and the effect is dazzling?even blingy. The brushing isn?t the ...
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