mondeov6 0 Posted November 29, 2010 I read 1kenny1kenny's post about his quartz Parnis Flightdeck and thought it was a pretty cool and nice looking watch. To ease off on my recent PAM/sterile watch addiction that I developed lately, I decided to go for one of these. It is a big watch at 50mm, lug end to lug end 58mm and it has a thickness of 11mm. On the wrist it does however not feel that big and actually wears quite comfortable. The crown and pushers do not dig in to your wrist when bent, since the watch is a "lefty". The watch is really well built and a lot of watch for the money (60$ from Manbushijie). The original strap is okay but a little on the "thin" side for this watch. I have one of my "spare" straps on at the moment, but I think I will invest in a "chunky" black strap with orange stitching. The orange numerals have a decent lume, nothing to write home about but okay. But!!!.... there is no lume on the hands!!??. So forget telling time if it is dark. Kind of stupid I'd say! Some pictures.... With the original black strap.... Thank's for looking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roberto 24 Posted November 29, 2010 Lovely pictures, credit to you sir. Nice watch.. and a decent size. I guess you need to be careful when you talk about the size of your Parnis. Funny thing about the lume.. I've had ones like that, very odd. How do you order from Manbushijie for the $60 price.. is it on the website, or via evilBay? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted November 29, 2010 very nice! I am happy that I have encourage you to buy one big parnis ! It looks great on that strap ! It is really great watch and almost bullet prof. Watch out not to break wall with it ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 29, 2010 Lovely pictures, credit to you sir. Nice watch.. and a decent size. I guess you need to be careful when you talk about the size of your Parnis. Funny thing about the lume.. I've had ones like that, very odd. How do you order from Manbushijie for the $60 price.. is it on the website, or via evilBay? "I guess you need to be careful when you talk about the size of your Parnis" ... not to mention I have it on a strap! I ordered from the website. As soon as had registered a new account I got to buy at "wholesale" prices. So this watch dropped from 86$ to 60$. Nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 29, 2010 very nice! I am happy that I have encourage you to buy one big parnis ! It looks great on that strap ! It is really great watch and almost bullet prof. Watch out not to break wall with it ! Thank's a lot kenny! Your video/post was very inspiring! ..... ...hmmm... the one with the white dial looks really good too.....and the on with the green numerals.... and the one with PVD case..... Can you see where this is going!?... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) Kenny, you also prompted me to buy one of the watches; you should get a commission, lol. I ordered mine though eBay and am waiting for it to arrive. Edited November 29, 2010 by Balad1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 29, 2010 Kenny, you also prompted me to buy one of the watches; you should get a commission, lol. I ordered mine though eBay and am waiting for it to arrive. Very nice choice Balad!! That PVD case and the green numerals looks really cool! I love the 6497 swan neck movement!! I have 5 watches with that beautiful movement and they are all very accurate! From what I have learned they are pretty much "bomb proof". Pics please when it arrives! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 29, 2010 Kenny, you also prompted me to buy one of the watches; you should get a commission, lol. I ordered mine though eBay and am waiting for it to arrive. I made the same choices of colors It's been three weeks since he sent mine and I am dying to get my hands on it. Mondeov, yours looks truly amazing. Great strap combination there!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted November 29, 2010 Kenny, you also prompted me to buy one of the watches; you should get a commission, lol. I ordered mine though eBay and am waiting for it to arrive. Very nice choice Balad!! That PVD case and the green numerals looks really cool! I love the 6497 swan neck movement!! I have 5 watches with that beautiful movement and they are all very accurate! From what I have learned they are pretty much "bomb proof". Pics please when it arrives! Thanks, I thought it was pretty cool too; I'll post pics when it arrives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 29, 2010 I have bought a lime green strap for mine... LOL... I want it "loud" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted November 29, 2010 I have bought a lime green strap for mine... LOL... I want it "loud" Interesting, what is the strap size in mm for this watch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 29, 2010 I have bought a lime green strap for mine... LOL... I want it "loud" Interesting, what is the strap size in mm for this watch? I believe it is 24mm. I want it lime green because I will surely use it during summer (short sleeves are needed for this watch being 50mm LOL). I like colorful watches for summer. I have many yellows, reds, oranges, etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 29, 2010 Mondeov, I am curious... when did you order that watch?? I have been waiting for mine for three weeks now and I don't know if I should be worried. I had mine ordered way before Kenny opened the other thread... and from what I read in your first post, you ordered it because you saw Kenny's PARNIS, right?? I think I am going to have to talk to manbushijie... :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 29, 2010 Mondeov, I am curious... when did you order that watch?? I have been waiting for mine for three weeks now and I don't know if I should be worried. I had mine ordered way before Kenny opened the other thread... and from what I read in your first post, you ordered it because you saw Kenny's PARNIS, right?? I think I am going to have to talk to manbushijie... :/ I ordered mine nov 21 so it has been one week. I did order EMS shipping though wich should be a lot faster. I had another watch that I ordered on regular air mail. It took almost 5 weeks to arrive. Air mail is slow sometimes but I think yours will arrive quite soon. You must post pictures with the lime green strap you ordered once you got the watch! Sounds very interresting! BTW...Strap size....or should I say lug size is 23mm but a 24mm strap is not a problem. Mine is 24mm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 29, 2010 Mondeov, I am curious... when did you order that watch?? I have been waiting for mine for three weeks now and I don't know if I should be worried. I had mine ordered way before Kenny opened the other thread... and from what I read in your first post, you ordered it because you saw Kenny's PARNIS, right?? I think I am going to have to talk to manbushijie... :/ I ordered mine nov 21 so it has been one week. I did order EMS shipping though wich should be a lot faster. I had another watch that I ordered on regular air mail. It took almost 5 weeks to arrive. Air mail is slow sometimes but I think yours will arrive quite soon. You must post pictures with the lime green strap you ordered once you got the watch! Sounds very interresting! BTW...Strap size....or should I say lug size is 23mm but a 24mm strap is not a problem. Mine is 24mm. Thanks mate! I will post pictures but I can garantee you they will not turn out as good as yours. I am a craptastic photographer... hahaha Be warned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roberto 24 Posted November 29, 2010 Just ordered one too. What a great looking piece of kit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Found yet another cheap strap that fits my Parnis very well I think. This one was only 21,50$ at SecTime. Perfect "orange" tone for this watch I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Nice looking strap and a steal for the money. Is it 24mm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Looks pretty cool mondeov!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Nice looking strap and a steal for the money. Is it 24mm? Yep, 24mm it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Thank's PGL! ....ehhrmmm... just realized the colour of my arm in the last picture!!??.... ...am I dead.....a ghost....or wot??..... :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Thank's PGL! ....ehhrmmm... just realized the colour of my arm in the last picture!!??.... ...am I dead.....a ghost....or wot??..... :P LOL... didn't notice 'til you mentioned it! Yeah, you are dead, too much watch-buying has sucked the blood out of you xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mondeov6 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Thank's PGL! ....ehhrmmm... just realized the colour of my arm in the last picture!!??.... ...am I dead.....a ghost....or wot??..... :P LOL... didn't notice 'til you mentioned it! Yeah, you are dead, too much watch-buying has sucked the blood out of you xD ...I know... I know... I'm a Pamvire....ehh ..no... Vampire!! I need new blood..... that's the one and only cure....A big green Parnis would be nice!! :dunno: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PGL 0 Posted November 30, 2010 Thank's PGL! ....ehhrmmm... just realized the colour of my arm in the last picture!!??.... ...am I dead.....a ghost....or wot??..... :P LOL... didn't notice 'til you mentioned it! Yeah, you are dead, too much watch-buying has sucked the blood out of you xD ...I know... I know... I'm a Pamvire....ehh ..no... Vampire!! I need new blood..... that's the one and only cure....A big green Parnis would be nice!! :dunno: I am temped to buy the one you have... but I my mind is telling me to wait until the green one arrives so I will know, for sure, if 50mm is going to look like a frying pan attached to my wrist Have you considered rubber/silicon straps for yours?? This orange one could look really nice. It is only around 12 euro (I just bought one a couple of hours ago). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites