Ball Deep Quest 3000m Watch

[Sniper13]

I like it. Any idea what the diamiter of the face is? I hate when an awesome watch has a small dial on it. I sold a GSAR for that reason, just to small. I hope they opened this one up a little to complete the great looking watch.

[DM71]

I like a lot! Yes the bezel is uncommon for a diver's watch but still, it looks like a very refined timepiece. I also like the way the integrated the tritium tubes, looks cleaner than the usual Ball IMO. Size is perfect to me...

[streetracer101]

It is a gorgeous watch, but I am afraid that even second hand pricing will keep me out of this one for a long time to come. I do like the idea of Ball stepping outside the box and getting a little more creative with their designs though.

[iinsic]

The size of Ball watches is right in my sweet spot, and this one is no different. As much as I like the looks of this watch, I'd have to see the clasp first (I've become very discriminating around clasps on dive watches). Even then, I know I'll never buy another titanium watch. I have had several and sold them all, because I just like the heft of steel. And if the watch was in steel, I imagine that hefty price tag could be trimmed well south of four grand.

Nice looker, though.

Rob

[streetracer101]

Crap, I didn't notice it was Ti. That is a shame. I think Ti is harder to maintain and keep looking new then steel. I have always managed to scratch my Ti watches was faster than my steelies.
I agree about the price of Ti. It would probably come in around a 3k-3500 price point if it wasn't for the "exotic" metal.

[paulsax]

Deeply tragic name. Sounds like a under-budget adult film.

[samanator]

Updated Photos from our Sponsor at Topper Fine Jewelers. Just a note this is a 43mm case.

The bezel isn't centered in this photo. (when the jeweler looked at the 12 lume and compared it with the bezel lume it was dead center aligned.

So Deep Sea Sea Dweller is a cool name but Deep Quest is not? Since there pretty much from the same designer seems fitting.

[A MattR of Time]

Personally............

I won't spend over $250 for a tritium dialed watch. In 12-15 years, the raison d'etre for the watch[tritium lume] is gone. I have a Luminox 3001 that my wife bought me and it is 15+ years old, and only in complete darkness are the tubes visible. Now, how much to replace a $4k watch - or the tubes on them[if it is even legal in 15 years]?

OTOH, my 10 YO Seiko SKX173 glows just as brightly today as it did when I got it.

YMMV

[cummje]

I've always wanted a Ball, but have waited forever for them to update their internal bezel divers. The only thing that I've really disliked about Ball's in general is I strongly dislike the use of tritium tubes to form numbers (just not elegant in any way) and I think they're usually too damn thick. But this badboy is awesome. I'm putting this near the top of my list of must haves. I prefer Ti, too, so this is something that I really want.

[putnam dan]

I thought i liked this when I first saw it. But now, for me, the better pictures highlight the superfluous design features. Cut this one down to the bare essentials and it would have been fantastic. But now too many screws around the bezel and markings that are there for show, fiddly details, too much tiny text on the dial and that 'horrible' clasp (had it on the spacemaster and it was a real irritation). Relegate this to the could have been.

Sorry.