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[Pakz]

I can definitely relate to that difficulty of choosing the watch to wear! I've decided on a rule of "at least a weak or so" anytime I take one out of the "watches drawer"... Just so I can have the time to appreciate how accurate this or that watch is ;). What's the point in having a perfectly regulated watch that's withing COSC specs if you only wear it two days? by the way, feel free to post pics of your beauties!!




Anyway, I had to regulate my Laguna... was losing 7 to 10 seconds a day. Now it's been 3 days and I'm at -5 seconds... around -2s a day. Quite acceptable, I'd say! That gave me the opportunity to see the insides of it, and it's well finished and clean, o-rings are lubricated just as needed... the case back seems to be two parts or at least quite thick (hence the magnetic resistance, I suppose)...
I should have taken pics...

[Pakz]

And a lume shot, to illustrate... It's very good lume, even if not "nuclear" as in some cases...
very legible, 'till the wee hours.

[nolanz14]

I agree and my only issue with the watch. I was thinking this exact same thing about an hour ago when swapping a strap for bracelet. I almost always prefer drilled lugs.

While I can certainly understand the design aesthetic of not going with drilled lugs, the Laguna is a watch that could really use them. My lugs were scratched up from the previous owner and I've since added a few more myself. I'm not really bothered by it, though. The two-sided spring bar remover would come in very handy with this watch.

[chiefeng]

Here's mine with lume shot.

[Jake E]

Just received my black bezel Laguna... two words: freakin' awesome! Adjusting the bracelet was a breeze with the included screw driver (much prefer single sided screws) but as others have said, strap swapping is a bit of a pain. I don't care about scratching the underside of the lugs (the brushed finish can easily be retouched and in reality it's a part of the watch no one ever sees), but refitting the bracelet took me a good 10 minutes; for some reason I just could not get the 12 o'clock spring bar to line up on both sides. In any case, that aside, I absolutely love the watch.

[bedlam]

Just received my black bezel Laguna... two words: freakin' awesome! Adjusting the bracelet was a breeze with the included screw driver (much prefer single sided screws) but as others have said, strap swapping is a bit of a pain. I don't care about scratching the underside of the lugs (the brushed finish can easily be retouched and in reality it's a part of the watch no one ever sees), but refitting the bracelet took me a good 10 minutes; for some reason I just could not get the 12 o'clock spring bar to line up on both sides. In any case, that aside, I absolutely love the watch.

Interesting looking at your pic...like several others I have noticed, the short lug-to-lug lets the reasonably big Laguna work on smaller wrists. It looks really good in your pic.

[4Play]

I am unofficially an official member of the Laguna Club. Even though she is not brand new, she is new to me. Should arrive, with some luck, by Tuesday. Took the liberty to add the Laguna Club to my signature. Now, if there was one for the Puck, I would add that as well.

[Jake E]

Interesting looking at your pic...like several others I have noticed, the short lug-to-lug lets the reasonably big Laguna work on smaller wrists. It looks really good in your pic.

Thanks! The combination of the relatively short lug-to-lug distance and the articulation of the case, specifically the downward slope of the lugs, really helps offset the overal size and creates an extremely comfortable timepiece. I tried the Isofrane strap out for a bit, very comfortbale but probably won't be my day to day option. I really like the look and feel of the Hadley Roma 2040 leather strap. I wore my Laguna on the HR2040 most of the evening and found it extremely comfortable. Ultimately last night I switched back to the stainless bracelet. It's a great chunk of steal and, with the exception of my Panerai 104, I tend to prefer most sports watches on metal bracelets, at least most of the time.

On the bright side I'm getting better at not mangling the underside of the lugs when refitting the bracelet... I'm still having problems getting the spring bars to both seat correctly with the bracelet. One side with pop in easily, and then it's a lot of fiddling and adjusting the get the other side in. Oh well, at least I have no concerns about the security of the bracelet. =)

[rockandrye]

Thanks! The combination of the relatively short lug-to-lug distance and the articulation of the case, specifically the downward slope of the lugs, really helps offset the overal size and creates an extremely comfortable timepiece. I tried the Isofrane strap out for a bit, very comfortbale but probably won't be my day to day option. I really like the look and feel of the Hadley Roma 2040 leather strap. I wore my Laguna on the HR2040 most of the evening and found it extremely comfortable. Ultimately last night I switched back to the stainless bracelet. It's a great chunk of steal and, with the exception of my Panerai 104, I tend to prefer most sports watches on metal bracelets, at least most of the time.

On the bright side I'm getting better at not mangling the underside of the lugs when refitting the bracelet... I'm still having problems getting the spring bars to both seat correctly with the bracelet. One side with pop in easily, and then it's a lot of fiddling and adjusting the get the other side in. Oh well, at least I have no concerns about the security of the bracelet. =)

I have to echo this sentiment. This is a really comfortable watch to wear. I put the Isofrane on it the second day, and it's been that way since. I just love the way it hugs the wrist, but with extreme comfort. The black bezel and black Isofrane also look great together (what doesn't look good with Isofrane?).

On another note, I've had the Laguna for 10 days now, and it's lost all of 7 seconds to the Naval atomic clock time. I would say it loses 2 sec. daily, and maybe gains 2 sec. daily if kept crown down when not wearing it. Phenomenal!

[Pakz]

I definitely concur! This is a fantastically comfortable watch to wear.

Mine was loosing 7 to 10 seconds a day in the beginning... However, a quick regulation yielded very neat results. I've set the hour last Thursday at 14h, and now it is exactly 4.5 seconds slow... So looses 1.4 seconds a day on average