SPECIAL, ULTRA-TOUGH PROTECTION.
BUILT FOR SPECIAL OPS.
“These Things We Do, That.Others May.Live.” The motto of the U.S. Air Force Pararescue team is inspiring, bold and not to be taken lightly. Built per the specs of this elite unit, the new.Engineer Hydrocarbon Airborne II.is rugged and ready with 1mm high micro gas tubes, our robust SpringLOCK system and our ultra-tough patented buckle.
Limited to 1,000 pieces, the Airborne II is now available at an exclusive pre-order price starting from USD 1,699* until 15 November 2017.
This is the only new preorder at the moment. The listed 24 tubes at the specs seems wrong since 1mm tubes are mentioned, presumably for the second markers.
It's basically a rehash of the Engineer III King on the Engineer Hydrocarbon series.
Was eyeing the auctions, but decided to pull the trigger for this since I like the lume.. pressed all the right buttons for me and I had missed out on the Engineer III King earlier.
A blind buy since have yet to see any picture of caseback. Interestingly can engrave up to 17 characters instead of usual 13.
This will be interesting to me since I had some form of paramedic training in my previous life... Though still very far from "pararescue".
This is the only new preorder at the moment. The listed 24 tubes at the specs seems wrong since 1mm tubes are mentioned, presumably for the second markers.
It's basically a rehash of the Engineer III King on the Engineer Hydrocarbon series.
Was eyeing the auctions, but decided to pull the trigger for this since I like the lume.. pressed all the right buttons for me and I had missed out on the Engineer III King earlier.
A blind buy since have yet to see any picture of caseback. Interestingly can engrave up to 17 characters instead of usual 13.
This will be interesting to me since I had some form of paramedic training in my previous life... Though still very far from "pararescue".
Does the braclet version come with the rubber strap as well? If not can the rubber strap be purchases seperately? Does the rubber strap have a tang buckle or deployant?
Thanks for all the help, I am a Ball newbie.
Very nice, this might be just the Ball I've been waiting for. I'm curious for anyone who has purchased one of Ball's watches with the pre-order discount... can you later on resell it for more than the discounted price? Because of the huge preorder discount, even if you later sold it at a 30% discount to retail, that would still be higher than the preorder price... just asking as that would give me some comfort to ordering this online without having handled the watch. Thanks
Very nice, this might be just the Ball I've been waiting for. I'm curious for anyone who has purchased one of Ball's watches with the pre-order discount... can you later on resell it for more than the discounted price? Because of the huge preorder discount, even if you later sold it at a 30% discount to retail, that would still be higher than the preorder price... just asking as that would give me some comfort to ordering this online without having handled the watch. Thanks
While no one can fully know the future most people shopping Ball will know this is the new retail price ( the preorder price). So expect preowned prices to be 35-40% less than the preorder price.
I love the watch, but I have 2 minor gripes which I am curious if other owners have as well:
First of all, my bezel is ever so slightly loose. By that I mean if I wiggle it, there is a tiny amount of space between the bezel and case and it is not a completely tight fit. I contacted Ball about this and was told this was normal, and all the watches in this batch are like this.
Secondly, the case back has a circle with a very sharp edge. Few days ago I was wearing the watch fairly tightly on my wrist, and at one point when the watch was near the edge of my wrist I bent my wrist down and the sharp edge dug painfully into the top of my wrist. I had to loosen the strap to avoid this. Not sure why they made the edge so sharp but I wonder if anyone else has this problem?
I figured it was BS when they told me this was normal. I have lots of dive watches and not even my cheap seikos have loose bezels. Their technician told me "this is a moving part so some looseness is normal", and I tried frustratingly to explain how this can't be possible. In the end, they invited me to their office to inspect all the other watches in this batch, which they claimed all were the same.
Ultimately I decided it was minor enough of a problem not to pursue, because if I insisted they would probably have to send the watch back to Europe and I really want to wear it! But I do have to say this is my first Ball and the bezel, and the lack of attention to the sharp caseback potentially causing discomfort, was a little disappointing.
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