Updates from Getat

Alright, it's been awhile since an update and I think one is due today! It has been as always, a busy couple of weeks in school due to assignments and the like. Anyway, let's get down to today's subject; exciting news from our dear friend Getat!

So if you've been to Getat's website recently, you'll notice he has some updates regarding the materials he uses for his homages. First, he has updated the cases that he uses for the 44mm Luminor homages, which he touts directly from his page:

44mm Luminor Style Watch - 1:1 Case
100m Water resistant (swimmable)
Colorless AR coating

Water resistance, finally! Of course, they way I see it, this means that the case is factory specced to be water resistant, and not tested after it has been assembled by Getat. Still a very welcome addition, I would at least trust washing my hands with the homages now.

Next up are some aesthetic and functional differences, which in my opinion are almost as much as an improvement as water resistance.

Now the aesthetic part is that these new cases resemble the original Luminor cases more closely, with thicker crown guards and lacking the dimple in-between the lugs. The crystals now come with colorless AR coating, whereas the old crystals didn't have any sort of AR, very nice indeed.

To top that off, the new cases have levers that come with rollers. As was discussed in my review previously, the crown guard was traditionally an area of weakness for Luminor homages. Now with rollers, the lever functions could potentially be as good as the ones on the originial Luminor! Of course, I don't suppose Getat does a test to regulate the amount of force needed to close the lever like Panerai does. This is still, a very big improvement in my book, and are improvements on a case which I already thought was pretty good.

If you thought that was it, well, it nearly is. To end off however, Getat has also updated his Marina Militare dials. The Marina Militare logo is now engraved instead of simply printed on. I think this is a pretty subtle compared to the case updates but enough to make quite a visible difference when you're admiring your watch.

I must say, Getat really knows how to play tempter. I'm hankering after a new Luminor homage so that I can compare the differences with his old ones. Well readers, I can promise you that you will get to read a review of his new Luminor homage this year! As always, thanks for your time and thanks for reading!