Great review Steve! This is definitely worth waiting to buy during their big sales. I picked it up for $190 USD after tax and shipping during the 11.11 sale. The watch this is homaging was a $34,000 limited edition from a couple years ago that is no longer available for purchase. Lume aside, the build quality of this watch rivals any of my San Martin watches. The main brands in my collection are Oris, Zodiac, Squale, Seiko, and Hamilton. This one fits right in! Octopus Kraken won't sell the band separately. I already asked! lol They do sell it as a Zuludiver branded strap at Watch Geko. I paid $48 for it about 6 months before I bought the watch. If you have any questions, just ask!
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
I've got it in my cart now....$190 shipped is a great price. Thanks again, Dan!
@danspanos
Жыл бұрын
@@EscapeWheel Anytime brother! I just broke down and bought the new Hamilton 38mm Murph yesterday! 😅
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
@@danspanos not restraint......I love it 🤣
@bensynewsshoedown4999
Жыл бұрын
This watch is incredibly photogenic. Everything is shiny, glossy or sparkles.
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Indeed it is
@XjohnjohnX88
Жыл бұрын
Very good looking watch! I love the bezel . But not a fan of the full polish case and the "no radiation" logo (I still prefer this dial variation). As always a great and very complete review, with beautiful pictures in the intro 👌 Great job, Steve.
@danspanos
Жыл бұрын
It's a homage of the Fifty-Fathoms No Rad limited edition. That watch was $34,000 when it was available. The Barakuda dial is also pretty nice if you don't like the No Rad version. I picked this one up for $190 (including tax ) shipped during the 11.11 sale. At that price, I couldn't pass it up!
@khonjel_singh
Жыл бұрын
My next watch is gonna be a Blancpain homage. They look so unique.
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
They really do
@nissimben-haim9286
Жыл бұрын
Great looking watch, I was hoping for a slimmer watch, given the PT5000 Movement. Also, a matching bracelet with double quick release AND this rubber strap as an additional strap would be awesome.
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Designing my perfect watch there 👊
@ccr6042
Жыл бұрын
Thx for the review : I have this one and everything is perfect. It would have been great to have a side engraing, like the gen it mimics. The caseback is beautiful too. An excellent value for money
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
@bensynewsshoedown4999
Жыл бұрын
The macro shots left me to this:m.kzitem.info/news/bejne/z6RqunVjfHSFZ44 (get past the sleazy sounding beginning): it's fair comment on Steve's macro shots. An all time high. Congrats on your pro lens work, Steve!
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, thanks! 🤣
@michaelberardinelli1677
Жыл бұрын
Great review, thanks for bringing this watch to our attention. Looks like a nicely made piece, So I just bought it and look forward to it. Thanks for the review!
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. Seems to be a sleeper of a watch. Not many, if any, other reviews on it.
@drebarthelotte5712
Жыл бұрын
The lume is a issue for me. I can't see me buying it over steeldives version. Great review
@bestboy897
Жыл бұрын
They should just stick with one octopus and kraken make it redundant cuz a kraken is just a more powerful octopus lol
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Lol, for sure.
@deinhorn2
Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous watch, been looking at it for a while… BUT, that name… while I normally wouldn’t care.. I can’t wear a watch that says Octopus Kraken on the dial.. I keep hopping they release one with just a logo or something…
@kdseydlorsky
Жыл бұрын
Can't get over the stupid brand name either.
@claudehouser6982
Жыл бұрын
Lol!!!!
@alanchappell4845
Жыл бұрын
I have ordered this watch with the alternative Barracuda dial and agree that the Octopus Kraken branding is a negative and was hoping to cover or black out the name just leaving the Octopus logo which I rather like as it would not have been out of place on an expensive divers watch if used by the likes of Blancpain, and it looks quite good on the crown wheel.
@SergeiVnv
Жыл бұрын
Patiently waiting for TUDOR BLACK BAY 54 homage 😁 Octopus 008 is very close but a bit bigger - 39 vs 37 mm.
@leonardkoh6926
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Actually I target this watch for months, but I didn’t pull the trigger, in the end I buy the borealis. I thought the lume was superb from the picture it shows 😂
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Heck, even I came make Pagani lume look good. That's why I do the long duration lume shots....it really shows off how good or bad the lume is.
@leonardkoh6926
Жыл бұрын
@@EscapeWheel 😂 thanks for the info. Have a nice day
@markgiles8527
9 ай бұрын
Fun fact. On the instructions for the original dive watch it shows on the instructions to use three fingers when using the bezel. 😅
@EscapeWheel
9 ай бұрын
Lol, well I can see why. Like trying to grip onto a wet fish
@cedarcanoe
Жыл бұрын
Awsome quality shoots in the beginning of the video
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 👊
@bensynewsshoedown4999
Жыл бұрын
Someone send Steve a Rdunae TR900 homage for review. 😁👍
@marcuschamp1460
Жыл бұрын
....... the Rdunae TR900 is superb , wears well and looks great and is half the price of the Kraken .........
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
I had one on the way....says it was delivered but alas, it was not. Maybe it's among the plethora of Christmas packages and it'll be a surprise Christmas gift 🤷
@jimwatchyyc
Жыл бұрын
The AR coating doesn’t seem very effective at all.
@MrPINKFL0YD
Жыл бұрын
Looks very like the OG. Nice watch
@watsondna
Жыл бұрын
I really love the 50 fathoms but will likely never buy one. This would be a great alternative but the name…not a fan. I think I could live with just octopus or kraken, not both.
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
I always thought Octopus would have been better, kraken 006 would be the model.
@panagiotisstavrakis6274
Жыл бұрын
too expensive sorry..i can find brilliant watch from well known brand with that money..
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
A fair criticism indeed.
@danspanos
Жыл бұрын
Just to clarify, I picked this up for $190 US after tax and shipping during the 11.11 sale, so it's definitely worth it at that price! Especially considering the watch this is homaging was a limited edition that cost $34,000 and is no longer available! lol
@Mobynord
Жыл бұрын
Love the watch…just cannot get past the branding
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
hope one day they will drop the "kraken" or at lease offer custom dials.
@alanchappell4845
Жыл бұрын
I bought this watch with the alternative 'barakuda' dial with the intention of only removing the OCT and the PUS from the dial which came off very easily using a isopropyl alcohol dampened bit of kitchen roll wrapped around some jewellers tweezers which took off the white letters without effecting the gloss black dial base and I have kept the center logo and meant to keep the 'kraken' lettering but accedently wiped part of it off (WHOOPS!) so am left with the circular octopus logo which I like but it could do with being bigger when left on its own. Also painted the hour markers and hands with an ecru (old radium) colour that is a good match to that used in the sapphire bezel numerals so it looks a lot more homogenous now and very similar to the original B.P. as the different colours used on this watch looked a bit cheap. Have also removed the Octopus name from the strap buckle using 240 up to 3000 wet or dry paper to get the mirror polish back as the strap is a very high grade rubber. This watch is a very good quality product and I do like the solar octopus logo very much but the octopus brand name in its self, is best kept out of sight on the back of the watch in my opinion.. I would love to own a B.P. barakuda but can not justify spending $40,000 AU on the real thing and would be reluctant to wear such an expensive watch every day as it would spend its life safe in a drawer if I had one so this modified watch is the next best thing for a tight arse!
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
wow, quite the Mod. you should post this over on reddit r/chinesewatches. I'm sure we'd all be interested in the Mod. I know I am!
@Milesthng
Жыл бұрын
would love to see a photo of this? sounds awesome!
@chronocommander007
Жыл бұрын
No radiations! 🤣
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
none
@williamsipe1151
Жыл бұрын
I love everything about this watch, except the brand name. It's a deal breaker. " what is that watch you're wearing? " Me[ puffing my chest with pride]: it's an octopus kraken!
@SilverRoveri
Жыл бұрын
Amazing shots, damn what a good channel!
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate the compliments!
@SilverRoveri
Жыл бұрын
@@EscapeWheel keep up doing what you do and you will receive a lot more! Great work dude, already subbed some days ago, you're on my "definitely will watch new videos" list
@EscapeWheel
Жыл бұрын
@@SilverRoveri I'll definitely keep on going. Comments like these are what keep me going. 👊
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