I love the idea of a chrono that does not use those little sub-dials. For an old man with old eyes it’s a great idea! Great video as always!!!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stu!
@robertwilliams1286
3 жыл бұрын
But why do you need a 60 minute timer, when you have a 60 minute bezel (countdown or diver)... also watch hands already count hours. lol I have been trying to find reasons to buy a chrono, but its just not meshing for me. IF I HAVE TO TIME SOMETHING PRECISELY BECAUSE ITS "IMPORTANT" I'LL USE MY PHONE. If I just want to have fun, I'm using a bezel?
@drewbrown9678
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Mark, you can use the bezel on the running hour hand. This makes the chronograph a 12 hour.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, great call!
@maxprivus
4 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most reasonably priced central minutes chrono available - they tend to be pricey. I'm not even sure anyone else is making one currently. AFAIK the movement is a based on a heavily redesigned and modified Valjoux 77XX - and not just a component, Damasko's getting credit for the movement due to the extent of changes made. Nice to see them pushing the envelope & getting the attention they deserve.
@UGA.D
4 жыл бұрын
Love the DC80! So glad a central-seconds chrono is still being produced. RIP Lemania 5100. --sniff--. Thankfully, the ETA 251.264 movement is still around with the same functionality.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@terminal-velocity111
4 жыл бұрын
That’s all you need with a chronograph. It’s easier to read and time compared to a busy expensive dialled alternative.
@omarmerle
4 жыл бұрын
A running seconds hand would be nice, though. I don't know how they would do it without adding a sub-dial and that's probably what they were trying to stay away from.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
It is quite simple.
@robertm8401
4 жыл бұрын
Instantly became a grail for me after watching how the chrono works, plus the cas3 hardening treatment, awesome looks and great lume.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
It sure is, thank you.
@gcf7175
4 жыл бұрын
Not my style but that's OK because it's also not my price range!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Bob.martens
4 жыл бұрын
This is the most expensive watch in my Chrono24 favourites-list. Those are the watches I realistically lust after. The all-white version is awesome IMO.
@migy5031
4 жыл бұрын
I really love the look of this watch, but the minute markers on the dial are too long, making it very busy and congested at the perimeter.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Ok, well thanks for watching!
@exif6839
2 жыл бұрын
For my opinion, this watch is the best toolwatch you can get and will perfectly fit on my large wrist. Should I sell my GS for this thing?
@randyallen2771
4 жыл бұрын
This seems amazingly like the Sinn SZ01 cal that was used in the EZM 1.1 a few years ago and the current EZM 10. Interesting watch and a superior layout for quick reading.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
It sure is.
@Jumpjets
4 жыл бұрын
Love Damasko, they deserve more attention.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
They sure do.
@derekcarroll7524
7 ай бұрын
Looks great thanks for the advert
@modeSeven
4 жыл бұрын
Center chrono. This is so cool!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Very!
@mrbacchus6127
4 жыл бұрын
I dont like the lack of a running second hand.
@svillupp
4 жыл бұрын
Could use the chronograph second hand as running seconds.
@alex.stocklow
4 жыл бұрын
I would leave the chrono running. Just sync the green minute hand to the current time and voilà, you have a totally normal watch with a kinda strange but nice looking and very readable minute hand :D
@Mikey___
4 жыл бұрын
Leave that chrono running and you'll smash the charge in less than a day
@johnsrabe
4 жыл бұрын
Mikey not if you’re wearing the watch.
@krzysztofhadala9126
4 жыл бұрын
hell and fire l am afraid it would affect the mechanism it means it would shorten its life
@edwardklein5692
3 жыл бұрын
Have the dc80, bought used, originally purchased from Long Island Watch. Thank you, as it is a super cool watch!!
@Remus146
4 жыл бұрын
Why is the 55 on the bezel where the 5 would be on a dive watch?
@carllange3950
4 жыл бұрын
Remus Zadic Countdown scale on this bezel vs. elapsed time as on a dive bezel. Since this is chronograph, you do not really need a second elapsed time function.
@robertlozyniak3661
4 жыл бұрын
So you could use it to keep score in sportsball, up to 59 goals/baskets/whatever.
@spence6226
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video Marc👍 Damasko did a great job on these. This is a nice alternative to the Sinn EZM1/1.1 with similar technologies.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Alex-di8ti
4 жыл бұрын
Got to love german engineering
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Of course.
@mihamoto
4 жыл бұрын
Very cool variant! And the quality is real....plus a in-house movements. Damasko is really getting a lot of cool stuff. Thanks, V.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@NonyaDamnbusiness
4 жыл бұрын
Damasko makes watches that can survive a zombie apocalypse and that's what I appreciates about 'em.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
And still look good :)
@cmiller7299
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe I missed it in the video but why are the bezel numbers reversed? Guess it's supposed to act as a 60 minute countdown bezel? Sort of defeats the "minutes easy to read" part if you want to use it like a normal chrono.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
It's a countdown bezel.
@Valvey789
4 жыл бұрын
Damasko has just about caught up with Sinn on my wish list. They should get rid of those quadrant lines on the dial, though.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@ozziebrito4527
4 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of the watch. Thank you for sharing. Love how you are honest regarding all the watches you show.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Only way to be
@Laz_Arus
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Marc for bringing these other brands to the review bench. Great looking unique style watch. Not sure about the price though, but I imagine a lot of R&D has gone into the manufacturing of it and they want a reasonable ROI.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
I would say so.
@Furniture121
3 жыл бұрын
After picking up my first Damasko from your shop late last year, I have come to the conclusion that I will own more down the road.
@ZippyDChimp-mr1tf
4 жыл бұрын
If it has the option for a twelve hour bezel that would make this a 12 hour chrono. Even without it you can still align the pip with the hour marker at start and still count hours.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
True!
@cardinalj
3 жыл бұрын
I have a DC80 black and white. Its my favorite watch. I wear it the most and the chrono is super useful...use it daily. Never used my Speedmaster (cant read it...sold it)
@GabrielGGabGattringer
4 жыл бұрын
This Damasko model looks georgeous! The green pops really great in front this simple black/white dial! Love the plane shaped hand a lot! Price point is about 2,200 above my maximum. :-(
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
It is a beauty.
@test123
4 жыл бұрын
So efficient that is very beautiful watch. I like very much that bezel is bidirectional, not all of us is hardcore divers, I just want to easy measure time with bezel. (Edit: Xmm bezel is backward?!) Unfortunately I will never buy it because prices wayway over my league. Thank you for showing us.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@samuelhopely4853
4 жыл бұрын
This is super up my alley! Man if there was an Omega logo on the dial, those would sell like hotcakes. Just lovely to see a clean faced chronograph.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
LOL. Yeah, marketing.
@radbladeworks7327
2 жыл бұрын
Mark thank you for this detailed explanation. I have two questions: 1. Why is the bezel bi-directional? (How is it to be used or what is the purpose) and 2. Does the chrono function use more of the watches potential energy? (As in if you left the stopwatch running all day) Thanks! Love your style of instruction!
@kchiem
4 жыл бұрын
How can it be hacking if there's no seconds hand?
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't need a seconds display to hack.
@drewbrown9678
4 жыл бұрын
Pull the crown out let it sit for 45 minutes. The time will be the same, 45 minutes behind.
@MitchRiedstra
4 жыл бұрын
Essentially the "hacking" stops the movement, where non hacking movements keep ticking away, hour hands too, it's just that the second hand is the most obvious sign that the movement has stopped. ( Unless you have an unusual watch with 1/6ths, 1/8ths or 1/10ths of a second sub dials that hacks )
@donp2166
4 жыл бұрын
Not my style at all but I appreciate the high level of manufacturing, and of course the review.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@anthonysmithyman372
4 жыл бұрын
I'm fortunate enough to own a Sinn 556, I often wonder if I should have chosen a Damasko instead!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Both are great.
@michaelt2571
4 жыл бұрын
Damasko Rocks have Sub1 and DA47 on Ice harden Bracelet both built like tanks.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Sure are!
@shanewright0330
2 жыл бұрын
When there is no running seconds and you go to set the time, how do you set it accurately?
@lobserve1
4 жыл бұрын
Nice watch but don't manufacturers understand that a 4 o'clock date window is a hard "no" for all lefties? Great review as always, Marc!
@johnsrabe
4 жыл бұрын
lobserve1 Hunh! Can you explain?
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, me too, I'm lost there. I'm a lefty and don't care.
@lobserve1
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnsrabe On your right wrist the date is tilted on it's side.
@johnsrabe
4 жыл бұрын
lobserve1 thanks for explaining! I see what you mean. It would be like putting it at 7 or 8 for the rest of us. Not easy to see at a glance. Have a good one!
@lobserve1
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnsrabe yes, just a lefty quibble. Have a good eve.
@Vigilance2000
4 жыл бұрын
Disagree with your opinion that this is an in-house movement. In-house? No. A very heavily modified 7750 movement? Yes. Even though it's heavily modified and Damasko has a few patents on the modifications they made, that's not enough to qualify it as in-house at least by my personal definition. Not looking to get into a “what’s considered in-house” debate, but my personal definition of in-house is a bit strict: An original, unique, and exclusive movement developed completely from the ground up, which this movement is not.
@Vigilance2000
4 жыл бұрын
Right, same concept with their A35 movement, it’s also based on the 7750, albeit heavily modified. Describing it as “in house” is pretty deceptive IMO, they should definitely mention that it’s based on the 7750.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@KakashiHatake-ou7mp
4 жыл бұрын
Just out of curiosity, if you let the chrono run on an automatic watch, will the movement of the wrist as we wear it generate sufficient power to sustain it indefinitely?
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@mikegeary2112
4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a running small seconds at the 6 o clock position. Lots of open real estate there to play with. Looks like a great watch!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@ed4517
3 жыл бұрын
One for the collection this. Cool tool watch
@HHXXHH33
4 жыл бұрын
I would love if the used the bezel for an hour counting.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
I guess you could, in a way.
@tmunesue
4 жыл бұрын
There is also the DC86 - looks like the Sinn EZM10 movement - it has sub dials. I only wish they added the day date like the other Damasko watches at the 3 o’clock.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Todd!
@sm25550
4 жыл бұрын
I wish more chronographs were like this. Especially affordable ones. The old ETA 251.262 and certain 264 movements featured the chronograph minutes and seconds on the main dial. I haven’t much use for subdials that get obscured by the minute and second hands.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
That's like 90% of them now. :(
@jolivas1437
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, super cool chrono.
@DirkWerning
4 жыл бұрын
That’s great love the green and love the chrono function much better than with sub disks.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@FT4Freedom
2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Beautiful. Well done. It is what it is. Not a flight timer though.
@johnsrabe
4 жыл бұрын
1. Yep it would have been cool if they’d lumed the plane and made it go sideways around the dial. 2. Nobody needs 120 clicks. Germans know this. 3. Subdials junk up the face. You easily and accurately can time up to 24 hours with this watch. (Yes, you do need to remember in your head whether 12 or 24 hours have elapsed. That’s not asking too much. All Germans can do it.) 4. If you want running seconds, just start the chrono. It won’t overtax the power reserve if you’re wearing the watch.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
True points. Except for the plane; I don't think its supposed to be one?
@johnsrabe
4 жыл бұрын
Long Island Watch Well, it should be a little plane that zooms around the watch face! I don’t know what’s the matter with those Germans! Cool watch; I use a Seiko Sport Timer chronograph in my work all the time; this would be cool if it wasn’t so spendy.
@jamesnash7262
4 жыл бұрын
...this is beautiful and large and can you only then use the bezel as a count-down , rather than elapsed timer ? ...this is beautiful...
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Others are pointing out as an elapsed hour timer as well.
@alanwright3172
4 жыл бұрын
Nice! looks sort of like a space age simplified Baume et Mercier formula S, not convinced about the "countdown" bezel though.
@UnNamedTrucker
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I could totally see myself getting this over a Sinn EZM 1.1
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
excellent.
@larvancioramos9748
4 жыл бұрын
Novak Djokobic is the AO champ Marc!!!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
don't get it.
@larvancioramos9748
4 жыл бұрын
@@islandwatchMarc, you really are missing something.
@FT4Freedom
2 жыл бұрын
Not luming the chrono hands is a bit of a miss for such a watch.
@terrysky83
Жыл бұрын
$3000 for a watch with no running second hand! The designers must be on some strong narcotics to think it's a good idea
@opensage01
4 жыл бұрын
Wow so cool. I really like everything about this watch. The price is over my budget for any watch though. Thanks for making and sharing this video and cheers.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@beardymcbeardface69
3 жыл бұрын
2:22 Hey Seiko, you seeing this? I still love ya, but... you know.
@Bob.martens
4 жыл бұрын
The movement in a very well regulated and thouroughly reworked Valjoux 7750.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Correct
@CarlosGomez-mp6ve
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice watch and excellent tool watch as well. Compared to other central chronographs this one is not that expansive and you don't have to baby it that much.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@pederlindstrom3132
4 жыл бұрын
Hello Marc. Now that was a bit different but still cool. Not too big and I think it's a conversation starter. Pricey, for me it is but not really as far as watches go. Beautifil, yes and a touch of green.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Peder.
@japd7897
4 жыл бұрын
7:14 Shut up and take my money!!!
@1okanaganguy
4 жыл бұрын
use the pip as hour marker for a 12 hour chrono
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
True, that works.
@gibbyh65
4 жыл бұрын
I dig the green accents, maybe do a long island watch with green accents, your color is blue, I'm diggin the green, lol
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks!
@egwpisteuw
4 жыл бұрын
The strap reminds me a Di-Modell Chronissimo
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
It does, indeed.
@herbmerced7780
4 жыл бұрын
Love Damasko
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@johnnyj.817
4 жыл бұрын
I wish their GMT on DC200/201 looked like this.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
That would be cool.
@johncraig2684
4 жыл бұрын
not even a whats on the wrist segment....oh my standards are dropping....if the hoodies are dropped next then i predict a mutiny on the Bounty type incident Marc
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Hoodies for at least a couple more months!
@jeanlefranc3817
4 жыл бұрын
My main criticism here is that, as usual with Damasko, indices are too fat and make the dial unnecessarily busy. Apart from that, a fantastic brand and the chronograph minute hand is way more legible than minuscule sub registers.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@thestcroixkid
4 жыл бұрын
I gotta have it...
@tomfaranda
4 жыл бұрын
Yes very cool. Actually practical as,a,stopwatch. An hour register would have been good.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom.
@CTRL84
4 жыл бұрын
So if this is a center chrono that shows elapsed minutes then what's the point of "reverse" minute markings on the bezel? Shouldn't this started from 5 and going up instead of 55 and going down? Now you can track how many minutes left to full hour since chrono was started. Just asking, great looking watch!
@amundbjerve
4 жыл бұрын
The bezel is used in conjunction with the normal minute hand. Then you can count down to something while simultaneously timing something else.
@felixmich1
4 жыл бұрын
Just not long after Moser released their new watch with their no-subdial chrono too hahahah
@MicroAngelo1
4 жыл бұрын
Marc are you sure this is a manufactured movement? It really looks like an ETA 7750 base , with the chrono functions modified.....other than that excellent info as always!! Love mine!!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Heavily modded 7750
@fluffyfreak505
4 жыл бұрын
Gah! Damasko watches are so badass!
@amypeterson4615
4 жыл бұрын
A beautiful watch, no doubt. But also a mechanical chronograph with the genre's typical "features": minute accumulator "snaps to" when the second hand is 1.5 second PAST straight up 12. Mechanical chronographs are real world proof that "no one is perfect".
@richwinslow587
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Marc...which Damasko metal bracelet does it use. I wonder if it accepts the one I purchased from you?
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
None yet.
@bdumon
4 жыл бұрын
Happy Groundhog Day! Man I love the look of the Damasco watches. However, at $2700 I'd have a hard time buying this over a Gran Seiko (which I don't have). I've got the Omega Seamaster Chrono already and a couple of other chronos so that price is the drawback...
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Sure, its pricey, but they give you alot; as does GS.
@glennpowell3444
4 жыл бұрын
A very " snappy" piece. Great design nods going on here.Very Italian ? Cheers.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Very German :)
@-Dash-
4 жыл бұрын
Nice colourway
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
It is.
@WrongTimeWatch
4 жыл бұрын
It would be great if they could also fit a running seconds hand on this also. I actually did just recently buy a used DA46, but I have not taken it out of the box yet. I need to sell some other watches before I "can" open it.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
LOL, good idea.
@SanjayGupta-qi5lu
4 жыл бұрын
Nice watch
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@Count_Grishnackh
4 жыл бұрын
I have the Damasko DA42. bought it from long island watch. But thinking I would like the DA47 better. If someone wants to trade 🤔 🇩🇪
@krzysztofhadala9126
4 жыл бұрын
Watch is beautiful. I am not a big fan of Chrono watches. They are useless but it it my personal opinion unlike perpetuals/ moon phase . This particular watch seems to be similar to one of Certina Sports models. I am closer to Certina , because it is world well recognised , Swiss made and much cheaper , below £550 unlike Damasco.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
This is like a chrono that doesn't look like one, that's what I dig about it.
@pauliedoggs
4 жыл бұрын
I love this watch!! If one were to let the chrono run constantly (i.e. to simulate running seconds) would this run down the watch reserve prematurely? This is assuming no extra hand winding and normal, daily physical activity.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
No, it would not. Not perceptibly at least.
@markmiller6817
4 жыл бұрын
I would really appreciate it if you would stop shaking the watch , I'm trying to look at it . SERIOUSLY just put it down .
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
I'm nervous! LOL.
@petesjk
4 жыл бұрын
It’s not stainless steel, it’s hardened, carburized steel.
@Yoshikaable
4 жыл бұрын
The first word on the caseback, edelstahl, means stainless steel.
@bubbab7792
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting.....
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Yup
@Yakena1
4 жыл бұрын
I don't get this one...ciao!
@nostro1001
4 жыл бұрын
Guess we can't please everybody...I like this chrono....Not sold on the green...kinda looks cheap, rather than $2500+. Perhaps looks better in real life, rather than video.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
That's ok, thanks for watching.
@nostro1001
4 жыл бұрын
@@islandwatch thank you 😎
@MrSlicer2424
4 жыл бұрын
Germans very price proud people.
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
:)
@poopy_fingers3324
4 жыл бұрын
In house movement? Really? Are you sure?
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Heavily modded 7750
@ChaseB1896
4 жыл бұрын
Unless Damasko are lying on their website, yes.
@poopy_fingers3324
4 жыл бұрын
Chase Burrell per mark, I guess they are
@TopSecretVid
4 жыл бұрын
sweet lookin
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@jayh9144
4 жыл бұрын
I'm first, nice watch!
@islandwatch
4 жыл бұрын
Great work!
@grantgre
4 жыл бұрын
Too much back ground glare dude due to super white background annoying as hell! Are we have vision problems? I will after watching this!
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