The newest watch from German Archimede is the Outdoor. It is an evolution on some past designs and fits a very specific purpose. To understand the Outdoor you need to look back to a watch that I believe was the thematic influence for the Outdoor, the Timex Camper. These are meant to be outdoors friendly timepieces that are easy to read and durable. They are not meant to be much more, and sit in a sort of functional minimalist category.
Size is 38.5mm wide in nice looking lugless steel case. It is rather thin at just 10.6mm thick. The case and watch is meant to be light for a steel watch. According to Archimede, the watch is 120 grams on the metal bracelet, and 70 grams on the leather strap. This is for active people don’t want a heavy watch and don’t want to wear a plastic watch. In a nutshell, this is a German daily beater that won’t complain when you beat it up.
Shut-off the dial is a very simple handset that, such as the dial beneath, is absolute purpose. The hours and minutes are equally blocks, the minute longer and thinner than the hour using a slight taper. The moments is a tapering stick. On the black dial, then the hands are white with lume filling. On the white/lume dial, the hands are strong matte black.Both dials feature BGW9 lume, which appears white and then glows a cool blue/green. Archimède Je Prends Paroles Replica appears to be able to achieve far better lume than most of its German counter components, with good saturation and a long-lasting glow. On the black dial, the snowy hour numerals and markers glow, together with the hands. On the full-lume dial, it’s the dial surface that’s glowing, showing everything else in shape. Yet more, super legible and bright. Nevertheless, I am not won over by full-lume dials yet. While I think that the watch looks great with a white dial and black numerals, since the combo is stark and striking, the full-lume material is only a little odd, always slightly shining and blue tinted. Nevertheless, if you’re purchasing this opinion because of its intended goal, I could see how it might be the practical option.When buying the Outdoor, one includes a couple of strap choices: bracelet, silicone or leather. We got to try the leather and bracelet, and, considering the pricing on these watches, I would say go together with bracelet every moment. On the protect model, the bracelet is also hardened(!)
The case has a sapphire crystal and is water resistant to 200 meters. The black dial has white text for very high contrast. There are lumed hour markers and hands, as well as Arabic numerals for even easier legibility. Gof2 Archimedes Replica intends the wearers be able to wear the watch on their wrist or over various jackets. The steel bracelet has an extension segment, and the leather strap is available with an option extension pieces. These are good for use in harsh or cold weather climates.
At first I found this watch boring, but the more I understand what it is for, the more I appreciate the strict utility concept behind it. You can see more images of the watch at Archimede’s website. Inside the watch is a Swiss Sellita SW200 automatic movement. Price for the Archimede Outdoor is $675 on the leather strap and $745 on the steel bracelet, and they can be ordered online from Archimede here.