Frag Out! Magazine

IN USE I have used the Team Leader for a few months – a watch is from the pre-production series. It is hard to hide that Andrea created a pretty and trendy time- piece. Unfortunately, in certain situations during a day its dial becomes not too readable – after getting used to its outline it is better, but I think that ma- nufacturing all "small" dials, similarly as the second dial (that is in the grey hues), would enhance reada- bility. Besides, measuring time and counting days I really the most often used an alarm clock. It han- dling does not cause any difficulties – the settings can be provided only by the lower button. A long pressing results in the quick movement of the mi- nute hand, and the short one moves it by one minu- te. The same button is intended for turning on and off an alarm function what is confirmed by beeps (one-turning on, two – turning off ). If it comes to the accuracy, within a few months of using it I have not noticed that it has been late or fast. Sometimes I use a stopper and its handling is easy, too. I measu- re intermediate and interval timings) intermittently. Actually, I do not do that. The persons used to the classic watches with a centrally placed second hand will need some time to get accustomed that a great, yellow hand is not a second hand of the watch, but of the chronometer. Due to that in the Team Leader a second hand is not illuminated – it is, simply, too small, and an illumination of the chronometer hand would introduce a chaos while providing a reading. On the other hand, we have a luminescent scale of the walking speed tachymeter and a 24-hour scale. Unfortunately, in the darkness we will not read any- thing because a hand used for the reading of the time and speed from the bezel is not illuminated. It is easy to establish time in the different time zones, but each time you must move the bezel. And while we are on its subject – one marked the azimuths on it, but I personally would prefer a minute scale. The determined azimuths will be naturally roughly ap- proximated, and a scale would be useful to measure a "diving" time (even if you do not dive and use it for a different purpose). The rubber strap for a long time has been an Achilles' heel of the Luminox watches – in my old 3050 during two years two of the broke away. From 2013 a composition of the mixture has been modified and the straps are significantly more resistant (an advice from the Tips&Tricks series – do not bath with this watch as soaps and shampoos we- aken the strap, so you will decrease a likelihood of its fracture). So, this is the Team Leader strap like. I also put a band strap – initially I was not convinced for it, but now I will probably stay with him. It is certainly more durable, and one can also get used to its grey- green color (it composes not badly with black) and a hand sweats less. Unfortunately, its disadvantage is that it soaks with sweat after certain time and begins to stink so you must wash it from time to time. The watch is thicker with a band strap, i.e. it is located highly at the wrist due to the doubled band under- neath it. A few months is a too short period to deter- mine a durability of the watch – I used it on the eve- ryday basis, at the shooting range, while providing www.fragoutmag.com

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