I've been looking at Ball watches for a while, respect their heritage and there's something to be said for a watch loaded with 100 gas tubes at night :)
I had narrowed down to the Starlight 40 (full trit numbers, and I like day-date) or the Fireman PVD. That latter is on sale at $1100 from $2100. Jomashop doesn't have the Starlight, but the Engineer III is $950 down from $1800, and the power reserve is at $1450 down from $3155.
Anyway, I'm asking the community a few questions here-
- Ball, amazing watches? Not worth the fuss? My SOTC is a few high end pieces, and a bunch of dive/tool/field watches of varying quality and microbrands. I don't have much that's like, say, a Grand Seiko format. I could save my money for those, or get one of these from Ball.
- Are ball watches regularly discounted? Is this whole "$1000 coupon" thing a regular deal, or is this a sweet opportunity that I have to jump on today?
- If I'm getting a Ball, am I on the right track to get one of the three pictured? Or just go buy that starlight 40 full price? Or is there something else that's the 'quintessential' Ball if I'm only buying one?
Thanks all.
As others have said, Ball is a zombie company so doesn’t really have heritage. That said I hear from many people the watches themselves are good. I personally find the design a little thrown together and I haven’t found the one i would actually want to own, but overall they’re a cool brand. But yeah, Joma sales are perpetual and those prices are pretty typical for Ball. Definitely don’t ever pay full retail for a Ball. Even at an AD, get a steep discount.