RedSea Holystone PVD on Leather Strap

 

Reviewer: Don aka Tattoo Chef 
Watch was purchased by me for collection/review purpose.

Watch Being Reviewed: RedSea Holystone PVD on custom leather strap

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 Specs:

• Case: 44mm 316L Stainless Steel (or PVD)
• Lugs: 22mm
• Height: 14mm
• Movement: Miyota 9015 (28,800 BPH)
• Lume: LÜM-TEC® (Blue)
• Water Resistant: 300M
• Crystal: AR Undercoated Sapphire
• 3 bands included with every watch

 

First Impressions/Background Story. I am not going to do a  full technical review , as Ukwolfeman did one last year.....
But, after the giveaway that was organized recently from Watch Freeks, and many communications with Josh from RedSea, I decided I wanted to grab one and give it a try. 
My first impression was it seemed a little smaller than 44m, but I think that is due to the dial opening and the all pvd case. I really like the leather strap and that it comes with 3 other straps as well. 
Packaging:
Great branded packaging, a leather zipped travel pouch, that will hold 2 watches, or a watch and extra straps, tools etc. As I have said before, I really like these type of cases, they are practical and easily stored.

 

Dial:
The dial is great in my opinion. Large hands with a contrasting red outlined minute hand, big lume markers all around all sitting on a black sunray type dial. I like the way the RedSea logo is written on the dial as well. I think  I personally could have done without the 24 hour time on the dial. Not that it bothers me, but I think it would have made the dial a little cleaner.

 

Case, Bezel and Crystal:The case is a very nice diver case, all coated in a very nice finished PVD. The case is 44mm, but like I said earlier, for some reason it appears to be a tad smaller, like 43mm. Not that that's a bad thing either, just my observation. 
My bezel is perfect , great 60 click bezel, that turns flawlessly, stops with a nice click, and is very easy to grip. The bezel is also fully lumed , which you will see below. Crown has just a little bit of play, but nothing more than I have seen on watches in this price range. It is not loose by any means. Love the drilled lug holes. Makes strap changing very easy.

 

Case back:
Case back is the RedSea diver logo with the crossed swords, and serial number. No other text on case back at all. 
I know this is nit picking, but I would have liked to have seen the case back done in PVD as well, but usually you only see that when the watch is DLC, which Im guessing is done to prevent scratches in finish should the case back need to be opened.

 

Straps:These are the new custom RedSea straps that Josh recently added as an option when ordering. 
To my understanding, you can choose either a bracelet or the leather strap, and either way you still get the natos and rubber straps you see below. I have not confirmed it, but upon inspection I believe the strap is made for RedSea by B J Staps. It is stated on website that it is custom made for RedSea locally in the Mid West. Ive had many BJ straps and this coupled with the Spartan buckle that he is known to use, just made me think this. 
It is a very nice and 5mm thick black leather strap with mostly white stitching with just a little red at the lugs. It is one wide keeper with the RedSea diver helmet logo, and a pvd spartan buckle. A little stiff at first, nothing bad, just needs a little breaking in, which I did just bending in my hands for a couple of minutes. Once I did, it fits perfectly on my wrist and is very comfortable, which you will see in the wrist pics below. 

I have not tried out the nato or rubber straps yet, but they look well made as well, not your cheap thin Nato straps. 
The rubber I believe to be a silicone or a PU strap, but it is nice and has a signed pvd buckle as well.