Kubafundi abavamile be-Deployment, i-Yema ingaba igama elidumile. Yaziwa ngamawashi ayo ashibhile aphefumulelwe yi-retro, lo mkhiqizi wamawashi waseFrance ngokungangabazeki uthole abalandeli abaningi selokhu waqala ukuzikhangisa kabanzi eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Nasi isibuyekezo sethu se-Yema Superman 500 yakamuva.
Muva nje sithole omunye wemikhiqizo emisha kaYema: iSuperman 500. Nakuba yethulwa ekupheleni kukaJuni, sithole ithuba lokuchitha isikhathi esithile naleli washi ngaphambilini. Nasi umbono wethu ngewashi.
Iwashi elisha liyisandiso seqoqo elidumile leSuperman, elinomsuka walo osukela ngo-1963. Lolu hlobo lungenye yezinto eziyinhloko zalo mkhiqizo, lunobuhle obuhle besikhathi esidala, kanye nentengo ekhangayo kanye nokunyakaza kwangaphakathi.
Ezinye zezici eziphawuleka kakhulu zeSuperman 500 entsha yisilinganiso sayo sokumelana namanzi – njengoba igama layo lisikisela, manje isingu-500m. Siphinde safunda ukuthi ishubhu lomqhele nomqhele, i-bezel, kanye nendlela yokukhiya i-bezel ephawulekayo yomkhiqizo konke kuthuthukisiwe.
Uma uqala ukubona, iSuperman 500 isabukeka kahle, njengabanye abaHlaziyi beGugu.
Njengoba kunjalo nangamawashi amaningi e-Yema, i-Superman 500 itholakala ngosayizi abahlukene bezikhwama: 39mm kanye no-41mm. Ngenxa yalokhu kubuyekezwa okukhethekile, siboleke iwashi elikhulu elingu-41mm.
Into yokuqala esithinta ngaleli washi yisikhwama salo esicwebezelayo. Leli washi lensimbi engagqwali licwebezelwe ngokucophelela futhi linohlobo lobuchwepheshe obungalulindela ewashini elibiza izikhathi eziningana kune-Yema. Sahlabeka umxhwele, kodwa sadideka ngesikhathi esifanayo. Leli iwashi lokuntywila, futhi njengewashi lamathuluzi, nakanjani lizosetshenziswa kakhulu futhi lihlolwe ezindaweni ezinzima. Ngenkathi isikhwama esicwebezelayo (esikwazisa kakhulu) senza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu, sicabange ukuthi isikhwama esicwebezelwe singaba usizo kakhulu futhi singaklwebheki njengomagnet.
Okulandelayo, siqhubekela ku-bezel. Ngokusho kukaYema, i-bezel ihlelwe kabusha ngemigodi emisha emincane ebholiwe endaweni ebalulekile engezansi kwekhava, okuthuthukisa ukujikeleza kwe-bezel circlip kanye nokuqondanisa okunembile kokufakwa kwe-bezel. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sifunde nokuthi uhlelo lokukhiya i-bezel, oluyisiginesha somkhiqizo, luphephile kakhulu. Uma kuqhathaniswa namawashi e-Yema esiwabukezile ngaphambili, izinguquko zenza umehluko omuhle; iwashi lizizwa liqinile kakhulu, kuyilapho imodeli endala ihlanzekile futhi iyasebenza.
Ngokwe-bezel, sinesikhalazo esincane mayelana ne-bezel insert. Ngesizathu esithile, ingxenye encane yezimpawu ezisetshenziswayo ku-bezel insert ibonakala iphuma ngemva kokusetshenziswa ngezikhathi ezithile. Sifuna kube yicala elihlukile, ikakhulukazi njengoba leli kuyithebula lamathuluzi, futhi kufanele likwazi ukumelana nokusetshenziswa okukhulu.
Ngokusebenzisa i-dial, i-Yema igcina indlela yakudala, isebenzisa izakhi zomklamo ezifana namawashi okuntywila adlule. Kuyathakazelisa futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi i-Yema ayisho ukuthi iwashi lizofika ngo-3 ntambama – okwenza iwashi libukeke lilingana futhi lihlanzekile.
Ngokuphathelene nezikhombisi-ndlela, iSuperman 500 ifakwe izikhombisi-ndlela zomcibisholo. Isandla sesibili naso sinomumo wefosholo, ukunqekuzisa ikhanda kumamodeli amadala eSuperman kusukela ngawo-1970. Izandla, izikhombisi-ndlela zehora le-12 ku-bezel kanye nezikhombisi-ndlela zehora ku-dial ziphathwa ngeSuper-LumiNova Grade A ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ziyafundeka ebumnyameni. Ngesikhathi sokubuyekeza kwethu, ezimweni zokukhanya okuphansi, iSuperman 500 yenze umsebenzi wayo.
I-YEMA2000 yesizukulwane sesibili enikeza amandla i-Superman 500 entsha ithuthukiswe ngaphakathi. Ukunyakaza okuzigoqayo kuthiwa kusebenzela kangcono kunokunyakaza "okujwayelekile" okufanayo, ngokunemba kwemizuzwana engu-+/- 10 ngosuku kanye nesikhathi esizimele samahora angu-42.
Njengoba kushiwo, i-Superman 500 ayisho lutho ngenkinga yosuku. Sitshelwe ukuthi lo mnyakazo awunaso isibonakaliso sosuku esifihliwe futhi awunaso isikhundla sosuku olungaqondakali emqheleni.
Njengoba iwashi linesivalo esivaliwe, asikwazi ukuqiniseka ngokuphela kokunyakaza. Ngokwalokho esikwaziyo, kanye nezithombe eziku-inthanethi, siyaqonda ukuthi leli washi linokuphela kwekhwalithi yezimboni. Lokhu akumangazi ngewashi kuleli phuzu lentengo, elihambisana nokunye ukunyakaza kwezinga eliphansi.
I-Superman 500 entsha itholakala ngosayizi ababili bezikhwama (39mm kanye no-41mm) ngezinketho ezintathu ezahlukene zezintambo. Okuphawulekayo ukuthi leli washi lingafakelwa ibhande lesikhumba, ibhande lerabha noma isongo lensimbi. Intengo yewashi iqala ku-US$1,049 (cishe u-S$1,474).
Kulesi sigaba sentengo, silindele futhi abanye abaphikisi abanzima, ikakhulukazi ngokwanda kwemikhiqizo emincane emakethe yanamuhla.
Iwashi lokuqala esasinalo kwakuyiTissot Seastar 2000 Professional. Iwashi elingu-44mm ngokuqinisekile ngeke lishaye, ikakhulukazi ngesilinganiso salo sokujula (600m) kanye nokusebenza kwalo kobuchwepheshe. Futhi liyiwashi elihle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ikesi elimbozwe nge-PVD kanye ne-dial eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka enephethini eligobile. Okuwukuphela kwento embi usayizi walo omangalisayo kancane, kodwa ku-S$1,580, akukho okuningi okungaba yiphutha ngaleli washi.
Okulandelayo, sinesinye isikhathi esinomlando omude: i-Bulova Oceanographer 96B350. Leli washi elingu-41mm linesibonisi esikhanyayo esiphuzi esihlukile kunesibonisi esinezingqimba ezimbili. Sithanda indlela lesi sikhathi esinesibindi nesikhanga ngayo amehlo, okuqinisekile ukuthi sizokwengeza ukukhanya okuningi eqoqweni lamawashi akho. Ku-$750 (cishe u-S$1,054), sicabanga ukuthi kuyisinqumo esihle kunoma ubani ofuna isikhathi esivamile.
Ekugcineni sineDietrich Skin Diver SD-1. I-Skin Diver SD-1 inikeza abaqoqi okuthile okuhlukile kancane kulokho okujwayelekile, ngezimpawu zokuklama ezihlekisayo nezintsha. Siyakuthanda nokufakwa kwezinto zakudala (njengezimbobo eziku-dial) kanye nesongo esenziwe kahle. I-38.5mm Skin Diver SD-1 nayo inentengo engu-US$1,050 (~S$1,476).
I-Yema Superman 500 iyiwashi elihle kakhulu. Siyayithanda indlela i-Yema egcine ngayo i-DNA eyinhloko ye-Superman futhi yenza izinguquko ezintsha - kokubili ngokobuchwepheshe kanye nokukhishwa kwenkinga yosuku. Mhlawumbe lokhu kwamuva kubonakala kakhulu futhi kuyabonakala, futhi siyakwazisa ngempela isithombe esihlanzekile sewashi elisha.
Umbolekisi wethu uza nebhande lerabha. Kumelwe kushiwo ukuthi ibhande lerabha likhululekile kakhulu ukuligqoka esihlakaleni, futhi kujabulisa nakakhulu ukuligqoka. Kufanele kukhulunywe ngokukhethekile ngebhande elisetshenziswayo, esicabanga ukuthi liqinile futhi liklanywe kahle.
Isikhalazo sethu kuphela nge-Superman 500 yi-bezel insert. Ngeshwa, ngisho noma isetshenziswa kalula, ingxenye encane yezimpawu ze-bezel eziphrintiwe yaphuma. Uma ucabanga ukuthi iwashi liphinde libe nohlelo oluhlukile lokukhiya i-bezel, le ndlela ingase futhi iklwebhe kalula ubuso be-bezel insert, okubangela ukuthi ezinye zezimpawu eziphrintiwe ziphume.
Sekukonke, iSuperman 500 inikeza iwashi elikhangayo kule ngxenye - yize ukuncintisana esigabeni samanani kuyanda impela. Nakuba iYema yenze kahle kakhulu kuze kube manje, sicabanga ukuthi kungadingeka bathuthukise ngamandla futhi bathuthukise amawashi amasha ukuze bavikele eminye yemincintiswano enkundleni (yomibili imikhiqizo esimeme kanye nesafufusa).
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