[Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
[Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Cannot remember when was the first time (early this year?) I stumbled upon this brand and to be honest, it was the Flyboy model which caught my attention.
I am short of a pilot watch in my collection
In RG case with black textured dial
Checked out the price at Bencoolen but just felt the price doesn't really justify for it (Miyota 8xxx) movement & couldn't find this RG variant on internet and hence dropped the idea of getting one.
Last weekend, I was at a mall & walked into Watch Hub, realised they are selling Avi-8 & checked for the RG Flyboy variant but unfortunately, they do not have this variant. Then I saw this Hawker Hurricane variant, in black dial, green dial & full white dial. White is unique but the green dial is playful as well.
Did some online research on the prices and found it to be very affordable, placed an order on 14th and received watch on 19th via Fedex.
I went with Green
Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Collection: HAWKER HURRICANE
Model: AV-4016-04
Movement: Automatic(DG3809), date q-set, hacks & handwindable
Case: Stainless Steel
Case Diameter (mm): 46
Case Thickness (mm): 14
Lug to Lug (mm): 57
Case Shape: Round
Case: Stainless Steel
Dial: Green (Pebble grain textured)
Crystal: Mineral
Strap: Genuine Leather Strap
Strap Colour: Black
Buckle: Avi-8 Signed Tang Buckle
Strap (mm): 22
Water Resistance: 5ATM
Watch Weight (g): 90
Warranty: 2 Years International
Case
For the price I paid, I really cannot complain about it. Case finishing is ok. Case comprises of both brushed & polished finish, polished finish portion is on the edge of the lug. Just a very fine part of it which I think is a good detail as it breaks the balance between the vertical & horizontal brushed finishings on the watch case. No sharp edges on the case.
One minor issue is the back of the lug, the edges are sharp but when worn on wrist, you won't feel it. It's only when you are holding the watch in your hand then you are able to feel it.
Crown
A typical large diamond crown, in polished finish and the contrast of both brushed(case) & polished(crown) is quite pleasant. Signed crown with Avi-8 'Bullseye logo'. Bullseye logo protrudes out slightly on the flush end part of the crown, which I find this small detail pretty tasteful. Winding is smooth, no gritty feeling whatsoever.
i apologise for the 'unexpected' visitor,lol
Dial, Date & Hands
Interesting use of colour and texture. An outer smooth C-Ring with 'pebble grain' texture in the centre. Second sub-dial @ 9:00, date at 3:00. Second sub-dial logo is derived from the famous WWII Hawker Hurricane logo. The colours used, blends perfectly together with the deep green dial. Very eye-catching colour combination indeed.
Close up pic of the 'pebble grain' textured dial
Lume (sort of sucks btw,lol). Anyway, am not a lume-junkie so I can live with it.
Date window Porthole. The porthole is small, to be honest, it can be difficult to read the date sometimes. I'm not sure why it's made so small. It might be ok if the date is a single digit but when it comes to double digit dates, it can be challenging.
Hands are in gloss black finish. I doubt the hands can be modded. The cannon pinion is like 'integrated' together with the hands. It doesn't look like the hands can be removed.
Movement
Using a DG3809 movement, 21,600bph. Hack/handwind. Movement is undecorated. Maybe they should be using a solid caseback than a display caseback in this case. Rotor spins quite smoothly, even with the slightest movement. Timekeeping seems to be decent.
Overall, it's a decent watch at this pricepoint, Flyboy is still on my radar though
I definitely recommend this watch to those who are looking to add a pilot style watch into their collection, other than the typical Type A or Type B styling, this can be another nice alternative to a pilot theme watch
Pros:
Affordable price
Nice dial texture
Decent quality
Cons:
Date Porthole too small
Min hand seem to be a bit short
Undecorated movement
Lume weak
S$104 from lazada.sg
http://www.lazada.sg/avi-8-av-4016-04-h ... ml?boost=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks for reading my review
I am short of a pilot watch in my collection
In RG case with black textured dial
Checked out the price at Bencoolen but just felt the price doesn't really justify for it (Miyota 8xxx) movement & couldn't find this RG variant on internet and hence dropped the idea of getting one.
Last weekend, I was at a mall & walked into Watch Hub, realised they are selling Avi-8 & checked for the RG Flyboy variant but unfortunately, they do not have this variant. Then I saw this Hawker Hurricane variant, in black dial, green dial & full white dial. White is unique but the green dial is playful as well.
Did some online research on the prices and found it to be very affordable, placed an order on 14th and received watch on 19th via Fedex.
I went with Green
Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Collection: HAWKER HURRICANE
Model: AV-4016-04
Movement: Automatic(DG3809), date q-set, hacks & handwindable
Case: Stainless Steel
Case Diameter (mm): 46
Case Thickness (mm): 14
Lug to Lug (mm): 57
Case Shape: Round
Case: Stainless Steel
Dial: Green (Pebble grain textured)
Crystal: Mineral
Strap: Genuine Leather Strap
Strap Colour: Black
Buckle: Avi-8 Signed Tang Buckle
Strap (mm): 22
Water Resistance: 5ATM
Watch Weight (g): 90
Warranty: 2 Years International
Case
For the price I paid, I really cannot complain about it. Case finishing is ok. Case comprises of both brushed & polished finish, polished finish portion is on the edge of the lug. Just a very fine part of it which I think is a good detail as it breaks the balance between the vertical & horizontal brushed finishings on the watch case. No sharp edges on the case.
One minor issue is the back of the lug, the edges are sharp but when worn on wrist, you won't feel it. It's only when you are holding the watch in your hand then you are able to feel it.
Crown
A typical large diamond crown, in polished finish and the contrast of both brushed(case) & polished(crown) is quite pleasant. Signed crown with Avi-8 'Bullseye logo'. Bullseye logo protrudes out slightly on the flush end part of the crown, which I find this small detail pretty tasteful. Winding is smooth, no gritty feeling whatsoever.
i apologise for the 'unexpected' visitor,lol
Dial, Date & Hands
Interesting use of colour and texture. An outer smooth C-Ring with 'pebble grain' texture in the centre. Second sub-dial @ 9:00, date at 3:00. Second sub-dial logo is derived from the famous WWII Hawker Hurricane logo. The colours used, blends perfectly together with the deep green dial. Very eye-catching colour combination indeed.
Close up pic of the 'pebble grain' textured dial
Lume (sort of sucks btw,lol). Anyway, am not a lume-junkie so I can live with it.
Date window Porthole. The porthole is small, to be honest, it can be difficult to read the date sometimes. I'm not sure why it's made so small. It might be ok if the date is a single digit but when it comes to double digit dates, it can be challenging.
Hands are in gloss black finish. I doubt the hands can be modded. The cannon pinion is like 'integrated' together with the hands. It doesn't look like the hands can be removed.
Movement
Using a DG3809 movement, 21,600bph. Hack/handwind. Movement is undecorated. Maybe they should be using a solid caseback than a display caseback in this case. Rotor spins quite smoothly, even with the slightest movement. Timekeeping seems to be decent.
Overall, it's a decent watch at this pricepoint, Flyboy is still on my radar though
I definitely recommend this watch to those who are looking to add a pilot style watch into their collection, other than the typical Type A or Type B styling, this can be another nice alternative to a pilot theme watch
Pros:
Affordable price
Nice dial texture
Decent quality
Cons:
Date Porthole too small
Min hand seem to be a bit short
Undecorated movement
Lume weak
S$104 from lazada.sg
http://www.lazada.sg/avi-8-av-4016-04-h ... ml?boost=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thanks for reading my review
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Very nice review bro. Looks good at this price point
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For this price, cannot really complain much,lol
The detailings are enough to make up for the flaws
The detailings are enough to make up for the flaws
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
$104 for a watch like this, that's really affordable....
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
haha yeahroo7 wrote:$104 for a watch like this, that's really affordable....
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Nice review and what a price. The leather strap is nice and thick too.
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nice review CEO, incredibly cheap. The bubble dial is very nice.
And they make some nice watches too, luv the cream dial chrono
And they make some nice watches too, luv the cream dial chrono
Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Wow 104 incl of delivery. Great find ceo!
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Lol,its my personal strap brochriscentro wrote:Nice review and what a price. The leather strap is nice and thick too.
But surprisingly, the stock black leather strap quality is not as bad as I thought it would be!
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rojakman wrote:Wow 104 incl of delivery. Great find ceo!
Thks bros, so far, lazada offers the best online pricing for avi-8Trident wrote:nice review CEO, incredibly cheap. The bubble dial is very nice.
And they make some nice watches too, luv the cream dial chrono
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Very nice piece at a good price! Didn't know avi-8 is sold in sg
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yes, Bencoolen (Win's Trading) & Watch Hub carries Avi-8. Not too sure about other shopsfallacyfrog wrote:Very nice piece at a good price! Didn't know avi-8 is sold in sg
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Thanks, been a while since I went bencoolen. Shall go there recce again soonlunarin79 wrote:yes, Bencoolen (Win's Trading) & Watch Hub carries Avi-8. Not too sure about other shopsfallacyfrog wrote:Very nice piece at a good price! Didn't know avi-8 is sold in sg
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
CEO, fyi the Rose gold Flyboy now selling at Amazon.com at US$116.99
http://www.amazon.com/AVI-8-AV-4021-04- ... B00FR71R3K" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
but no direct ship to SG, you have to use vpost to ship it from US to Singapore, i think shipping will cost around SGD20++
Just for your info and poisoning you
http://www.amazon.com/AVI-8-AV-4021-04- ... B00FR71R3K" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
but no direct ship to SG, you have to use vpost to ship it from US to Singapore, i think shipping will cost around SGD20++
Just for your info and poisoning you
Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Cheap and good looking watch.
But 46mm seems abit big.
But 46mm seems abit big.
Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Heng not cal restaurant bo at least $1040. Btw nice 小饭龙卷风
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wah, thks bro,lolongwenghing wrote:CEO, fyi the Rose gold Flyboy now selling at Amazon.com at US$116.99
http://www.amazon.com/AVI-8-AV-4021-04- ... B00FR71R3K" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
but no direct ship to SG, you have to use vpost to ship it from US to Singapore, i think shipping will cost around SGD20++
Just for your info and poisoning you
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
46mm L2L is slightly better when worn on wrist though it still sticks out a bitokies wrote:Cheap and good looking watch.
But 46mm seems abit big.
47mm sticks out way too much,lol
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thk u ar, ai mai?Astro2212 wrote:Heng not cal restaurant bo at least $1040. Btw nice 小饭龙卷风
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Re: [Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04
Enjoyed the read, CEO. You reckon it'll stay in your collection for a while? I logged on to Lazada and checked on Avi-8 watches, and some of their Automatic Pieces are going for less than SGD 100 now. Goodness gracious.
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