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Apr 14, 2015, 09:32 AM
#1
Small (in all directions) Rodina handwind
They've taken the 38.5mm Rodina and shrunk it. Firstly the diameter is now 34.5mm. Secondly thanks to removing the self-winding rotor from the ST17 and using a solid caseback (which is thinner than the display back and which also hides whats presumably now a slightly odd-looking movement?) the watch is only 7.5mm think. Hopefully this will mean it sits better on the wrist: with those long lugs the standard one never sat snugly on the wrist
Unfortunately they've rather squished up the dial in the process:

Anyway: a small date-free manual, not too many of them on the market
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Apr 14, 2015, 09:35 AM
#2

Originally Posted by
Der Amf
They've taken the 38.5mm Rodina and shrunk it. Firstly the diameter is now 34.5mm. Secondly thanks to removing the self-winding rotor from the ST17 and using a solid caseback (which is thinner than the display back and which also hides whats presumably now a slightly odd-looking movement?) the watch is only 7.5mm think. Hopefully this will mean it sits better on the wrist: with those long lugs the standard one never sat snugly on the wrist
Unfortunately they've rather squished up the dial in the process:
Anyway: a small date-free manual, not too many of them on the market

I don't think the dial looks too bad actually. Good to see someone making smaller watches
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Apr 14, 2015, 09:52 AM
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Apr 14, 2015, 09:55 AM
#4
I didn't find the 38.5mm wore that small, because of the long lug to lug and the height of lugs - when I replaced mine with the 40mm Zungu, it didn't feel like a had got something bigger, tbh (smaller dial as well)
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Apr 14, 2015, 09:59 AM
#5

Originally Posted by
Der Amf
I didn't find the 38.5mm wore that small, because of the long lug to lug and the height of lugs - when I replaced mine with the 40mm Zungu, it didn't feel like a had got something bigger, tbh (smaller dial as well)
well it felt small to me it seem to fit right in the centre not that it was a bad thing it was comfortable but just seem a bit lost on my wrist lol if that makes sense ?
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Apr 15, 2015, 10:10 PM
#6

Originally Posted by
Der Amf
They've taken the 38.5mm Rodina and shrunk it. Firstly the diameter is now 34.5mm. Secondly thanks to removing the self-winding rotor from the ST17 and using a solid caseback (which is thinner than the display back and which also hides whats presumably now a slightly odd-looking movement?) the watch is only 7.5mm think. Hopefully this will mean it sits better on the wrist: with those long lugs the standard one never sat snugly on the wrist
Unfortunately they've rather squished up the dial in the process:
Anyway: a small date-free manual, not too many of them on the market

So why does it say automatic on the dial?
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Apr 15, 2015, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by
man of kent
So why does it say automatic on the dial?
Ahahahahahahahahaha
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Apr 15, 2015, 10:34 PM
#8

Originally Posted by
man of kent
So why does it say automatic on the dial?
Beat me to it!
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Apr 15, 2015, 10:43 PM
#9
I wonder if it's like some of the Chinese chronometers that I've owned?
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Apr 15, 2015, 10:47 PM
#10
lol I never even notice haha