![]() ![]() Some bezels will wiggle around when you move a watch around – not this bezel. It is actually very easy to turn, maybe easier than some people might like. I’ve come to appreciate the bezel design – even though it is certainly different. While its design might leave you thinking that it would be strange to wear – the caseback feels like it may as well be perfectly flat while wearing it. It screws on and is done in a way that you can use a standard caseback removal tool to screw it off. The case back of the watch is interesting. There are built in crown guards, and a nice Reactor logo embossed on the crown. The curved lugs help the watch wear on smaller wrists (like mine), and it feels like a very good size for the design. The case is 45.5mm wide and doesn’t wear very large due to the thickness of the bezel. Most all Reactor watches are designed to really appeal to a few, rather than be merely OK to the whole. Taking the entire design as a whole, when it comes down to it, you either see it spending time on your wrist or not. This is due to the softer qualities of titanium as a metal. One thing that is likely to occur after wearing the watch for years is to have sections of the file-like texture wear down a bit where the areas rub against things. The file-like textured pieces on the bracelet and bezel aren’t rough to the touch at all, and provide of a bit of a sparkle in the light. It isn’t an ordinary look – but that is part of the point. The case style can take a little bit of getting used to. While the steel version is about 200 grams, the titanium version is 130 grams, and has that slightly darken tone of titanium. The complex curves and style of the case are faithfully rendered in titanium. These are meant to be fun, functional watches. The idea is to create watches that can put up with your lifestyle, while also communicating something about your lifestyle. Reactor has a steady following from lots of active and service professionals – not to mention sport activity enthusiasts. In fact, there is sort of a youthful comic book style fun in each of the brand’s timepieces. Reactor is an American brand, and their designs represent a mixture of aggressive style, colors influenced by beach-side surfer culture, and atomic power! In fact, aside from the “Gamma,” other Reactor products have names like the “Critical Mass, Photon, Meltdown, Fusion, etc…” Terms you’d associate used to describe nuclear power and related “atomic” concepts in textbooks and comic books. In my opinion, the Gamma is probably the strongest piece in Reactor’s current line up, and I think it will appeal to many people. It now comes in a titanium case with a titanium bracelet, and with Reactor’s “Never Dark (ND) Technology.” These two additional elements really take the timepiece to a new level. ![]() You really can’t go anywhere without people noticing your loud red watch. The rich red is evenly applied in the bowl shaped dial – while the jet black and green SuperLumiNova C3 luminant tones on the dial give the watch face a real pop. Just wanted to make that clear to all of you out there who think the dial is too loud – I tend to like it though.
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