Engineer Hydrocarbon Black

[retrovox]

Looks cool!

Check out its pictures HERE.

[BenCheong]

Solid! guess price not gonna be cheap...

[Iceheller]

The paramedic airborne looks more solid without the black white ring thing...

[JC99]

Just saw it today..solid looking

[JC99]

totally agree... aiming at this watch

[wowach]

Looking at hydrocarbons too. Black looks sexy, but I am wondering if other hydrocarbons are more versatile because it can go bracelet or strap. The black is more one dimensional.

[Donlui76]

Very nice design!

[N15M0]

Very nice.. Is this out already? Any one know what is the price for this Ball? Thanks.

[Oceanklassik]

I saw this watch on sale at the Watches Of Switzerland, at $5,500 (retail).

[jamberinz]

I saw this watch on sale at the Watches Of Switzerland, at $5,500 (retail).

Any idea if WOS give discount off the $5500?

[rayleh]

All AD shops will give discount except for boutiques with little or no discount. I don't think Ball has a boutique in Singapore.

[aprobis]

Wow..tis watch is reali nice tried it on today..abeit small face, but dlc case was top notch.NICE! Only ting stoppin me is the price n caseback..wat lao eh y put a mountain climber..distasteful imo

[ballwatch@sin]

Hi Aprobis,

Would like to share with you who is this person on the caseback.He is actually our Ball Ambassador Alex Honnold https://www.facebook.com/AlexHonnold. He is very famous amoung rock climber group, record holder for speed climbing and he is also a Northface Ambassador.


Selected notable climbs[edit]Speed record on Nose of El Capitan with Hans Florine. Time: 2:23:51[2]
Freerider in Yosemite Valley in one day in May 2007 when he was 21 years old.[11]
Bushido and Hong Kong Phooey, in Utah, between 9 and 11 March 2008.[12]
Solo of Yosemite Triple Crown — Mt. Watkins, El Capitan, and Half Dome - in 18 hours, 50 minutes ; free soloing 90% of the link-up.[13]
Free solo of Heaven (5.12d) and Cosmic Debris (5.13b) in Yosemite National Park[14]
Second ascent of Ambrosia ; repeat of Kevin Jorgeson's highball boulder problem Ambrosia (V11) in Bishop, California.[15]
Free solo of The Phoenix, the USA's first 5.13a.[16]
Free solo of Astroman and Rostrum in Yosemite Valley in one day in September 2007, becoming the second person after Peter Croft (1987) to do so.[17]
Free solo of Zion's Moonlight Buttress on 1 April 2008.[18]
Free solo of the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome on 6 September 2008.[19]
Solo of Half Dome in 1 hour, 22 minutes. May 2012.[13]
Repeats of Parthian Shot, New Statesman, Meshuga (solo), an on-sight of Gaia (and subsequently repeated it solo), and an on-sight solo of London Wall during a trip to England at the end of 2008.[20]
Free-soloed the Grade V big-wall route El Sendero Luminoso (5.12d) in El Potrero Chico, Mexico. The climb rises 1,750 feet up the limestone face of El Toro (The Bull), and sports 15 pitches--11 of which are rated 5.12. Honnold climbed the route in a mere three hours.[21]

Wow..tis watch is reali nice tried it on today..abeit small face, but dlc case was top notch.NICE! Only ting stoppin me is the price n caseback..wat lao eh y put a mountain climber..distasteful imo

[aprobis]

thks for sharing the info...mountain climbing jus not my thing i guess. Anyway still a nice watch..mayb come out with a caseback with the traditional train backing? or sth like a black out version would be very nice in future

[aprobis]

Correction post, had another go wif the hydrocarbon black. The engraving at the caseback is pretty nice after removal of the protective sticker...ball has put in some gd effort to capture small details. Face is also nt too small after putting it on. It is acceptable. Lume is great, tri colour..superluminova on ceramic bazel if I nt wrong. Rubber strap is soft n comfortable. Thumbs up for tis watch nt forgettin tis is the first n only dlc hydrocarbon n feature springlock, 300m, cosc n titanium case (light)