Watch Review: Prometheus Recon 5 – a modern interpretation of the pilot watch Posted on July 13, 2010 by Danny Tam Background Prometheus Watch Company, a boutique manufacturer based in Portugal, was founded by Carlos Carvalho in 2008. Mr. Carvalho is a watch enthusiast who decided to turn his passion into a business venture, much to our delight. In Greek mythology Prometheus was the Titan who brought mankind out of the stone age by stealing fire from the Greek Gods and giving it to us mortals. Similarly Prometheus, the watch company, has used its diligence and ingenuity to design, engineer and build Swiss made watches of uncompromising quality and made it available to the market at very affordable price levels. Mr. Carvalho has brought Swiss made watches out of the realms of the Horological Gods and placed them within reach of us everyday watch enthusiasts. Prometheus watches are made in the Swiss Jura mountains , the traditional home of the Swiss watch making industry. Being based in Portugal, Mr. Carvalho uses the internet to communicate with his Swiss suppliers and manufacturers. He also utilizesweb based forum technology to constantly communicate with his customers, soliciting valuable input and feedback to improve on Prometheus’s product offering. In fact the successful Ocean Diver collection is a direct result of a design competition sponsored by Prometheus on WatchuseekForum. It is this unique blend of savvy internet marketing and fiery passion that has differentiated Mr. Carvalho’s Prometheus brand from the many other small independent watch brands which have sprung up in the past few years. Pr ometheu s watc hes are truly designed by c oll ectors for collectors. Prometheus Recon 5 The Recon 5 is the latest collection from Prometheus. It is described as a modern interpretation of the ever popular fliegeruhr or pilot watch. True to its aviator roots, the name Recon 5 was chosen to pay tribute to the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron of the US Air Force. Chronometry It's a bout ti me……. pieces. 27/12/2010 Watch Review: Prometheus Recon 5 – a … dannytam.com/…/watch-review-promet… 1/14
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Watch Review: Prometheus Recon 5 – a modern interpretation of the pilot watchPosted on July 13, 2010 by Danny Tam
Background
Prometheus Watch Company , a boutique manufacturer based in Portugal, was founded by Carlos Carvalho in
2008. Mr. Carvalho is a watch enthusiast who decided to turn his passion into a business venture, much to our
delight. In Greek mythology Prometheus was the Titan who brought mankind out of the stone age by stealing
fire from the Greek Gods and giving it to us mortals. Similarly Prometheus, the watch company, has used its
diligence and ingenuity to design, engineer and build Swiss made watches of uncompromising quality and
made it available to the market at very affordable price levels. Mr. Carvalho has brought Swiss made watches
out of the realms of the Horological Gods and placed them within reach of us everyday watch enthusiasts.
Prometheus watches are made in the Swiss Jura mountains, the traditional home of the Swiss watch making
industry. Being based in Portugal, Mr. Carvalho uses the internet to communicate with his Swiss suppliers and
manufacturers. He also utilizes web based forum technology to constantly communicate with his customers,
soliciting valuable input and feedback to improve on Prometheus’s product offering. In fact the successful
Ocean Diver collection is a direct result of a design competition sponsored by Prometheus on Watchuseek
Forum. It is this unique blend of savvy internet marketing and fiery passion that has differentiated Mr.
Carvalho’s Prometheus brand from the many other small independent watch brands which have sprung up inthe past few years. Prometheus watches are truly designed by collectors for collectors.
Prometheus Recon 5
The Recon 5 is the latest collection from Prometheus. It is described as a modern interpretation of the ever
popular fliegeruhr or pilot watch. True to its aviator roots, the name Recon 5 was chosen to pay tribute to the
5th Reconnaissance Squadron of the US Air Force.
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The Recon 5 is equipped with scratch resistant sapphire crystals on both front and back. Sapphire crystals arenormally found only on higher grade watches and are much more durable than the lower cost mineral glass.
Also a common way for the watch manufacturer to reduce cost is to provide mineral glass for the display back.
Credit must be given to Prometheus for providing full sapphire sandwich crystals for the Recon 5. Although the
sapphire crystals are without AR coating it is hardly unreasonable given the Recon 5’s value proposition.
Dial & Hands
The Recon 5’s large minimalist dial is matt black and legibly printed with arabic numeral hour markers (less
the numbers 12 and 9). At the edge of the dial is a border ring lined with minute markers. At the twelve o’clock
position is printed a large luminous triangle, clearly depicting the military lineage of the watch. The subsidiary
seconds dial is placed at the nine o’clock position, neatly positioned between the 8 and 10 o’clock markers. It is
definitely a plus point that the size of the subsidiary seconds dial is correctly proportioned so as to leave the
two adjacent hourly markers unscathed.
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The Recon 5 is equipped with a large diamond shape crown, following its aviator theme. Traditionally pilot
watches are provided with these large diamond shaped crowns to allow hand winding with gloved hands. The
unsigned crown is non screw down type and is nicely knurled. A common problem with these large diamond
shaped crowns is the sharp edges poking against one’s wrist. Prometheus’s solution is to smooth out the sharp
edges on the crown. This alleviates the irritation, even if one wears the watch all the way down the wrist.
Large diamond shape crown on the Recon 5.
Strap
The Recon 5 comes with a brown leather strap with white contrast stitching. The buckle is the tang type and issigned with the label “PWC” which stands for Prometheus Watch Company.
Signed polished buckle.
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