Great review Shane. It is not a bad looking piece but it does need a bit more oomph at that price. The competition is pretty tough for that dollar amount. A great bracelet design would definitely help.

It's seems a bit out of proportion with that big steel bezel and small green dial. Yet the blue version looks fine.

Wild looking. Bet it will look awesome in blue and black.

Pretty cool. Looks so good on the green edge NATO...like really good.

Tron-esque is a beauty for sure!

Interesting looking watch. I think I prefer it with the bezel matching the dial colour though. That lume does look cool though.

Ask them to send you a blue dial with the blue 60 minute bezel on a bracelet to review. That looks like the signature combination. The lume cutout is a brilliant touch. I love BGW9 lume; and expect that it would be simply stunning on the black or blue dial. That lume would be best matched, IMO, with a silver sunburst dial, or perhaps a matte white dial. There are longer lasting lume formulas out there, but these would be green rather than blue. Functionally, green works better in a dive watch. It lasts longer and is more visible to the eye. Still, I am impressed. They are definitely thinking outside of the box. And, the lug to lug is short enough that even a man with baby wrists could wear this watch. The quality of the bracelet is going to be critical though. I really, really like the idea of the steel bezel. But, it needs to be slimmed down in order to avoid upstaging the dial and hands. I also really, really like that they chose a movement and a dial that are sans ornamentation; no day or date complication. IMO, these complications are useless to a diver, snorkler, water skier, or jet skier. Who cares what the day and date are when you are doing any of these things?

Interesting and unique piece for the cost. Won't be grabbing one, but happy to see something different.

Blue is my favorite but I do love that green look too.

It's interesting however I prefer a design that allows you to tell the time at a glance. With those small hands and small hour markers it just wouldn't work out for me. I love the lume effect. Good rundown on this prototype Shane.

Interesting look. Love the moss green dial which looks like it has a matte finish. The design needs some finessing, though. Specifically, I think the ratio of dial to bezel needs to be tweaked - bigger dial with larger hands and markers/thinner bezel. Thanks for showing it to us.

I really like stainless steel bezels... Interesting!

I guess I'm supposed to know, but I gotta ask, are James & Muriel real? For a watch, I'm not crazy about the company name. A question that you'll soon be tired of answering, "Who are James & Muriel?"

Nice watch, but there is a lot of competition at that price point. Great review as always Shane!!! I’ll see you in the next one!

I have a watch with a Miyota 9000 series in and it's fantastically accurate and I've never understood why so many reviewers mention the noise of the rotor. It really isn't a thing unless as you say you hold it up to your ear. Really not a fan of the brand name. Much better suited to a diner. Its only my opinion but the watch just seems disproportionate, huge bezel, small dial, tiny indices. But if you like it, go for it, at least it's an original design

I like those leather straps with textile inserts btw!

Interesting design of the watch. Nice review :)

Nice review! The moss green dial is refreshingly different, and looks particularly good on the light brown leather strap. The border lume markers, too, look really good (but the lume time should be better). I find the hour markers too small, and the hands have a delicate feel that seems somewhat out of place in a dive style watch. Also, I think a flat sapphire crystal would be a good choice. The overall effect of the watch isn't bad, but I just think it could be better. Thanks again!

As always, great review man. I wish they had sent you the bracelet version. I try to always buy the oem bracelet so this would have helped me decide because I’m not a fan of non-fitted bracelets

This was an awesome review, thanks 🙏

I think they came up with a very different design that many will like. As for myself, I prefer a larger dial face with a thinner bezel. I would also like a Selita movement. The rotor noise on the Miyota is a bit loud. Shane do you know anything about the STP movement? I belive it is a clone from Fossil.

It has a nice look going on, but, as you said, the hands could be slightly bigger. I like that particular thing in divers, that they can go a little bit wild with the hands. Cheers!

Interesting design of the watch. Nice review👍

Another watch named Proteus! Phoebus has a Proteus as well.

Actually the miyotA 9015 does wind in both directions I have it in my nfw valor.

Nice review love the camera work This watch has a lot of nice design aesthetics my biggest problem is the dust on the dial I know it's a prototype but one would think they would be more careful with a piece they are sending out to reviewers that coupled with the fact that the last watch of theirs you reviewed had sloppy solder on the wired lugs leads me to believe they need to work on their quality control especially for the price

Not a bad looker, but not sure I could get over having 'Muriel' on the dial (and I speak as a 'Richard LeGrand' owner!).🙄 As usual, a detailed, meaningful review Shane.👍

Oops , thought of Phoibos Proteus offering . Lol 🥂

It's hard to put my finger on it, but; there is something about the watch that comes off as a bit odd. Maybe the relationship between the dial and the bezel. I see what you mean by it losing your attention. The dial and bezel don't work well together. Or, at least; for me. Good video.

Nice review as usual. Your right, there are a lot of divers out there. Personally, I really like divers, but O can understand wanting something different. I personally think this looks much better with the colored Bezel on the bracelet. I am really not a fan, just does not personally interest me. In many cases personal preference has more to do with anything. It would have great specs and be a great value, but if don’t like it really doesn’t matter. From an objective view as possible, it’s fine for what you are getting. Nice they kept the dial clean and are using a true no date movement.

The bezel seem a bit wide for my personal taste :) .... have you checked out the Pacific Explorer from Coast Watches? their V2 model is about to be revealed, or at least I think so... I would love to see a review of that if you have the time? :) thank you for your videos! :D

No crown guards or calendar. A big deficit. Good clip. Thank you.

It looks good in the dark; in the light not so much.

Kind of looks like a classy special edition vostok amphibia in 420 case.

I would prefer if the bezel was ceramic

Tron esq. cool Again.., Cool green nylon band

There are others I'd trust (and prefer) in the $500 price range, e.g. Orient Komatsu and Seiko Alpinist. I also agree with Brinx below about the name-a bit of a turn-off.

Hands and indices are too small. Like the green though

Hey Shane. Looks a bit out of proportion....hand set, indices, and text seem too small for the case. Great review as always.

I don't know. That wide bezel makes the dial look too small.....looks a little out of proportion to my old eyes...and the hands are too thin imo..I'll pass on this one. I do like the lume.

Sorry, with an NH35 movement it should be no more than $200, so with a Miyota 9 series movement $250 would be about right. Definitely looks better in the blue

Ah, the Phoibos Proteus! Uh, ok, wrong Proteus 😄. Hmm that bezel looks ridiculously wide and it makes the dial look way to small.. probably optical illusion.. but meh...

The proteus., is the grody- est

Not quite my cup of tea, but thanks for sharing. That bezel looks rather plain and empty.

I just have problems with companies that don’t post their address, phone number and location. Sorry. I did find out they were from Seattle. And most likely above board. Not thrilled with their divers as you shown. But their quartz watches look decent with some Nomos and Junghans similarities. I don’t care if James and Muriel are real or a tm name. Aka Sara Lee.

Looking at it, I thought it was a vostok.

Being from Sun Valley Idaho, when I think Muriel I think Hemingway. When I see a watch with those names on it, I know I wouldn’t wear it. Cool watch, stupid name.

not a fan of that bezel to big cheers

Out of business?

Not trying to be mean but the mole on your neck looks like it might need checking.