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Tornek-Rayville CISO M38 MAC V SOGvsFarer WORLD TIMER

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CISO M38 MAC V SOG
Tornek-RayvilleCISO M38 MAC V SOG
MSRP $745
WORLD TIMER
FarerWORLD TIMER
MSRP $1,525
What people say

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Tornek-Rayville CISO M38 MAC V SOG

The Tornek-Rayville CISO M38 MAC V SOG is praised for its solid feel and excellent finishing, featuring a comfortable five-link bracelet. It is recognized as an homage to a 1960s Seiko used by MACV-SOG operatives, incorporating modern updates like a 38mm case. Owners and community members express admiration for the watch's historical connection to "spooky" Special Forces operations. Overall, owners rate the Tornek-Rayville CISO M38 MAC V SOG highly for its historical significance and solid build quality at the price.

Farer WORLD TIMER

Owners widely praise the Farer WORLD TIMER for its 39mm case size, comfortable wearability, and thoughtful case finishing with mixed polished and bead-blasted accents. Specific callouts include the PVD gold finish appearing bronze, a bronze inlay crown, shiny minute markers, a GMT ring, powerful lume, a sparkling case, and a comfortable bracelet or leather strap. The world-time complication is noted for its practicality and visual appeal, with some variants offering striking three-dimensional lume. However, some owners find the watch slightly small for larger wrists and one owner wishes the bracelet had microadjusts. A reviewer noted roughness at the edges of the micro pique dial structure where it meets other elements, which can make the date aperture appear rough in direct light. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Farer WORLD TIMER highly for its creative dial designs and excellent value at the price point.

From video reviewers

The watch offers excellent value at its price point. Reviewers noted the functional 24-hour disc and bidirectional bezel for world time tracking. No shared weaknesses were identified.

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
CISO M38 MAC V SOG38mm
WORLD TIMER39mm
Power Reserve
CISO M38 MAC V SOG42h
WORLD TIMER56h
Water Resistance
CISO M38 MAC V SOG100m
WORLD TIMER100m
MSRP
CISO M38 MAC V SOG$745
WORLD TIMER$1,525

Full specifications

Case

5 specs
Category
World Timer
Diameter
38mm
39mm
Thickness
12.45mm
11mm
Lug-to-Lug
43.6mm
45mm
Material
Stainless Steel
316L marine-grade stainless steel

Crystal & Dial

3 specs
AR Coating
Yes
Inner
Dial Color
Black
Green
Lume
Superluminova
None

Movement

2 specs
Caliber
TMI NH36
Sellita SW331-2
Power Reserve
42h
56h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$745
$1,525
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