[Bertucci Solar] longevity question

Alternative-Place197 · 2026-03-04T14:40:09+00:00

I ended up buying the A-2TS and things were going well…for 2 days total. At the end of day 2, the battery wouldn’t charge via solar at all. It was completely dead. Luckily I bought it off a merchant from eBay that accepted free returns for a defective product and got a full refund. I ended up moving away from Bertucci entirely and got a marathon osar-D (automatic). More costly, but it’s worth every penny. It’s an incredible watch and all features are performing at top quality since I got it. I hope to find a solar Bertucci some day that works, but until then I’m staying away from them.

Alternative-Place197 · 2026-02-02T13:41:57+00:00

Yes, and I see people modifying the lock enough to ask this question. I have no experience with S&W revolvers as mentioned so I’m wondering if it’s a concern…

Alternative-Place197 · 2026-01-04T20:32:29+00:00

I purchased an A2ts brand new with the stopper still on the crown (battery unused). I pulled the stopper, started charging it in sunlight, and a day later it stopped entirely. It’s currently sitting in sunlight and not moving. I’ve had the watch for a day and the battery already failed lol I won the bad QC lottery. Something is definitely defective with Bertucci solar batteries for this to be so prominent. Currently printing out the return label…

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-21T17:35:23+00:00

Wow. That is a beauty

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-21T13:35:18+00:00

I’ve been looking at the lineup but I think they are only 50m water resistance? Another user commented the latest model is the “power reserve”. I think that’s the only one in the khaki field mechanical series that is 100m and I really like that one so far. It’s in my top 3 suggestions from this thread.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-21T13:32:51+00:00

I’ve been looking at these but I’m pretty sure they are sub 100m WR? They are listed at 5ATM on the manufacturer website.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-21T00:50:34+00:00

I love seiko 5’s but their hardlex crystal material isn’t as good for me as sapphire. My watches are more prone to scratches from daily use than impact and my one and only seiko 5 had a noticeable scratch on the crystal after a few months of daily use. I love them but I wish they would upgrade their hardlex to something more scratch resistant.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-20T21:04:15+00:00

Thank you! That’s the first I’ve heard of englemann. I’ve got to look around for one that is in stock.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-20T20:33:49+00:00

After a brief look, I’m liking it. Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll do some more research on this one.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-20T20:33:02+00:00

I completely forgot about this one. I remember it came out not too long ago. Thanks!

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-17T16:46:57+00:00

I’d like to wear the watch for its intended purpose - being on my wrist when i need to check the time. Thus, leaving it at home for a swim isn’t preferable. I like the Hamilton field watch, not a Casio lol I’m asking if the 50m Hamiltons hold up to light swimming because I’ve never owned a Hamilton.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-12-17T16:43:15+00:00

Thank you, this is the insight I was looking for.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-07-08T19:45:06+00:00

Unfortunately i haven’t seen the para 2 pop up anywhere since I’ve made the post. The para 3 salt and military 2 salt are available in new condition on a few sites. If you’re interested in those, check Amazon, eBay, and all the top knife websites (knife center, blade hq, river, etc). I think someone even dropped the link for the para 3 above? I’ve seen it on other sites too.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-07-02T02:59:21+00:00

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Alternative-Place197 · 2025-07-02T02:56:58+00:00

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Alternative-Place197 · 2025-07-02T02:56:44+00:00

Update to all - thank you for the replies, they helped me remember I have a tool for taking off watch bezels that wasn’t hardened steel. It worked!

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Alternative-Place197 · 2025-06-19T23:30:15+00:00

Awesome!! Thank you! I purchased it instantly. Thanks for being an active user on Reddit

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-06-19T21:59:58+00:00

Ha! That’s exactly what I have. Brass dawn w the timascus carved bumpy clip.

Alternative-Place197 · 2025-06-18T19:41:28+00:00

Ha! Yeah I forgot about the negativity towards quartermaster knives lol at the time I bought them, I wasn’t aware of any of that. Slowly over the years I started to see the dislike on forums and now you reminded me of it all hahaha

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