[Review] Avi-8 Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04

Cannot remember when was the first time (early this year?) I stumbled upon this brand and to be honest, it was the Flyboy model which caught my attention.



I am short of a pilot watch in my collection :roll: :lol:



In RG case with black textured dial





Checked out the price at Bencoolen but just felt the price doesn't really justify for it (Miyota 8xxx) movement & couldn't find this RG variant on internet and hence dropped the idea of getting one.



Last weekend, I was at a mall & walked into Watch Hub, realised they are selling Avi-8 & checked for the RG Flyboy variant but unfortunately, they do not have this variant. Then I saw this Hawker Hurricane variant, in black dial, green dial & full white dial. White is unique but the green dial is playful as well.



Did some online research on the prices and found it to be very affordable, placed an order on 14th and received watch on 19th via Fedex.



I went with Green 8-)















Hawker Hurricane AV-4016-04



Collection: HAWKER HURRICANE

Model: AV-4016-04

Movement: Automatic(DG3809), date q-set, hacks & handwindable

Case: Stainless Steel

Case Diameter (mm): 46

Case Thickness (mm): 14

Lug to Lug (mm): 57

Case Shape: Round

Case: Stainless Steel

Dial: Green (Pebble grain textured)

Crystal: Mineral

Strap: Genuine Leather Strap

Strap Colour: Black

Buckle: Avi-8 Signed Tang Buckle

Strap (mm): 22

Water Resistance: 5ATM

Watch Weight (g): 90

Warranty: 2 Years International



Case

For the price I paid, I really cannot complain about it. Case finishing is ok. Case comprises of both brushed & polished finish, polished finish portion is on the edge of the lug. Just a very fine part of it which I think is a good detail as it breaks the balance between the vertical & horizontal brushed finishings on the watch case. No sharp edges on the case.















One minor issue is the back of the lug, the edges are sharp but when worn on wrist, you won't feel it. It's only when you are holding the watch in your hand then you are able to feel it.







Crown

A typical large diamond crown, in polished finish and the contrast of both brushed(case) & polished(crown) is quite pleasant. Signed crown with Avi-8 'Bullseye logo'. Bullseye logo protrudes out slightly on the flush end part of the crown, which I find this small detail pretty tasteful. Winding is smooth, no gritty feeling whatsoever.







i apologise for the 'unexpected' visitor,lol

















Dial, Date & Hands

Interesting use of colour and texture. An outer smooth C-Ring with 'pebble grain' texture in the centre. Second sub-dial @ 9:00, date at 3:00. Second sub-dial logo is derived from the famous WWII Hawker Hurricane logo. The colours used, blends perfectly together with the deep green dial. Very eye-catching colour combination indeed.











Close up pic of the 'pebble grain' textured dial









Lume (sort of sucks btw,lol). Anyway, am not a lume-junkie so I can live with it.





Date window Porthole. The porthole is small, to be honest, it can be difficult to read the date sometimes. I'm not sure why it's made so small. It might be ok if the date is a single digit but when it comes to double digit dates, it can be challenging.









Hands are in gloss black finish. I doubt the hands can be modded. The cannon pinion is like 'integrated' together with the hands. It doesn't look like the hands can be removed.





Movement

Using a DG3809 movement, 21,600bph. Hack/handwind. Movement is undecorated. Maybe they should be using a solid caseback than a display caseback in this case. Rotor spins quite smoothly, even with the slightest movement. Timekeeping seems to be decent.











Overall, it's a decent watch at this pricepoint, Flyboy is still on my radar though 8-)



I definitely recommend this watch to those who are looking to add a pilot style watch into their collection, other than the typical Type A or Type B styling, this can be another nice alternative to a pilot theme watch :)



Pros:

Affordable price

Nice dial texture

Decent quality



Cons:

Date Porthole too small

Min hand seem to be a bit short

Undecorated movement

Lume weak



S$104 from lazada.sg

http://www.lazada.sg/avi-8-av-4016-04-hawker-hurricane-mens-leather-watch-silver-export-661487.html?boost=1" false;



Thanks for reading my review 8-)

Very nice review bro. Looks good at this price point

For this price, cannot really complain much,lol



The detailings are enough to make up for the flaws :mrgreen:

$104 for a watch like this, that's really affordable....

"roo7"

$104 for a watch like this, that's really affordable....

haha yeah :lol:

Nice review and what a price. The leather strap is nice and thick too.

nice review CEO, incredibly cheap. The bubble dial is very nice.

And they make some nice watches too, luv the cream dial chrono :D

Wow 104 incl of delivery. Great find ceo!

"chriscentro"

Nice review and what a price. The leather strap is nice and thick too.

Lol,its my personal strap bro :lol:



But surprisingly, the stock black leather strap quality is not as bad as I thought it would be!

"rojakman"

Wow 104 incl of delivery. Great find ceo!

"Trident"

nice review CEO, incredibly cheap. The bubble dial is very nice.

And they make some nice watches too, luv the cream dial chrono :D

Thks bros, so far, lazada offers the best online pricing for avi-8 :mrgreen:

Very nice piece at a good price! Didn't know avi-8 is sold in sg

"fallacyfrog"

Very nice piece at a good price! Didn't know avi-8 is sold in sg

yes, Bencoolen (Win's Trading) & Watch Hub carries Avi-8. Not too sure about other shops :)

"lunarin79"

[quote="fallacyfrog"]Very nice piece at a good price! Didn't know avi-8 is sold in sg

yes, Bencoolen (Win's Trading) & Watch Hub carries Avi-8. Not too sure about other shops :)[/quote]
Thanks, been a while since I went bencoolen. Shall go there recce again soon

CEO, fyi the Rose gold Flyboy now selling at Amazon.com at US$116.99



http://www.amazon.com/AVI-8-AV-4021-04-FlyBoy-Analog-Japanese-Automatic/dp/B00FR71R3K" false;



but no direct ship to SG, you have to use vpost to ship it from US to Singapore, i think shipping will cost around SGD20++



Just for your info and poisoning you :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Cheap and good looking watch.

But 46mm seems abit big.

Heng not cal restaurant bo at least $1040. Btw nice 小饭龙卷风

"ongwenghing"

CEO, fyi the Rose gold Flyboy now selling at Amazon.com at US$116.99



http://www.amazon.com/AVI-8-AV-4021-04-FlyBoy-Analog-Japanese-Automatic/dp/B00FR71R3K" false;



but no direct ship to SG, you have to use vpost to ship it from US to Singapore, i think shipping will cost around SGD20++



Just for your info and poisoning you :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

wah, thks bro,lol

"okies"

Cheap and good looking watch.

But 46mm seems abit big.

46mm L2L is slightly better when worn on wrist though it still sticks out a bit



47mm sticks out way too much,lol

"Astro2212"

Heng not cal restaurant bo at least $1040. Btw nice 小饭龙卷风

thk u ar, ai mai?

Enjoyed the read, CEO. You reckon it'll stay in your collection for a while? I logged on to Lazada and checked on Avi-8 watches, and some of their Automatic Pieces are going for less than SGD 100 now. Goodness gracious.





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It's gone bro :lol:



Well, if it's under $100 for an automatic, get 1 to try :mrgreen: