A Sleeper Choice for the Military Watch Enthusiast - Ball Engineer II Green Berets

[@dadcaniborrowthewatch8572]

The Magneto S version of the Ball Engineer II is much more appropriate and capable for military use, and really any use where high magnetic forces will be encountered or just a desire to chuff ones’ bits. Don’t let us down Teddy!

[@nkmsvwde5612]

Magneto s* but yes!

[@pakee2352]

A fellow magento s lover i assume?

[@sargeantfrosch1165]

@@nkmsvwde5612 i really like, how the watch is not hideous

[@nikkolomakaveli8295]

I’m preparing to chuff.

[@nkmsvwde5612]

@@sargeantfrosch1165 it's the least hideous watch available! But not from teddy. Check out Tim from watchbox reviews

[@nkmsvwde5612]

Why do you refuse to review the ball engineer ii magneto s?

[@enduringtech822]

Ball's engineering amazes me. An automatic movement, shock resistance, anti-magnetism and even tritium in a relatively thin case? Why is Ball not more popular?

[@marcusdesilva8405]

I actually disagree regarding the strap colour. I think it works absolutely beautifully if (and only if) you look at it as a military watch (as it was designed to be).

[@ridge_r4cer]

This is the Ball watch I'd buy.

[@large_crab]

Review the Ball Engineer II Magneto S. I love Balls.

[@nkmsvwde5612]

Check out Tim from watchbox. He did an excellent review. These teddy videos are a waste of time

[@large_crab]

@@nkmsvwde5612 I love Balls

[@garythomas3150]

I actually like the tan strap with the black case, to my surprise. Cool watch.

[@mdunawaym]

Gorgeous watch! Funny, but the first thing I saw and loved was the contrast between the black and the mustard. LOL! Thank goodness they sized me out! I'd buy it today!

[@davidwarburton8890]

Outside of the cyclops, I like it.

[@Dominik_xlsx]

Nice strap-case combination with those colors

[@ridge_r4cer]

I agree

[@duncandixon6203]

It totally is. I couldn't pick a better match

[@revivalcycle]

That's an impeccable watch, plenty of room to do a larger date window and drop the lupe. the way their trainmaster runs the date window into the center of the dial, one would expect them to let their classy lines of this watch be un-besmirched. I appreciate their thin lupe approach, but it always looks like a drop of water on the crystal from so many perspectives.

[@Gumby56]

Purchasing this watch from you Teddy would be my 5th Ball watch. 10th SFG '74-'78. Fort Devers and Bad Tolz.

[@nkmsvwde5612]

You should check out the ball engineer ii magneto s. Teddy won't review it but Tim from watchbox has a good video on it

[@d.stiefel869]

Nice looking watch! I can’t do cases that are coated though, as soon as it gets scratched showing the underlying metal it’s a deal breaker for me.

[@Yoshi-zt5df]

Teddy you were supposed to the magneto version...

[@timetowatch_francois]

I like "sleepers" b/c they are not "in your face"-type of watches but provide great value. This legibility is fantastic and the stealth look-n-feel is exactly what I want in a watch. I'm looking to get a day-to-day watch from the BALL line up and this one fits the bill. Thanks for sharing this great discovery. I hope to have a BALL in my roster one day and I'd press the trigger on this one for sure!

[@GODSPEEDseven]

God this is a beautiful watch! Ball have some really awesome models that really look unique. And this one is a real looker!

[@randallhill7979]

Awesome video Teddy

[@stevefox8605]

If only it didn't have the pointless date complication!!

[@Robert-vw3od]

I am actually think the strap is very nice. It doesn’t really have to be a military watch that could easily be a doctor‘s watch.

[@tubetop123]

Total beauty

[@BoozewithNick]

Badass and unique tacticool watch, great points on the finish, but WTF on the strap.

[@tubetop123]

This is where"I'm on the ball" originated from

[@lavykhurana]

Reminds of me khaki hamilton titanium.

[@revivalcycle]

That's a ten of ten watch for me, everything about it says wear it for life. Except the after-thought lupe. That lupe narrows viewing angle also, so it seems very poorly executed. I wonder if they sell replacement crystals without the lupe, and if an AD could swap it. that watch hits all points for me, crazy glue lens aside.

[@finesse49]

Jewel count is a cosmetic difference? I don't think so.

[@WWJimbo]

This is not the Ball Engineer II Magneto S 😡

[@deejay1534]

While it's certainly a durable and good watch, nothing on this watch really stands out as particularly useful for military, the lume is great, but a GMT function would be especially useful for going overseas. A NATO strap or cordura strap would also be much more fitting than a leather strap. It's just a very simple field watch with really good lume, and almost seems better suited for wear with ASUs or AGSUs than as a "military watch"

[@nkmsvwde5612]

The ball engineer 2 magneto s comes on a cordura strap

[@deejay1534]

@@nkmsvwde5612 This model in particular is the "Green Beret" and I think this one should be the one with the cordura strap.

[@Diepvries11]

The ball engineer II is the pinnacle of watchmaking. It's suitable for EVERY situation. Goes with tuxedo. Goes with military gear. It's perfection.

[@deejay1534]

@@Diepvries11 saying it's the pinnacle is a big stretch. Ball themselves even phrase the specs to sound better than they actually are, such as 5000Gs of shock resistant which actually translates to dropping a watch from 1m onto a solid floor. Any remotely tough watch can do that no problem. The antimagnetic specs are also just ISO standard, which can be found on any rugged watch. And 100m of water resistance is pretty typical. The Spring Drive is a truly innovative design and far more accurate than an mechanical movement. Truly Antimagnetic watches like the Omega Rail Master or Rolex Minigauss exceed the ISO standard. Many other watches like Sinn put serious toughness and innovation into their pieces.

[@genef1109]

What strap would you recommend versus the original strap?

[@sunyata150]

Are there any great places to buy Ball watches? I saw the Hamilton Field Khaki is online a lot of places at $200-$300 below MSRP. Wondering if I can get a similar deal on this watch.

[@FirstNameLastName-kt3zn]

I love it

[@samzerafa3185]

Not for me fashion watch for the Green Berets ??? Is this the 1st of April ?

[@revivalcycle]

Such a beautiful piece, ruined by cyclops. Downright gorgeous, but that glue on lens always reminds me of a cheap aftermarket hood scoop that looks out of place. It would be better to just ship a pair of reading glasses with each watch so the artistic integrity and visual delivery of the timepiece is not impeded. We can do compound lenses for eye glasses, I wonder who will be first to come out with a one piece crystal that has in inside, machined out magnifier.

[@jabjaanjeelo90]

Why you don't sell Baltic ??

[@michaeltroiano5705]

How could they not color match the date window here? Seriously. Just sloppy.

[@istvantoth7431]

43mm?? hardpass..

[@perfectdiver1]

only if this is a 38mm....

[@ericmittens]

Beautiful watch, 3mm too big though

[@nkmsvwde5612]

Check out the ball engineer 2 magneto s then

[@Authan65]

No green beret would wear that

[@deejay1534]

How would you know? Are you a member of the SOF community and known everything they wear?

[@Authan65]

@@deejay1534 Yup.

[@deejay1534]

@@Authan65 thats makes 2 of us then

[@Authan65]

@@deejay1534 and?

[@jisezer]

Oh man, that is a truly ugly watch!

[@j.p.9522]

Especially with the cyclops.