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Hi all,Long time reader, and for my first post I thought I'd do a mini review of the Botta I just received today as a 30th birthday present for myself. Before this, I didn't have a working watch (my only other watch - my father's Seiko 5 - needs restoring).I'd been itching to get a Botta Uno for years, and now had an excuse to pull the trigger.Ronda 1063 quartz movementSapphire glass35mm x 5.9mm case30g weightVegetable tanned leather strap3 ATM water resistanceThe 35mm sits quite nicely on my small 17cm (6.5") wrist.I love the way it looks - the clean Bauhaus inspired lines, the fine filigree hour hand, the hidden lugs which present a purely circular dial. This is well executed minimalist design.For those sceptical about accuracy on a one hand watch, it is surprisingly usable - more than I had first envisaged. The markers are positioned at the dial extremity, maximising the resolution.Markers are at the hour, sub markers every half hour, and minor markers at five minute intervals. In real world terms, it is readable to +/- 2 minutes of accuracy.However - the sapphire crystal is not AR coated. The flat plane crystal reflectsit is rare to catch the full deep blackness of the dial, and outdoors it reflects the sky and makes reading a real challenge. It's a shame for such a beautiful watch. I would gladly pay the extra it would have cost to have AR coating.As the watch is less than 6mm thin, it will sit beneath just about any shirt cuff. Very suitable as an understated, elegant dress watch.I was a little let down here. The dial is over-rotated clockwise by about one degree. See the image to show a line drawn between the 12 and 6 o'clock markers. I admire German precision, and was surprised to see this.The embossing on the band was also inconsistent. I purchased another two bands, and all three exhibited the same issue. This is admittedly minor, but IMHO, good workmanship should extend through to the unseen.Anke Botta was a pleasure to deal with, and she even wrote a happy birthday message on the warranty card. A nice touch which I appreciated. Packaged was shipped via Deutsche Post and arrived in nine days to Sydney, Australia.An affordable one hand watchSapphire crystalGerman madeExcellent designThinness and lightnessNon AR coatedMy dial was slightly over-rotatedStrap embossing partially illegibleTo be completely honest - this is rather bittersweet. I love Botta's design philosophy, and the execution of the Uno in particular. But I feel somewhat deflated by the lack of AR - I would gladly pay the extra to fully appreciate the beautiful dial. The over-rotation of the dial is also an unexpected annoyance.However seeing as it is my only working watch, and would I feel bad in sending it halfway around the world back to Königstein, I shall keep it and learn to live with it.- does aftermarket AR coating deliver an acceptable result, and roughly what is the cost?