Taylor Ewing
Honestly, I got this watch to practice my watchmaking skills so that I don't destroy a watch of higher value. Having said that, I am completely amazed at what you get for this price.* Is it actually all stainless, no.* It says it's "Made in Switzerland", it is definitely not.* It is overly heavy because of the cheap metals used.* The automatic movement is not smooth and gets "stuck" if you don't move forcefully enough.* The chronograph buttons are fake... this is obvious since it has no chronograph functionality.* Does it have hacking? (Hacking is when the second hand stops when setting the time so that you can set it more accurately). No. It's a $20 watch.* It came with a brand new battery for a quartz watch in the package. Made me think it was a fake movement. It is not. I kept the free battery.Does any of this matter? No! Why not? It's cheaper than most quartz watches. What you get for the money is incredible!Does it come with lume? Yes! It's terrible lume, but, OMG it's a $20 mechanical watch that they spent the time to lume (just the hands and the minute hand is almost so dim you can hardly tell).There was time put in to make the movement pretty. It even has movement parts that have a brushed finish.... on a $20 watch?! That's incredible!!The watch itself is off by about +/- 10 seconds a day. For this price range I'm just surprised it works, while under 10 seconds a day is incredible!I have a feeling this is a Chinese "Winner" watch/movement. What can you expect at this price. However, again, it's pretty incredible what you get for that price.Is the all-metal band all that great? No. But it's not far off from what I would get if I ordered *just* an all-metal band at this price.... and it comes *with* a mechanical watch with an automatic movement! Just incredible!So if you're in search of a super cheap automatic mechanical watch that, honestly probably won't last super long if you wear it often, this is a great watch. The skeleton mechanical movement is prettier than movements 10x the price. You even get a glimpse of the main spring!If you have more money to spend and you want it to last, get an older Seiko 5 for around $100.If you don't care about the mechanical movement and you don't want to have to set the regularly (once a week or so) or wind daily, get a quarts watch.
