Doug Cruickshank
28 de noviembre de 2018
Surprisingly Good - Especially for the Money!!!
I already have way too many watches but this one popped up at random on Amazon and took my fancy. I think it was the deep and rich color that caught my eye but the style and general look was appealing too. I really felt that I shouldn't buy another watch and left in my cart for a while along with the items that I actually needed. It was only $30 and eventually, I just thought "Screw it! I'll go for it."It's actually pretty good quality and the color is as good as it looks in the photos, although a little different. The watch face and surround is a bit darker, but deeper and richer and the strap is a bit lighter, but more intense. I really like the strong colors and none of my other watches have such unusual colors - they're all mixtures of standard watch colors: black, white, brown, gold, silver.I always like the appearance of chronograph watches, but one of the big downsides is that, in most cases, they don't have a full size second hand and I always feel that a watch without a full size second hand, is not a living watch - it becomes inert. Although, you can leave the chronograph running to give the appearance of a second hand. And let's face it, you are never going to use the second hand to tell the exact time - the chances are that it will never be set right and would you trust it anyway? But, having said that, using the chrono as a second hand just doesn't seem right.On this watch, the chrono second counter is on its own mini dial, as are the minute and sub-second counters. Btw, the sub-second counter makes 1 revolution every 2 seconds.But, let's be honest though, chronographs are pretty much a waste of time [pardon me]. Not only are they difficult to see on account of their size, but likely as not, the mini-dials will be obscured by the main watch hands. I don't think I've ever really used a watch chrono to time something - they're just not that practical. However, it could come in handy [groan] for measuring elapsed time e.g. boiling an egg for 5 minutes etc.Chronographs are mainly for fun. It's enjoyable to watch the hands spin back to zero when you reset - something to do in a boring meeting for example (what other type is there, you may ask). But, for actual practical use, it's a bit moot.Anyway, back to the watch. It's a standard big watch with a 48 mm case diameter. It's got some heft to it, but it's not overly thick or heavy. It weighs in at 3.6 oz (100g) whereas my Invicta - which is a brute - is 6.6 oz (187g). This lesser weight is a whole lot more comfortable.A real bonus for me is that I can have the strap (which is nice and soft) a bit looser than normal and push the watch further back up my wrist. This keeps the top chrono button away from my very pronounced wrist bone that all my other watches dig into. And somehow the watch stays put securely in that position. Because of this, it's my most comfortable watch. With my other watches, much as I like their appearances, I'm usually desperate to get them off by the end of the day!Ver másVer menos
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