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(More customer reviews)I was looking for an affordable, automatic, skeleton watch that would be useable for smalltime dressy occasions (I work in an office...the beat up 10+ year old Swiss army watch, though running just fine, was looking about due for an update.).I've browsed a lot, researched a lot, and came across this watch...it looked right up my alley.Kind of hard to find reviews or pictures of it other than what has been posted on here, but I took a chance and ordered it.I've owned it for a few weeks now.
Packaging is pretty basic, but...are you wearing the packaging?Probably not.The watch itself looks better than in the pictures...the crystal has a curve to it, interesting patterning on the band, you can see all the way through the movement.It's a synthetic jewel Miyota movement from my understanding.The solid part of the face have an engine-turning moire-type pattern on it.Pics on here seem to indicate silver hands, which would be hard to see against the silver of the skeleton movement, but the one that I got had black hands with white inserts - not too difficult to tell the time at a glance, despite the business of the face.No date, but I knew that before I bought it.
You can't "hack" the movement while setting time - the second hand keeps moving, even with the crown pulled out to set the time.No big deal - if you want a cheap, accurate watch, buy a battery operated quartz watch.If you want something interesting, take a look at this.Accuracy seems ok for me - automatic mechanical watches in this price range aren't going to be as accurate as a quartz.Similar for "standby time" - I can leave it unworn/unmoved for a day or two and it still maintains the time, but after 3-4 it stops.Again, no biggie for me.
The meat of the watch is more bulky than what I'm used to, but a) it's kinda the style now, and b) it feels alright and doesn't look weird, even on my admittedly skinny wrist.My only gripe would be the band - it seems to be constructed of an outer layer over a thicker, sort of padded inner layer, which, when cinching down on a smaller hole, seems to kind of permanently crease after awhile.This has happened on every non-metal banded watch that I've worn though, so its not really a surprise...and even though this comes in a metal band version, I liked the leather band better, just for a change of pace.
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Product Description:
The Bulova Men's Automatic Mechanical Watch is a meticulously crafted timepiece that combines a legacy of watchmaking expertise with an innovative, contemporary style. Accented with hexagonal screw details, the blocky titanium bezel frames a uniquely patterned, black dial with an exhibition window and wide baton indexes with bright luminous accents. Black-outlined hands with luminous fill track the hours and minutes, and an outside minute track is marked with a combination of red and white Arabic numbers in five-minute increments. The brushed and polished black stainless steel case highlights the black of the dial and complements the patterned, black leather strap that wraps comfortably around the wrist. Water resistant to 330 feet (100 meters), this bold and stylish timepiece will be with you for years to come.
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