Showing posts with label watch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watch. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Product review: IBSO BOERNI AIBISINO Watch - large face, easy to read watch


 

This is a large watch with a genuine leather band. The dial is 1 5/8" wide.

Amazon's description has a mistake as I write this review, describing the watch as having "The Stainless Steel band," but it looks exactly like the stock photo with a black leather band. I like the band; it is well-made and comfortable. The band is 9" long end to end and 8.5" to the last hole.

Despite being large, the watch is not too heavy; its weight is 1.5 oz.

The watch is not attractive but has an easy-to-read dial. The dial is white with well-marked minutes and seconds.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★☆  

Review of IBSO BOERNI AIBISINO Watch
 

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Product review: NAKZEN Golden Women Watch


Nakzen lady's watch is really attractive: good size, nice looking band, easy to read time and it shows the day of the month.

The band is made out stainless steel, the finished is brushed, and it is gold in color.  It is water resistant for rain, but not for being immersed in water.  The band is 8 3/8", and has removable links to adjust the size.  The face is 1 1/8" wide, it is a nice size making the watch easy to read without looking large on my hand.

A nice bonus was that it came with correct time and date already set.  If you need to adjust time or date, the knob has to setting: the first clicks allows you to adjust the date, the second click (i.e. all the way out) allows you to adjust the time.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Product review: Fantime Bluetooth Smart Watch Sports Sleep Tracker Smartwatch


There are a few things I like about this watch, but as it has one huge problem. The app for this watch is not available from Google Play (or Amazon store). I also believe it is not available in iTunes, because the documentation says to down the app from a Chinese web site for all operating systems. This is not secure! In order for the app to be accepted in GooglePlay it undergoes security scans and must pass some basic set of rules. If the app is not available in Google it maybe because it failed those checks. I am software engineer with a lot of experience in security: do not load apps from random manufacture sites, it is not safe. I notified the manufacture of the problem and they said they will work on correcting it.

The watch is usable without the app if you are willing to give up some major functionality. The time can be set manually. The smartwatch has a number of apps that work find without communication. Pedometer shows the step count, sedentary reminder alerts you if you sit for too long, calculator works well with a touch screen, you also have a calendar and a voice memo recorder.

This watch has a nice display. It is bright and easy to see. The watch has a responsive touch screen. The size of the watch is not too large (1 5/8" wide) to be worn on a woman's hand. The leather band is comfortable and looks nice.  The charging port has a proprietary connector. If you lose it you will not be able to recharge the watch.

The pedometer appears to be reasonably accurate. It has an issue that it uses metric units (it shows the distance in meters) and I have not found any way to change the units. However, I mostly care about the step count so this is not a huge problem for me.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★☆☆☆




Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Product review: BUREI Men's Automatic (mechanical) Watch with Black Calfskin Band, Silver Bezel White Dial




This is a review for Burei  mechanical watch. At the time when I am writing this review the watch is just under $66. Despite the price is looks very elegant and works well. This watch works either by winding or from auto winding just from the movement of the person's hand. Turning the crown about 40 times will fully wind the mainspring. One full winding keeps the mainspring wound for about 34 hours. The manual says that if the watch is worn for 8 hours a day it typically does not need winding. However, this depends on how active the person's hands are during the day. My husband has a desk job and most of the days his hands are busy using a computer, which does not involve a lot of movement. He wound the watch on Saturday and without any additional winding it stopped at 5 am on Thursday morning. He loves mechanical watches and has a couple of others, so we have some basis for comparison and this Burei watch ran longer at his level of activity than the other watches.

The watch looks great, it is accurate (after two weeks of use still matches the computer time which was used to set it). There is however a strange restrictions on setting date and time. Since the date has to be adjusted once a month like on any mechanical watch this information is important. The documentation warns not to set the date when the watch's time is between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Quick-setting of the date during this period is prohibited, because this can break the operating movements and damage the watch. The manual says that when making day and date adjustments one should bring the hour hand out of the "danger zone" prior to setting the day and date. Sounds like a design flaw which the maker decided to document rather than fix.

The watch has a stainless steel body and genuine leather band. The band's maximum width 8.25" (last hole), if needed additional holes could be made to make it as wide as 8.5". My husband has slim wrists and the band fits him, but if you have big hands this might be an issue. The band's minimum length is 6.5". The watch weighs 2.4 oz. The watch's face is 1.6" wide and the watch is 0.4" thick. The silver face is not only attractive, but easy to read. It is water resistant to rain and splashing, but cannot be submerged under water.

Overall, this is a very attractive classy looking watch. Given the price of many mechanical watches this watch is a good deal. My husband has been wearing it for 2 weeks checking its accuracy against his smart phone - it keeps accurate time.

The watch comes in attractive box with a pillow and the package also included a gift bag, so this watch works well for gift giving.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★




Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Product review: TSS Men's Automatic Skeleton Watch with Stainless Steel Band


This is a beautiful mechanical watch. You can see the watch movement from the front and from the back.

In addition to the main dial it has two small dials and a date.  The date goes to 39 days every month, so you have manually advance it at the end of each month. The top button on the watch is the one that controls the date. This is typical of a cheaper watch movements as they have  have simple gears the first one 1,2,3 and the second one from 1 to 9.  The fancier movements have extra logic to know how to account for the end of the months dates, the simple gears do the same thing for 30s that they do for 20s.

The band is made out of heavy stainless steel. The clasp is easy to open one-handed. The band is 9.5" and was too wide for my husband's wrist. We were able to adjust it by removing links as you see in attached video.   The watch came with a link removal tool.  In attached video you can see my husband taking two links using this tool and a small hammer.  The pins are not spring pins which are common but a different design and are a little harder to take out.  It took more effort to pull them out of the watch and required the use of pliers.  But as you see in the video it was possible to do yourself without taking the watch to a watch repair shop.

The watch runs on a combination of manual winding and self winding from the arm swinging. On one full manual rewind (plus whatever little help the watch gets from self-winding) the watch ran for three days before it stopped.  This experiment was repeated several times and was pretty consistent.  My husband has a desk job, so he does not move his arm too much.  Someone who does a lot of activity during the day will get more benefit from self-winding.

This watch has a dark blue face (darker in person then in the stock photo). Some watches with dark faces are hard to read due to low contrast between the arms and the background, however this watch has silver arms that reflect art and the watch is easy to read.

The watch comes in attractive box with a pillow so this watch works well for gift giving.

Overall, this is a very attractive mechanical watch. 39 days per month require manual adjustment every month.


You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★☆


Monday, March 27, 2017

Product review: JULIUS Women's White Dial Mesh Stainless Ultra Thin Stylish Quartz Watch



The band on this watch is beautiful. It is made out of stainless steel and it looks very nice. The face of the watch is simple and classy which contributes to the watch's expensive look.

This is a fairly small watch. Its face is 1" wide and 0.3" wide. The band is 8" long and has an adjustable buckle. To adjust the band size it takes a small screw driver to open the clasp (a screw driver is used for leverage, not to unscrew).

My video shows how to adjust the clasp, and how to open/close it. To adjust the clasp you need to open the lock. The lock lifts up by putting small screw driver in the opening and pressing down. Once the clasp is open I put it on my hand to get the new position. The hooks of the closing clasp go over a bar in the clasp. Before closing the clasp, you need to flip the watch over and make sure a small groove on the clasp aligns with the grooves on the band. This what holds the clasp in place, if the grove on the clasp is between groves on the band you will not be able to close the clasp. Once the clasp is in its proper position you need to close the clasp, which is again easier to do with a small screwdriver. Insert the tip of the screwdriver in the slot on the clasp and push down. Listen for the click. If this is done correctly the clasp no longer slides on the band.

To close the clasp on your hand or open it is easy to do with one hand and it does not take a lot of force. The small hooks on the safety plate go over the bar on the clasp and then the safety plate clicks in to close if you press down.

The time on the watch is pretty simple to set as it shows only time, the knob has only two positions - "in" position is regular operation, "out" position sets the time. The watch has Japanese quartz movement.

I really like the watch, I think it looks really elegant.


You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★






Monday, January 23, 2017

Product review: Image Fitness Tracker with touch screen

This watch has just three functions date/time, steps, and distance and it is very simple to use. Just touch the finger print icon and it flips between time, steps, and distance.  This is exactly what I want during a work out.  Some fitness trackers have a lot of options and menus and  a complex navigation path to see the what I want to see. All I want is steps, distance and time and this is exactly what this watch gives me.


To recharge the watch you need to pop it out of the band and attach a special recharge dongle which plugs into USB port.  I do this several time a week.  So far no signs of the band stretching out. Time will tell how it holds up over time. 

To latch the band with one hand I insert and tighten the tongue first and then push down on the tab. This watch is extremely light (0.8 oz) and it is waterproof.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Product review: Tophill Men's Sm51015 Automatic Self Wind 24 Jewel Leather Strap Watch Brown


This is a nice looking mechanical watch. The white face is easy to read, so it is not only neat looking but functional. The face shows time, day of the months, and a small dial with the 24 hour clock. Since this is a mechanical watch you need to advance the day of the month every other month to skip 31. Everything is controlled from one main knob.

The band is made out of real leather and fit wrists from 6 1/2" (first hole) to 8 1/16" (last hole).

The back of the watch indicates that it is water resistant (rating 5 ATM, which up to 50 meters).  The body of the watch is made out stainless steel.

The watch runs on a combination of manual winding and self winding from the arm swinging. On one full manual rewind (plus whatever little help the watch gets from self-winding). To see how long it would run one full wind my husband wound it on Sunday at 6 pm, did not wind it again and just wore during his regular days until it stopped on Friday at 7am. The watch ran for 4.5 days before it stopped.  We repeated this experiment a couple of times and this span was pretty consistent.  My husband has a desk job, so he does not move his arm too much.  Someone who does a lot of activity during the day will get more benefit from the self-winding mechanism.

The watch comes in attractive box with a pillow and the package also included a gift bag, so this watch works well for gift giving.

Any negatives?  The manual that comes with the watch does not apply to this watch. It discusses only the battery operated watches. This watch does not have a battery. The manual covers several watches but none of the watch faces shown in the manual match the face of this watch.

Since the manual does not cover this watch I will mention how to set the watch: To set the day of the week you need to pull the stem half way out.  To set the time you need to pull the stem all the way out.

I received this watch for evaluation and review.   Overall, this is a very attractive mechanical watch.


You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Product review: TSS Men's T8030PC2 Automatic Skeleton Moonphase Watch with Leather Band



This is a beautiful mechanical watch. It has one thing I do not like. In order to advance the date of the months and the day of the week you need to use a pointy tool (like jeweler's pointy screw driver or a ball point pen). Since this is a mechanical watch you need to advance the day of the month every other month to skip 31. It would be so much better if these were buttons and did not require a tool!

The TSS mechanical watch look very neat because you can see the mechanical movement both from the front and hte back. In addition to the main dial it has three small dials:
' Top: 24 hour clock and the moon phase
The Lunar month s 29.5 days so the year goes on the lunar phase on the watch will get a little less accurate. As of July it is still pretty good, the new moon for my area is Aug 2 and as I write this review I see a tiny sliver as we within a few days on new moon.
' Left: Day of the week
' Right: Day of the month

The band is made out of real leather and fit wrists from 6.75" (first hole) to 8.5" (last hole).

The watch runs on a combination of manual winding and self winding from the arm swinging. On one full manual rewind (plus whatever little help the watch gets from self-winding) the watch ran for three days before it stopped. This experiment was repeated several times and was pretty consistent. My husband has a desk job, so he does not move his arm too much. Someone who does a lot of activity during the day will get more benefit from self-winding.

Some watches with black faces are hard to read due to low contrast between the arms and the background, however this watch has white arms and the constrast is excellent.

The watch comes in attractive box with a pillow and the package also included a gift bag, so this watch works well for gift giving.

I received this watch for evaluation and review. Getting a sample does effect what I say. I have a history of leaving critical reviews when the product deserves it. Overall, this is a very attractive mechanical watch.


You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★☆

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Product review: DEEPPRO Silent Wall Clock Solid Wood 14-inches Square Non Ticking Digital Quiet Sweep Decorative Vintage Wooden Clocks


I waited several weeks to write this review to see if the clock remained as quiet as it was right out of the box. I have had a couple of wall clocks that started out totally silent but developed a bit of noise after a week of use. So far so good - this clock is totally silent.

This is a very simple basic clock with an easy to read face and nice looking wood finish. It runs on one AA battery which is not included. The face clock shows the time very clearly. Each number is about 1.25" tall. When measured in the center the clock is 12.25" x 12.25" (including the wood frame).

I am attaching a video to show this clock in action, as you hear in the video the clock is not making any noise at all.

This clock is provided by Deepro for evaluation and review. If this makes you skeptical about my review, check my review history. I leave critical reviews when products deserve it. I like this clock - simple design, quiet and looks good.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Friday, September 16, 2016

Product review: JULIUS JA-577 Women's Silver-Tone Ultra Thin Dial Mesh Band


The band on this watch is beautiful. It is made out of stainless steel and really nice. The face of the watch is simple and classy which contributes to the watch's expensive look.

This is a fairly small watch. Its face is 1" wide and 0.3" wide. The band is 8" long and has an adjustable buckle. To adjust the band size it takes a small screw driver to open the clasp (a screw driver is used for leverage, not to unscrew). This little guy is particularly tough, I tried doing with out a small screw driver and could not.

My video shows how to adjust the clasp, and how to open/close it. To adjust the clasp you need to open the lock. The lock lifts up by putting small screw driver in the opening and pressing down. Once the clasp is open I put it on my hand to get the new position. The hooks of the closing clasp go over a bar in the clasp. Before closing the clasp, you need to flip the watch over and make sure a small groove on the clasp aligns with the grooves on the band. This what holds the clasp in place, if the grove on the clasp is between groves on the band you will not be able to close the clasp. Once the clasp is in its proper position you need to close the clasp, which is again easier to do with a small screwdriver. Insert the tip of the screwdriver in the slot on the clasp and push down. Listen for the click. If this is done correctly the clasp no longer slides on the band.

To close the clasp on your hand or open it is easy to do with one hand and it does not take a lot of force. The small hooks on the safety plate go over the bar on the clasp and then the safety plate clicks in to close if you press down.

The time on the watch is pretty simple to set as it shows only time, the knob has only two positions - "in" position is regular operation, "out" position sets the time. The watch has Japanese quartz movement.

I received this watch for evaluation and review. If this makes you skeptical about what I say, please examine my history. You will see that getting a free product does not effect what I say, I leave critical reviews when the products deserve it. I hope the video helps to see what to expect from this watch. I really like the watch, I think it looks really elegant.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Product review: AIBI Black Dial Ultra-thin Waterproof Mens Stainless Steel Quartz Watch with Dat


This is a classy looking watch with a black face. Its design is very simple just the time and the date.

I measured the size of face and thickness with my digital caliper: The face is 1 7/64" inches wide, and 9/64" inches thick. In attached video you see it on my husband's hand and on 1/2" grid for size reference.

The watch has Japanese quartz movement. The band is made out real leather. It will fit wrists from 6.25" to 8.25" (measured from the buckle to the first and last hole). If needed extra holes can be made gaining another 1/4" if needed.

Because it shows only time and date the controls are simple: when the knob is all the way out you can adjust time, half way out you can adjust the date.

I received this watch for evaluation and review. If this makes you skeptical about what I say, please examine my history. You will see that getting a free product does not effect what I say, I leave critical reviews when the products deserve it.


You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Product review: Fantime® Bluetooth Smart Watch Sports/Sleep Tracker Smartwatch Finger Gestures Voice Control Wirst Watch for IOS Apple iPhone and Android Smartphone Roll over image to zoom in Fantime® Bluetooth Smart Watch Sports/Sleep Tracker Smartwatch


There are a lot of things I like about this watch, but as it stands now there is one huge problem. The app for this watch is not available from Google Play (or Amazon store). I also believe it is not available in iTunes, because the documentation says to down the app from a Chinese web site for all operating systems. This is not secure! In order for the app to be accepted in GooglePlay it undergoes security scans and must pass some basic set of rules. If the app is not available in Google it maybe because it failed those checks. I am software engineer with a lot of experience in security: do not load apps from random manufacture sites, it is not safe. I notified the manufacture of the problem and they said they will work on correcting it.

The good news that the watch is usable without the app. If you turn off watch sync with the phone you can set the time manually. The smartwatch has many apps that work find without communicating with the phone. Pedometer shows the step count, sedentary reminder alerts you if you sit for too long, calculator works well with a touch screen, you also have a calendar and a voice memo recorder.

This watch has a great display. It is bright and easy to see. The watch has a responsive touch screen. The size of the watch is not too large (1 5/8" wide) to be worn on a woman's hand. The leather band is comfortable and looks nice.

The pedometer appears to be reasonably accurate. It has an issue that it uses metric units (it shows the distance in meters) and I have not found any way to change the units. However, I mostly care about the step count so this is not a huge problem for me. I notified the manufacture about this issue as well and hopefully this can be addressed in the future versions as they fix the app to be downloadable from GooglePlay.

The charging port has a proprietary connector. If you lose it you will not be able to recharge the watch.

I received this watch for evaluation and review. I initially thought of giving it a rating of 3 (okay) due to the app issue because it is a big one. But after using it for a couple of weeks I found that I really like it and wear it all the time despite not having an app. I own several smart watches and I prefer this watch to others because of how bright and clear the display is and because the user interface is so easy to use. I would have rated it 5 stars if the app was available in the GooglePlay.


You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★☆

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Product review: BUREI Men's Luminous Day and Date Automatic Watch Mechanical Watch


This Burei watch is a mechanical watch. At the time when I am writing this review the watch is just under $66. Despite the price is looks very elegant and works well. This watch works either by winding or from auto winding just from the movement of the person's hand. Turning the crown about 40 times will fully wind the mainspring. One full winding keeps the mainspring wound for about 34 hours. The manual says that if the watch is worn for 8 hours a day it typically does not need winding. However, this depends on how active the person's hands are during the day. My husband has a desk job and most of the days his hands are busy using a computer, which does not involve a lot of movement. He wound the watch on Saturday and without any additional winding it stopped at 5 am on Thursday morning. He loves mechanical watches and has a couple of others, so we have some basis for comparison and this Burei watch ran longer at his level of activity than the other watches.

The watch looks great, it is accurate (after two weeks of use still matches the computer time which was used to set it). There is however a strange restrictions on setting date and time. Since the date has to be adjusted once a month like on any mechanical watch this information is important. The documentation warns not to set the date when the watch's time is between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Quick-setting of the date during this period is prohibited, because this can break the operating movements and damage the watch. The manual says that when making day and date adjustments one should bring the hour hand out of the "danger zone" prior to setting the day and date. Sounds like a design flaw which the maker decided to document rather than fix.

The watch has a stainless steel body and genuine leather band. The band's maximum width 8.25" (last hole), if needed additional holes could be made to make it as wide as 8.5". My husband has slim wrists and the band fits him, but if you have big hands this might be an issue. The band's minimum length is 6.5". The watch weighs 2.4 oz. The watch's face is 1.6" wide and the watch is 0.4" thick. The silver face is not only attractive, but easy to read. It is water resistant to rain and splashing, but cannot be submerged under water.

Overall, this is a very attractive classy looking watch. Given the price of many mechanical watches this watch is a good deal. My husband has been wearing it for 2 weeks checking its accuracy against his smart phone - it keeps accurate time.

The watch comes in attractive box with a pillow and the package also included a gift bag, so this watch works well for gift giving.

This watch is provided by BUREI for testing and review as part of a new product introduction. I like how it looks and it is keeping good time. You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Monday, November 30, 2015

Product review: AIBI Waterproof Solid Stainless Case Gold-tone Pearl Dial Quartz Wrist Watch for Women


This is a very nice looking watch. The watch is decorated with crystals (around the dial as well the numbers). I was a little worried that it might look too gaudy in person, but it is not. It looks elegant. It has a stainless steel body. The band's maximum width 9". This is too large for me and I was able to take out a few links with a link removal tool (not included). The face is white with slight pearlescent coating.

The face of the watch is 1.245" wide and the watch is 0.277" thick. The back of the watch states it has Japanese quartz movement. The watch is water resistant to rain and splashing but cannot be submerged into water.

The package include an English manual. The manual covers many watches and none of the faces match this one. But the watch only shows time (no day of the week or any other info) so it is very simple to set. In addition to a normal position the crown can be pulled and in that position it can be used to move the arms to adjust the time.

Overall, this is a very attractive classy looking watch. It comes in nice package, the box has a display pillow so the package would work well as a gift.

This watch is provided by ABBI for review. Getting a review product does not influence what I say, I leave critical reviews as well as positive reviews like this one. I have been wearing this watch for several weeks and it shows accurate time and I like how it looks.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★


Monday, November 2, 2015

Product review: BUREI Women's BL-3029LA-01E Swarovski Crystal-Accented Black Ceramic Bracelet Watch


I never had an all black watch before and I really like how it looks. Both the black band and the crystals make the watch look very dressy. Yet the crystals are not overdone, the watch looks elegant. It has a stainless steel body. The band's maximum width 8.75". The package includes a tool to take out links out of the bracelet for a custom fit but I would not recommend doing so. I have a lot of experience taking out links but on this watch it was very difficult because each spring is made out of two parts (a pin and a head), and required more effort than bands without a head.

The face of the watch is 1.346" wide and the watch is 0.332" thick. The back of the watch states it has Japanese quartz movement. The watch is water resistant to rain and splashing but cannot be submerged into water.

This watch is made in China but includes an English manual. I found the controls to be simple, everything is controlled by the position of the crown. It can be pulled out into two position, the first position allows change the day of the month, the second position moves the arms to adjust the time.

Overall, this is a very attractive classy looking watch. It comes in attractive package, the box has a pillow and include a gift bag.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.



Ali Julia review ★★★★★


Friday, October 16, 2015

Product review: Invtepy Smart Watch Electrocardiogram



The package includes a watch and a charging station. The instructions say that a long push on the home button on the side is supposed to turn on the watch. After charging the watch for 24 hours and trying many different long holds I could not turn this watch on. My husband also gave it a try with the same lack of success.

When the watch is charging I can get the watch to respond with "Welcome" screen and see a battery showing animation, so I know the watch and the battery are communicating and the watch is being charged. However, I never got to watch to work. The home button is the smaller button on the side. The bigger button (where a crown is positioned on other watches) is actually the camera.

I got the black stainless steel band. It looks attractive, but thinner than any other watch I have with a stainless steel band, so they are lighter than a typical watch with stainless bracelet.

I received this watch from Invtepy for testing and review as part of the new product introduction. Getting a free product does not effect what I say, my review is purely based on my experience with the product. And this watch has been a disappointment. I am including the video which shows the watch being charged and my attempts to turn it on. I also included a picture of the watch on my husband's arm to show the relative size.

You can find it by following this link

Ali Julia review ★☆☆☆☆

Monday, September 28, 2015

Product review: Rz Guanqin Men Automatic Mechanical Watch


Guanqin watch is a mechanical watch. At the time when I am writing this review the watch is just under $80. Despite the price is looks quite elegant and works well. This watch does not need winding, it auto winds just from the action of the hand. My husband has been wearing for the last two weeks and have not need to wind it. He really likes the looks and the function of the watch.

There is one big gotcha with this watch. The manual covers several watches but the watch that looks most like this one has incorrect information on how to adjust the day of the week and the day of the month (the manual talks about 2 positions of the crown while the crown on this watch has only one position). To adjust these two settings on this watch you need a tool! A small screwdriver works best. I captured how it works in the attached video, you need to poke the indented controls on the side of the watch.

What is really nice is that the package includes a tool that can be used to remove links from the band, no need to take the watch to the watch maker. The wrist band is 8". My husband has a fairly slim wrist and we had to take out 3 links for a perfect fit. The tool worked perfectly and I show this process in the attached video.

The case and the band are made out of stainless steel. The watch weighs 5.3 oz. It is water resistant to rain and splashing, but cannot be submerged under water.

Overall, this is a very attractive classy looking watch. Given the price of many mechanical watches this watch is a good deal. My husband has been wearing it for 2 weeks checking its accuracy against his smart phone - it keeps accurate time. The only negative thing I can say is that needing a tool to adjust the day of the week and the day of the months is not a user friendly interface. Since this is mechanical watch the days of the month need to be adjusted every other month.

The watch comes in attractive box with a pillow and the package also included a gift bag, so this watch works well for gift giving.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.



Ali Julia review ★★★★★