Stuhrling Original Men's Automatic Skeleton Dress Watch Genuine Leather Band with self Winding Mechanical Movement

++Looks great, get regular compliments on it++The color tone on the brown/black is not my preferred choice to match my wear, BUT, it makes the hands VERY easy to read on the skeleton face--something I cannot usually say about a skeleton watch. I also own the Stuhrling skeleton pocket-watch in black hand-white face and that is difficult to read, albeit a bit more beautiful.++Out of the box, would gain about 1min every couple of days. Decent and as expected, but I was very pleased it can be adjusted. The watch is very easy to open (with the cheapest of watch kits on amazon) and adjust the tuning. At this price point, I'd recommend fine-tuning to really make this watch shine for the price paid. The fact it CAN keep great time makes me want to rate this 6star for $100. I used Tg0.5.0 (google it) program and achieved +/-2sec per day. It had gained 1min over those two months. I've found that as long as I keep it wound, it keeps the tuning well. If I frequently let it run low or out, the tuning gets affected. This past month with temp fluctuations and letting it run dry constantly, the tuning had dropped to +8-+13s/day. Still not bad! Retuned and is holding well--pretty amazing for a $100 mechanical watch. Retuned to -1/+3.--the winding crown is pretty stiff and really digs into the fingers a bit. When you wind it out of boredom in meetings you don't notice it at all, but when you need to wind it in the morning at home, you notice how it uncomfortably digs into the fingers. I literally switch to wind with my left hand in the latter. This is a stark difference from their skeleton pocket watch which is butter smooth and extremely enjoyable to wind.--the automatic wind doesn't really seem to work all that well. Sure, if I wear the watch 24/7 it will not die so in that aspect it works. However, if you wear it during the day and take it off at night, you will still need to manually wind the watch to prevent it from running out. Think of the automatic wind as a stall in the decay of the reserve, but not as a recharge. Maybe this is because I work 60% desk, but still something to note.--The big con to this watch is the power reserve. It definitely has at least 24hours, but that's about it. I haven't measured it but I feel like it's around 24-30hrs and it's dead. I've also noticed that beyond around 24hrs, the time keeping is not as accurate.BTW, it's very simple and cheap to tune your watch--sure, I'm a EE, but search google for a guide--it'll cost you $5 to make and give you the freedom to keep your mechanical watches in top order: 1) I purchased a piezo mic for $2 on amazon. 2) Cut a $2 audio cable I had lying around in half and soldered the piezo mic to the lead and gnd. 3) plugged the "mic" into my focusrite audio interface 4) lay the watch face on top of the piezo mic while running Tg software 5) adjust the arm of the watch spring while monitoring the software. Note, without the extra gain of my focusrite, you'll get some noise in your measurements with the built-in sound card so ymmv unless you have a dedicated audio interface with some gain or a very quiet room.

Very nice skeleton automatic watch for its price. I have been using another model from the same brand for 10 years and it was in good condition. I wanted to buy it because it was exactly the colors I was looking for. My wife also liked it very much when she saw it on my wrist.

This watch is stunning looking, but when you have to reset the time every morning because it doesn’t have enough reserve to keep the time overnight when you take it off that’s not good. I have watches that I’ve spent $30 on on eBay and they run two days without me touching them, just a little disappointing in that regard

Probably one of my favorite pieces I have, the colors are fantastic and it looks absolutely amazing on my wrist. Probably my most complimented watch.

I recently purchased a men’s watch, and I must say, it has exceeded my expectations in every way. The craftsmanship and attention to detail are simply remarkable. The watch not only looks stunning with its sleek and sophisticated design, but it also feels substantial and well-built on the wrist.

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Watch came in a very nice box, we use it as it came for the gift, did not had to add a extra one. It looks' amazing from the front and back. Very please witht he purchase