VIGOROSOMen's Vintage Full Copper Hand-Wind Mechanical Second&24hours Sub-dials Pocket Watch in Box
A**E
Watch protection
Works fine and should be kept in pocket to prevent scratching.
J**R
Keeps time perfect
Great quality. Keeps time perfect. No time loss in 3 days of testing.
T**R
Broke- But replaced
The winding mechanism snapped 1 week after the return window. 🙁.Update- The seller reached out and sent me a new watch that has been working for few days now. If that changes I'll update my review.
J**N
Very impressive, not even considering the low price
I am very impressed so far. I have only had the watch for a few days, and I have only owned one other mechanical watch before. However, this watch was much more than I expected.First of all, the build looks and feels very solid. It is all metal and glass, not plastic is visible. The face has a finely screened details, not the blurry low detail mess I see on some watches. The hands are finely detailed as well, with the serpentine style adding a lot to the antique feel of this watch. I am very impressed with the appearance.The watch is aged to look like it is antique. The brass has a worn look to it. The back is textured with dark aging in the crevices, giving the feel of a piece that has been in many hands for many years. The texture even appears worn in a few places as an antique piece of brass would after being used for many years. It looks like a used but very well maintained watch. It even looks like there is a bit of oxidation at the base of the stem, just as an antique piece would have.The chain feels antique as well. The links are made of a folded piece of brass preserving the antique appearance of the watch. It has a clasp on both ends so it can be detached from the watch if desired. EDIT: the lobster claw clasp on the chain has broken; the spring came out and not it does not stay closed. I am not concerned as I didn't really use the chain anyway.As would be expected for a watch from the period this one appears to be from, there is no illumination on the dial or hands. The styling is period appropriate without being gaudy.This is a mechanical watch. I don't know what the movement is, but it is beating at 21,600 beats per hour or 6 beats per second. The two sub dials on the front are functional as well (something I wasn't expecting given the price and from the description). The left dial is a 24 hour dial, making it clear from a glance if it is morning or evening. The right dial is another second hand (it has seconds on the center and seconds on the sub dial), though the two second hands are not synchronized.Power reserve is adequate. Twenty turns of the crown (which is about all it will accept) will give it 29 hours of run time, which is standard for most mechanical watches. It is automatically winding as well. Wearing it for a day gave me another 5 hours of power. While this is not enough to power the watch on its own, I was carrying the watch in my pants pocket (that little one I never used to use) and so it didn't get as much movement as a wristwatch would get. It would be enough to carry the watch over for a little while longer if I forget to wind it in the morning.My watch looses around 26 seconds per day as measured by my time tracking app. By far not chronometer grade, but very acceptable for my purposes especially given the price.Overall, I am very impressed with this watch. It is exactly what I was looking for, a watch to go with my portable sundial/compass and sextant, all in brass and all for a nautical theme.EDIT: So I just accidentally dropped my watch. It bounced off my knee, hit a wooden chair, bounced off my desk drawers and hit the wall landing on the carpet. Not a scratch, and the watch is still ticking. I am not saying you should regularly do what I did (my heart just about stopped while this was happening) but this watch can take some abuse.
R**S
Quit working at 11:49 45 seconds
Expected Delivery was 17 February to 10 March. I’m so happy that it arrived today on 03 February.It is exactly as pictured. I don’t mean this in a bad way, but I do find humor in the fact that it ships from China, and on the face it says London and made in Switzerland. Honestly, that’s fine. I don’t care. I did pre-purchase a different chain. The one it came with may be ok, I really don’t know. I wanted one that I know is going to last. I’ll save the one it came with. Never know, could come in handy. I fully expect to be happy with the watch. I’ll post an update after a period of time, and check back in.2/05/2021So, I have been carrying the watch around for a couple of days now. I like the heavy weight of it, and its overall feel and look. Other Reviewers talk of it quitting working, or Dials breaking away, so I have been keeping an eye on it. So far so good. Seems to keep time well, and minimal winding required. Nothing more than any other watch of this type I'm sure. Seller provides a direct email if there is a problem. So, I do feel like if there is or were an issue, it would be resolved without issue.2/09/21My watch quit working today at 11:49 49 seconds am. It worked a total of six days. Seller wants me to pay to return it to China. As an alternative, they will ship me another product. Amazon will be no help in this scenario. Seller offered to refund me $25 and I can keep the broken watch. I called American Express. They have already refunded my full amount paid of $38.51 and I have a paper weight.2/10/21I would just like to add that I am truly disappointed in this watch. More so in the Sellar. It’s like they fully expected the watch to break. They know it’s impossible to return an offer you 3/4 of what you paid for it. still making money. I was going to keep it as a paperweight but I’m throwing it away. These people should not be allowed to sell on Amazon. And I will report them today.