Swiss Legend Men's 20028-ABR01C Planetimer Collection Automatic Stainless Steel Watchwith Winder Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an amazing watch!It's stunning, yet very masculine!I would have paid 3-4 times the amount I did, it's that great!My husband loved it!

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The Swiss Legend Men's Planetimer Collection Automatic Stainless Steel Watch with Winder features a luxurious, alligator leather strap in black with a deployment clasp. The textured, black dial features slim, silver-toned hands and high-grade ruby stones at two, five, eight, and ten o'clock. The only other item on this minimalist dial is the discreet date display. There's also an exhibition-style case back so you can see the watch's inner mechanics. With a sapphire crystal window for ultimate scratch resistance, and a polished stainless steel case and circular bezel, the Swiss Legend Men's Planetimer Collection Automatic Stainless Steel Watch with Winder is crafted from high-quality materials. It's crafted with 18-jewel Swiss Automatic movement and powered by the movement of your arm--it doesn't require a battery so it's kinder on the earth. Plus, it's water resistant to 330 feet (100 meters) and includes a watch winder.

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Swiss Legend Men's 20030-33 Sportmatic Automatic Watch Review

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(More customer reviews)The band makes a cheap, tinny CLANK when you wear it.It finally fell apart.The movement keeps loosing several seconds a day. It is actually a purple, not blue.Over all.The worst piece of just you could buy.It is a very, "sloppy" movement.Hard to set as it is difficult to know what position the crown is in when you pull it out.You would be better off wearing a sun dial on your wrist.

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With its classic-meets-modern look and an innovative automatic design, this elegant timepiece is a versatile addition to your wardrobe. The Sportmatic is built to last, crafted from polished stainless steel and designed with precise Swiss automatic movement. Functioning without a battery, it's powered with the movement of your arms, and includes its own specialized winder. Framed by a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, the round blue dial is easy to read with a date display, luminous hands, and Arabic numeral hour markers. This striking men's watch from Swiss Legend is water resistant to 656 feet (200 M).

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Swiss Legend Men's 18010A-11 Tungsten Collection Automatic Black Mother of Pearl Watch Review

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(More customer reviews)This watch is gorgeous and heavy, made of virtually scratchproof tungsten, with sapphire cyrstal in front and on the display case in back. These materials and the build quality of the watch itself are impeccable and not readily found in watches costing much less than $1,200.

What a bargain you say? Well, there are some problems. The black mother of pearl face makes the numbers kind of hard to read. The skinny featureless second hand has no pointer or different color marker on it, so tracking it around the watch face is tricky. Biggest problem though is the "Swiss Made" CL888 movement.

Under Swiss law, this movement is technically Swiss made as more than 50% of the total value of parts in the movement are of Swiss origin. Unfortunately, the clever manufacturer can get around this law by buying a cheap Chinese movement and adding a few high value Swiss parts to it to knock the movement over the 50% line. In this case, we have a Chinese Seagull ST16 movement with a few Swiss gold plated parts and with the 21 synthetic jewels in the movement coming from Switzerland. These parts add no real functional value to the movement versus a base Seagull ST16 made with Chinese rubies, but they do allow the company to call it a "Swiss movement."

I am no snob - Seagull does have a good rep, the best of the Chinese automatic watchmakers, and some of their recent movements like the ST18 & 21 really do challenge Swiss or Japanese movements for quality. However, the ST16 is one of their earlier, clunkier movements, and sadly my Swiss Legend is the poster boy for this period of lower competence. The second hand staggers around like a drunken zombie on the watch face, hesitating here, jerking there, moving very sporadically and unevenly.

The rest of the movement seems fine - it does "hack" (meaning you can stop the second hand) and can be handwound. Moreover, the watch does keep good time despite the second hand jerking around. So it is really just a question of aesthetics, but this is important for an expensive watch, and seeing the second hand twitch around like a compass needle at the North Pole ruins the effect of the costly and elegant case.

Swiss Legend probably builds very nice quartzes, and it is apparent what the problem is with this automatic. Mainly they wanted to build a "Swiss Made" automatic but did not want to pay ETA or Sellita to use a more reliable and expensive Swiss movement. Instead they used the deservedly obscure Claro CL 888, which does not appear to be the world's most polished movement. Even at that, it looks like quality control at Swiss Legend was either asleep when my watch went out the door or perhaps they don't know what an automatic movement is supposed to look like!
They should have just used a cheap though adequate Miyota like Invicta does for their lower end autos and trim the price a bit or should have paid more and gotten a Sellita or ETA.

Bottom line: watch is well made, looks nice, has some visibility issues with the face and second hand. The watch tells time acceptably well but the extreme ugliness of its movement's function in the process will repel most buyers.

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Featuring bold white Roman numeral indices on a purple-toned mother-of-pearl dial, the Swiss Legend Men's Tungsten Collection Automatic Black Mother of Pearl Watch provides a stylish, classic look for a day in the office or a hike in the woods. A polished tungsten bezel offers additional Arabic numeral indices, and the comfortable tungsten band is secured by a deployment clasp with push button. The watch's case is also made from polished tungsten. An antireflective sapphire window offers protection from scratches, and a convenient calendar window sits at the three o'clock position. This timepiece's Kinetic Swiss automatic movement and water resistance up to 330 feet (100 meters) ensure superior reliability.

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Swiss Legend Men's 18010A-33L Tungsten Collection Automatic Blue Lapis Stone Dial Watch Review

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(More customer reviews)gotit. yes, my lapis dial swiss legend tungsten auto. simply superb. since i just put it on after sizing it, and am enjoying it too much to be overly verbose, i'll write my review by the numbers, hitting the points that i feel are important, and/or had been a concern prior to purchase, and how the watch met or exceeded expectations...for those who need to cut to the chase before reading, this watch is simply stellar!

points:
1. looks better even than the promo pictures.
2. weight is not overbearing at all. i've owned braceleted omega auto chrono diver years ago, and this is in that realm and quite acceptable, not overwhelming like one would think a tungsten would be. albeit, with a huge valjoux 7750 chrono movement, it might be too much. ALSO, i'm sure not feeling overheavy is due to the simply remarkable design of the watch and bracelet which are not only beautiful, technically impeccable, but designed in a fashion to be supremely comfortable. despite loving bracelet watches, i'd planned to put this on a leather strap for what i assumed would be weight issues, but having gotten this, it feels delightful on wrist, and i'm now addicted to the feel (never mind the look) of this piece.
3. fears of the cl888 were not founded. i'd seen 4 year old youtube shots of the second hand on this movement back then (on the then zodiac luminaire diver), moving around the dial like (as reviewers have said) a drunken sailor. not many, but it was enough of a problem to result in youtube documentation and bad reviews on the cl888. well, this is very even around and round the dial, and certainly no concern in this piece i received.
4. fears of the dial, not founded. i had one fear aside of the movement that was not founded, and that was that this dial would be as ugly and inappropriate on a sport watch as the rolex roman numeral dials. i pointedly did NOT get the motherpearl dial because of the femina look as well (just my opinion on it)...so got the lapis. well, the lapis is simply outstanding and beautiful. and i don't at all mind the roman numeral dial...this watch is so wonderfully put together, this looks like a breitling, which often is too ornate for my sensibilities, but i'm really won over. i have accepted this roman numeral designer stone dial on a sport diver watch because it is sooo beautifully executed...and i'm philosophically opposed to that ornatery...so this is a testament to the finish and design of this incredible watch.
5. overall...i fell as if i'm wearing a $2500 watch. and i've owned and worn some...breitling chronos and divers, autos, on bracelets and leather, rolex sub on bracelet, omega chrono diver auto on bracelet, sinn big auto chronos on leather and bracelet>>>this in beauty and operation matches, if not exceeds, all of them.
6. knocks...minor>>>a. i'd prefer not to have the slightly overdone self-promotion of having them write 'lapis dial' on the dial. i felt so strongly about that i almost bought the mopearl instead...but the lapis was so beautiful in the ads, i went for it. i still don't like the words 'lapis dial' on the watch, but it's not a concern since the dial is so exquisite.
b. screws are a bit tough to get out on the bracelet to downsize, and require 2 very small watch/eyeglass screwdrivers and a strong/steady hand, and a loupe...but that's really ok because it's done to keep the screws from working looser with wear...so when you do put your bracelet back together, do the screws tightly.
c. in essence a chinese movement, the seagull. well, at least it doesn't say 'chinese movt' on the dial. the one reason i never got their (invicta's) original japanese movt tungsten, which had some problems with bracelet pins coming out, was that it said 'japanese movt' on the dial. this is technically a swiss movt, but we all (wink wink) know the truth, it just a gussied up seagull, beautied up a bit by semag switzerland. well, in the end, that's not an issue to me. the seagull has proven itself in the last few years on a par with the workhorse eta movt's that are usually in these non-chrono divers, and i'm happy to enjoy it. HOWEVER, it's true, had this had any other nationality mentioned on the dial or watch other than swiss, i would NOT have purchased it. having NO nationality on the dial is fine. having 'japan' written on japanese watches is fine (as in seiko), or 'china' written on chinese watches (seagulls) is fine. i hate watches that have a swiss heritage such as invicta and croton, playing on that heritage, yet writing 'japan movt' on the dial. if you're hiding a non-swiss movt in a watch parading as swiss, at least have the good sense not to telegraph that on the dial

here, swiss legend did one better, they technically took a chinese movt and made it 'swiss'...so that works for me. i applaud swiss legend for at least not doing what invicta/croton do, making a franken watch where it is apparent it was made in two or more countries...totally difficult to be proud of something like that on your wrist.

CONCLUSiON: get this you fool, if you haven't already. classes with the $2500 watches easy, and perhaps is better than some. at least it's on a par with many.

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Featuring bold white Roman numeral indices on a lapis blue-toned dial, the Swiss Legend Men's Tungsten Collection Automatic Blue Lapis Stone Dial Watch provides a stylish, classic look for a day in the office or a hike in the woods. A polished tungsten bezel offers additional Arabic numeral indices, and the comfortable tungsten band is secured by a deployment clasp with push button. The watch's case is also made from polished tungsten. An antireflective sapphire window offers protection from scratches, and a convenient calendar function sits at the three o'clock position. This timepiece's Kinetic Swiss automatic movement and water resistance up to 330 feet (100 meters) ensure superior reliability.

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Invicta Men's Pro Diver Collection Swiss Automatic Watch #4469 Review

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(More customer reviews)This Invicta Swiss Pro Diver 4469 is sized in between the standard 8926 Pro Diver and the really big Invicta 3044 Grand Diver, but actually much closer in size to the Grand Diver. It has a big 22mm bracelet of the Grand Diver, without the diver helmet details, and the Grand Diver's deep case, with Invicta on the side.The bracelet clasp has a precision hinge compared to the stamped hinge of the 8926.It has the Rolex style coin edge bezel while the Grand Diver has the Omega style scalloped edge bezel.Although some of the popular Invicta 8926 Pro Divers come with the coin edge bevel, there is no mistaking this model for the 8926 Pro Diver, the difference in size is obvious once you have seen both.With a Swiss 26 jewel movement, mother of pearl face, saphire crystal, more magnification of the date, hacking movement... it is nicer in details than either the 8926 or the 3044.If you are looking for a big watch for a minimum price, the Grand Diver is bigger and does cost less than this 4469.But if you want a big watch with nicer movement than the Grand Diver, and nicer details, and are willing to pay a bit more, then this 4469 is an alternative to the 3044 Grand Diver.It does look a lot like the Rolex Submariner.It could be easily mistaken for the Rolex Submariner at a first glance.Which is not a bad thing, the Rolex Submariner is a beautiful watch.The Grand Diver in comparison, while a nice looking watch, with the scallped edge bezel, and diver's head on the bracelet, would hardly be mistaken for a Rolex submariner.

Invicta does make another watch that is an upgrade from the popular Pro Diver 8926.It is the Swiss Automatic Pro Diver 9937.It is the same size as the 8926, has a 25 jewel movement, instead of the 8926 21 jewels, or the 4469's 26 jewels, and a scalloped bezel.The 9937 is a nice watch and gets good reviews as an upgrade from the 8926 for automatic watch fans. Nevertheless, the 4469 is more watch in every respect.. and when I bought the 4469, it was the same price as the 9937.

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Elegance and functionality combine to make Invicta's Pro Diver Collection Swiss Automatic Watch for men a superior timepiece. Featuring a combination of matte and polished stainless steel on the bracelet, a fold-over clasp closure, a stainless steel case and unidirectional bezel with chronographic indexes, a date window at the three o'clock position, and luminescent hourly indexes and hands set against a black dial, this handsomely designed watch has it all. In classic diver-style, this first-class watch is Swiss-automatic powered and water resistant to 1000 feet (300 M).
Pro Diver Collection
Plunge into any horizon using the steadfast guidance of the Invicta Pro Diver. Stylishly classic, internal workings are forged with variations of either Swiss chronograph or 21-jewel automatic movements and willingly navigate in depths up to 300 meters. Built with confident prowess, the fortitude with which these timepieces function makes the Pro Diver the quintessential in performance.
Screw Down Crowns: Many Invicta watches are equipped with a screw down crown to help prevent water infiltration. This is most common on our Diver models. In order to adjust the date and/or time on such a watch, you must first unscrew the crown before you can gently pull it out to its first or second click stop position. To do this, simply rotate the crown counterclockwise until it springs open. When you have finished setting the watch, the crown must then be pushed in and screwed back in tightly. Not doing so will cancel the water resistance of the watch and will void all warranties from the manufacturer. Overall, this process should not require a lot of effort or force.
Automatic Watches

Automatic watches do not operate on batteries. Automatic watches are made up of about 130 or more parts that work together to tell time. Automatic movements mark the passage of time by a series of gear mechanisms, and are wound by the movement of your wrist as you wear it. The gear train then transmits the power to the escapement, which distributes the impulses, turning the balance wheel. The balance wheel is the time regulating organ of a mechanical watch, which vibrates on a spiral hairspring. Lengthening or shortening the balance spring makes the balance wheel go faster or slower to advance or retard the watch. The travel of the balance wheel from one extreme to the other and back again is called oscillation. Lastly, automatic movements come in different types, including movements that are Swiss-made, Japanese-made, and more.

Also referred to as self-winding, watches with automatic movements utilize kinetic energy, the swinging of your arm, to provide energy to an oscillating rotor to keep the watch ticking. They're considered more satisfying to watch collectors (horologists) because of the engineering artistry that goes into the hundreds of parts that make up the movement. If you do not wear an automatic watch consistently (for about 8 to 12 hours a day), you can keep the watch powered with a watch winder (a great gift for collectors).

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Swiss Legend Men's 10012A-33 Automatic Stainless Steel Blue Dial Watch Review

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(More customer reviews)This watch is amazing! I read all the reviews before I bought it.. And a couple people complained about the seconds hand..how it staggered around drunk-like. That is not the case with mine. Although the movement IS a cheaper one..it moves fine. And evertone who lays eyes on it,is interested. Because indeed it does look as if it costs at the very least a couple thousand dollars.. The blue color is a great very dark blue...Darker then in the pics! Which i love! So far it hasnt even fell behind a minute yet! And ive had it a week. The only thing id say aint perfect for me, is the size.. Its very big. Even though this is one of the smaller watches for this brand. But im not complaining..Its the style these days anyways!

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The Swiss Legend Men's Reserve Collection Automatic Stainless Steel Blue Dial Watch #10012A-33 offers classic styling with high-quality, 18-jewel Swiss automatic movement. Because this timepiece functions automatically, you'll never need to replace a battery--it runs with the movement of your arm. Meanwhile, a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and a brushed and polished stainless steel case and bracelet--including a deployment-with-push-button clasp--ensure that this timepiece reliably stays on your wrist. Other handsome design features include a blue dial with luminous silver-tone hands, Arabic numerals and hour markers, a screw-down crown, and a sweeping second hand. With a date window at the three o'clock position and an exhibition case back, the Reserve is water resistant to 330 feet (100 meters).

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Swiss Legend Men's 10012A-11 Automatic Stainless Steel Black Dial Watch Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my first Swiss Legend.I am very pleased with this automatic.

PROS: The time and date adjustment are firm and feel substantial.The face is very attractive; the pictures I've seen of this watch don't do it justice.The textured bands on the parimeter of the face are very attractive.Great finish and overall appearance.

NEUTRAL: The "sweep" second hand is in 1/6th second steps.

CONS:The watch seems very large for 42mm diameter.

This is a great time piece.

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For over a quarter of a century the makers of Swiss Legend have created their own legendary reputation by bringing their loyal customers timepieces steeped in tradition, design and versatility. Swiss Legend is a brand unlike any other. It is dynamic. It i

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