Operator Series AL1501 Tritium Watch

Battery just failed - after only a year - and remember this is a basic watch with no features: no alarm manual date...light via tritium, etc.So, on opening the case, which had never been opened before AND never been close to water...moisture observed IN THE CASE. The sealing system is a joke. Provides no sealing whatsoever. Four Philips screws - poorly machine of soft S2 type steel simply jammed into the plastic case. No actual mounting holes. Once I took the back off, it was obvious why the watch is so heavy - the back weighs as much as the rest of the case. So, substitute mass for quality. Not even as good as a snap-in type with O-Ring. If I had known how poorly made this was (no reason to open case except for the present battery change), I would not have bought it. $300 for a $30 watch - not a bad mark-up. Buy a Casio G-Shock (like I did later) and put this one in the trash (where it is going). Besides that, the cheap tritium tubes are never going to last more than 5 years. So what is the point o wearing or keeping? ZERO!

It broke! It is waterproof, I can see the time at night. The problem is the composit housing, you get it caught on anything and the pins for the bands rip out. Do this a couple times and it's useless. Surely no Navy Seal would wear it! I even drilled the housing and put in Casio Screw pins. It worked great until the watch started not telling time correctly. Waste of $300.....never again. Get a Casio