GuteMen's Watch, Mechanical Skeleton Steampunk Automatic Self-Winding Arabic Numeral Blue Hands Brown PU Leather Wrist Watch

I purchased my first Chinese mechanical watch for a trip I was taking to a foreign country. I wanted something that wouldn't be sorely missed if it was lost, stolen or didn't last long. Amazingly, after six months that $18 watch continues to be accurate within 5 seconds daily. However, with subsequent purchases I have found that about 50% of inexpensive Chinese watches are keepers. The remaining 50% are either (1) a minute or more fast/slow daily, (2) do not look good in person or (3) defective in some other manner, such as visible bits of dirt inside the crystal. In essence, the buyer serves as the quality control department, which isn't too bad considering the low prices and Amazon's free returns.The example of the Classic Winner I received is a keeper. After three days, this watch is running about 20 seconds fast daily - acceptable for a $23 mechanical watch. I find that the watch is even more attractive in person. The face and hands compare well with watches in the $200 range. I was concerned the watch might look too small on my wrist, but it came in a 42 mm case rather than the advertised size of 40 mm.At first, the rotor that facilitates automatic winding was very stiff and moved in tiny increments. After a few weeks it loosened and moves much more freely.As expected, the band is a temporary, disposable piece that simply allows you to wear the watch until you find something better. Fortunately, better quality bands are available starting around $12, and a new band is a great way to personalize your watch.In terms of longevity this watch comes with Amazon's 2 year Asurion warranty. In comparison, a watch with a quality Japanese movement will cost four times the money and offer a one year warranty. However, the Japanese watch has a good chance of lasting 20 years, whereas I would be surprised if a Chinese watch lasted 5 years.

This is a wind up watch. You can manually Wind it by hand or depend on the autowind feature it has inside. Or use a combination of both.I am not active enough for the autowind to be effective enough to keep it running through the night so I always just crank on the wind up knob a few times to make sure I have enough power to go through the night without losing time. In fact I give The little knob six long twists at 9 AM and six long twists at 9 PM.My only trouble with it is that it is difficult to turn the knob for winding up the watch. I wish the knob was bigger and easier to grasp for this purpose.Whoops. I went to set the time yesterday and when I pulled out the knob, The knob and stem came right out of the watch into my hand. It won't screw back in and stay. It is now broken and useless. I don't think it is worth taking to a repair facility. I paid $20 for the watch and it worked perfectly for 3 1/2 months and then died. I now have to lower my rating star down to nearly 0. It is a nonreturnable item after 30 days. I am sad because I lost my little mechanical heart beating several times a second all day long and all night too like a faithful companion. I guess I will have to go back to my trusty indiglo Timex which has always been my favorite electronic watch with an analog dial. Life goes on~~~:-)Love, jerSorry

Judging from the reviews, I got lucky because I received a watch that is in perfect working order. It was running when it got to me which boats well for how long it can last on a wind up. It has a beautiful vintage look and compares to watches like the orient bambino that are in the $300 range. If it does stop working or anything happens, I’ll update this review but so far this is five stars and I don’t know how it’s possible to make a mechanical watch for $20. I also like the band even though it is fake and cheapThis watch is a knock off of the Orient bambino, which is one of the most popular watches in the world and is quite beautiful.Problem. Watch runs fast by about 20 seconds per day

For the money great watch. I had to return the first one it was racing 5 hrs a day fast but the replacement was worth the wait

I was skeptical to buy a $25 automatic watch, but for the price, there isn’t much to lose. It looks a lot better in person and I’m sure that has to do with the fact that it’s a Longines homage. So far it’s kept excellent time and has become my daily banger. Be sure to wind it before bed, there is very little power reserve. I would also recommend replacing the band right away. It’s cheap plastic. The lug width is 22mm and there are lots of great options on Amazon. I went with a grey suede band for $15. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to practice owning and caring for an automatic watch or if you want a cheap everyday watch.

This is a handsome watch with what seems to me be a magnified crystal that makes it easier to read the time the hands on the watch are a blue steel with a off white background that has a classic pattern. if you take it off for several hours you should wind it five or ten turns unless the winder is stiff don't force it.

My husband loved it when he first got it. Quickly it started losing time. Next thing you know it stopped working. Now it sets in his drawer. He told me that the self winding mechanism stops working unless you're constantly moving your arm. So unless you're weilding a hammer all day this watch will stop working.So disappointed because i wanted him to continue to love it longer than a couple of months.

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