TW SteelGrandeur Tech Men's 48mm Chronograph Quartz Watch with Silicone Strap

brought as a present, still waiting for the person's feedback

To review this TW Steel (The Watch in Steel) Grandeur Tech TS2 adequately you have to give a brief overview of the company, then all the pros and cons of this watch make more sense. It is a fairly new company founded in 2005, its website states ‘’Dutch by design, big in attitude and peerless in class, we’re the new school for time. Unashamed to be different and taking strength from size, we’ve carved a new timeline in the watch market since our arrival in 2005‘’.It’s true - their watches are oversized, made of high grade 316L steel nicely machined with brushed, polished or PVD black coated. They use a range of movements mostly Japanese quartz Miyota by Citizen and new Miyota Automatic Caliber 9015 for Slim Line or Seiko NH35 movement in their Maverick Collection. Although at the beginning and still, large part of their ranges can be argued to be similar in design to a more expensive brand "U-Boat", their new ranges like Slim Line or Maverick Collection show that they are expanding and try to develop character of their own.Pros:Trendy look. It is bold with a round black carbon dial featuring three white sub-dials, (chronograph seconds, 1/20 seconds, 30 minute counter), date window, and large, easy-to-read face.Brushed steel case, with side of the case has polished contrasting black pillar connecting bezel to the case back, screw down crown.10 ATM/100m water resistant suitable for everyday use and swimming and snorkelling.Case diameter 48mm, including crown 55mm.On my 18 cm wrist this watch doesn’t wear too high or too big. It is a solid, good looking watch weighing at 159g.24mm anti-dust coated silicone strap with red stripe matching the red chronograph hands, with steel clasp.Great for casual and even for smart-casual work wear.Cons:Somewhat expensive (RRP £449, Amazon £281) for Miyota quartz movement and a mineral crystal considering you can buy a high quality Swiss watch like Certina or Tissot chronograph with ETA movement and sapphire crystal, albeit not much less thickness of 12mm and case diameter of 42-46mm.Their quality control is not that good. My previous TW Steel TW680 clasp was so sharp that it scratched the skin by just moving my wrist. Even my new Grandeur Tech TS2 has one of its lug edges not properly polished and is rough.Insufficient luminosity in the dark/low light (Hands are slightly luminous).Date window/aperture positioned at 4:30 on black face is a bit small and can be further obscured by the straight flat wide hands making it not very easy to read.Dirt and dust can easily lodge on the ridge on the side of the cage/pillars.Larger face may not be perfect for smaller wrists.Lack of antireflective coating.I suspect chrono-pushers are not entirely water resistance (personal view) perhaps they use a good o-ring/gasket.All in all - aesthetic that wins the day for Grandeur Tech TS2, and if you like chunky oversized heavy watches, you will love this.

Cool product. Liked the box that came with it. Absolutely beautiful. Limited edition one. Lucky to have it. Pre metal all throughout. Another one to my list.

Looks great perfect just what I wanted my kind of watch.

A good solid and well built watch, appears to work well and arrived showing the correct time which I’m guessing shows it was set up and tested prior to dispatch.Great size and is identical to the display photo.The first one went missing but to be fair Amazon sent a replacement within 48 hours.

I bought this as a gift for my husband. It is quite heavy but really lovely. My husband loved it

Very nice watch, delivery was on time.

Great watch !