Men'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, jer Sorry

Good product, good price

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 cheap This 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

Good value for the price point imo. Rotor doesn't keep it wound very long(less than 24hr reserve) but if you keep it wound by hand it is plenty accurate. Still keeping accurate time after roughly 4-5 months of regular wear. Band quality is low

The instructions said that it would only last about 8 hours without winding or movement. I have left this sitting for over 12 hours before and it was still running. It is thicker than a standard battery watch, but that's to be expected when it's a wind up one. This is self winding, but you also need to wind it as well if you're not moving a lot or want it powered for a long time. The strap it comes with is not that comfy, so I switched it out quickly. My friend who also got this loved the strap though.

Awesome watch. Was looking for an old school mechanical watch that wouldn’t break the bank. This watch fit the bill perfectly. Keeps good time, no battery to replace. Very satisfied with it.

While I was initially impressed by the watch's attractive design and the apparent high quality of its materials, I unfortunately encountered significant issues with its timekeeping functionality. Specifically, the watch's mechanical movement failed to maintain accurate time overnight, requiring manual winding. Even after manual winding, the watch consistently lost several minutes each day, rendering it impractical for everyday use. This significant deviation from expected performance is deeply disappointing and makes the watch unusable.