GLEIMGute Men's Watch, Mechanical Skeleton Hand-Wind Steampunk Bling Watch for Men Women, Roman Numeral PU Leather Silver Rose-Gold Case Unisex Wrist Watch

I am very, very pleased with the look of this watch. It shouts quality. At this price I was expected rough machining and stampings, but the metal parts and gears look very clean, the plating looks good, the crystals look good. The nice looking case is two tone the side quite ornate with a contrasting copper color. The strap even looks nice with a deep red pattern and on the back is marked "genuine leather".There are clearly red 'jewel' bearing mounts for the balance wheel, and while it is harder to see it looks like three gears also have a small red 'jewel' mounts. Looking with a magnifier glass down deep I see an additional 'jewel' bearing that is probably for the escapement pivot. Of course it's not an 18 jewel watch like the beautiful Helbros I had in high school 60 years ago, but hey, it does have (at least) five 'jeweled' bearings, not bad.This watch is virtually silent. You need to hold it up to your ear to anything at all. And what you hear is a very fast beat. I tried to count it and get roughly 25 ticks or beats in five seconds, or five beats/sec. The second hand also shows many quick small steps in a second. You can see the balance wheel is moving very fast. In general Wikipedia notes the faster the beat count per second the more accurate the watch.I bought it as an object d'art that appeals to my engineering sensibility, and I like a bargain. So it's real thick and as a watch real clunky, I don't care, I am not going to wear it. It might keep lousy time, I don't care, I am not going to wear it. When I wind it, it comes to life, that is all I care about. It is hard to wind because there is an overhang of the case over the winding stem that makes it hard to grasp. I do care about this a little.A couple of notes. You don't get a good look at the inner working from the top. If you look carefully at the photos you will see that what you are looking at under the hands is a single ornately cut plate. However through its openings you can see some of the balance wheel and the winding spring. The inner workings are much more clearly seen through the transparent back. This watch is a manual wind. That is what you want. Auto wind mechanical watches usually have a large solid rotating plate on the back that covers up about half the back window. Not that it much matters, but the watch I received differs slightly from the photos.Many of the manual wind skeleton watches on Amazon in this price range, and sold under several different brand names, are essentially the same as this watch, differing only in the face design and/or strap. One give away that the guts of these watches is the same as this one is that the hands are the same.

Overall a great looking and functioning watch for 25$. It is true that it is somewhat difficult to wind. But frankly, unless you have arthritis, you’ll be fine to wind it. If you wind it fully it seems to last close to 24 hours.

Watch looked and felt awesome right out of the box. Quality actually felt nice, but knowing the price tag I was not expecting too much. The watch worked well for a week or so and then the time winder on the watch quit working. For those of you who have watches you have to wind up, you know this one is not functional anymore. Now I have a beautiful watch that I cannot get to operate and do its daily functions. Not sure if I would recommend this one to a friend.

I love this style of watch. I have another one in black that I have had no problems with. This one, however, is particularly difficult to wind. The wrist band began to tear at the seams after only a few days of use. The way I wear it pulls the seams tight anyway, so it doesn't affect the aesthetic much; but I was disappointed.I still love the watch, though.

looks great comes with instruction papers

Simply put: this watch looks like it cost $200. The reason it's so cheap is because it must be wound up, and the "wind" only lasts about 24 hours. I highly recommend it for going out or for special occasions, in which you'd simply wind it up, set the time, and off you go - ready to get compliments! I wouldn't recommend it for daily wear, because you'd have to wind it up a lot, and the knob is very small to grasp. As long as you know all of these facts going in to the purchase, I HIGHLY recommend it! 5 stars.

UPDATE:It is now 2025 and I have owned this watch for 9 years, having written the review below in 2016. I just passed this watch onto my 14 year old grandson who loves it and wears it all the time. I paid $15.50 for this 9 years ago and it still keeps perfect time. Can't really expect more.2016 original review:I have MANY watches and was eager to get back to a wind up...battery replacements are killing me. I LOVE the look of this and it keeps perfect time, but IT'S HUGELY THICK. It stands almost 1.75cm off your wrist and is so bulky that it flops around on the wrist, making it awkward in any number of scenarios, keyboarding and getting caught on things being the primary problems. I was thinking I'd wear this daily, but it's a weekend watch for me and I'm kinda bummed about that.

Overall I really enjoy the design of the watch. As a steampunk enthusiast, the look and quality are top notch. I would, however, make it a point to keep another method of keeping time available. I constantly forget to wind it.