I just wanted to throw my two cents in after owning this watch for almost a year now. This is an OUTSTANDING timepiece. I could not be more happy than I am with this German made, Swiss movement watch. I am now wearing a watch which I thoroughly enjoy, and could not be happier with my purchase. I took the money saved from this purchase, and invested it in a nice PWS MK 1 (not a watch, but something special in its own way).