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 Oris BC3 Day Date Automatic Mens Watch 635-7500-4164MB By: Oris More Information Sturdy, simple, yet very stylish  On: 2008-01-20Very nice watch! Extremely readable and on the contrary to some opinions/reviews here, the fluorescent numbers DO work well in the dark. The glass is scratch resistent to my surprise. Only little drawback could be the weight, somewhat heavy, but thats mainly because I am not used to a automatic-mechanical watch. I am getting used to it anyway. I especially like the dial and the metal bracelet: simple, yet very decorative. A pleasure to own On: 2007-06-03I guess the sign of a good buy is when after two years since purchase you still get a lot of pleasure and satisfaction from the product. In this case this watch never fails to please. Its got a nice weight about it, and the face is, to me anyway, perfect. It does lose a few seconds each week, but that adds to the satisfaction in knowing that it only requires your body movement to make it tick. Easy to Read and Rugged On: 2006-10-12I bought the Oris Big Crown BC3 after checking out all watches I could find on the internet and then looking in stores at the ones that appeared most promising. My criteria was: a face I could simply glance at and easily read the time; a day/date feature; and solidly enough built to last several years. I found this model Oris fit the first criteria best. It also has the day/date feature and is in the "luxury watch" catagory (at the lower end) so it should last. I have had the watch two years and it has met my needs and proven to be rugged. Potential buyers do, however, need to be aware of two things: it is not easy to read in the dark - the hands barely glow so complete darkness is needed, and one needs to stare at the face for a while to see the hands and markers; it is also an "automatic" model, which means it keeps wound by the natural movement of the wrist. The international standard for accuracy of automatic watches is that they may lose up to 20 seconds a day. If one has to have a watch that does not lose even a second a day, he or she should buy a watch with a quartz battery. |