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 Skagen Men's Alarm Function Leather Watch #519XLSL1 By: Skagen Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 4 More Information Mike's Skagen Watch Review  On: 2008-06-04I have numerous schedule appointments during the day, and I prefer not to use the cell phone alarm feature as its too distracting. The alarm function of the watch is personal. Bad rap on this watch from other reviewers.  by: paukenwirbel On: 2008-01-20 This watch is not nearly so dreadful as what other reviewers have whined about. Au contraire! 1) Accuracy -- I set this watch when I got it as a pre-Christmas present in November. It has varied only a few seconds since. 2) Alarm accuracy -- I dont see the problem. Its an analog dial, for Heavens sake: not a precise cesium-clock, digital instrument. Like MOST ALL analog dial settings, the alarm is going to go off "in the close neighborhood" of where the hand is placed. This is exactly what I expected (and the other buyers should have expected), and thats what this watch delivers. 3) Alarm volume -- yes, its not loud enough; I agree. -1/2 star 4) This is a VERY attractive watch. Ive had lots of compliments, which is why I got it -- an inexpensive dress watch. The SS watch face has a VERY attractive metal "graining" to it that starts in the center and then spreads outward. Eye-catching is an understatement; whoever the design artist was for the face deserves a pay raise. 5) The only other complaints that makes me drop it to 4 stars is that its too "tall" for my wrist and doesnt sit completely flat. This could be remedied by a redesign of the leather strap joint to the watch. But its no big issue, and its perfectly comfortable. The second complaint is that I dont have a huge wrist (see early in #5 here), but yet the leather strap is too short for all the "keepers." I dont understand this design problem, but it fits perfectly well, and there is PLENTY of room on the band for expansion. Its just that the keepers are somewhat useless, but theyre on the bottom of the watch, so who cares? If youre going to buy an $80 "dress watch," know what to expect, and you wont be disappointed. The only serious negative thing I have to say about this watch is the low alarm volume. Otherwise it looks gorgeous, and few people know how little it costs. Its a keeper, definitely. not an elegant Skagen  On: 2007-08-23This watch is huge and bulky. Unlike all the other Skagens I own. The alarm function is not very accurate. Even if you try to set it on the hour, the alarm will go off 6-8 min before or after the set point. Alarm not loud enough. pretty face  On: 2007-06-15nice styling - now if it only kept time. cannot compare with less expensive timex. |