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 Chase-Durer Men's_Watch Watch CD155.4BB2-PVIB By: Chase-Durer Average Rating: 3.5 Total Reviews: 3 More Information Nice Watch for a Decent Price  On: 2009-07-27My previous experience with a Chase-Durer watch was not very good. It was a black PVD Special Forces watch, which was very cheap at the time, only $158. It was pretty nice but did not last long. The chronograph buttons broke in a couple of years, less than 2 years. It couldnt be repaired completely. This time I bought this after a long thought. It looks good, the size is right for me. I have a pretty thin wrist and 38mm is probably the largest watch that I can wear and this is it. The luminous hands work well and the alarm works well. By the way the alarm sound is very quiet, which I think is a good point. The only concern is the watch band. Due to my thin wrist, I had to cut almost all the rubber band, but the band itself is very stiff, so it was hard to bend it so that it wraps my wrist. When I open the clasp, the band straightens like a spring. I am afraid if the rubber part that is connected to the watch gets broken sometime. Regarding the durability, of course I still dont know. I know that this will not be super durable, so I will be very careful. There is a little difference from other usual chronograph. The chrono reset button usually works as a temporary stop for elapsed time reading when pressed while the chrono is running but this one only resets to 0 whether the chrono is running or stopped by the start/stop button. Otherwise I like it. I rate it 3 stars because I kind of predict its lack of durability. Unlike most other chronographs, I found minute and hour hands of chronograph advance proportionately little by little to the second hand, not by one marker. It makes me see minutes a little difficult. Present  On: 2009-01-08This watch was a gift to my son USAF graduation and He was very happy, quality and design and functionality at its best. Thank you Ben Gaskins. Nice watch but poor quality On: 2006-11-28Ive had this watch for almost 4 years now. Battery died after 3 years, as advertised. Hybrid rubber/anodized steel band had to be changed about the same time ($40 approx.) Ive had two problems with this watch: 1) Salt water turns the black color into dark brown. I went snorkeling several times, and had no other problems. 2) One hand fell off. Very expensive to fix. customer support recommended buying a new one. I am definitely going to do that, just that it will be a different brand. Too bad, I really loved this one. Bottom-line: One of the best looking watches on the market today, at an accessible price. Build quality is definitely not on par. If you expect to spend around $xxx and keep the watch for only 2-3 years, its fine, but thats about it. Hope this helps. |