Customer Reviews

Croton Men's CC311179BSGY Titanium Chronograph Watch

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This is actually a pretty good watch for the money. You don't often get a titanium case and sapphire crystal in a watch priced under $100.00. The luminosity of the hour indicators, minute hand, and hour hand is above-average; sometimes I can even notice the glow in dim light. And if you have a small wrist like me, this watch is perfect with a diameter of 38mm and a thickness of 9mm.

Also, I personally like a chronograph watch to have an hour indicator (many chronographs max out at 60 minutes), as sometimes I want to know when it has been 4 hours since my last aspirin (I get really bad hangovers).

Let's move on to some things that I don't about this watch. First of all, the hour indicators are shiny (they have a mirror-like finish). This might be fine for some people, but I don't like my watches to be flashy. And whoever designed this watch had the bright idea of giving it the ugliest band I've ever seen. I guess they meant for it to give the watch a sporty look, but I think that a black leather band would make this watch passable in a corporate casual office environment. All I know is that this band has got to go. And while having the sapphire crystal is great for scratch resistance (and it is more expensive), there is a reason why most sports watches have a mineral crystal: sapphire crystal tends to shatter when it is dealt a tough blow. Last but not least, the color of the hands is pretty close to the background color of the watch, making it somewhat difficult to see the time.

All in all, I'd give it three out of five stars.

When I saw the cost of this titanium case-sapphire crystal watch, I wondered what's the catch. People, there is no trick at all: the watch is a beauty and I have been wearing it since its arrival with no complain. Not one! Highly recommended.