Kenneth Cole Reaction

Kenneth Cole Men's KC1451 Reaction Automatic Watch

• Quality Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Mineral crystal
• Case diameter: 41.3 mm

Product Description

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A treat for the eyes and the mind, the Kenneth Cole men's automatic watch is a handsome and intriguing timepiece that will equally complement both casual and business wear. The 41.3-millimeter square, polished stainless steel case has gently beveled edges and frames a black dial with large silver indexes and an Arabic numeral at the 12 o'clock position. The dial has a square, transparent cut-out that allows a view of the watch's complex automatic movement. A mineral crystal protects the dial contents and a 22-millimeter black leather band with an adjustable buckle completes the watch, which is water resistant to 99 feet.

The Kenneth Cole Story

Fashion Designer KENNETH COLE founded his company, Kenneth Cole Productions, with the debut of a ladies' footwear collection in December of 1982. Today, the company manufactures internationally and distributes men's and women's footwear, accessories and clothing under the Kenneth Cole, Reaction, and unlisted.com labels, as well as offering over 30 product categories. The most recent addition being the Kenneth Cole Women's Collection due to debut for Fall 2000.

 Kenneth Cole retail stores have expanded throughout the United States and abroad in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The Kenneth Cole Catalog mails to over 3 million consumers a year and the award-winning Kenneth Cole and Reaction websites receive thousands of hits per day. Kenneth Cole's marketing savvy has earned the Company a renown image as a forerunner of fashion and trends. His controversial advertising campaign has garnered worldwide attention for its humor and social consciousness. In 1985, Kenneth Cole was the first member of the fashion community to take a public stand in the fight against AIDS. Since then, he has continued to support the global fight through both personal and corporate initiatives including the dedication of an ongoing portion of marketing budget to public awareness initiatives. Cole continues to serve as a National Board Member of both AmFAR: The American Foundation for AIDS Research since 1985 and the HELP U.S.A. Homeless project since its inception in 1987.

Kenneth Cole has been recognized for his design and business talents as well as for his philanthropic involvement. The Creative Coalition honored Kenneth with their Spotlight Award for dedication to increasing public awareness; Amnesty International honored Kenneth Cole with their 1998 Media Spotlight Award. Kenneth was simultaneously chosen as Humanitarian of the Year by Divine Design and the CFDA presented their Award for Humanitarian Excellence to Kenneth Cole in 1996. Kenneth Cole has been awarded the Extraordinary Voice Award by Mother's Voices for his continued efforts in AIDS awareness. Cole was recipient of the Council on Foundations 1996 Humanitarian Leadership award. Kenneth Cole has received the footwear industry's highest honor as Footwear News' Person of The Year". Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) honored Kenneth Cole with The Fashion Medal of Honor Award at their 1997 Gala.

 Every year since Kenneth Cole Productions went public in June of 1994, Kenneth Cole Productions has been on Forbes' annual list of the World's 200 Best Small Companies in America. In addition, each year as a public company, Kenneth Cole Productions is named on Business Week's list of Top Hot Growth Companies.

Kenneth Cole Productions continues to declare "What you stand for is more important than what you stand in" and "To be aware is more important than what you wear."

Known mainly for its shoes, Kenneth Cole Productions also makes stylish clothing and accessories under three brands: Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, and Unlisted. It also licenses the name to products such as hosiery, luggage, watches, and eyewear. Kenneth Cole continues to expand, adding new lines for women and children and a men's and women's fragrance. More than 4,500 department and specialty stores carry its products. Kenneth Cole also operates about 80 retail and outlet stores, a catalog, and a Web site. CEO Kenneth Cole owns 45% of the company and controls almost all of the voting rights.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 3.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000X3AYOG
• Item model number: KC1451
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,472 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fun, elegant, well made watch., February 14, 2008

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C. Huygen (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
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I looked at a number of automatic [that is, self winding] skeleton [that is, watches where you can see the movement through the face] watches before selecting this one and I'm very happy with it.

I wanted to note a couple of features that I really like but which aren't obvious. First, the back of the watch is clear crystal and you can see the movement and the self-winding pendulum. Second, the watch is large but looks good on my average size wrist. Finally, the stem of the watch is protected by a subtle metal bracket and I REALLY like that feature. I have a watch with an unprotected stem, and just putting on or taking off a leather jacket can pull the stem out, which makes the watch stop. When I don't notice that for a couple of hours, it's really annoying. So I really like it that THIS watch has a bracket that does a good job of protecting the stem from unwanted pulling or turning.

One more thing. You can easily see how wound-up the watch is by looking through the case at the spring (at the 12 o'clock position). That's fun.

I like the hip, fashionable design, I like seeing the movement, and the watch keeps accurate time. It's just what I was looking for. Enjoy.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Kenneth Cole disappoints big time, June 13, 2008

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Jeff Hanna (San Diego, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews
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This watch is similar to a Kenneth Cole I bought at almost the same price. Loved the styling and got many compliments BUT, the watch stopped working within a year. Cost 80.00 to repair (same price as the watch), and lasted another few months before stopping dead again. Wouldn't DREAM of buying another Kenneth Cole watch. Great styles, but extremely poor quality and reliability. Buyer beware.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good looking watch, great value, June 14, 2008

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Nathan Wong - See all my reviews
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I'm not much into designer-named watches. However, this watch caught my eye while browsing the Kenneth Cole store. I purchased it on the spot and haven't regretted one minute with it. Being able to see the movement and being able to easily tell the time isn't something that you can normally do with skeleton watches. The movement is from China, but in this case it works. The decorations on it make looking at the front and back of the movement a pleasure. However, don't fool yourself, though, because this isn't a fine Swiss, German or Japanese movement. When moving the hands to set the time you can feel and see that it's pretty cheap. It does tell time pretty well though.

Make note that there are two different versions of this watch, brown (or dark copper) and black. The name "Kenneth Cole" might also be different. Mine says "Kenneth Cole - Reaction" and is in regular type-face. I've seen others with "Kenneth Cole - New York" and it's in script face. On the back with the "New York" model you'll see Kenneth Cole on the display back whereas the "Reaction" model is blank.

For about the amount of a tank of gas for a SUV, this watch is a great value. I highly recommend it if you like the almost square like design of the watch.