Customer Reviews

Pulsar Men's PF3183 Tech Gear Flight Computer Watch

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This watch has a great presence and performance...from the flight deck to the board room. The alarm however is quite faint,a distant chime, and with the smallest amount of ambient noise can easlily be drowned out. I use watch alarms as prompts for meetings, to return phone calls within the promised time frame and as a wake-up for early morning workouts...and the alarm on this watch is for the most part useless. Although I love everything else in regards to the watch if you are looking for a functional alarm...look elsewhere. I have had watches with the same waterproof performance as this watch with far more alarming alarms.

When first I wanted to decide which watch to get, I got confused btween the Blue one and the Black one which I got. Then I went for the Black, and it is exeptionally good looking for me and goes very will with my Bulky wrist. I love it's color the most and the precsion of it. Mind you the chorno alarm is some how faint but works quite well. The only critism I have for it the the black band like color on the steel chain, this some how is only plated on and get scratched very easily, because I use this watch every day, I think it will fade away in a year or so. But the watch is very lovely, you should get one your self and get that very nice replays from friends and family.

Very beautiful watch - upon first impressions my husband loved the watch, weight, features, etc. However, and we're still currently looking into this, the second hand seems to get caught up in the same place as it goes around - leading us to believe it may be defective, as it has actually stopped there as well. We are looking into whether this is normal for this watch or a feature we're not aware of, but instincts say the second hand should be more fluid if it were really a high quality watch.

Although this watch comes with a 3 year warranty, Pulsar does not honor it. My watch was 11 months old! According to Pulsar you cannot buy this watch from anyone but an "authorized Pulsar dealer" or they will not honor the warranty. It does not say this anywhere in their warranty book but that is the type of crooked manufacturer you are dealing with! Stay away from Pulsar.

The watch arrived promptly and in perfect condition. I have had it about 10 days but just got the chance to get the band sized (the jeweler removed 3 links). Now it fits perfectly. I love the look, weight and quality feel - and it is keeping perfect time. My only question at this point is whether this model has a screw down crown. I know some do and some don't and I want to make sure before I go into the water with it.

This is a great watch. Love the features, learning how to use the different scales on the rotating dial. Never really learned to use a slide rule. Makes me feel like I am ready for flight school. A friend who is in aviation says this one is genuine, compared to others which are fake. Great watch for those of us on the ground....

I have had this watch for about an year now and I am very satisfied with the purchase. I get a kick out of the fact that I bought it for a lot less than what it is selling for now. This is a great looking watch which gets me compliments all the time.

The watch took a while to come even though it was suppose to have been sent the next day. It was nothing like what I saw in the store. The bezel around the watch is not moving as it should. So using the slide rule to calcualte anything is out of the question. The watch itself is tight to fit over ones hand. Trying to find anyone who has links or can add links in nearly impossible. The second hand is not realy a second hand but it goes to the stop watch, the real second hand is one of the smile hands on the face of the watch...takes some getting use to. Oh finally setting the date is a real chore. It doesn't go back so you have turn and turn the set knob until you get to the right date. Overall a very poorly designed watch for Sieko who is the parent of PULSAR brand of watches. Stay away go with a Citizen as you will be better off and pleased with the choice...unlike this one.

I have owned this watch for almost 7 years as of the date of this review. I didn't buy it for any of the functions, but for the look only. It is a beautiful watch! I continue to get compliments on it. After all this time, it still looks as nice as the day I received. There has been zero maintenance. I own about 20 watches. As the batteries die, I let them sit until I have a number of them needing to be replaced. Most of the 20 are dead now, but since this one has always been one of my favorites and continues to go strong, I continue to wear it and let the others sit. I haven't experienced any issues with the time or seconds dial. Changing the date when the month is 28 or 30 days is the only "maintenance" in 7 years! I have more than gotten my money's worth on this purchase.

So I would recommend you wait around until the price drops again. There are a lot of pilot watches out there so do your research. This watch is OK, if I had to pick again i'd get one with smaller numbers. My husband also doesnt use the features on the watch because its a pain to use.