Customer Reviews

Skagen Men's 355LSSM Mesh Bracelet Watch

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Skagen is my new favorite watchmaker because of their overall comfort, quality and design. The affordable price of their watches, relative to the thoughtfullness and quality that goes into every aspect of them, is quite remarkable.

Both the steel and titanium mesh bands are extremely comfortable and very durable. They don't irritate or leave discolored markings on the skin. The clasp system is easy to open & close and is quite reliable.

I love the simplicity and elegance of this watch. The color of the dial is a deep, dark grey; almost black. The hours and minute indicators are slightly raised, metal bullet points. There is a subtle, brushed finish on the dial that radiates a gorgeous sheen from its center. The hour and minute hands are simple silver-colored flat pins. The thinness of the watch makes it a pleasure to wear and doesn't snag on shirt cuffs.

My only negative comment is that it takes some effort to read the numbers of the dates because their extremely small size in the window.

Skagen watches have a casual elegance. They are appropriate for almost all formal or informal occasions.

In the price range, skagen undoubtedly has the nicest watch designs I've seen but unfortunately it's not enough to overcome the problems they have designing functional bands. In less than a year, I paid twice to have broken pins repaired and then gave up when the mesh came unattached from the pin connection and the watch would have needed repair a third time.
I know the watch comes with a warranty I didn't take advantage of, but this is an irrelevant point to me. To warranty the watch, I would have had to pay $8.95 to skagen in addition to paying shipping and wait weeks for the watch to come back. What good is that? If I was a "good customer" and followed skagen's procedures, I would have paid at least $40 on top of the price of the watch, within a year, just to keep it functioning. I take very good care of my watches and didn't wear this on a daily basis either, it simply has an awfully designed pin assembly. About the same time I bought this watch, I got a skagen as a gift for my girlfriend and to no surprise, it has had the same problems. I just love giving gifts that I have to regularily take to be repaired....

Purchased this watch from amazon for use at work. Item is very well made with a thin outer base with a slightly higher inner center (about the size of a dime). Seems to be very accurate over the 4 week period I've used it. The band is made of steel with a shiny texture and is very beautiful to view. I would purchase it again.

I bought this watch as a gift, and the reciever really enjoys it. It looks stylish just like in the picture. Such an affordable gift and the condition seems great. Good buy.

Sleek dark face with pin dot dial markers make it easy to read time while keeping the face classy. No numbers except the date which is small but good enough to help. Thin body and band are a great alternative to heavy thick watches. The band is not difficult to latch once you get used to it. The watch is a steal. Comes with a battery.

I am very happy with the purchase of this watch. After reading some of the other reviews I was a little worried about the difficulty in operating the bracelet latch and the possiblility of the glass face shattering in cold weather that others had reported. However, This watched has now survived nearly a week of sub-freezing temperatures and there's no problems with the glass. Also, the bracelet latch is unique in how it works, but I wouldn't call it confusing.

Pros: sleek, stylish, comfortable.

Cons: should have left off the date feature, you can't read it.
The hour and minute hands are a little tough to see.

Overall: Its well worth the money

If you like simplicity and quality at a reasonable price, you really can't better Skagen watches. No numbers or fancy gadgets, just a clear basic timepiece of high quality, Only complaint - out of daylight, in certain artificial lightm, it's very hard to see the hands due to reflections in the glass - this is peculiar to this model and not to two other Skagens I've owned.

Watch looks very stlylish. But its not designed for the old people having little diffculties with eye sight, because it is little blurry in many angles.

Otherwise it is a good purchase and shipping had an small issue, I bought 2 pieces, one piece came as broken, Amazon was really amazing.. they replaced the broken one wihtin 2 days.

I bought this watch for a Christmas gift. My husband loved it. The price was awesome compared to retail.