Customer Reviews

Skagen Men's Titanium Charcoal Dial Watch #489LTXM

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I bought this watch for my husband back in August, 2005. When we first got it, we spend a lot of time trying to set the time on it. We finally figured out that the time setting peg unscrews out, instead of just pulling out. Once we got past that, and my husband had it resized at the Watch Station (for $2), it was great. It is a really attractive watch, that has so far functioned well, and it is lightweight. No problems, a good buy for the price.

I was really looking forward to receiving this watch, it looked beautiful, as far as one can tell in an advert, and the description emphasized "durability" as well as style. Well, upon receiving the watch, I was impressed at first glance at it's appearance, though it wasn't quite what I expected. First off, the crystal wasn't flat, it has a slight dome shape to it, which for me, with the shiny face of the watch,created a glare which made it difficult to tell the time, unless you position your wrist at a slight angle. I have more to say about the crystal a little later in this review, stay with me here. After these few and minor irritants, I decided I liked the watch enough to keep it, even though the band was a little loose on my wrist, even after adjusting to the minimum diameter. I had this watch delivered to my job, where I sit at a computer all day. I put on my new watch, and after an hour or so of whacking away on my keyboard, I noticed the buckle and parts of the band becoming scuffed, from only light contact with my desk, not good! Regardless, I kept the watch, wore it on the plane to Europe, and after a few days there, sitting talking with friends, I heard a "ping" noise and felt a twinge on my wrist, looked down, the crystal had cracked, from top to bottom. No problem, returned the watch, they explained that maybe the pressure on board the flight might have been the problem, if so, not a very durable watch. Ok, got credited for the watch, bought a Seiko, very happy. Before I end this, I must say this is not a knock Skagen, because I do own another one,different style, no problems. Could be I just bought a lemon. Maybe you'll have better luck, cheers!