Customer Reviews

Stuhrling Original Men's 176B.33116 Sportsman's 'Targa Pro' Swiss Quartz Chronograph Watch

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I wrote this review for the silver-face Targa Pro, but it applies to this model as well...

There are more than a few knock-offs of the Breitling Bentleys out there, but this is the probably the most blatant, and I think the best-executed, especially for the price. An anecdote to illustrate:

I was wandering around the counters in Torneau at Caesars in Vegas and passed the Breitling counter. A very tall fellow was looking at the Bentleys as I walked by and was still there when I left about 20 minutes later. About a half-hour later I was waiting for my wife to come out of the dressing rooms at Banana Republic, holding bags and such sitting on the man-couch there, and this same guy comes walking by with his wife. I was playing with my phone, but out of the corner of my eye I caught him staring at the watch. He must have stood there for at least five minutes! He walked away and came back twice. I could have been nice and said something like, "it's a fake", but I was enjoying the moment!

The band and bezel are strong selling points here. The face is an easy enough thing to replicate, but the diagonal link bracelet and the knurling on the bezel, even if stamped and not engraved, really sell the look and complete the illusion.

Great looking, solid piece that fools 'em every time. The price point, around $200 for the three sub-dial model or $150 for the two sub-dial model, is reasonable. Only down side here is that wearing a 48mm+ wide, 14mm+ thick watch as a daily driver is tedious, so it's relegated to occasional use for me. But if it was any different it wouldn't be the double-take master that it is!

this watch is huge, and looks great when you wear it, but my only comment is that the band is too light compared to the case itself where i like heavy band.

This is an excellent watch and has become my favorite. I really like the accuracy of this watch. In the months that I have owned this watch it is still dead on accurate (I have atomic watches so I can check it). It looks really classy and I don't find anything cheap about the bracelet.

This is my first Stuhrling watch, but it will not be my last. It is a beautifully crafted time piece.