Customer Reviews

Swiss Legend Men's 21818P-BB-01 Neptune Collection Black Textured Rubber Watch

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I am a collector of watches, I have more sitting in my collection then most people will buy in their entire life. I say this not to brag, but to share with you how my love of watches led me to this particular watch and how I wasn't even sure if I should have bought this watch even though I did buy it.

I enjoy large watches, there is something about the heft of a large chunk of metal on my arm that makes me feel comfortable. And this is a fairly large chunk of metal (53mm), and it fits very comfortably. Before I decided to buy this watch I had read the previous re-view and I was still a bit unsure, but the previous reviewer had such conviction about what he had to say about the watch, I guessed I couldn't go wrong, especially for the price. And as of this moment, I am happy with the choice!

When I say I am a collector, let me share with you what that means, to some it means that they only buy one brand of watch, or one type of watch, ie...divers or pilots watch. I fall into the second class, I love Divers watches and Pilots watches. The price range of my watches goes from about$50.00 to a bit over $6,000 for an individual watch. I buy what I like, not what is the most expensive, to me if I like it, then that is all that matters and bargains like this watch are very hard to find. I buy more for my pleasure then to impress others. In all honesty, I wear the less expensive watches more often then the expensive ones. This watch falls into the first class, it was very fairly priced, and I really thought it was going to be a piece of junk? Now I have had this watch in my possession for about 20 minutes and I can tell that I will be wearing it quite a bit. It has a great over all feel to it, often when you buy a large watch, it seems that the company will make a large watch just to stay with the trend, but they will sacrifice other aspects of the watch for this size. Too often it is the balance, the mechanics or something about the function ability. So far as this watch sits on my wrist I can say the balance is almost perfect, it doesn't feel like it is as big as it is, it feels very comfortable. (As the guy above said, the curved back helps the watch in this way, among others.)

The face of the watch is just what I like function over form, I like things to be simple, clear and easy to work with. (One of the reasons that Panerai & IWC Watches are two of my favorite brands. See both are diving or pilot type watches.) The rubber strap on this watch isn't the cheap rubber that grabs the hair on your arms, you can tell when you put it on that it is made of high quality rubber and it will last a very long time. Speaking of lasting a very long time, I just noticed that the watch has a five year warranty? A FIVE year warranty?
Of all of the watches I own, none of then come with a five year Warranty? That is almost unheard of as far as I know? Unless, everyone started slipping that in over the last few years as I haven't bought too many high end watches in the last year and a half?

I Rate this watch 5 Stars, for more then a few reasons, starting with the clean easy to read look, the comfort of the rubber strap, the quality of the Black metal case, and from I have read about these online, everything seems to be a fair degree of quality, especially for this price range. I believe that if you were looking for a good watch for a gift for a Grad or Dad or anyone who appreciates nice Big watches, you would not go wrong with this one. As the Gentleman above stated, I may also go back and grab another one in a different color? This is an above average watch, that catches others eyes, but is also not so as a pretentious watch that others will chastise you for buying or owning a higher end watch. For the price, you will not beat this watch.

Now to pick out which of the other ones I am going to buy?
Good Luck!

I got this watch yesterday and really like it. Looks almost like an aviation instrument clock! I like that look in any watch. Very comfortable to wear with the curved case and the band is very large for us guys with big wrists. Also very easy to read for us folks who are legally blind. Easy to see at night with the glow feature. Big and has a macho heft to it. On the wrist I don't even notice the heavy feel. I'd like one in orange with black dial and white numbers/markers with the glow feature. Would also make a great gift for anyone into big watches.

WHOA!
So extraordinary, that it seemed damn near impossible!
That pretty much sums it up, for me... I have been totally caught off guard by the overall comfort of this as well as any of the Swiss Legend, Neptune line-up. I've taken advantage of the current pricing and purchased 3 different models. Each one is very light, yet quite subtantial on the wrist. It's rugged, and to be honest... At times I've totally forgotten it was on my wrist.
Don't know, how else to say it....
I own a few S1 Racer w/Polyurethane Strap, and I absolutely love them. However, if I had to make a choice between the Neptune or the S1... No disrespect Invicta, but I'd have to go with the Neptune!

This is my first purchase of a Swiss Legend watch and I'm very pleased! And it comes packaged in a very nice red box.

In spite of being a VERY LARGE and THICK WATCH, it's EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE on the wrist because of details like the soft rubber that embraces the round case, the crown positioned at 4 o'clock, completed by a very soft silicone rubber strap!

In overall, this is one of the most comfortable watches that I have ever worn !! Perfect for a daily use.

A GREAT LOOKING WATCH FOR A GOOD PRICE !
Give it a try, you can't go wrong!

This is a great watch that will get all kinds of attention. It is sharp looking and the most comfortable wathch I have ever worn. Doesn't even feel like you have a watch on. Quality construction, I have banged it aroung quite a bit and it is still gorgeous even after som hard knocks to the crystal. I highly recomeng this watch to the proffesional that wants a classy and distinctive timepiece or the evreydau guy that just wants to wear something very special on your arm...Any references to this being too big are false unless you have a 6.5 wrist and then maybe you should check out the womens watches if you feel this is too big. Its an EXCELLENT, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED watch

I have Rolex's and this watch gets more compliments...Best $80 dollars I have spent on a watch. Went diving with it a week ago 110 feet down and worked like a charm. Sold it to a guy on the boat for $300.00 that just had to have it. Ordered 3 more in different colors. Killer watch, promise you will be happy with your choice

I really like the look of this watch but I couldn't keep it. It's not that the watch face is too large, but rather the watch is just way too tall. It's sticks way, way out off your wrist. There is little chance of getting any sort of sleeve cuff over it. If that's your style, go for it. It wasn't quite right for me. I also didn't immediately get the impression that the watch construction was particularly sound. There's a lot of rubber on the watch which is probably a good thing, but it reduces the substantial feeling of the watch a bit, even though it is quite heavy.

wow all i can say is wow i own about 25 invictas all the way from $99.00 to well over $1500.00 but NEVER had i had as much fun wearing a real kool watch as this one , i loved this one so much i already have ordered 4 more diffferent styles i could write all day and nite about this jaw dropping little secret on amazon .com ,now how about the sudden customer service , i had an issue with one of these {i'm real picky sometimes} well they overnited me a replacement with NO I MEAN NO questions asked where can you find this kind of customer care ???? not on shopnbc or any place else my hats off to amazon and their outstanding customer service 5 stars for the watch and 50 stars for the amazon crew .....

I've had this watch for about a year. It's a great watch and I get a lot of compliments! Really well made and looks awesome!

My wife got this watch for me for my birthday. (It took 10 days for shipping which seemed excessive). I opened the watch and it looked great. I tried it on and it fit very nicely. I went to set the time and date and unscrewed the crown and the crown popped right off. WHAT!. I could not even wear my new watch on my birthday, instead, I had to try to find a number to contact Amazon for a return. I could not find it and just ordered a new one even though it was now $20 more than my wife paid for it on th 8th of August. After a lot of searching, I finally found a phone number for Amazon and spoke with a customer service representative. After arguing with her for about 15 minutes on why I should get the $20 applied back to my card, she finally did it, but only after I requested to speak with a supervisor. I received my replacement watch and pulled the crown out to set this watch and it was fine, however, it does not spin correctly, the crown shaft is not straight with this watch either, and when I woke up this morning, I found this watch lost 20 minutes of time within 24 hours. This is supposed to be a swiss movement watch. I am kind of bummed about these problems. I love the look and feel of the watch, but am in store for problems. Even though it has a 5 year warranty, the warranty does not cover the crown, the bezel, the band, the dial or the crystal. It only covers the movement. And even then, you have to pay $10 to get the watch back and you may not even get your watch back. If they cannot fix it they say they will send you the next best thing if they do not make your watch anymore.