Customer Reviews

Wenger 73000 Standard Issue Pocket Swiss Watch

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If you like pocket watches that are work worthy , then buy this one. I use it as an alarm to wake up in the morning and use it all day long. The only reason I bought a new one was that I lost my other one! (I took it off it's tether and then lost it in a debris pile as I was working! Won't do that again!) It keeps time relatively well, I check mine monthly. All in all a good sturdy time piece.

i had had my watch less than 2 weeks when the leather strap came out of its connection to the watch...from the beginning, after seeing its construction, i had no faith in the leather-to-metal connection so i was careful not to put a lot of strain on the strap...no matter--it fell off anyway...the watch itself is very nice and keeps good time...i would recommend its purchase, but only if you buy a 3rd-party chain on which to wear it...

I purchased one of these watches then got another identical watch as a gift. Let me say that these watches are ABSOLUTE JUNK and that Wenger's customer service is abysmal. One of the watches stopped working within two weeks of me taking it out of the box. Wenger did replace the movement but I still had to pay $10 plus the cost of shipping the watch to them, which made me quite upset given the short time that the watch was functional. The other watch quit working within a year and when I sent it back Wenger wanted $60 to replace the movement. They also charged me the initial $10 just to look at the watch to tell me that.

I would never purchase another Wenger product of any kind and I do not recommend their products at all after this experience.

My husband was very pleased with the watch. He's had other pocket watches, but he really likes the way this one was made. It has a good protection with the leather case. I think he'll be very happy for many years.

I purchased this pocket watch lets say 1 week ago,and the leather rope chain fell out of the little holder and the swivel clip fell apart. I do not recommend this pocket watch to anyone. The watch isn't to bad, but when you buy somthing this expensive you don't want any part of it falling apart.

I only use pocket watches and have a number of them, but I wanted one with an alarm. I liked the look of the Wenger, clean and simple. I was disappointed when I received it, it was bigger than I thought; some of my watch pockets are a bit small and this one would certainly get stuck. Big disappointment was the alarm, it's virtually inaudible. I thought the watch might be defective, so I called Wenger. I was told the the alarm is not loud at best. What's the point?! It's supposed to be an ALARM! I returned it for a refund.

I've owned this watch for about two years now. Like many other reviews mentioned, the lanyard that came with the watch did not last long at all, breaking in a matter of days from my using it to pull the watch from my pocket. I really liked the look of the leather strap, so I made my own leather plait from some really affordable leather strings that you can find at most craft stores, and got some replacement clips from [...].

The leather case that the watch comes with, however, has held up very well and, combined with a leather plait, gives the watch a very urban and rugged look. If you're willing to fashion your own strap, I think this is a great watch, and one that I get complimented on frequently. The alarm is too quiet to have ever been useful to me, and analog hour-hand alarm controls are simply not precise enough for my tastes, but that is really my only other major critique.

Here's a look at the leather strap I mentioned:

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