BODERRYMen's Watch Titanium Automatic Field Watch 40mm Military Watch Day Date Function 100M Waterproof with Nylon Strap Japanese Mechanical Movement & Screw Down Crown—Voyager

Really nice watch for the money!!! I’m usually a citizen eco drive guy but… this is my new everyday time piece!!! Very impressive subtle piece!!!

INITIAL IMPRESSION: UPON RECEIVING IT ON 8/30/24 ... I LOVE THIS WATCH !!!RATTLING NOISE:9/6/24: OH NO !!! After 6 days, I hear a rattle inside the watch !!! Was it always there? I don't think so !!! Does anyone hear a rattle in their watch? Please let me know if someone's review mentioned it. Couple of people said it was probably the self winding rotor. Sounds kind of loud. It is a "clunk-clunk" sound (dial face coming towards me and away from me) rather than a "shwoosh-shwoosh" sound of the rotor spinning (shaking in the direction pf 3-9-3-9 o'clock).9/8/24: RETURN and REPLACE.The "clunk-clunk" rattling is just too much for me to tolerate. I really wanted to love this watch. Demoting from 5 stars to 1 star. I am giving it 1 star for the fact that low end mechanical watches are always an acceptable toss of the dice for the industry and its consumers. If the replacement is also bad, then I'll take away the 1 star.9/12/24: Replacement watch ALSO have the clunk-clunk sound! Downgrade from 5 to 1 star.9/14/24: Did more research. Apparently Seiko NH35, and many other movements, the rotor can move up/down when shaken in that direction, resulting in that clunk-clunk rattle I hear. Side to side movement will have the normal shwoosh-shwoosh rotating sound. So, per a couple of YouTube video, it is normal. Upgrading back to 5 stars. The clunk sound is still annoying. Although it is not loud. Only my OCD brain hears it.ACCURACY:21 hours since I received the watch. Slow by 5 seconds. That is considered good since I read that mechanical automatic watches are usually +/-30 seconds per day. My old Russian Vostok speeds up and slows down depending on the time of day and the state of the winding spring. So, different days different time loss or gain. I will check this Boderry Voyager on this issue going forward.9/7/24: Watch #1 ... 29s slow after 187h ..... -3.72 s/d.9/14/24: Watch #2 ... after 44h ..... -25.5 sec ..... -13.87s/d.Installed an app that measures accuracy and displays it as s/d.Watch dial face up lying flat = 0 s/d !!! In normal use, most times during the day, it is 3 or 12 down.3 o'clock down (standing with arm hanging down) = -15 s/d12 o'clock down (sitting at a desk with forearm on the the desk = -15 s/d9/15/24: Watch #2 ... Up till now, I worn the watch 24/7. I reduced the total average over 64 hours, by letting it lie flat for 8 hours last night, to 9.75 s/d. So, how you wear the watch matters a lot. Different for everybody. Some only when they go out, otherwise lie flat. Some 24/7.WRIST STRAP:Comes with a single strap 3 ring Zulu strap. Heavy coarse woven nylon instead of the lighter weight NATO strap. Hardware larger and more heavy duty oval ring compared to a rectangular shaped ring NATO strap. The single strap is quite thick and fits around the spring bars and case tight. The risk of the watch slipping off when removed from the wrist. The tip end of the strap has 2 raised stitching bumps making it more difficult to just slide through the gap between the case and spring bar. The thickness, stiffness, and heavy hardware conveys confidence and robustness. I wish the holes are closer for better resolution in adjustment. One hole is too tight, the next hole is too loose.9/4/24: It's my first time using a Zulu or NATO strap. This Zulu strap keeps the bottom of the watch case off my skin. No more uncomfortable sweat sticking. The strap is breathable makes the skin feels a lot more comfortable than a metal bracelet, or thin tight weaved NATO/Zulu strap, or leather that is tight to the skin.9/14/24: The PIN on the strap buckle does not swing back far enough to allow clearance for the strap to feed through easily. Have to pick it with my finger tip to pull it back for clearance. The slot opening on the strap for the pin to come through was not folded at the right place before stitching. Getting the watch on/off is annoying. Both watch #1 & #2 had the same problem, although strap #1 was not as severe. Annoying. Will do some surgery with a fine tip soldering iron to open up that slot.CASE:I was expecting a weird lightness to the watch but it is heavier than my anticipation. I like the offset crown offset at the 4 o'clock position. Does not dig into my wrist like all my previous watches. My first 'ding' against a kitchen stone countertop left a "shine" mark at the raised edge by the glass that cannot be rub out. That is OK with me ... character. The recessed glass saved the otherwise impact to it. Subjectively, the case looks good. Added a 31mm tempered glass protector for the crystal. Purchased from AliExpress. About $2. Thickness of the glass almost came up to the height of the case rim. Clarity is great. Cannot tell that there is an added glass on top of the crystal.DIAL FACE:I specifically wanted a 13-24 (actually preferred a 00-23) marking. This watch has it. The 1-12 is large font. The 13-24 font is too small. It is my biggest annoyance. The minutes marking ... 5, 10, 15 ... etc., is not necessary. It's font is even smaller. Too tiny, why bother.LUME:Not that good. Not bright and not last a long time.SPRING BAR:Each side has TWO pairs of holes for the spring bar. Not sure why. Maybe I can fit 2 spring bars on each side for some security redundance. We'll see.

Just unboxed and for those that are into packing materials. These are well thought out and kind of “neat”. Playing on the fact they are a Chinese company shipping from factory in the mainland, it comes in a miniature plastic shipping container. It’s cute. Initial impressions of the watch are this is a very high quality build. The strap is thick and well made. I got the retro noir color way and it’s high viz enough for me. It doesn’t disappoint for $103 shipped. The seiko movement is a known entity and has been around for a while. It set juts fine and was ticking when it arrived presumably from the motion of shipping and handling. The only improvement I’d ask for and would upgrade to would be fixed lugs.After wearing several weeks. It’s comfortable enough. I can’t comment on durability because I don’t wear a watch during vigorous activity but there’s not been any issues thus far. If’s light enough to disappear on your wrist. I’ve got big hands/wrists/forearms and the 40mm size doesn’t seem to look odd or out of place. On that note however, I’m burly, the strap while certainly long enough doesn’t leave a whole lot of “tail”. It’s high enough quality I don’t feel the need to replace it. Just bare this in mind if you’re a bigger fellow and like to do the tucking and folding of the strap through the loops. It’s a nice strap, just not enormous as well. That about covers it. Good watch, trusted movement, company seems to have produced a good product.

Love the features of this watch ! Fits my 7 3/4" wrist comfortably and looks good. Some commented on the stiffness of the nylon band, but I find it very comfortable and secure. Saphire crystal, screw down crown, titanium case rated to 100m, and Seiko movement....what's not to like at this price point. Keeps time within a couple seconds per day without regulation. Only weakness is the lume brightness. Not so easy to read in the dark after a short time.Extremely happy with the value of this watch overall and would rate it 4.5

Rarely take it off. Accurate and tough. Love the design, readability, and hacking functionality. Very impressed with this automatic mechanical movement for the relatively inexpensive price tag. No question, it's a value.