The first thing many will notice when taking the watch out of the box was the sound of the automatic winding mechanism. It was kind of tinny, and definitely more noticeable than my almost completely silent Seiko 5. “Oh crap,” I thought “am I going to be able to put up with this noise for an extended period of time?” However, within half an hour I was no longer noticing the winding mechanism and had completely forgotten about it. That’s not to say the winding mechanism is completely silent – if you shake your hand back and forth, or do your best imitation of Ronnie James Dio in concert, you will hear the mechanism moving around. But, for day to day normal activity, to my ear, the mechanism is silent.

Interestingly enough, the simple motion of setting the time and strapping the watch to my wrist was enough to get the watch going. By the time I went to bed, some five hours later, the watch had maintained the proper time. When I woke up it was still running with the correct time. This was a bit of a surprise, being that I don’t think my Seiko 5 would have kept the proper time with only five hours of wear under its belt.

The Specs

38mm in diameter; 10mm thick; stainless steel case

Sapphire crystal

Sea-Gull Automatic ST1701

Water resistance: 50m (although I have yet to get the watch wet. And really, it’s not something to dive in the pool with)

Independent second hand at the 6 position

Genuine leather band that’s flexible out of the box. Not luxurious, but not cheap either.

Dark blue hands.

Condition: Very good working condition. Please refer to pictures for condition.

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