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| Izod Diver Style Watch |
Sigh. I may have to root around in my watch boxes to find another nice looking dive watch.
Showing posts with label watches under 25. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watches under 25. Show all posts
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Watch Sighting: Izod Diver Style Watch
I recently spotted this Izod diver-style watch in a discount store for about $15. It's a nice looking quartz watch, but a little tough to find online. There's no date window. It's just a basic no nonsense diver-style watch with a rotating bezel.
I probably should have picked it up. But, the day was young and I passed on it. In retrospect, I think it was a pretty good deal. If I stumble upon it again, I may have to snatch it up. I'm kicking myself because it would have been perfect for that James Bond watch project idea I had a couple of weeks ago.
Sigh. I may have to root around in my watch boxes to find another nice looking dive watch.
Sigh. I may have to root around in my watch boxes to find another nice looking dive watch.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Watch Review: Men's Eclipse Dress Watch from Walmart
I recently had a chance to closely examine a men's Eclipse dress watch at Walmart. Made by Armitron, the Eclipse brand competes with Timex, Carriage, Casio, and a variety of non-branded quartz watches. The aggressive price tag of only $22.87 allows this watch to significantly undercut competing Timex and Casio models.
Eclipse Watch Style. This Eclipse by Armitron watch appears to be inspired by vintage watches from companies like Citizen. The double baton at 12 o'clock evokes that look. With a brown leather strap and a faint gold tone to the case, the watch has the perfect colors to match khakis in a business casual environment. It would also go well with a brown tweed sport coat for the professorial set.
Eclipse Watch Features. Even though this Eclipse is a rather generic quartz timepiece, it still has some very nice features like 165-feet of water resistance. That's enough to handle most splashes and swimming that happen in daily life.
Eclipse Watch Construction. As an Armitron product, the Eclipse line of watches is constructed to a fairly high standard. This dress watch has a stainless steel caseback, a base metal case, and a genuine leather strap. The solid construction yields a surprising 165 feet of water resistance. That's great for such an inexpensive watch.
Wearability. This watch fits my fairly large wrists with a little room to spare on the strap. It was a very comfortable fit--not too tight--and not prone to rotating around on my wrist. The leather strap was a little stiff. But, it wasn't like cardboard. I liked the feel of this Eclipse model on my wrist.
Eclipse Watch Size. I didn't have a chance to measure the diameter of this watch case. However, you can see that it is similar in size to my Pulsar dive style watch. That puts the dial in a nice contemporary size range without being overly huge.
Overall, if you are on a budget and need a dress watch, this Eclipse by Armitron watch should fit the bill. It is simple, straight forward, and perfect for the business casual office. It's also a great Walmart watch. For less than $25, this watch is a steal!
I really think the dress watch I found at Walmart is the best of the Eclipse models, but if you'd like to see some of the other watches in the Eclipse line, check out my first look article to see other models at Eclipse by Armitron.
Eclipse Watch Style. This Eclipse by Armitron watch appears to be inspired by vintage watches from companies like Citizen. The double baton at 12 o'clock evokes that look. With a brown leather strap and a faint gold tone to the case, the watch has the perfect colors to match khakis in a business casual environment. It would also go well with a brown tweed sport coat for the professorial set.
Eclipse Watch Features. Even though this Eclipse is a rather generic quartz timepiece, it still has some very nice features like 165-feet of water resistance. That's enough to handle most splashes and swimming that happen in daily life.
Eclipse Watch Construction. As an Armitron product, the Eclipse line of watches is constructed to a fairly high standard. This dress watch has a stainless steel caseback, a base metal case, and a genuine leather strap. The solid construction yields a surprising 165 feet of water resistance. That's great for such an inexpensive watch.
Wearability. This watch fits my fairly large wrists with a little room to spare on the strap. It was a very comfortable fit--not too tight--and not prone to rotating around on my wrist. The leather strap was a little stiff. But, it wasn't like cardboard. I liked the feel of this Eclipse model on my wrist.
Eclipse Watch Size. I didn't have a chance to measure the diameter of this watch case. However, you can see that it is similar in size to my Pulsar dive style watch. That puts the dial in a nice contemporary size range without being overly huge.
This watch is also not too thick. I'd estimate the case to be around 10 millimeters thick. That's a nice proportion for a dress watch as it will allow the watch to slide effortlessly under the cuffs of a shirt. This Eclipse is perfectly proportioned for a dress watch.
Overall, if you are on a budget and need a dress watch, this Eclipse by Armitron watch should fit the bill. It is simple, straight forward, and perfect for the business casual office. It's also a great Walmart watch. For less than $25, this watch is a steal!
I really think the dress watch I found at Walmart is the best of the Eclipse models, but if you'd like to see some of the other watches in the Eclipse line, check out my first look article to see other models at Eclipse by Armitron.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Exclusive Glimpse at Eclipse Brand Watches
Some watch bloggers and journalists spend all their time in Geneva, Switzerland, looking for exclusives and scoops. They go on press junkets to the annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) watch show. Only this blogger is willing to make the sacrifices needed to find a completely new brand that will sell thousands of watches over the next few years. While this new brand may never appear in The Robb Report or WatchTimes, according to The Millionaire Next Door, this is precisely the kind of watch that real millionaires wear. To find it,
I had to go where other horology bloggers fear to tread. I had to get the exclusive spy pictures that no one else has. I had to go to Walmart.
I slipped into the big box retailer under the guise of picking up a loaf of bread and some dog biscuits. Since these items were sold on completely opposite ends of the store, I was easily able to detour through the watch section. When I did so, I quickly discovered a watch brand that I had never heard of before. It was hidden in plain sight. It's a brand called Eclipse and it was created by the watch experts at Armitron. While I had to hustle home for a hungry hound, I did get a chance to take a quick look at these watches and bring you these world exclusive spy photos of Eclipse watches.
The five watches I saw were men's quartz watches that would be suitable for the office, church, and business casual work environments. The designers of these watches couldn't fall back on hundreds of years of horological history, call whole summers a holiday, and demand big bucks. Instead, they were likely challenged by the quality benchmarks and low price points demanded by the notoriously tough fashion buyers at the world's most famous big box store.
The resulting watches look nice, are most likely quite reliable, and were priced to move at only $22.84. The first of these watches mixed silver tones and gold tones quite effectively in a water resistant, quartz-movement, package.
The second watch was the Eclipse take on the basic field watch with a genuine leather band. It was quite readable, offered 165 feet of water resistance, and even had a date window.
I love silver on silver watches and the Eclipse by Armitron brand obliged with this basic beauty. I really do like basic watches of this style and I think this one has a very nice design.
Of course, intelligent discourse and society sophisticates insist that every man have at least one watch with Roman numerals on the dial. This Eclipse obliges and has a bit of a sunburst on the dial.
This final Eclipse watch had a dark dial, a sunburst, a date, and clear, readable numbers. To me, it's not the brand's strongest effort because it has too many disparate style elements that detract from the unity of the design.
When I searched for the brand using the google shopping search, I saw that they had plenty of models to choose from at Walmart. At this price point, you get a decent working watch backed by the recognizable Armitron brand. They also seem well differentiated from the $10 to $15 watches available on nearby shelves. While they might not be shown or even worn in Geneva, these timepieces have their niche and fill it well.
I slipped into the big box retailer under the guise of picking up a loaf of bread and some dog biscuits. Since these items were sold on completely opposite ends of the store, I was easily able to detour through the watch section. When I did so, I quickly discovered a watch brand that I had never heard of before. It was hidden in plain sight. It's a brand called Eclipse and it was created by the watch experts at Armitron. While I had to hustle home for a hungry hound, I did get a chance to take a quick look at these watches and bring you these world exclusive spy photos of Eclipse watches.
The five watches I saw were men's quartz watches that would be suitable for the office, church, and business casual work environments. The designers of these watches couldn't fall back on hundreds of years of horological history, call whole summers a holiday, and demand big bucks. Instead, they were likely challenged by the quality benchmarks and low price points demanded by the notoriously tough fashion buyers at the world's most famous big box store.
The resulting watches look nice, are most likely quite reliable, and were priced to move at only $22.84. The first of these watches mixed silver tones and gold tones quite effectively in a water resistant, quartz-movement, package.
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| An Eclipse Watch at Walmart |
The second watch was the Eclipse take on the basic field watch with a genuine leather band. It was quite readable, offered 165 feet of water resistance, and even had a date window.
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| An Eclipse Watch at Walmart |
I love silver on silver watches and the Eclipse by Armitron brand obliged with this basic beauty. I really do like basic watches of this style and I think this one has a very nice design.
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| An Eclipse Watch at Walmart |
Of course, intelligent discourse and society sophisticates insist that every man have at least one watch with Roman numerals on the dial. This Eclipse obliges and has a bit of a sunburst on the dial.
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| An Eclipse Watch at Walmart |
This final Eclipse watch had a dark dial, a sunburst, a date, and clear, readable numbers. To me, it's not the brand's strongest effort because it has too many disparate style elements that detract from the unity of the design.
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| An Eclipse Watch at Walmart |
When I searched for the brand using the google shopping search, I saw that they had plenty of models to choose from at Walmart. At this price point, you get a decent working watch backed by the recognizable Armitron brand. They also seem well differentiated from the $10 to $15 watches available on nearby shelves. While they might not be shown or even worn in Geneva, these timepieces have their niche and fill it well.
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