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It's my first automatic watch. Had been working great until a few months ago, now it seems to struggle to keep a charge and occasionally sticks even when it should still have a charge. Need to find a place to take it in, sadly I've now moved from London to Chicago or I'd have just brought it back to the seller.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I hate to tell you this, but that's probably just a cheapo watch. Search Amazon for wood watches and you'll probably find it quickly.

[–] Sammy 12 points 2 years ago

One of my favorite watches is the cheapo Foxbox dive watch. Sometimes the price doesn’t matter.

(Altho I’m a cheap watch aficionado. I miss r/chinesewatches )

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Took a gander, and yeah it looks like it's probably an older model "Dentrily". Same designs on the outside of the face and the mechanism looks almost identical. https://a.co/d/5wiBb4o

I don't mind though. I like the way this one looks, and if/when I want to upgrade to a quality brand, I know the look I'm after.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Also replaced the band - The original one broke within a month, and the replacement they put on lasted less than a year after that. This new one is muuuuch sturdier than the stock genuine leather ones.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait?! Is that really wood? Or wood finish? Either way, very cool watch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The whole housing is wood as far as I can tell yeah. You can feel the grain on the face for sure