You only get one chance at a first impression, so when I saw this watch, I thought it was very nice looking:
I really liked the way it looked, even though it violates my watch buying rules:
Always buy Seiko (or Orient, Lorus, J. Springs, or something owned by Seiko.)
Don’t buy Gold or Gold Plated
Don’t buy open heart watches.
Well, I violated the rules and bought it, a Lucien Piccard. The fit and finish were very nice. Chinese made, by the look of it. 22 jewel automatic, with hand winding , no hacking It had a 24 hour and moon phase complication and a visible balance wheel. It also had a small seconds hand. Well, turns out the seconds hand was the cause of my problems. I was looking at the watch the day after and saw the seconds hand stop, then jerk forwards. Oh no. Bad pinning of the seconds hand. Well, if you can’t get that right, what else will fail on the watch. What happens when the seconds hand falls off and gets jammed in the balance wheel? Well, I didn’t want to find out and I returned the watch the next day. Crestfallen, I went looking for another watch in about the same price range. Turns out Tiffany (my wife) spotted this one:
It’s a J. Springs BEB006 sports watch. It’s made by SII, Seiko Instruments, Inc. SII makes all the spring materials for Seiko, like SPRON 100, 300, etc. J. Springs is common in the European and Japanese markets, but no so much here. From what I have read, the quality is just as good or better than Seiko 5’s and Orients. We shall see how it compares. It is 41.5mm in diameter and has a really eye catching look. I know it also has a nice, solid link bracelet. I think my review will be the first English language review, when I get it Monday, thank you very much United States Postal Service.
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