Manly Watch in Casual Style: Nautica N14559G for $129

 

This Nautica N145596 caught my eye from Born2Watch eBay seller. The bezel at 52mm is large and the price, $129 with free shipping seems reasonable. 

 

Taking the watch out of the box, its black color seems to mitigate the large size. This is the "smallest" 52mm bezel watch I own. 

 

The watch is comfortable but feels light. It lacks the heft and gravitas of my 45mm Seiko Orange Monster, which costs about $40 more. 

 

The Nautica's movement is Japanese quartz. The second hand tics away and there are no instructions in the manual in disabling the second hand for getting longer battery life. But I may be wrong here. If I am, I'll correct later. 

Conclusion: The watch doesn't have the grandeur in fit and finish of my $159 Invicta Force or my aforementioned $175 Seiko Orange Monster, but at $129 it makes a very nice casual everyday watch. 

Comments

[Gary]

Jeff - What do you have more of, radios or watches? I'm betting the latter.

You even have a miniature "watch pillow" for this one.

All kidding aside, you have some sharp looking timepieces.

[Jeffrey McMahon]

I have about 20 radios and 10 watches so radios still reign.