These watches are all a like from a Festina to Invicta and this Swiss Legend is the same CRAP!! I would save my money and buy a something that isn't made in China!

I'll stick with my Casio DW290
(made in China)

jonyen98 wrote:per the item description, a candle will suffice.

Except i can clearly see the "glow in the dark" markers on the hands and above the numbers... Now. It could be just white paint, i suppose, and i am not going to go dig for the manual because i don't want one. but its a basic feature and a high end watch. I'd expect it to be tritium. Just saying it bears more investigation before giving up.

If you can't tell time with those markers... well. better not get a watch with hands.

[quote postid="5105969" user="sfstone"]FYI: These things are huge at 48 - 52mm. They are designed as over-sized watches and wear a bit like a hockey puck on your wrist.

Thanks for this information it saved me from buyers remorse. I have small wrists and was about to buy one.

cranberrysaus wrote:Don't bother. The so called "Swiss Legend" is a company based in Florida.

Like Invicta, they pretend to sell high quality watches by severely marking up the retail price and selling them at a huge "discount".

In reality, these watches are a hit and miss when it comes to quality, and customer service is usually horrible, if existent.

Pass on this and buy a Citizen or a Seiko.

On a completely different price point than Citizen or Seiko, I have always found Timex to make a very good watch. $30 will get you a watch that will last you for years and it's cheap enough that you don't have to worry about being a bit rough with it.

squirrrl wrote:This watch is 10 minutes slow.

Just let it wind down to a stop. It will be dead accurate twice a day.

squirrrl wrote:This watch is 10 minutes slow.

It is right at least twice a day!

Pazuzu wrote:That's not correct. There are two labels that are regulated, "Swiss Movement" and "Swiss Made". Both require 51% sourced as Swiss, but the movement designation only applies to the...well, the movement, the guts of the watch. Swiss Made includes the case, crystal, and (I'm pretty sure) bracelet.

A watch that satisfies the condition of the movement being swiss made will be indicaetd with the term 'swiss movement'. using the term 'swiss made movement' could just be a way to circumvent the rules the same way 'swiss movt' does.

Tomorrow's woot will probably be a typewriter.

I guess this is how you post here. I think WOOT has this watch confused with something else because a new one direct from the dealer is $112.00

jseureau wrote:These watches are all a like from a Festina to Invicta and this Swiss Legend is the same CRAP!! I would save my money and buy a something that isn't made in China!

I found a nice Seiko eco drive stainless steel for $35.00 on E Bay.

ecurbyy wrote:I found a nice Seiko eco drive stainless steel for $35.00 on E Bay.

"Eco-Drive" is Citizen. Seiko makes "Kinetic". One gets its power from light on the face of the watch, the other from movement of the wrist charging a capacitor.

So, what did you really find?

this is not a watch... its a travesty.

Pazuzu wrote:I dunno, my Invicta has a Swiss movement. Of course, NO watch at $65 has a Swiss movement, but Invicta, Sturhling, Swiss Legend and others DO make watches with Swiss movements, in the appropriate price range.

No they don't, lots of legitimate jewelers and retailers have tried to check the provenance on Invicta and the other junk brands claims and unfortunately for the consumers none have been able to locate any source for the movements, or any part thereof, outside of China. The stamps on the cases are completely fraudulent, and it should be noted that Invicta is currently being investigated by the Swiss Federation for their fraudulent claims.

Is it compatible with Mac?

*rimshot*

Buying a "dive" watch that is only water resistant, not water proof is playing with fire. It would suck to have to cut a day of diving short because your water resistant watch crapped out on you. If you buy, don't do so with the intent of using it as a dive watch despite the description.

Otherwise, its not a $395 watch anywhere...seriously woot!, stop inflating these MSRP prices.

They all have big watches!

cranberrysaus wrote:Don't bother. The so called "Swiss Legend" is a company based in Florida.

Like Invicta, they pretend to sell high quality watches by severely marking up the retail price and selling them at a huge "discount".

In reality, these watches are a hit and miss when it comes to quality, and customer service is usually horrible, if existent.

Pass on this and buy a Citizen or a Seiko.

This. Citizen and Seiko are reliable inexpensive watches. Hell, even Timex throws out some nice stuff for under $40. If you want quality, Tissot, Tag and a plethora of others await you but they cost more than a couple pizzas.

I don't trust companies that set ridiculous list prices then always have a sale for 75% or more off. It makes me think that their products are crap, like costume jewelry from the home shopping network.

It's extremely disappointing to see Woot advertising a "sale" such as this. Artificially inflated MSRPs don't belong in an educated marketplace.

If the Woot masterminds are repeating this kind of nonsense it means that either they didn't do proper research into the item they're selling, or that they don't respect their customers. It's a real blemish on this website's reputation.

blaker128 wrote:No they don't, lots of legitimate jewelers and retailers have tried to check the provenance on Invicta and the other junk brands claims and unfortunately for the consumers none have been able to locate any source for the movements, or any part thereof, outside of China. The stamps on the cases are completely fraudulent, and it should be noted that Invicta is currently being investigated by the Swiss Federation for their fraudulent claims.

I highly doubt that "lots of legitimate jewelers" have tried that, since there are several Invictas with ETA movements inside. you can see them right there through the back crystal. Mine has one. If "lots of legitimate jewelers" cannot identify the most common Swiss movement out there, then the need to close up shop and move to another field of work.

Any else still waiting on shipping?!

Pazuzu wrote:I highly doubt that "lots of legitimate jewelers" have tried that, since there are several Invictas with ETA movements inside. you can see them right there through the back crystal. Mine has one. If "lots of legitimate jewelers" cannot identify the most common Swiss movement out there, then the need to close up shop and move to another field of work.

The kid who cleans my office has a a Rolex Seamaster he wants to sell me for 100 bucks, I mean it says it right there on the dial so its legit right?

man, whats up with the delayed shipping? I got another woot on the same day but 4 hours later and just received it. this thing still hasnt shipped.

blaker128 wrote:The kid who cleans my office has a a Rolex Seamaster he wants to sell me for 100 bucks, I mean it says it right there on the dial so its legit right?

You can SEE the movement inside and SEE that it is a Swiss ETA movement. If you were a "legitimate jeweler" you could remove the movement and check authenticity, but for the most part, a fake movement stands out under cursory inspection against a real one. Oh, wait, you're just talking about stuff you know nothing about, right? Good job kid, way to be a contributing member of this discussion.

Pazuzu wrote:You can SEE the movement inside and SEE that it is a Swiss ETA movement. If you were a "legitimate jeweler" you could remove the movement and check authenticity, but for the most part, a fake movement stands out under cursory inspection against a real one. Oh, wait, you're just talking about stuff you know nothing about, right? Good job kid, way to be a contributing member of this discussion.

Fake movements are quite common.....
Look, other people need to know that these cheapo brands make completely falsified claims about their origin and construction. If you need to prattle on here to make yourself feel better about purchasing a watch that tells the world you are broke then go ahead, but there are people who might think that this is really a great deal who deserve to know that it isn't.

ThunderThighs wrote:We use a variety of shipping methods and each takes a varying amount of time. Our standard is that the item will be shipped within 5 business days (not counting the day of the sale) but often it will ship sooner.

So what happens when it doesn't ship out on day 5? Other things have been shipped so fast didn't even have a chance to wonder. What is the reason some take so much longer then others?

rkp12476 wrote:So what happens when it doesn't ship out on day 5? Other things have been shipped so fast didn't even have a chance to wonder. What is the reason some take so much longer then others?

ya, I've ordered quite a few things on woot, and NONE took this long. It would be nice to keep things consistent. You guys almost all the time ship things fast, and then you guys pull something like this, my OCD goes on overdrive. So please, SHIP THIS THING ALREADY!

cranberrysaus wrote:Don't bother. The so called "Swiss Legend" is a company based in Florida.

Like Invicta, they pretend to sell high quality watches by severely marking up the retail price and selling them at a huge "discount".

In reality, these watches are a hit and miss when it comes to quality, and customer service is usually horrible, if existent.

Pass on this and buy a Citizen or a Seiko.

Got the watch, thought I loved it. But it does NOT keep time! Guess that's why its called a "watch" and not a clock!? I can only watch it! Called Swiss Legend "Customer Service" which is really a grumpy person who doesn't give a flying care about me or the watch. Option - I can return it at my expense, plus include return shipping check or MO - wait 4-8 weeks for diagnosis...or optino B - return to Woot, lesson learned. disappointed.

This watch is junk...I just got it and the buckle part of the band keeps coming off. This watch is useless.

Mine arrived and seems fine. Pretty much what I expected. A big chunky blue watch for fun on weekends with t-shirts and the like. A cheapo for rafting, etc.

Time accurate so far, seems sturdy enough.

Want to point out that the back does say swiss movement and the crown IS screw-down.

Received my two watches, the blue and grey. Pretty disappointed since the pictures were not representative of what I got. The grey is much, much, much darker than the pictures showed and the blue is even darker than the pictures. You can only read the watches in bright light - pretty worthless. Since Woot only offers replacement for defective items and not refunds, this will be the last Woot I buy for a long time.

It SUCKS. Do not but these watches. Wore mine for five minutes in the water and it died. Do not waste your money.