BODERRYMen's Watch Bronze Automatic Field Watch 40mm Military Watch Date Function 100M Waterproof with Genuine Leather Strap Japanese Mechanical Movement & Screw Down Crown—Voyager

The media could not be loaded. This is a very special watch made on solid bronze metal and unique style. Is a pleasure to wear this watch in any situations. Changing strap to leather can be used on elegant situations. Very precise Seiko movement. I bought this model and the GMT titanium model. Very collectable. I love the Boderry watches. Quality for a reasonable price.Now 2 weeks of continue use and I noticed that the precision on the time was a lot better than expected.After tested I was impress, less than one second a day!

This is the best bronze watch in this price range. I true value!!!

First of all, I would like to say that I was very impressed with the quick delivery of this watch from Boderry. The item was ordered on April 25th and I received the watch on May 1st. Impressive since the watch was shipped via air freight from China. I was also very impressed with the outer and inner packaging. The watch had adequate packaging to protect it from any potential damage during the shipping process and it arrived in good shape.Item summary: I was excited to order this watch based on the style and the good reviews that I have seen online. The watch had most of the features I was looking for. For those of you that are not familiar with bronze watches, one characteristic is that they develop a “patina” with wear, time and exposure to the environment and the oils in the wearers skin. Generally, when they come from the factory, the finish is pristine and the patina has not had any time to develop.Upon initial inspection, I found a few areas on the case that are already discolored and oxidized. The most prominent one being on the bezel above the 12 dial marker. I am not sure if this is actual oxidation or a scratch made during the manufacturing process. Additionally, on one side of the case, there was evidence of a fingerprint and a spot of discoloration on the crown. As I mentioned previously, I was expecting the watch to be bright and polished, free of any oxidation since it was coming directly from the factory.My first thought was to set up a return and request a replacement. After thinking about it for a day or so, I believe I will keep it since the patina IS a characteristic of this type of metal and any replacement I receive would do exactly the same thing eventually. After all, this is the look I was ultimately expecting.Style wise, the watch is very attractive. Per Boderry, the watch case is made of CuSn8 bronze which is marine grade and appears to be the “standard” for bronze watch cases. The case shape is attractive and it’s a nice 40mm diameter, not too big nor too small. The dial is textured and easy to read with an attractive dark green color that compliments the bronze case very nicely. The hour and minute hands are high visibility orange with a bronze “lollipop” style second hand. The date window is at the 3 o’clock position and the crown at the 4. The crystal is sapphire and recessed slightly below the bezel. Inside is a self winding and hacking Seiko NH35 movement which should prove to be very accurate and reliable. Case back is stainless steel which I understand is done since bronze can irritate the skin or cause the skin to turn green if it comes into direct contact.As I mentioned previously, this watch checked off most of my boxes. I’m not into bling or flashy watches and I am looking forward to the patina developing over time. While I am pleased with the style of this watch, I am not very fond of the leather Nato style strap. I find the strap to be somewhat stiff and bulky and the fit on my wrist is kind of wonky as it doesn’t lay flat. The strap is thick leather so the Nato style adds approximately 4.5mm to the height of the watch case when on wrist. The strap does have bronze buckle and keepers that match the rest of the bronze theme. I would have preferred a traditional 2-piece style leather strap with a bronze buckle and will be changing this out soon.My apologies for the long review but I wanted to cover all the main points and my initial observations upon delivery. I hope that this review will help to answer any questions that you may have when making a decision to buy this watch.Update 5/11/24: After having the watch for a total of five days, I unscrewed the crown to adjust the date and the crown failed. It seperated from the stem going into the watch. I made several attempts to re-screw the crown cap and realized that it had broken off of the stem itself. I initiated a return and the supplier quickly approved the return and upon receipt, will issue a credit. I did not receive any other offers to replace or repair the watch. The return is in transit, (to US office) and is pending the credit.

Nice! Looks great, feels great, the leather nato strap is very thick…Too cumbersome, had to cut off the retainer part. Also, the crown wasn’t installed the best had trouble getting the time set. (Pressing in the crown wasn’t getting the second hand going every time I tried)

Really unique looking watch and feels well built. I completed the look I was going for with a Jwnspa green strap with a rose gold clasp. Happy with both purchases.

I have the titanium version of this watch and its is one of my favorite 'grab and go' watches, and its lume is AWESOME. This watch is also a great watch but the lume is VERY WEAK. I had anticipated its lume being a bit less due to this watch being 'antiqued' on the dial, but the lume is almost non-existent and cannot be seen after just a couple minutes. The titanium version, the lume can be seen for hours.Also, the leather strap is very well made but it is too long for my smallish wrist and I had to 'trim' it a bit to make it fit better. No big deal as I have to do this to other things to make them fit my taste or size.I would buy BOTH of these watches again as the quality of the watches is VERY HIGH as is the value they represent.

Stopped working after a day with no damage

Ok, I looked at all the reviews and the dislikes I thought I saw were not true in person. I thought the leather strap was to light in photos but mine came a perfect shade of tan. I thought the gold rings were to bright in pictures but not bad at all in person. I knew the strap was way to thick with the NATO double layer under the watch so I cut it to a one piece strap and now its perfect. The watch itself is awesome. The dial is even better in person. My wrist is 17.5 cm and looks to be about the limit with these lugs.