Sunday, 18 December 2016

T W Steel - Maverick Chronograph Watch, Model MB13


Rating: 4/5

Review:
Good quality, very big - and expensive!



This is a huge, shiny watch which demands to be noticed.  It seems to be good quality but it seems expensive for what it is.

The presentation and packaging is very stylish: mine came in a large, solid faux-leather box with a polishing cloth and guarantee card (already filled in by hand).  The watch itself is very large (45mm diameter and 14mm thick), it is quite heavy and very shiny.  The mesh steel strap is good and easy to adjust.  This is billed as a unisex watch but on my reasonably large male wrist it looks very big and I suspect it might be too big on a female wrist.

The face is bold, clear and very easy to read.  The crown and chronometer buttons are proportionally large, which also makes them very easy to use.  The second hand is in one of the sub-dials, while the sweep second hand is for chronometer use.  (This makes the chronometer more accurate, of course, but personally I prefer a normal sweep second hand.) The quartz mechanism keeps good time and functionally it's just a good watch, with high quality materials and good construction.

Frankly, this is a bit macho for my taste and I think it is overpriced at well over three hundred pounds (especially with a quartz mechanism), but there's no doubt that it's a "statement" watch and is obviously good quality so if that's what you're looking for it may well suit you.

Amazon page HERE

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