Stuhrling Original Men’s 97.3345K2 Special Reserve Operetta Automatic Watch Review
This timepiece, (Stuhrling Original Men’s 97.3345K2 Special Reserve Operetta Automatic Watch), is truly magnificent to behold. Not only does it have a stunningly handsome face, is automatic, and water-resistant, but it also has a moon-phase feature, and features not only a second-hand on the bottom of the watch, (instead of the more usual and slightly more obtrusive second-sweep that covers the entire watch-face in other watches), but — unlike any wrist-watch I have ever seen before), has a separate dial for the hour! Though — probably to encompass all its many features — it is slightly, (and I do mean slightly), thicker than many other watches, (at 12 mm depth for the case), this is truly an exceptional and outstanding, (and I do mean “outstanding”!) watch, by any standard!
Why then only four stars? Because — there is a mystery here, and I cannot for the life of me discover the answer to it. Sadly, the mystery is not just for this watch alone — but also for many other watches on display here on Amazon, and, sadly, probably elsewhere as well. I have chosen to give my views here, in a review of THIS particular wrist-watch, because it is, in so many other ways, truly
a masterpiece of the watch-maker’s art. Why this ONE “missing element” is, indeed, missing from this watch, (and so many others), remains a great mystery — at least to me.
No — this mystery is NOT the number one mystery in the world. Many things — such as how to stop global warming, what will happen in 2012, whether UFOs are real or figments of people’s imaginations, how to cure various deadly ailments and diseases, how to end wars and prejudice, (and the flagrant, thoughtless use of four-letter words in everyday speech), how to make internet gaming/gambling legal in the USA again, why taxes, Congressional pay, and CEO salaries seem to be going up into the stratosphere, whilst the rest of us are either poor already, or are “middle class and sinking fast”, and other vital issues — are far more important. Still, there IS a mystery attached to this, and far too many other quality (and even lesser-priced, “value”), wrist-watches. And I want to know WHY this mystery — which, unlike so many other mysteries, could be SO easily solved — has not yet been solved.
The mystery, in a nutshell, is this: WHY is this wrist-watch, and others like it, truly usable for only 12 -21 hours a day? What???? How can I say THAT???? The answer is simple — and sad. THIS WRIST-WATCH, AND SO MANY OTHERS LIKE IT — DESPITE HAVING S_O MANY OTHER WONDERFUL FEATURES — DOES NOT HAVE LUMINOUS, (”Glow-In-The-Dark”), hands!
Without having luminous hands, any watch becomes less and less legible as the sun goes down. True, one can always turn the light on at 3:AM, in a totally darkened room, to see what time it is on one’s luminous-handless watch — but why risk cataracts? A bedside clock could always be a remedy to this….but why spend extra money? (My own wrist-watch is a lady’s Timex Expedition watch — which has both luminous hands, and a nice, long strap, so that I can comfortably wear it, slightly loose, to bed. And know the time in the darkest of hours, WITHOUT turning on the light, and WITHOUT resorting to a bed-side clock…which I don’t have and don’t need!)
There are other “light-up” features for wrist-watches of course. Timex “Indiglo” is one of them — and I do not like it at all. Indiglo not only shortens the battery life of my watch, (not an issue when dealing with automatic watches, of course) — but it shines a bright light right into my eyes in the darkness. Talk about risking cataracts! (As for me, my eye-doctor says one is already forming in one of my eyes!)
So I am a great fan of luminous hands, (and hour dots — or, if possible, luminous numbers), on wrist-watches. ALL wrist-watches! I know that watch-making is a continually-evolving art, that the artists who produce watches, (especially high-end watches), are justifiably proud of their art and profession, and that any danger of radiation from luminous hands has been steadily declining — if not totally eliminated by now. So, I don’t think I am asking too much, here, to say, PLEASE, sirs — make watches that can be read, from luminous hands, twenty-four hours a day!
Adding this one feature to all the other features of modern wrist-watches, (and the great and amazing features of high-end wrist-watches), will solve this mystery, and make for happier customers. At least, it will make THIS customer happier. Much, much happier! Besides, adding luminous hands to more wrist-watches
will save on the batteries used for modern bedside clocks, and the electricity used for older bedside clocks. Not to mention the electricity people without clocks use, just to turn on the light in the middle of the night, to see the time on a luminous handless watch. This is admittedly a very small way to help the environment — but it is, truly, a very real way to help the environment. Every little bit helps.
Not to mention the reduction in cataracts, world-wide.
I realize that this review has a light, humourous touch to it. But I really am in total and complete earnest here. PLEASE, watch manufacturers — ADD this vital feature to all the luxurious ones on your magnificent creations, whether expensive or not. Put lumninous hands on ALL your wrist-watches, today!
P.S.: A smaller, ladie’s version, (also with luminous hands), would also be very welcome!
Stuhrling Original Men’s 97.3345K2 Special Reserve Operetta Automatic Watch Overviews
The Stuhrling Original Men’s Special Reserve Operetta Automatic Watch adds artful elegance to any attire with its understated sensibility. Protected by a Krysterna crystal, the spherical silver dial is nuanced with rose-tone dot hourly markers on the outer dial paired with delicate Arabic second indexes in increments of five. The charming inner dial features two sub-dials with luminescent sweeping hands, a unique AM/PM indicator with sun/moon image, and a convenient date window above the six o’clock. The bezel is a sophisticated, rose-tone stainless steel with corresponding case handsomely etched in a striated pattern. Water resistance to 165 feet, reliable automatic movement, and a textured leather band fastened with a handy deployment clasp round out the Operetta’s distinctive features. For gift-giving elegance, this watch is presented in a distinctive Sturhling box.
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