As an amateur horologist, I lean towards the classically revered Swiss automatic timepieces. However, I am always on the lookout to add to my collection when I encounter a very distinctly designed "fashion" watch. Some of them are very eye-catching. This JBW Phantom model is a standout. The reviews I read were mixed but mainly positive. I like the look of course and also the heft of the Phantom. The choice of arrowhead, lumed hour and minute hands, as well as the "blued" seconds hand, were all nice touches. I am on the fence about the choice of the sub-dials' functionality and color. As far as I can tell, the sub-dials are a pure adornment, in other words non-functional. The model I purchased was described as having "brown" sub-dials, however, they appear to be more of an opaline, graphite tincture. My only true criticisms are: 1) The unused dial space underneath the 12 o'clock position, seems unfinished (a moon-phase aperture here would have been stellar), and 2) the leather band, although genuine leather is a little on the "run-of-the-mill" side as is the deployment hardware. For a "high-end" watch originally retailing for almost $6K one would expect complete chronograph capacity corresponding to plungers neighboring a screw-down crown, top-notch Italian leather or even alligator in addition to a solid double push-button, butterfly deployment clasp.