First a confession: I used to own a Stuhrling Original Men's 1.653335E+33 Lifestyle 'Winchester' Automatic Skeleton Watch. I have always been intrigued by skeleton watches and wanted to try one out but did not want pay Oris level prices. It was actually OK. I kept it on an automatic winder and it ran a few seconds fast over 24 hours, which is not bad.

The winding rotor did not have as nice an action (felt rough) as other automatic watches I've owned. I had the watch for almost a year and did not have any problems with it. After getting an automatic with complications, I ended up selling it. One annoyance I had was the hands were the same color as the internal parts so it was difficult to read the time.

This watch improves on some key areas. First, the winding rotor has a smoother action. It also has nice contrasting blue hands with decent lume. I would suggest hour lume markers or at least a 12 o'clock marker. The hour markers are readable and the guilloche pattern adds a little variety. It also comes with interchangeable black and brown calfskin straps. Changing the strap is simple; they have quick release pins.

This is a larger sized watch and stands out a bit. It is not over-the-top but it is also not too understated. I like it.