This watch is fantastic when you want something with style & a feminine touch, but nothing so girly as to have heart or butterfly designs, or be overwhelmed with tacky jewels. In this digital age, it's enjoyable going back to old-world mechanics. To be able to see the miniscule pieces moving about is so hypnotizingly beautiful and fun! I hardly lifted the watch out of its box and it was enough to wind it to set it in motion. It does take a little getting used to to have to wind it everyday when I'm so used to wearing watches in previous years that relied on batteries and required absolutely no attention. The motion walking around during the course of the day is enough to keep it going through the motion-based automatic winding function, but I have to wind it every evening or else I'll find it's gone out before I wake up in the morning. I give it about a dozen twists before I go to bed and leave the watch motionless for the night, and it'll stay ticking until I pick it up again in the morning. If I forget about it for longer than ten hours or so, it usually stops and I have to reset the time.

One design I especially love about this watch is the way the second hand sweeps around the face. Most watches have the second hand perform one tick per second and you can see the second hand visibly jump from its previous location to the next. This watch performs so there are about 4 tiny tiny ticks per second so instead of the second hand visibly jumping from one location to the next, it appears as if the second hand is sweeping along seamlessly all the way around as you might see with some electrical analog clocks.

The watch diameter is bigger than what you get with those $10-$20 watches from department stores (about 1/4 inch larger than what I felt was normal). People will notice it across a room, but it falls just short of being too big. For a petite woman with a small wrist, I felt it was still wearable without being too overwhelming. (For such a lovely watch, you feel as if the size is justifiable since it would be a shame not to have it noticed.)

I must admit, I am not crazy about the blue color outline used for the hour, minute, and second hands. I know it's to make the time more easily visible quickly, but I can't help but think it clashes with the rest of the tones in the watch and just wish they stuck to black or metal tones.

This watch has impressed many ladies with different (and sometimes difficult) taste. A good combination of design and elegance!