I bought this watch, Skagen Model 856XLBLN, a month ago because I needed a dress watch that is slim enough to comfortably fit under the cuff of a men's dress shirt without the bulge of my larger sport watches.

The watch itself is very attractive with a bi-level, blue face (I like the blue which is deeper and a little darker than in the photos). The raised, outer ring has "12" at the 12 o'clock and batons at all other hour positions. The inner face area is textured and contains both the Skagen logo and the day-of-week, 24-hour and date dials. The croco-embossed, black leather strap is nice-looking as well as being light and thin - keeping with the overall design.

The watch is powered by a Japanese quartz movement. Mine was 14 seconds slow for the month. This is within the acceptable accuracy for a quartz movement. It was easy to set the multiple dials as per the simple instructions (though the crown is on the small side). The second hand of my example hits the exact center of batons - something I like to see in a watch. The slim case has a very nice black plating and the case back is polished stainless. The lume is acceptable as is the 30 meters water resistance - for its intended role.

This watch fit the bill for my intended purpose and is moderately priced. There were two faults I find in the watch. Firstly, the date dial is simply too small and cannot be read easily - even with my bifocals. Secondly, the watch does not seem to be robust as in a sport or divers watch. The crystal in particular seems very thin. Again, I bought this as a dress watch. I certainly wouldn't play handball or use a jackhammer while wearing it!

I like this watch and it works for me, but I subtract one star for the date dial and thinness of crystal. I recommend this as a dress watch with four stars.