I described most of it in the pictures I uploaded, but I'm glad I took a leap of faith with this watch. It's awesome. I'm a college student, and I gotta say, if I had an excuse to dress up everyday, I would be wearing this watch. Everything is very simple and elegant. I have a Sturhling automatic (Stuhrling Original Men's 182.33161 Special Reserve 'Millenia' Skeleton Automatic Watch), and like the Akribos, it's awesome, but the internal parts a little obstructed by the brand name framed around the watch face. This watch not only does have a brand name on it (it's inscribed on the rim on the back of the watch and on the band clasp) it doesn't (obviously) even have numbers on its watch face. This allows you to really appreciate the internal workings of the watch. Literally everything is open for you to see (along with those around you). Because it's mechanical, it also isn't as thick as the automatic ones you can buy, and it also really adds a retro-oldschool style that everyone can appreciate.

Cons:
The major problem (as cited on multiple reviews) is that the watch appears to randomly stop and the only way to get it working again is to flick it or tip it or whatever. It also seems to stop exactly at 9:15 and 10 sec. This is because the hour hand is placed too low in the watch so it gets caught on the second hand. This was sooo disappointing. Don't they realize they could sell many more of these watches if they could just fix that ONE and only one problem? I managed to fix it so now it works just as well as my other watches, but it really is an unfortunate defect.

Regardless. It's a beautiful watch in every way. It's classy but not flashy, and everybody who's seen it has asked to look at it ("Oh wow, THAT WATCH IS SOOO COOL!"). I would recommend that people really look into this watch. Online pics and reviews can only get you so far, but I hope this review offers a little more substance for others to use.