After much deliberation, I bought this watch as my first mechanical. I love the size (I have the 38mm version), I love the looks, and I love the movement. I've only had it for a day, so I can't speak to durability. After 24 hours of use (about 8 hours spent sitting upside down while I slept) it's 4 seconds off. I'll be curious to see how leaving it upside down or right side up overnight affects this. The leather band is a bit stiff, I've been bending it around a bit by hand to shape it to my wrist, and I imagine it will soften up a bit with wear.

Things I wanted to know before I bought it: The cover is very slightly domed, but not obviously so. The second hand moves in 1/5 second jumps, so smoother than a quartz but not completely smooth. The inside of the watch band has a suede-like covering, which feels very nice on your skin.

I'd highly recommend this watch, it looks very stylish, it's not too flashy, and everything I've read says it is a quality build with quality components.

UPDATES: The watch I purchased from Jomashop did not have a working quick set feature for the date - I had wind the hour hand around twice to advance the date by one day. Any watch not purchased from a Hamilton authorized retailer does not come with a Hamilton warranty, so I sent it to Jomashop for repairs (I had to cover shipping costs). When they sent it back over eight weeks later, the quick set function worked, but the watch now lost 15 seconds a day.

A year or so later, I discovered the water seal was broken when the inside fogged up after I reached into a stream to get some water (100m water resistance SHOULD mean this watch is sealed against a few seconds in 6-inch deep water!). The quick set function for the date also stopped working a year or so after Jomashop "repaired" it. At this point, the Jomashop warranty was expired, not that I would have sent it back to them again. Based on advice from a comment on this review, I sent the watch in to an authorized Hamilton repair shop for a full service for $210 including shipping and tax. After just four weeks, they had replaced all the broken parts, dried out the moisture, cleaned and polished every part, reassembled it, and sent it back to me. The full service also comes with a full 2-year warranty. I guess I learned my lesson: buy from an authorized retailer! This watch costs quite a bit more to buy from an authorized retailer, but it will probably actually work to begin with, and you'll have an actual Hamilton warranty that you can trust. I ended up spending any money I saved by buying from Jomashop on shipping and repair costs, and lost a lot of time while doing it.