i was looking for a nice, well built, small wind up pocket watch, and this hit the nail on the head. my wife bought this for me for Christmas and it is awesome, by far the best gift i received. as the scale picture shows, it is smaller than most pocket watches, which i prefer. the silver looks great, and the motion of the watch is almost hypnotic, i watched it for about 15 minute after i first wound it. it feels very well built and solid to the touch. this seems to be a quality piece. i would recommend it. as for the reviews that say it stopped working or it was defective (doesn't keep time), the watch carries a lifetime warranty on internal components and manufacturing defects, so the only reason they don't cover it is if you break it. i bet these people broke it and wanted a new one but they wouldn't send them a new one so they were angry about it. it is important to remember that THIS IS A FRAGILE AND DELICATE DEVICE and must be cared for appropriately. its not a 15 dollar Casio or timex watch you can bang on the table because they make them for kids and idiots, it is a quality mechanical watch. it is a beauty.