First Watch Terrible, Replacement Great
936276
This is five stars with a catch:  my son received this watch as a gift from Christmas from his grandparents. We had trouble setting it, and upon closer inspection I found that the light didn't work and the band was obviously worn for some time by someone prior to it being sold to us. The material was faded, and deep, discolored indents were evident. The material around the holes in the band was completely frayed and pulling away. The underside of the watch band was also discolored from what appeared to be clothing dye, kind of a blue-ish color, like you can get from denim. It was obviously a used and returned or HEAVILY used floor model. The condition was simply terrible. It was returned as "used condition" and replaced by the seller immediately.

The replacement watch that arrived was in impeccable condition, which is why I'm giving the product five stars. Everything works perfectly, no imperfections at all. My son loves it. I'm willing to assume that we received a dud on a fluke.
334656
Good looking watch, never worked. Recieved one DOA, called amazing they sent me a replacement, second one wqs
Also DOA. Returning both for a full refund. Its concerning that 2 of them didn't work. Buyer beware!
3364116
Ordered a few of these from Woot.com a few weeks ago for five dollars and zero cents. I'm glad that's all I paid for them! Of the 3 that I ordered, only two worked. The seconds hand was misaligned on one of them preventing the hands from turning because they would crash into the seconds hand and stop. Actually, the seconds hand crashed into the minute and hour hand and stopped.
The build quality of these watches is mediocre. The rubber strap is kind of flimsy and the colors on the screen are not too close to the real thing. The case back is an aluminum plate screwed to the bezel with 4 screws. I doubt that it is even remotely water resistant so don't even think about getting this thing wet! The watch is kind of difficult to remove from the strap so be careful if you plan to switch out colors as it's advertised.

The watches DO look nice. And the large size is very stylish. The colors are fun and my wife seems to like them enough. Personally, I would have felt really bad had I purchased them at full retail and paid more than the five dollars that I spend on each of them.

edit 1: I must give praise to the Crow company however. I contacted them via email about my issue and got a direct reply back in less than 30 minutes! Impressive response time and i'm awaiting a resolution to my defective watch problem. I'll edit again with my results.

edit 2: Downgrading my rating as the company has not followed up with me regarding the defect. I get the sneaky feeling that the "company" is one guy re-badging cheap Chinese dollar store goods and marketing them as "upscale" product. If you pay more than $5 for this watch, you are NOT getting what you pay for, you're getting much much much less. If you get a broken or defective watch, don't count on getting anything out of Crow in the way of compensation or resolution. They have a quick initial response, but very poor follow-up and follow-through.
387439
The bad first, and it's about the seller, not the product.  The watch came with all its packaging and looked perfect; attached was a paper tag on a plastic tie warning you that it couldn't be returned once the tag had been removed.  The band couldn't be opened with the tag still attached, so I set it and checked the timing after a few hours, then removed the tag.  Very soon afterward (like 4-5 hours), I noticed that the hour hand's relation to the minute hand was shifting.  Both were circling but the hour hand wasn't moving steadily; sometimes it was much too far forward, then it would slip back, etc.  The problem worsened for a couple of weeks and then the hands started to get stuck and unstuck randomly.  It was useless, and too late for a return.  In fairness, I got it for quite a bit under list price from the seller, but I was aggravated that there wasn't any realistic way to check for function before removing the warning tag.

I took it in to a watch repair place and there was a broken wheel in the works.  It had probably been broken when it arrived, and moving it around shook it up to really mess up the works.  $40 for the repair.

I spent the money for the repair because I really, really like the watch.  The sapphire crystal hasn't got a single scratch yet.  I like its looks, classic with the exception of its metallic blue hands, and since I got it fixed it's kept perfect time.  Also, I like owning a watch that _can_ be fixed, unlike Timex's jealous refusal to provide parts for 3rd party shops.
864802
I love the looks of this watch so much that I've tried three times to get one to work. Mr. Watch referred me to the distributor who couldn't have been more helpful in replacing the watch. However, I think there's something wrong with the actual workings because either the watch arrives dead and a new battery doesn't help, or it works for a few days and then doesn't. The second hand on my third watch actually went BACKWARDS for a few seconds intermittently! Too, too bad because it's a great-looking watch.
2426009
I bought this watch just over a year ago, for close to $200. It stopped working a few weeks ago. Randomly stops and starts, never being on the correct time. I originally thought it was the battery going bad. So I got the battery replaced, yet the same problem occurred. This put me just outside the 1 year warranty range. So now I have this really cool looking watch, that is literally NEVER on the right time of day...at least a dead watch is right twice a day. I tried contacting the Watch Co., which is who I bought this watch through, on their Amazon store. I got absolutely no response back. I contacted Ziiiro, and they said it was out of the 1 year warranty and I'd have to pay for repairs, along with shipping to and from, and insurance, and it'd take about 14 days just to "assess the damage". I have watches that a far less nice, far less expensive, and work far better. I'd expect more out of a $200 watch. Bottom line, looks cool, but that's about it.
1356854
I was so excited for this watch, it will be my second Russian diver.  When I finally got it I strapped it on, set the time, and admired this beauty.  It's a stunning watch, although I can't help but think it feels slightly "cheaper" than my other Russian diver (0060).  It's so beautiful, in fact, that I couldn't even give it one star despite not working.  The minute hand finds itself stuck, sometimes twitching like it wants to move, but rarely succeeding.  After an hour, my time is way off.  Will be sending back, and reviewing again once replaced.

Updated on 01/29/11

I received a replacement watch in a very quick manner, and I am now incredibly pleased.  Everything is working fine, and the watch is keeping time like a champ.  Haven't had a chance to test out the longevity of the tritnite lume, but it was glowing incredibly bright in a dark room after being outside.  There are a few scuffs on the band, that I also noticed with the first watch, and thought should be noted.  The color of the watch itself is nice and dark, which is what I was looking for.  It looks amazing.
2044407
I boought this watch in 2008 for my father's birthday. When it arrived I was very impressed with not only the watch itself but the substantial packaging and presentation. Best 100 bucks I could have spent, or so I thought. I saw my dad recently and the watch looks terrible. Specifically the glass is fogged up and hazy making viewing the face very difficult. In the interest of full disclosure, my father lives near the ocean so the watch is exposed to a lot of salt water. But this is billed as a diver's watch. How could it not withstand salt water?! You really do get what you pay for.
1504055
My wife bought me this watch as an engagement gift.  My initial impression was that the watch was a beautiful piece of jewelry; however, it soon became apparent that as a time keeping device, the watch was lacking.  In a normal week, it would gain as much as 2 minutes and need to be reset repeatedly.  Approximately 8 months after purchase, part of the bezel fell off and was lost since I didn't notice it until after it had happened.  I soon came to find out that nothing exterior to the watch is covered by warranty and Breitling wanted $1,900 just to repair the small piece that was missing.  No watch that costs more than $10K should fall apart, much less within the first year.  Needless to say, I will never buy a watch from Breitling ever again.
1549753
Experienced the exact same thing as in the review by WhatTheHonk? on April 26, 2015 - 19 months after his review. Very disappointing. Was truly extremely excited about this watch, and did a lot of research with the brand, and other watches, now I realize that those other reviews were higher because they lacked this design feature. How hard is it to use an adhesive that works, especially after you put all those other great features into a watch. Buyers be aware of this model. I have struggled for the last 2 days deciding what to do, because I like the watch so much. Open it up myself and fix it, contact Jiusko and hope they would repair or replace at no additional cost to myself . . . In the end I am returning the product because this issues really makes me doubt the entire quality of what I wanted to believe was an incredible watch. Very sad.  Please see picture to better understand the particular issue with this model.  ;-(
3008787
So I bought this for the Mrs for Christmas. She loves it. Good on me! At some point the bezel fell off. I cant say if maybe it was due to a sudden "shock" perhaps or if it simply fell off and was lost. The Mrs continued to wear it as I had planned on sending it in to have the bezel replaced. During that time the clasp that keeps the bracelet closed snapped. This I can attest to was due to nothing other then simple wear and not a "shock". I followed the warranty repair instructions, shipped the watch back to their CS center in Florida with a $10 check to cover shipping costs and received the watch back maybe 3 weeks later not only repaired but with an "upgraded" larger clasp on the bracelet. There was no question of "damage" to the watch or "this is not covered under warranty blah blah blah". They sttod behind their product and returned it within a reasonable time.

OH and BTW, its a nice looking watch. Its all ceramic with a Swiss made movement. I would consider buying another SWI product, thanks to their customer service.
i bought the Mrs the brown version of this watch which I do not believe is offered anymore.

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Swiss-Legend-Women-s-20050-BKBRR-Karamica-Collection-Watch/dp/B001B14QJS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Swiss Legend Women's 20050-BKBRR Karamica Collection Watch</a>
1194126
Ordered twice - first watch stopped working in 3 hours after unpacking. The second one works, for now, but ...
- paint/coating started to come off from the band after one week of wearing.
- got splashed while washing car - condensation appears inside the glass.
- numbers and hands are supposed to be luminescent - not in regular use; tried to "charge" it under lamp for about 2 hours, it glows ... for a few minutes. Cheap kids toys that never leave a room manage to get enough light to glow, but not this watch.
- design issue - watch face is too reflective making it hard to see in direct sunlight.

Definitely never buying Bering products again!
1477062
This watch is gorgeous.  The band was comfortable and fit well.  My first watch quit working after 12 hours.  Amazon was great and promptly sent another and picked up the broken watch.  The second one was not working when it arrived!  They paid to replace the battery, but several days later the watch was full of moisture.  I think I will look for a Seiko.
2179005
I purchased this watch twice.  It is a very nice-looking watch, but I had problems with the crystals in both of the watches I received.  With the first watch, the crystal fogged up within 24 hours of my first wearing the watch, and stayed foggy to the point I could not read the dial.  I returned the watch, and with the assurance of the vendor that it was a one-time problem, I re-ordered the same watch, as I really liked the style.  I had only worn the second watch for part of a day when the crystal completely shattered.  This was under normal wearing conditions, with no undue stress to the watch.  Still think it's a great style, but not for me.  I have since bought another brand and have had no issues whatsoever with the other brand.
2211879
I received this watch as a Christmas gift in 2011, purchased from Amazon. The watch comes with a little strip of plastic between the crown/stem and the watch case that is supposed to prevent the watch from running (thus depleting the battery) until the strip is removed by the owner. I followed the instructions for removing the strip, and pressed in the crown/stem in order to activate the watch--nothing happened. The second hand would not move no matter how many times I repeated the process. I called the manufacturer and they said that most likely the battery was dead, but that to attempt to replace it myself would invalidate the warranty, so the best thing to do would be to return it to Amazon for a replacement. I contacted Amazon, requested a return authorization, and a replacement watch. I received the replacement watch today, and when I tried to activate the it, I had exactly the same problem as before. It would not start running. At this point, I have given up and will return the second watch to Amazon so the person who gave it to me for Christmas can just get a refund. Amazon assures me that they will be removing this product from their website. Until they do so, I strongly recommend that you NOT purchase it.
930596
i love the watch.  i'm still wearing the 7 year old one i purchased this one to replace.  i made two unhappy discoveries, however.  one is that this one, tho it came apparently new in the box, shows signs of wear (splitting) on the band at a notch which is nowhere near my own wrist size.  i cannot imagine how this happened in the box, unworn by me.  it ticked along nicely until last week when i put it on for the first time and the time was off.  replaced the battery, but the jeweler said the problem was internal and could not be repaired by them.  i also discovered that swatch will not support watches bought on amazon.  so i have a brand new (albeit 3 years old in the box) watch that doesn't work.
3230558
Purchased watch #1, it didn't work. The second hand would not turn, so I returned it and ordered another one, because it's a nice looking watch.  Got watch #2, and it will not work either. Sending it back for a refund.