Yeah, I had a chuckle at the "the company traces its roots to Switzerland..." comments.
I don't know that I've ever so much as gotten more than a droplet of water on any watch I've ever owned, so that's not an issue.
I've been lucky with watches. I don't think I've ever spent more than $69 or so, and on goofy brands (Paulo Gucci? Really? Yup. From Shop-at-Home TV. And I put it on Flex-Pay.
), and the worst I had was a short in one where the battery would drain in 6 months. *shrugs* I just bought a big box of 30 batteries from ebay for a few dollars *laughs* so I'm set.
And I'm absolutely sure they are much nicer build quality, but the Seiko styles just don't excite me for some reason. *shrugs* It's a style thing more than anything as I take my watch off as soon as I'm home from work, anyways...and I work in an office now, so I'm not banging it on boxes and furniture in a stockroom of a furniture store anymore.
And I know the "MSRP" is a joke, but I've been following some of ChronoShark and InvictaShark watches, and they usually post Amazon links and the watches DO sell for more on Amazon...like, as legitimate prices...and it's not like they boost it for the day the deal is going on...one I followed was never below $100 on amazon for a month, and Invicta Shark sold it for $49.
In any event, I like it in the product photos. I'm also sure the blue hands will be hard to read, but again, I'm in a well-lit office at work, so I'm sure it'll be fine enough.
edit: I really do appreciate the feedback, though.