Price: $170.00 - $109.46
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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 2.91 x 5.75 x 4.8 inches; 8.8 ounces
Item model number : FS5251SET
Department : Men
Batteries : 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Date First Available : October 14, 2016
Manufacturer : Fossil Watches
ASIN : B01L3AZ5VE
Country of Origin : China
Customers say
Customers appreciate the watch’s attractive look, good quality, and value for money. They find it comfortable to wear. However, opinions differ on its durability, size, functionality, and weight.
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13 reviews for Fossil Men’s Machine Quartz Stainless Steel Chronograph Watch
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Original price was: $170.00.$109.46Current price is: $109.46.
Stacy Madaras –
Perfect gift!
Got this for my husband for Xmas this year. He loves it. The watch and bracelet are both great quality. Very comfortable and stylish!
Nick –
It’s a great watch
It works great for telling time and it’s stylish.
Amazon Customer –
Honest Review – AMAZING WATCH!
– Background -I’m a 17 year old male who recently had a desire to get a watch. First place I checked was my grandpa because I had no idea which brands to look at. My grandpa owned several brands but his best watch was a Fossil.- Research -I spent a couple hours across the span of a few days researching many analog watches. I mostly looked at $20-60 watches, and all of them had terrible reviews. I found some trends with these cheap watches, they all had false advertising for water ratings and their bands were either faux leather or had weak pins in their links. Most of them didn’t last their owner longer than half a year.> So I thought, why spend $40 on a watch that lasts maybe a year– at best–when I can spend twice the amount for a watch that lasts way longer and looks a ton better too.- Metal Band -The metal band is really nice in person. Everyone says the watch in total [with band] is kind of heavy, but I have say [and I have a small wrist], it was NOT heavy at all. Keep in mind, this is my VERY first watch so maybe the other reviewers were comparing to their smaller lighter watches.- Watch Face -Most people here are disappointed that the blue accents on the smaller dials in the watch face aren’t pronounced enough, but I haven’t seen that as a problem. If you get a decent light ray on the watch you’ll see the nice blue accents at the exact color that is shown in the product pictures. The side buttons and crown aren’t big and annoying: something I thought might have been a problem. I assure you this watch is amazing.- Sizing -Some people here are disappointed about “having to get a new band” because the links are too big to make an actual adjustment. I don’t understand where they’re coming from because when I went to my local jeweler, she was able to take the right amount of links off and adjust the closest link to the clasp [there are 3 adjustable pin spots for the link closest to the clasp on each side] which proved to help fine tuning the adjustment [I had taken 3 links out because my wrist was a bit small]. The jeweler instilled in me that the watch may have to fall loosely over my wrist [where the carpal (or the big round bone thingy) is]. This was not the case, I was easily able to adjust the band to the perfect size even for my smaller wrist.- Conclusion -All in all, this watch is f’ing amazing. Since you’ve clicked on this watch, that means you’ve shown a little interest in it. Which means you are hesitant to buying it but would still consider it. STOP CONSIDERING AND ORDER IT ALREADY!Fossil watches are amazing and I’m glad I got this one for my first watch ever![ Might update in a couple months to a year to let you know how well it holds up. ][ Also will try to upload some good looking pictures and not from a 5 megapixel flip recorder lol. ]Definitely 5/5.
William Henry –
Excellent. Much nicer then expected.
The color of this watch is different. A lot of people I work with ask me about it. Keeps time perfectly.
Sterling Oliver –
Good little watch, overly thick band.
I got this one for work and it’s held up against being banged/scraping against other objects and it’s come out unscathed. That’s probably the biggest pro for it, it feels relatively indestructible. I like the watch design, it’s still exactly accurate after a few months of use.However, the band on the watch is overly thick, it feels super bulky compared to Amy of my other watches. The next con I would say is the price point for the features you get. There’s no glow components so it’s unreadable in dark rooms. The materials aren’t what’d you expect at this price either.It’s a simple watch, that looks good, but you can definitely get more bang for your buck elsewhere if you wanted.
WillyOne –
Exceptional watch!
I guess I would call this a Goldilocks watch, everything about it is “just right”. All fossil watches come packaged in a round or, like this watch, square “tin” container filled with a firm dense foam with the watch nestled in a cutout In the foam made to fit the watch. This container was placed in a larger shipping box surrounded by air-pillow padding, so you can rest assured the watch will arrive without damage. When you pop the top off the container there is a small booklet containing instructions for registering the watch w/Fossil and it tells you where to go on Fossil’s website for instructions on setting the watch functions, date, time, chronograph use, etc. The website instructions are very good. When you extract the watch from it’s “cozy bed” it has the original pricing tag attached to the buckle and a clear thin membrane covering the watch crystal.The weight of the watch is “just right”. It’s substantial enough to feel the watch is an excellent quality build yet it’s not too heavy. I have worn it everyday since receiving it and, of the many watches I own, it is now the most comfortable watch I own. The ‘patterned’ silicone strap definitely adds to the watches overall appearance and the silicone used is extremely flexible and actually has a ‘softness’ to it. I’m always concerned about silicone straps causing my wrist to perspire, and most will, but that has absolutely not been an issue so far with this one.The size of the watch is “just right”. The trend today seems to be toward large watches and, with the case on this measuring 45mm, it is large but even on my thin 7″ wrist it doesn’t appear overwelming. I have a number of watches 44mm to 50mm and they ‘feel’ large, this one doesn’t. I think the relatively slim, 12mm thick, case is what really makes this watch not ‘feel’ large and also a big reason it’s so comfortable.Setting this watch is similar to many, that is you pull the stem out 1 position and rotate it till the day prior to the current date appears then pull the stem out to the second position and rotate the hands until the date ‘clicks’ over to the current date (so you know when the hands hit 12 o’clock your starting at midnight) and continue rotating the hands to the correct time, making sure to go past 12 o’clock again before setting a pm time so the date will always change properly at midnight. Again, compared to other watches I own, this watch is the easiest to manually set. The stem’s knob is easy to grasp, the distance you pull and the affirming detent when you ‘hit’ position 1 is reassuring as it is with movement to position 2. Many watches require pulling the stem out and turning it to see if your in the right position and, if not, pulling or pushing it a little further and rotating until you see the action you want.The chronograph function is easy to initiate and use and the shiny blue hands on the subdial’s are easy to read. The large start/stop and reset buttons are slightly concave, which I think adds to the watches’ style, and provides positive tactile feedback when pressed. When the reset button is pressed the hand of the ‘seconds’ dial rotates counter clockwise one rotation for every minute that was measured until it’s returned to it’s starting position. I think this is unusual and, depending on the length of time you measured, can take a while.I guess the styling of this watch is what caught my attention initially, as is usually the case. The machine look with the knurled bezel, the large concave buttons, the layout of the face along with the blue subdial hands and the overall black coloring all caught my attention, and catches the attention of most people who see it. I guarantee you will get compliments from many strangers who feel compelled to comment on it. All of my fossil watches have proven durable, knock on wood, and I’ve yet to have a single quality issue with any of the three I own. Unfortunately I haven’t had as good of luck with the one Relic brand I own which is made by fossil and is a less expensive line. But I recommend fossil highly, and especially this watch.
Chad Trench –
Great watch, Great look, from a Great brand
I have always enjoyed wearing Fossil watches. I have 6 other Fossil watches and still enjoy wearing them. This watch has a great look and great function. I love the large face and wide band that goes great together. The graphite color contrasts with blue gives it a really cool look. Fossil watches will also last for years. Well worth the money.
Black panther –
I really like the quality
I really like my watch, thank you very much for your work. It’s my first FOSSIL, I hope I can get some more
Ignacio Cortés –
Altos estándares de Calidad en la fabricación del producto. Recibido en la fecha indicada por el vendedor!
Abel A –
Es un reloj sencillo y bonito. Perfecto para un outfit casual y relajado. La calidad de la marca es presente, llevo varios meses con el y con un uso recurrente. Excelente regalo también. El único contra que pudiera tener es en la correa y la misma pulsera que lo acompaña se resecan por el material de piel. Pero con un humectante para ese material y limpiándolo de vez en cuando queda bien.
Madeline Archambault –
Superbe montre, elle est très très très belle mon papa l’adore
Shreyash Movale –
Suits every personality.. Worth for money.Classic color combo if you go for black metal strap with bluish finish
customer –
I have a thin wrist and I loved the size and color. I liked it very much.