Skagen Signatur Minimalist Men’s Watch with Stainless Steel Bracelet, Mesh or Leather Band

Some details I missed.
Alright, so this is a very nice watch, especially for the price. But full disclosure, I can’t keep this. I specifically wanted a sweeping second hand watch, which this is not. (My fault not seeing “quartz”, but also Amazon’s fault for their terrible search filter, which probably includes reviews.) Another review described the watches second hand as “sweeping”, which (admittedly foolishly on my part) gave me hope this was smooth movement. Its quartz movement, which is a per-second tick. (NOT high bph like 21600 or 28000 bph.) But, that being said, its very quiet, even with my very sensitive hearing. I can barely hear it at 5 inches away in a quiet room. I’m sure it would be inaudible at 20 inches down by my side at night when sleeping.Now, I’m not a shnob for quality, but another review said “the second hand is misaligned with the watchface” and this is true. Mine is too. (Check photo.) I personally could live with it, but it would be a bit annoying for actual accurate countdown timing.The leather band is nice. It’s 20mm. It has a tool-less release. It’s real leather, sealed thickly to a smooth polish, not fuzzy with hairs. The metal clasp is brushed metal, black. Nice touch.The case is 7mm thin. Not thick at all, something I prefer. In fact, the whole reason I bought this was the thin case, as I slide my arms in tight spaces often and absolutely HATE (with a passion) thick watches and arm bands that get caught. So, including the crown, I measured 41mm. Without, it’s about 39mm. Top to bottom is 46mm (from the top pair of rod-holders to the bottom pair). The leather bands are 2.5mm thick. Total watch length (excluding the clasp) is 9.5″, or 235mm. There are two band-holder loops for the excess band. The one nearest to the clasp is affixed to the band and does not move. The second one is loose and slides along the band. There are 10 notch holes in the band.The lume (glow in the dark) is okay I guess. It’s better than nothing. Personally, I don’t understand the point of passive glow-in-the-dark lumes on a battery-powered watch, since the lume charge only last like 15-20 minutes, even with intense light. Like seriously, why aren’t all watched lit with tritium? It’s not even that expensive, like $10-15 for a few indicators. Also, coming from a smartwatch with tilt-to-brighten, these short-lived lumes are just painfully annoying. Any watch I get will get the tritium treatment. (Mixglo sells wide varieties of shapes.)Lastly, the glass seems to have a tiny bit dusty, and I think it’s on the inside. Again, not a shnob, I couldnt care less. Doesnt really affect my ability to glance at the time. But, if this is brand new (it is not, clearly been opened before), why’s it dirty? I wouldn’t mind taking it apart and cleaning it, but I know most other people are not willing to clean it, which is unacceptable by their standard.So anyways, it’s a lovely watch, minus those imperfections. I would keep it, but I’ve got some odd (lets be honest: unfair) stringently specific requirements for my time-pieces.

Beautiful minimalist watch!
I like minimalist watches that are thin, easy to read, and comfortable. This watch is perfect in all those categories and looks fantastic! The different colors of second, minute and hour hands bring some great style and interest, and I love the way the tick marks around the edge looks. The band is extremely comfortable as well. It seems to be very accurate as well. All in all, a fantastic watch, minimalist or otherwise.

Very happy
This is what I need is beautiful watch elegant, and I got very good price and my wife and all my friends. They really love it. Strongly recommended

An elevated basic watch
This is my 3rd Skagen over the years and they hit the sweet spot with their watches. They have clean lines, are slim in design, and good quality. They feel like the watch equivalent of mid-century modern furniture.