OLEVS Men's Automatic Self-Winding Mechanical Watch - Gold, Silver & Stainless Steel Luxury Dress Watch with Big Face, Date Display, Waterproof & Luminous Rotating Bezel - Perfect for Business, Formal Events & Everyday Wear

I have wanted an automatic (self-winding) watch for years, but this is the first one I bought. Of the well-known watch brands, I was leaning toward getting a Seiko, but even those were a few hundred dollars. (And let's not even talk about Rolex!) I figured for less than $100, and with Amazon's return policy, this was a good bet for letting me dip my toes in the self-winding watch pool.So far (after 3+ days), I like the watch. It's nice looking. I am not trying to fool anyone by claiming it's a Rolex, even though it is trying hard to look like one. If anyone asks (one has, so far), I say it's not a Rolex, it's a cheap automatic watch from China. But I like it. The size is nice, it seems sturdy enough, it feels substantial without being too heavy, and it works. I was pleased when I opened the shipping box to find that the watch was running. I took that to mean that it was self-winding in transit. The instructions for shortening the band are helpful as I had to remove three links. Although the watch came with its own tool for removing the links, I used one that I had on my workbench because it seems to be a little sturdier.For me, there are two big questions when buying a watch:Does it keep time?Yes, it does. I compared it against time standard and it gains approximately 30 seconds per day. Is that chronograph accuracy? Hell no! But good enough for me.Is it reliable? Well, after three days, I really don't know yet. So far, so good, but I guess only time will tell. (Pun intended.)============== UPDATE 2023-03-28 ====================I bought an automatic watch winder on Amazon for less than $30. I put the watch in the winder every night and, so far, I have not had to hand-wind the watch. And it still keeps good time.============== UPDATE 2023-04-18 ====================Be careful with the outer bezel ring. (Is it called the diving ring or something?) It scratches very easily. I can't tell what it's made of, but it does not seem to be painted on. It's almost like a decal that scratches off easily. I guess I scraped mine against something rough. The crystal looks fine, but the minute markings on the outer ring scratched up a bit.