So my wife bought me the Vaer field watch for my birthday but I’m thinking I might return it or at the very least exchange for another.
The crown is ever so slightly bent and it is playing havoc with my visual ocd. It’s also a large crown for the watch size and much more prominent than it looks in photos. I guess because it’s a screw-down crown it needs to be somewhat larger?
Size wise, it’s kind of weird in general. I opted for 36mm instead of 40mm. I preferred the face markings on the 40 but I didn’t want something too bulky.
I used to have an American made Eddie Bauer field watch that was 36mm, very light and slim, and I would almost forget I was wearing it. Somehow, the Vaer looks small on the wrist but is very dense and has a considerable heft. Might be heavier than my 38mm Seiko 5 auto.
Anyhow, don’t know what I’m going to do going forward. The Vaer feels solid and the movement seems likewise. The bands that it came with are kinda ass but could be swapped. I like that it’s legitimately waterproof. I wanted a quartz watch because I wanted something to set and forget.
I’d probably get used to the feel and size but given what my wife paid, I’m a little disappointed my initial impression wasn’t more effusive. (I initially asked for a sub $50 beater and she was insistent on getting something nicer). I still think my Seiko is a cooler watch but it’s sort of falling apart at this point and again, I’m sort of over dealing with an automatic (especially with sporadic watch wearing).
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