I have been following Xeric for many years now since I first saw them on Kickstarter many years ago. I was always hesistant to pull the trigger on a [relatively] new watch company. However I finally made the decision to buy some watches and I am glad I did. I think the best thing to do is to avoid the Mystery watch deal and buy a watch that you know you're going to be happy with. These aren't watches that you're going to buy and hope that it retains or gains value, but they will be watches that are really cool and are conversation starters. I commend Xeric for the creativity that goes into their complications and designs.