“The watch is beautiful. I'm very happy with it. You can see the compromises that have been made: the aluminum bezel is quite basic and has some back play, the case could use drilled lugs and a slightly higher standard of finishing. The lume is relatively weak. However for this price you cannot have it all. The dial is amazing in that beautiful sunburst blue ice hue. The dimensions are very good. It has no business being that thin with that whopping 300m water resistance. I also really like the signed crown. The rubber strap is the best I've tried so far with that very smart keeper locking system. All in all a very good daily from a reputable swiss brand with a good sellita movement sold at a price at which other brands like Seiko only give you 4R's”
“The Montauk is well built and looks quite nice. It's perfectly sized for my small 6.25" wrist (I use the second-to-last strap hole). Timekeeping is fairly accurate as it's off by only about +5 seconds each day. The strap is nice and supple and is made of good quality rubber. One of the keepers has a nub that fits into the tail end of the strap, locking the keeper in place.
My only complaint is the keeper positions should probably be switched. I prefer having the wider keeper with the nub between the watch and the buckle. It wasn't a problem flipping them, however. I purchased a Bergeon spring bar tool along with the Montauk so I was able to remove the strap and switch the keeper positions.”
