Special Force 100, Titanium Strap, Titanium, 44mm, 105485

still glows bright, not a scratch on the crystal. have taken it SCUBA diving a dozen times with no issues. Light weight and comfy.

Watch arrived on time with no aesthetic issues observed. Nice light weight was obviously keeping good time becausse for reasons unknown it was already running when I received it.From day one the bracelet latch did not lock easily. After a couple times wearing it I noticed that the lock mechanism was not engaged at all and only the small safety latch was keeping it on my wrist. After a week of thinking it might break-in I finally contacted the seller.They responded quickly and got in touch with Traser who in turn advised that I needed to send the watch to a national authorized repair facility. Sent it to Universal Watch Repair the next day and after a week contacted them for an update. They informed me that the bracelet was defective and a new one had been ordered and would take about 4- 6 weeks to receive from Europe. They also advised that the locking mechanism issue was a known problem for years and that they had told Traser many times about it and Traser appeared uninterested in a permanent fix. Of course I was not happy to learn this and to learn that I would be without my new watch for almost 2 months so I spoke with Amazon and the seller again. The seller, S&W Group was particularly active in trying to pressure the national importer for Traser to do something and I was able to get the watch back 2-3 weeks earlier. Nonetheless Traser's indifference to a known problem is disturbing and I would say to anyone considering buying one....."buyer beware."Lastly, an oddity about the bracelet is that the links do not allow for any reverse bending and essentially it fits more like a solid metal bracelet than your normal flexible watch bracelet. Again, I suggest......."buyer beware!"

First, some of the photos in the Amazon ad are from the older 6506 model.This new version is really nice overall, I like it a lot, but it is titanium.So that means it'll be strong, tough, solid, yet still lightweight, but it also means it'll scratch and scuff easier than steel.Pro's:- It hits all must-have features (Sapphire, screw-down crown, tritium, 12mm or less, quality bracelet*, etc)- Very light for its size, but its not huge either, at 44mm it would be uncomfortably heavy in steel.- Nice dial, easy to read, second hand is dead-on with the marks.- Good looking (better than the photos), nice looking media-blasted finish*- Small/shorter crown that does not stick far out and dig into my wrist. A very welcome change from watches with uncomfortably big "knobs" nowadays.Cons, there are several, but none are really significant:- The finish itself, that I said is nice above, is also very delicate and easily scuffed or rubbed into appearing disturbed.Its fine media-blasted, overall it would be much better if it were satin finished leaving us with the ability to easily touch-up light scratches with 1000 or 1500 grit sand paper or a jewelers scratch stick.It's titanium though, its always going to scratch more easily than steel, they could have made it easier to care for with a satin finish.- The hands appear a bit small, they're a bit narrow, not really short.- The hour marker tritium vials are sunken deeply into the chapter ring, it kinda blocks their light emission somewhat, no secondary reflections to brighten the entire dial like you get with other tritium watches, particularly those with reflective steel inner cases.- The bracelet is nice, but the clasp could use some work. Its plenty secure, but its stamped instead of machined and is sloppy at the hinge. It should have a better (machined) clasp at this price.Update after a few weeks of wearing it.. it lost a star with me because the bracelet is worse than I initially thought.The space between each link is not wide enough, the corners at the ends of each link hit is adjacent link when it is flexed, this is why it will not lay down like other watches (see photo).If you have a arm hair caught between the two interfering links the hair is sure to be pulled, and it happens several times per day.It also does not flex enough to fully conform to my above average/typical wrist.If you have a small wrist steer far clear of this watch. On a small wrist the bracelet will behave like a solid hoop as it reaches the maximum deflection between each link.The link interference issue combined with the cheap stamped Ti clasp makes the whole package somewhat undesirable at $550+Despite that, I do still like the watch for some reason, I suppose because of its other pro's listed above, but the bracelet is getting harder and harder to overlook.I wish StrapCode made a nice Ti link bracelet...

I have Pateks, Langes, Rolexes. Why is this watch so worthy of mention? Titanium; very legible day, low light and night; very minimalistic; screw down crown: just the functions you need, that's it. I wear mine on a NATO.