Starking is a Chinese watch brand which I always want to buy from, perhaps Starking is not as popular as some traditional big brands like Tianwang, Beijing and Sea-gull, but the watches made by Starking have one common feature, which is very affordable, when I need to choose a watch as a gift for my girlfriend, I will consider Starking first, because they really make very beautiful and elegant ladies watches, I think their ladies watches are more popular than mens watches. This black one is the fourth Starking watch I am going to review, it also has a sleleton dial, Starking really like using skeleton dial design on their mens watches, and the skeleton was indeed a trend for a while.
The black Starking watch is fully black, except the gold color you can see through its hollow dial. Do you guys love this black model? If not, there are other three options on the website, stainless steel case with black dial, black case with black leather strap, yellow gold case with brown leather strap. The yellow gold one with brown leather strap also looks nice, each of them is less than 60 US Dollars, very cheap.
I can not imagine what type of an automatic watch we can get at the price of 60 US Dollars. The watch is made with solid 316L stainless steel and then processed with black pvd coating, the case is 42mm in diameter and is only 11.5mm in thickness, you can not judge the quality of the case finish by those photos on their website, actually the actual watch I received looks better than the one shown on Starking’s site, the finish on the case and bracelet, especially the polishing and brushing alternately applied on the bracelet gives the wearer a good visual enjoyment, the watch gives me a great first impression when I opened the gift box.
The dial has a skeleton design, it shows the golden movement parts behind, you can appreciate the mechanical beauty from the front, the beating soul of the entire machine is shown in front of your eyes. The usage of the inner bezel marked with white indexes enhances the three-dimensional effect of the entire dial. I am a bit disappointed because there is no date show on the dial.
From the see-through crystal back, I see the golden movement, Starking did not make too much decoration on the original movement, which is a common automatic calibre made in China, the big snowflake sculpture is like Starking logo, it is attached on the rotor and will turn when the auto rotor swings. Starking also offers one pair of black leather strap for free, the gift box is small, but with Starking brand information, the watch and leather band are secured inside, a very professional job the Starking has done.
