Caluola, a Chinese brand whose watches are for low-end market, their marketing strategy is very successful, I have seen their most watches, very common, no watches have very impressive designs that will surprise you immediately once at a glance, not like Sea-gull or Fiyta or other Chinese brands, Caluola do not make diver’s watches and pilot’s watches, so their product line is very simple, men’s watches and women’s watches, mechanical watches and quartz watches. I found one common feature among these Caluola watches, that’s the low cost, which just in line with the finish and function of each watch.
I bought this Caluola watch one week ago and just received it today, the shipping is ok, not too long, the watch comes in a green Caluola brand box, with one pair of extra black leather straps inside. The watch looks nice and when I opened the box, I even had a feeling that the watch has a good finish as my Sea-gull or Fiyta. Its all black look is certainly the most important reason why I chose the watch at that time, full stainless steel made, and the black outlook makes this dress watch look more masculine.
The all black is absolutely not ceramic made, it is black pvd coating on the stainless steel, the watch has a big size, which is 42mm in diameter and is measured to be 13mm in thickness. Both case and bracelet are solid 316L stainless steel made, the entire watch has a heavy weight that is up to 166 grams. I do not want to change the black leather band on, the black stainless steel bracelet is a better fit for this watch. The case back is stainless steel, it looks silver instead of black, that is weird, that’s the only thing I am not satisfied with on this cheap automatic watch. The crystal on the center of the back shows the engine inside, which has black “Caluola” engravin on the decorated auto rotor.
Black dial has a layered structure, the beveled inner bezel with white numeral minute markers enhances the tridimensional visual effect of the entire dial. There is an Arabic number besides each bar-shaped hour marker, which is applied with white lume material, there are three small dials and two windows, but the dial does not look crowded. The small dial at 9 o’clock is useless, it does not have a function but its small hand can be moved by pressing the button on the case at 4 o’clock. Other two small dials, the top one at 12 o’clock is for month display, which can be controlled with the button at 2 o’clock, the button at 6 o’clock is for hour display in 24-hour format. I am surprised that the date and week shown at 3 o’clock can be adjusted through the crown.
I am very happy with the styling of the watch, at the price point, its finish and functions has also exceeded my expectations.
