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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1421 in Watches
• Brand: Stuhrling Original
• Model: 173L.33152
• Band material: Leather
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: deployment-clasp-with-push-button
• Dial color: silver
• Dial window material: krysterna
• Movement type: swiss-quartz
• Water-resistant to 165 feet

Features

• Precise Swiss-Quartz movement
• Swiss Quartz watch featuring Day, Date, and Month with Genuine Moon Phase
• Built in an Oval case and Genuine Leather Strap
• Krysterna Scratch resistant crystal
• Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
Following up on the overwhelming success of the Aviator, Stührling Original presents the Aviator Calendar. In a class by itself, with a vintage aeronautical look and a world-class Swiss quartz movement, the Aviator has become one of Stührling Original’s all-time signature timepieces! The Aviator Calendar timepiece features a Master Calendar showcasing the day, date and month in the sub-dials at the three, nine and twelve o’clock positions; and that’s not all...a Genuine Moon Phase indicator at the six o’clock position! With its six hands and just the right touch of luminescence, magnificent Stührling Original dial-work, and the screw-down gasket-style faceplate inside a large oval case (38x41mm), the Aviator Series is truly timeless and will never go of style. Housed in only the finest 316L surgical grade stainless steel with a Krysterna™ crystal and a screw-down decorated case-back, it is water resistant to 50 meters. And now Stührling Original is proud to present The Aviator Calendar Pro! With all of the same technical achievement and striking good looks as the Aviator Calendar, the Pro edition takes the aesthetics and feel even further with a solid 316L surgical grade stainless steel link bracelet that can take the Aviator Calendar Pro anywhere anytime! The high-polish link bracelet is extremely generous in size and is finished with a beautiful push button butterfly clasp with the Stuhrling signature logo.

The Stuhrling Brand Story

With dedication to the heritage of Swiss watchmaking, Stuhrling Original timepieces appeal to the most discriminating taste at reasonable prices. The company has roots dating back to the 1800's when Switzerland emerged as the global leader in watchmaking. Stuhrling Original remains committed to its mission of preserving the high standards set in Switzerland manufacturing all of their fine timepieces in their Swiss-owned factory! Each and every model conveys an inimitable story with extraordinary style. You'll find heirloom selections for both men and women that even the most astute watch collector will cherish and admire.

In the workshops of Stuhrling Original, the unit specializing in mechanical movements, component selection, assembly, lubrication, adjustment and testing creates horological wonders entirely under vigilant attention of Swiss ownership and supervision. It is these workshops that produce the mechanical engines that are famous for meeting the highest existing criteria in there category. Starting with the main plate, the assembly process is performed in several consecutive stages up until anchoring the balance spring, which sets the watch into motion. Assembling a Stuhrling Original mechanical automatic movement comprises no less than 30 checkpoints, spread throughout the assembly process. Adjusting the angle of lift of the pallets, centering the balance-spring, poising the balance are just a few examples of these checkpoints; of which all are designed to enhance the performance of each movement. The movement must meet no less than seven criteria, including a mean variation in rate which is the highest standard in the industry in its class.

Stuhrling Original cases are distinguished by their technical complexity, their high-end aesthetic appeal and the quality of their finish. The watch cases are made from antimagnetic 316L surgical grade stainless steel, an extremely sophisticated alloy designed to stand up to intensive use. The rough parts, known as "middlecases" are blanked from a metal bar using a high-performance press. They then undergo eight successive stamping operations of a strength increasing gradually from 20 to 85 tons. Before each swaging operation, the middlecase is refired at a temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius, so as to temporarily reduce the hardness to a total stamping pressure of more than 400 tons. Finishing the cases then calls for fifteen polishing operations, all performed by hand alternating with nine baths guaranteeing immaculate cleanliness. Other components of the cases, such as rotating bezels or rider tabs also require a meticulous finish. The components of the cases are finally assembled by hand and rigorously tested.

Each Stuhrling Original dial has been designed to enable optimal read-off at a glance, while adding an element of artistic design. Stuhrling Original's dials are blanked from a brass plate and two cylindrical feet are soldered below to ensure security with the movement. Polishing operations, creating special effects through the use of vintage hydraulic German machines, and electroplating are just some of the more than forty operations required to make most StuhrlingOriginal dials. The transparent protective coating is applied in an immaculately clean environment before the various inscriptions are transfer printed using a gelatin pad which takes an impression from an inked block. On many of the dials the hour markers are either individually applied by hand or embossed into the dial and then topped with a special dye. The application of Super Luminova is performed by artisans with a nozzle pen connected to a high-pressure pipe which calls for intense concentration. Once finished, each dial undergoes careful aesthetic scrutiny under extreme magnification, as well as technical testing, to ensure it complies with all predefined dimensions and specifications.

Through meticulous labor, rigorous testing and examination of each timepiece by expert horologists, the vision of the Stuhrling Original timepiece is brought to life inside our workshops, where...

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Customer Reviews

Great looking watch, great price
As already said, looks even better than the picture on the web site. Move oval-shaped than I expected, but that actually helps with the appearance of this large watch I think.

Takes 10+ minutes to set the moon-phase, but once it's set it should be OK for good .. clever design. The strap is also clever, as you don't need to keep on bending the leather to fit it into the buckle like normal, so it should last much longer. Instructions were a bit obscure, but it's not that difficult to work out.

Some really good reviews for this watch at the overstock web-site :

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Just don't see how you could beat this for value, [...] including delivery to Australia.

Good Product-Lousy Instructions
I bought this watch knowing that it is not made by Swiss gnomes, but rather someplace else with cheap labor. Not to worry as long as it is being made by that labor to Swiss specs. I think it probably is. I really like the watch and don't care where it was made. I wanted a silver moon phase watch and this one looks good, with the hands easy to read. The only fly in the ointment is the band. Once I figured out how to make the band work, the band is no longer a problem. I have never had this type of clasp/buckle before, so this rookie needed instructions. The instructions are the fly, for a rookie using this band. They are bad period. I would rate the watch a 5 star if those instructions were clear. Not sure why they didn't just go with a regular band? I also have given the watch a stern test in wearing it when I golf, and my game requires a lot of strokes each round, it is still working after a months worth of almost daily play. I recommend the product.

Stunning
this is stunning. although it is already attractive in the pictures, it looks even more outstanding in reality. the dial give it a very rich look.

the strap has very good leather.