This is a Japanese quartz movement with a real leather band that straps to the wrist a time piece that’s not only timely but timeless. Bau Haus is a style created in Germany and I’m not sure people will recognize it as being such. Even I have to look it up to see how it correlates.
It’s a little on the thick side but it really doesn’t matter as it’s a larger sized watch. They did miss the mark here by leaving it as steel, not nickel plating it or give it in the option of nickel plating. But, again, some prefer the steel so I can hold that against them. However, I do like nickel plated items.
I’m not sure if it would have been technically possible, but to have the smallest square function as a second hand would have really animated this piece to the level of fascination of all who saw it.
Think you know how to tell time? When the big hand’s on . . . and the little hand’s on . . . Forget all that. First I thought this wasn’t working and then I had to look at it again when I set the time. I expected the big square to be the minute hand and the smaller to be the hour. However, what’s more important, knowing the general hour or the general minute? The hour is more important. So, it surprised me that the big hand displays the hour.
There can be a bit of confusion when the hour is half past, but it all in getting used to it and knowing this is not the run of the mill time piece. This is something that people won’t immediately notice, but when they do . . . Woah! They will take notice.
Another thing that isn’t immediately noticed is the watch stem. It’s not round but square. How unique is that?
You may not wear this watch every day but when you do, every day you wear it, it will be seen as a unique piece and showcase the personal good taste of the wearer.