The Syncro

From Straton -

Courtesy of Straton

Straton makes fun, good looking watches that are aggressively priced, and offer a HUGE bang for the buck. And I say that as a satisfied and loyal customer. More and more, I have become a huge fan of Seiko's Meca Quartz movements.  All the "warm fuzzies" of a mechanical movement with the accuracy and low-fuss of quartz. What has taken the watch world so long to embrace this is beyond me.

At any rate, at $499 this is a super watch at a fantastic price. And I'll save "value proposition" for the douchier outlets out there, regardless of price, this watch is dope!

Here are the pertinents, should you be so inclined -

• Case Material - 316L (Surgical Grade) Stainless Steel, Polished and brushed steel - Version E black is DLC coated (Diamond like Carbon) 
• Case Size - 44mm or 40mm 
• Lug To Lug - 44mm case: 49.9mm 
• Lug To Lug - 40mm case: 46.0mm 
• Case Thickness - 14.9mm with domed sapphire 
• Date window
• Movement - Seiko VK64 meca-quartz hybrid 
• Sub-dial description - VK64 left (60 minute Chrono timer) right (24 hour time)
• Crystal - Domed Sapphire Crystal -9Hands - Luminescent Hour Hands, C3 Superluminova 
• Crown - Screw down 
• Unidirectional rotating domed sapphire crystal bezel 
• Strap - 44mm case 22mm width, 40mm case 20mm width 
• Water Resistance - 20ATM/200m 
• Warranty - 24 Months