I cannot believe that Time & Tide is promoting this total POS watch!
Checking my emails before crashing...always up for a good article from T&T...then I see this headline and article...
Cheap Bastard: The Stauer 1930 Dashtronic is a digital automatic watch you can have for just US$179
Let me just say from direct personal experience...this watch is not worth $5 let alone $179...it is a complete $h1tball.
Never...ever...ever...buy anything from Stauer unless you like to see your money evaporate on shoddy junk.
I know we've talked about Stauer before - can't recall if it was @Santa_triggered or @Aurelian who posted, but they would tell you the same thing.
I'm just stunned that T&T would even think to promote this garbage...I hope they sold themselves dearly as it kinda feels like they've become a metaphorical streetwalker at this point.
Here is the proof that I am a complete idiot...
I really like chronographs especially vintage ones.
if i may ask, whats the problem in this watch? poor quality control?
It was @Aurelian - my knowledge of Stauer is lacking, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. 😂
Jump hours are polarising enough without considering the brand. I haven’t yet come across one that I could see myself wearing on the regular, but that’s a personal issue, not a watch issue.
I remember thé Aurelian rant. It was hilarious.
Some years ago I owned a Stauer watch, it was a homage to the Henry Graves 1930. To be fair it was well worth the £100 I spent on it. Unfortunately the strap was specifically made for the watch, and I knew at some point it would need another one and would have to throw the watch away. From memory I sold it without loss
It looks like a bathroom scale.
I accidentally deleted my Stauer review, which is a shame. It was some of my best work. I purposely sold the Stauer recently, at a loss.
The watches themselves are about what you should expect for a Chinese made quartz watch. They are not "value for money" or anything like that at any price, but if you can buy one inexpensively they are a garden variety cheap quartz watch.
It is the marketing that I object to. They are a direct marketing nuisance unlike maybe any modern company. There were companies whose model was direct marketing (catalogs, door to door) like Helbros and Sante Fe. Those were better watches compared to Stauer. Unlike Helbros or Santa Fe pocket watches, the only Stauer watches that will be around 50 years hence will be the fortunate few that were consigned to drawers and whose batteries did not leak. Their styling is a mishmash of unrelated elements. They are only pretty from a distance. Up close they invoke a feeling of pity for the wearer.
Jump hours are another thing entirely. Like @Santa_triggered I have never found one that I would consider wearing. They are the progenitor of the gimmick watch. I find them hard to read, which is enough reason to not buy one.
I accidentally deleted my Stauer review, which is a shame. It was some of my best work. I purposely sold the Stauer recently, at a loss.
The watches themselves are about what you should expect for a Chinese made quartz watch. They are not "value for money" or anything like that at any price, but if you can buy one inexpensively they are a garden variety cheap quartz watch.
It is the marketing that I object to. They are a direct marketing nuisance unlike maybe any modern company. There were companies whose model was direct marketing (catalogs, door to door) like Helbros and Sante Fe. Those were better watches compared to Stauer. Unlike Helbros or Santa Fe pocket watches, the only Stauer watches that will be around 50 years hence will be the fortunate few that were consigned to drawers and whose batteries did not leak. Their styling is a mishmash of unrelated elements. They are only pretty from a distance. Up close they invoke a feeling of pity for the wearer.
Jump hours are another thing entirely. Like @Santa_triggered I have never found one that I would consider wearing. They are the progenitor of the gimmick watch. I find them hard to read, which is enough reason to not buy one.
Just saw an ad for a Stauer watch yesterday. It was a typical VK63 chrono that you'd find on AliExpress, including the slightly misaligned 6 o'clock marker on most of those dials. The only thing added was the "Stauer" label. Amazingly, they sold it at pretty much the same price as AliExpress, I can't fault them in that regard.
But they sold under the label of "Jet-Setter Chronograph". That truly made my day. 😂
This is the kind of review I need more of. The heartfelt honesty is palpable 😂
if i may ask, whats the problem in this watch? poor quality control?
That would be an accurate summary together with poor workmanship and a poor movement.
I would offer to give this away to anyone on The Crunch who wanted it, but it frankly wouldn't be worth their paying the cost of shipping - it's that bad.
It was @Aurelian - my knowledge of Stauer is lacking, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. 😂
Jump hours are polarising enough without considering the brand. I haven’t yet come across one that I could see myself wearing on the regular, but that’s a personal issue, not a watch issue.
I think you might consider this one - if it happened across your path...
Just saying...😉
I accidentally deleted my Stauer review, which is a shame. It was some of my best work. I purposely sold the Stauer recently, at a loss.
The watches themselves are about what you should expect for a Chinese made quartz watch. They are not "value for money" or anything like that at any price, but if you can buy one inexpensively they are a garden variety cheap quartz watch.
It is the marketing that I object to. They are a direct marketing nuisance unlike maybe any modern company. There were companies whose model was direct marketing (catalogs, door to door) like Helbros and Sante Fe. Those were better watches compared to Stauer. Unlike Helbros or Santa Fe pocket watches, the only Stauer watches that will be around 50 years hence will be the fortunate few that were consigned to drawers and whose batteries did not leak. Their styling is a mishmash of unrelated elements. They are only pretty from a distance. Up close they invoke a feeling of pity for the wearer.
Jump hours are another thing entirely. Like @Santa_triggered I have never found one that I would consider wearing. They are the progenitor of the gimmick watch. I find them hard to read, which is enough reason to not buy one.
See my reply to @Santa_triggered - would that be one you'd wear? 😉
I think you might consider this one - if it happened across your path...
Just saying...😉
Ha!
I mean, I wouldn’t choose it myself, but if it was gifted to me then that’s different 😉
That looks lovely… definitely not one I would find on my travels though.
See my reply to @Santa_triggered - would that be one you'd wear? 😉
Yes, but I am years away from a JLC and there are others that I would buy first.
So, if JLC makes a jump hour I will wear it when someone else pays for it.
People buy this stuff, I have no idea why.
Live and learn.
Not to be that guy, but I don't think any of the watches in this thread are jump hours...jump hours "jump" instantaneously. These are, wandering hours? The JLC is some sort of hybrid as I think it slowly changes in a narrow time window...sort of like a slow changing date wheel. 6 minutes or something like that maybe?
This is the kind of review I need more of. The heartfelt honesty is palpable 😂
I'm just disappointed that @ChronoGuy doesn't tell us what he's really feeling about this watch. Somehow I got the impression that he plan on getting another one.
Is that a jump hour? From the picture, it looks like the hour just moves slowly from one to the next. They just replace the hands with a disks. Sounds like true jump hour would be too complicated for this watch.
Is that a jump hour? From the picture, it looks like the hour just moves slowly from one to the next. They just replace the hands with a disks. Sounds like true jump hour would be too complicated for this watch.
Exactly - it is not a true Jump Hour as @one.five.ohh stated above. Just Stauer trying to cash in on the renewed interest generated by that ghastly Gucci horror of a fashion watch the "Grip".
I remember being really ticked off when Gucci presented their POS Grip watch as reimagining the watch as opposed to poorly copying vintage jump hour watches from the likes of Vacheron Constantin. The press gleeefully lapped up the excretions from Gucci - reminds me of a brand that begins with "R"...
Perfect "White Elephant" gift if I ever participate in one of those (I have escaped for numerous decades so far)
Why do they list a coupon code that ... wait, these clowns just copied the bogus coupon code listed on the manufacturer site, although they were at least not gullible enough to include the unscrupulous and implausible anchor pricing (Reg. $399 [struck through]) too.
I just verified that if you add this thing to your cart, the "coupon code" is automatically applied. Actually this same code seems to apply to everything they sell less the precious metal (which is about twice retail).
Why do they list a coupon code that ... wait, these clowns just copied the bogus coupon code listed on the manufacturer site, although they were at least not gullible enough to include the unscrupulous and implausible anchor pricing (Reg. $399 [struck through]) too.
I just verified that if you add this thing to your cart, the "coupon code" is automatically applied. Actually this same code seems to apply to everything they sell less the precious metal (which is about twice retail).
Caveat emptor when it comes to Stauer!
I almost bought this on ebay but i checked to see what movement it was using and decided not to go with it. Looks like i dodged a bullet there.
Way back, I bought Invicta thinking I "saved" $2k on a watch, paying only $400. So yeah, we've all been there ... thank goodness for resources like this forum and Youtube reviews. Back in those days, all I had was advertising.
Ah Stauer… always lurking in magazines. My dad once ordered one and when it came in, it was literally four times the thickness they showed in the add 😂 we laughed when we unboxed it.
No need to diss on a watch brand. We here at the crunch believe there is room enough for any and all in our big tent. Enjoy your watches and don't look down on others... that's why we love the crunch
No need to diss on a watch brand. We here at the crunch believe there is room enough for any and all in our big tent. Enjoy your watches and don't look down on others... that's why we love the crunch
My father in law knows I like watches, so Christmas 2021 he gifted me a watch. Care to guess what brand it was? Yes, a Stauer.
At first when I opened the wrapping, I was mistaken that I thought Stauer was a company that made knives. I assume due to the heft of the small box it was a nice knife. I was let down considerably when I realized it was one of those cheap watches from the ads I had often seen in Car and Driver magazines.
It was a huge beast-- a chunky, ugly analog-digital that looked as if a blind person designed it. Not sure how much he paid for it, but knowing him he probably got it on sale. The watch is on Amazon for around $80, but I hope to hell he didn't pay that much for it. Check out this monstrosity at the link below.
https://www.amazon.com/Stauer-Compendium-Hybrid-Stainless-Steel/dp/B07PP4JD31/ref=sr_1_39?crid=24BI67DFSPF5L&keywords=stauer&qid=1683053639&sprefix=stauer%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-39