DIEVAS German Made Vortex Tactical Watch with Rubber Strap

This watch as two features tells the time and it has a rotating bezel. Both features perform well. The rubber strap is durable and comfortable. If you want a rugged reliable comfortable watch this is it.

The Watch I bought this watch based solely on design. The face is a knockout! Pure readable time at a glance. I like that fact that it does not have a date (window) which at this point in my life requires putting on reading glasses anyway. The case is nice, CNC machine work at it's best. Pulling out the stem to set the time requires quite a bit of force, I hope it doesn't pull out some day! Concerning the screws that hold the strap to the lugs, the watch arrived with mangled screw slots indicating the wrong size blade was used. The screwdriver that comes with the watch is the wrong size for the lug screws, the blade is too small. If you try to remove the strap from the lugs turing the screw simply spins the other side. Therefore what should come with the watch would be two screwdrivers so you could hold one side while undoing the other preferably with the correct size blades. At over $1000.00 no watch should arrive with a mangled screws. If it had been a gun I would have sent it back. The watch is gaining ~44 seconds a day. I know I didn't buy a chronometer but my 2 Seiko SRPO43 keep far better time at 1/3 the price. This means I will be setting the time 2 to 3 times a week, maybe acceptable for the watches movement but not quite what I was hoping for. The Strap The strap is my greatest disappointment. Cutting it slowly to fit was no problem. Each cut shortens the strap by 1/4" (6 mm) which is too much. After two days of the watch banging the top of my hand I made the final cut. It just fits but I know on a hot day its going to be tight. What DIEVAS should have done (design 101) is stagger the clasp holes in each side of the molded strap. then each cut would shorten the strap by 1/8" (3mm). I notice from the lettering the strap sides were made with two different molds so staggering the holes would have been easy. Will I keep the watch? Yes. Would I buy another one? Probably not.

Great watch. Rubber Deployment Strap is too bulky, DIEVAS stamped buckle/latch too big for smaller wrists (under 7 1/2 or so). Leather bands are great but not for active lifestyle due to water and sweat. Nylon band works well but not substantial enough. The Vortex is well worth the price and you can work around the bands by buying another rubber/poly strap. For all the bitching, I'm very pleased.