BODERRYMen's Watch Titanium Automatic Field Watch 40mm Military Watch Day Date Function 100M Waterproof with Nylon Strap Japanese Mechanical Movement & Screw Down Crown—Voyager

This review is for the Boderry Voyager (date only, black dial, NH35 movement) received October 17th, 2023. Sold by Boderry, shipped from Amazon. Price: $95.00.In a month of daily wear, the Voyager has run at -2 seconds/day. Not only is that well within the spec for the Seiko NH35 movement, it is much better than many of the Swiss watches with ETA movements that I own.The quality to price ratio for the Boderry Voyager is phenomenal:• Titanium case• Sapphire crystal• Screw down crown• Screw down case back• 100m water resistance• Seiko NH35 movement• Crown at 4:00 position• Swiss C1 Super-LumiNova lumeAll of the above are executed with a sophistication exceeding the price.There is no Seiko, Citizen, or Orient that can be purchased for this price with these specs.

Liked my white face khaki strap 40mm Voyager enough to get the red face black strap one. Switching out straps yields 4 nice looks.

First the good things.1) The watch wears well. The shape of the lugs makes it feel like it's smaller than it is.2) The finish of the case is excellent.3) The face is easy to read (in daylight).4) The NATO-style strap is very high quality and fits my large wrists well.5)The titanium has a very nice warm tone to it and it makes the watch look much more expensive than it is.Now the not-so-good things.1) Boddery's description claims c3 lume but the copy I received does not have any lume or barely any lume at all. Neither face nor hands will glow.2) It is very difficult to set the date. the pull-out position for the crown/stem is vague. It takes a bit of fiddling to find the proper position to set the date. I have several NH35/36 movement powered watches and they do not have this problem. This may go away as the keyless-works wears in.3)The date window is small and hard to read. The face would look better without it. The date window is aminor complaint and someone else may not have an issue with it. This has more to do with the NH35movement than the design of the watch. The NH35 is a workhorse of a movement and keeps the cost ofthe watch down.4)I also would have liked quick detach strap pins instead of the standard compression-style pins.Conclusion:Is the watch a good value? Yes, it is.Would I buy another Boddery watch? Probably.I'd like to see a version without a date complication.

INITIAL IMPRESSION: UPON RECEIVING IT ON 8/30/24 ... I LOVE THIS WATCH !!!RATTLING NOISE:9/6/24: OH NO !!! After 6 days, I hear a rattle inside the watch !!! Was it always there? I don't think so !!! Does anyone hear a rattle in their watch? Please let me know if someone's review mentioned it. Couple of people said it was probably the self winding rotor. Sounds kind of loud. It is a "clunk-clunk" sound (dial face coming towards me and away from me) rather than a "shwoosh-shwoosh" sound of the rotor spinning (shaking in the direction pf 3-9-3-9 o'clock).9/8/24: RETURN and REPLACE.The "clunk-clunk" rattling is just too much for me to tolerate. I really wanted to love this watch. Demoting from 5 stars to 1 star. I am giving it 1 star for the fact that low end mechanical watches are always an acceptable toss of the dice for the industry and its consumers. If the replacement is also bad, then I'll take away the 1 star.9/12/24: Replacement watch ALSO have the clunk-clunk sound! Downgrade from 5 to 1 star.9/14/24: Did more research. Apparently Seiko NH35, and many other movements, the rotor can move up/down when shaken in that direction, resulting in that clunk-clunk rattle I hear. Side to side movement will have the normal shwoosh-shwoosh rotating sound. So, per a couple of YouTube video, it is normal. Upgrading back to 5 stars. The clunk sound is still annoying. Although it is not loud. Only my OCD brain hears it.ACCURACY:21 hours since I received the watch. Slow by 5 seconds. That is considered good since I read that mechanical automatic watches are usually +/-30 seconds per day. My old Russian Vostok speeds up and slows down depending on the time of day and the state of the winding spring. So, different days different time loss or gain. I will check this Boderry Voyager on this issue going forward.9/7/24: Watch #1 ... 29s slow after 187h ..... -3.72 s/d.9/14/24: Watch #2 ... after 44h ..... -25.5 sec ..... -13.87s/d.Installed an app that measures accuracy and displays it as s/d.Watch dial face up lying flat = 0 s/d !!! In normal use, most times during the day, it is 3 or 12 down.3 o'clock down (standing with arm hanging down) = -15 s/d12 o'clock down (sitting at a desk with forearm on the the desk = -15 s/d9/15/24: Watch #2 ... Up till now, I worn the watch 24/7. I reduced the total average over 64 hours, by letting it lie flat for 8 hours last night, to 9.75 s/d. So, how you wear the watch matters a lot. Different for everybody. Some only when they go out, otherwise lie flat. Some 24/7.WRIST STRAP:Comes with a single strap 3 ring Zulu strap. Heavy coarse woven nylon instead of the lighter weight NATO strap. Hardware larger and more heavy duty oval ring compared to a rectangular shaped ring NATO strap. The single strap is quite thick and fits around the spring bars and case tight. The risk of the watch slipping off when removed from the wrist. The tip end of the strap has 2 raised stitching bumps making it more difficult to just slide through the gap between the case and spring bar. The thickness, stiffness, and heavy hardware conveys confidence and robustness. I wish the holes are closer for better resolution in adjustment. One hole is too tight, the next hole is too loose.9/4/24: It's my first time using a Zulu or NATO strap. This Zulu strap keeps the bottom of the watch case off my skin. No more uncomfortable sweat sticking. The strap is breathable makes the skin feels a lot more comfortable than a metal bracelet, or thin tight weaved NATO/Zulu strap, or leather that is tight to the skin.9/14/24: The PIN on the strap buckle does not swing back far enough to allow clearance for the strap to feed through easily. Have to pick it with my finger tip to pull it back for clearance. The slot opening on the strap for the pin to come through was not folded at the right place before stitching. Getting the watch on/off is annoying. Both watch #1 & #2 had the same problem, although strap #1 was not as severe. Annoying. Will do some surgery with a fine tip soldering iron to open up that slot.CASE:I was expecting a weird lightness to the watch but it is heavier than my anticipation. I like the offset crown offset at the 4 o'clock position. Does not dig into my wrist like all my previous watches. My first 'ding' against a kitchen stone countertop left a "shine" mark at the raised edge by the glass that cannot be rub out. That is OK with me ... character. The recessed glass saved the otherwise impact to it. Subjectively, the case looks good. Added a 31mm tempered glass protector for the crystal. Purchased from AliExpress. About $2. Thickness of the glass almost came up to the height of the case rim. Clarity is great. Cannot tell that there is an added glass on top of the crystal.DIAL FACE:I specifically wanted a 13-24 (actually preferred a 00-23) marking. This watch has it. The 1-12 is large font. The 13-24 font is too small. It is my biggest annoyance. The minutes marking ... 5, 10, 15 ... etc., is not necessary. It's font is even smaller. Too tiny, why bother.LUME:Not that good. Not bright and not last a long time.SPRING BAR:Each side has TWO pairs of holes for the spring bar. Not sure why. Maybe I can fit 2 spring bars on each side for some security redundance. We'll see.

Love the features of this watch ! Fits my 7 3/4" wrist comfortably and looks good. Some commented on the stiffness of the nylon band, but I find it very comfortable and secure. Saphire crystal, screw down crown, titanium case rated to 100m, and Seiko movement....what's not to like at this price point. Keeps time within a couple seconds per day without regulation. Only weakness is the lume brightness. Not so easy to read in the dark after a short time.Extremely happy with the value of this watch overall and would rate it 4.5