Nivada Grenchen The Panda Reverse PandavsStraton Speciale Automatic or Quartz

Nivada Grenchen The Panda / Reverse Panda is widely praised for its value, offering direct callbacks to a watchmaking heyday with nice dials and cases for the money. Owners appreciate the finishing on the watch itself, with one reporting the manual-wound movement running at +1 second per day and a decent 63-hour power reserve. However, some owners desire a larger case size, and the clasp finishing on the Forstner-manufactured Flat-Link bracelet is considered subpar by one owner, though the beads of rice bracelets are generally well-regarded. On balance, owners rate Nivada Grenchen The Panda / Reverse Panda highly for its attractive vintage-inspired design and strong value proposition.

Owners widely praise the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch for its attractive retro design, TV-shaped case, and fun color options, with many noting its solid construction and wearability on smaller wrists due to its compact lug-to-lug measurement. Accuracy figures for the automatic variant are reported around +2 seconds per day. The meca-quartz version is considered reasonably priced and a good value, with one owner noting nice finishing for the price point. Some owners find the Straton Speciale to be a bit overpriced, and one reviewer mentioned smudging on the bezel. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch highly for its distinctive retro styling and good value, particularly for the meca-quartz models.