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Locke & King · James

Locke & King The James

$438In stock
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Case

Diameter
42mm
Thickness
12.4mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
50m

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
AR coating
Yes
Dial colour
Maroon

Movement

Type
Automatic
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
standard
Bezel
fluted
Bracelet
leather_strap

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02The community take

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Owners widely report the Locke & King The James is a comfortable automatic watch with a beautiful matte black finish, DLC coating, and coin-edge bezel. Some find the date window cramped and off-center, with one owner questioning its $400 value due to quality concerns. On balance, owners appreciate the comfortable wear and decent specifications of the Locke & King The James, despite some reservations about the date window's execution.

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