Elini Barokas Men's 17012-GM-014 Commander Grey Textured Dial Black Silicone Watch

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Swiss quartz movement

Sapphitek crystal; gunmetal ion-plated stainless steel case; black silicone strap Chronograph functions 30 minute and 60 second; day of the week subdial; date window at 4:00 Grey textured dial, gunmetal, red and white hands with gunmetal and white hour markers, black and white Arabic numerals; gunmetal ion-plated stainless steel bezel; gunmetal ion-plated screw-down crown, black ion-plated accent and black ion plated pushers Water-resistant to 100 M (330 feet)

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Elini Barokas

The founders of Elini hail from a family with a 60-year tradition in design, distribution, and manufacturing of diamonds and jewelry. In 1989, the company was created in Antwerp, Belgium—a city at the center of the global diamond trade. Elini’s vision and success was recognizing the changing trends in the worldwide demand for diamond jewelry, thus initiating a variable production of different lines of jewelry, ranging from fashionable gold jewelry set with precious stones and gems, to the most exclusive signature diamond-set pieces.

Today, the Elini jewelry collection contains more than 20,000 different designs, including rings, earrings, pendants, bracelets, necklace sets, hairpins, brooches, and specially made pieces, all of which are manufactured in the company-owned factory that employs 700 skilled workers who craft each piece by hand.

In the year 2003, Elini decided to introduce its success in the fine jewelry industry to the watch market. After gathering the finest Swiss watchmakers, Elini started to manufacture a range of Automatic, Quartz, and diamond timepieces for both men and women. With retail points spreading through five continents, Elini is proud to have fans of its signature design and look from Tokyo to Los Angeles. Retailers can find Elini’s creations at the biggest annual international jewelry and watch trade shows.

In the year 2003, Elini decided to introduce its success in the fine jewelry industry to the watch market. After gathering the finest Swiss watchmakers, Elini started to manufacture a range of Automatic, Quartz, and diamond timepieces for both men and women. With retail points spreading through five continents, Elini is proud to have fans of its signature design and look from Tokyo to Los Angeles. Retailers can find Elini's creations at the biggest annual international jewelry and watch trade shows. Achieving an elegant look is easy with timepieces by Elini Barokas.

The Affordable Luxury: Elini Barokas Fortitudo

The Affordable Luxury: Elini Barokas Fortitudo chronograph watch for under  $150: one of the best watches a man can buy

The Elini Barokas Fortitudo is a beautiful watch that looks much more expensive than it is. The design is aggressively masculine, with a great deal of architectural detail in the case. I particularly like the look of the face, which is partially skeletonized, a detail I've only seen in much more expensive watches. In spite of all the detail, the face looks very uncluttered and the watch is very easy to read. The silicone band is comfortable, but it is a little short. I have an average sized wrist and am wearing this on the third hole from the end, so it might be too small for men with very large wrists. Despite its large size, it is not excessively heavy, unlike many of my Invictas.  The Elini name is associated with a high-end Belgian jewelry firm that once made expensive boutique watches, but the watch brand has been acquired by the SWI Group, which also owns the Swiss Legend brand. Like Swiss Legend, nearly all the mass market Elini chronographs appear to use the ISA 8172/220 movement. This is a Swiss parts caliber. (I also have it in three other chronographs from Swiss Legend and Invicta.) Although a relatively inexpensive movement, it keeps very accurate time and is a pleasure to use as a stop watch. Unlike more expensive movements, it does not read to 1/10 sec. Frankly, I cannot remember the last time I needed to time something to that accuracy. The only quibble I have with this movement is that the date is a bit small. (My invicta has a small magnifier on the crystal over the date to compensate for this.) All things considered, this is one of the nicest watches in this price range.