REVIEW – I love watches. I have a collection and am always looking at others. However, my tastes tend to be expensive, so my purchases have become much less frequent. When the Rainten R9011 Men’s Automatic Watch came up for review, I thought I’d give it a look. I really wanted to see it in person because the photos made it look like it had been hit by a bling cannon. Let’s dig into it in all its zircon and gold-tone glory.
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Price: $359.99
Where to buy: Amazon
What is it?
The Rainten R9011 Men’s Automatic Watch is a wristwatch with an automatic movement. That means it is wound automatically through the natural movements of your arm. What sets this apart is its distinctive bling-bling style.
What’s included?
- Watch with a steel case and bracelet
- Display box with pillow
- Link removal tool with spare pin
- Manual
- Microfiber cleaning cloth
Tech specs
Case and bracelet construction: Stainless steel with gold tone finish
Case diameter: 40mm
Watch weight: 4.9 ounces
Front and rear crystals: Synthetic sapphire
Clasp: Butterfly dual clasp with spring tab releases
Adornments: Zircon markers at 6 & 9, a diamond marker at 12, solid 18K gold “R” logo, graffiti design face, 40 multi-colored zircons around the bezel, 168 white zircons on the band, luminous hands
Movement: Miyota 8215 automatic movement, 42-hour power reserve, 21,600 beats per hour vibration frequency, 21 jewels
Complications: Date with a window at 3
Water resistance: 5ATM/50M claimed
Design and features
The watch arrives in an understated box with a logo sleeve.
The bottom of the sleeve contained stickers with product and company information.
The box itself was nice without being overly ostentatious. I have many watches that come with stunning wooden boxes. They are beautiful and sit on a shelf in my garage. I don’t see the value in them. I appreciate how the Rainten watch was packaged.
Everything had a place in the box. The watch was secured on a small pillow. The pin removal tool was in a space on the right. The manual and cloth fit in the lid.
The watch case and bracelet are all stainless steel, coated in a gold-tone finish. The finish, to my eyes, resembles 18K gold with its bright yellow color. 14K gold is much less yellow.
You can see the white zircons in the band. There are 84 of them on each side.
The face is covered in a graffiti design. The stone at 12 is a genuine diamond. The two at 6 and 9 are zircons, as are the 40 colored stones that surround the face. The “R” logo is solid 18K gold. The hour and minute hands have a luminous coating. You can also see the date window at the 3 position.
The exhibition case back shows the movement and the swinging weight that winds the watch as you move your arm. You can also see a couple of the 21 synthetic ruby jewels that reduce friction in the movement.
The butterfly clasp releases with a squeeze of the two buttons that extend beyond the band under the RAINTEN branding.
The crown has three positions.
In position 1, closest to the case, you can wind the watch. The manual says that it should screw down in this position, but it does not. Position 2, the middle position, lets you set the date. Position 3, the farthest from the case, lets you set the time.
Assembly, Installation, Setup
The watch is ready to go right out of the box, assuming that you have a huge wrist. Mine isn’t small, but the bracelet was still too big for me. Rainten thoughtfully includes a pin removal tool with the watch. This allowed me to push the pins that hold the links together out so I could remove a couple of links.
The manual says to look at the ends of the pins. One end is solid, and the other end is split. The darn things are so small, it was nearly impossible to determine which was which. Rainten also embossed the links with a directional arrow that shows you which direction to push the pin. Why don’t they mention that in the manual? Duh.
You can see the arrows pointing up on one side of the link.
I placed the bracelet into the tool and screwed the push pin into the link pin hole. You can see the link pin protruding from the bottom of the link.
After removing a link on each side of the clasp, I put the pins back in and seated them with the tool. The watch fit perfectly. I put the spare pins into the spare links and put them in the watch box for safekeeping.
Performance
For me, the performance of a watch can be measured in three categories. First is timekeeping. Is the watch accurate? Does it gain or lose time? Second is comfort. Is the watch comfortable, or does it bug my wrist? Finally, does it look good? It is something I feel good about wearing on my wrist. Let’s discuss.
Timekeeping
The thing about automatic watches is that they need to be worn. That’s how they stay wound. Those of us with a lot of automatic watches have a problem since we can’t wear every watch every day. Enter the watch winder. Here, you can see the Rainten watch being rotated to wind, along with the other automatic watches I have reviewed here: Didamoda Hnatuy Hero-X automatic skeleton, NOVE Trident Automatic dive watch, NOVE Atlantean dive watch, and the Atowak Ettore Drift wandering hour watch.
By putting it in a winder, I could let it keep running without having to wear it all the time. Of course, its 42-hour power reserve when fully wound lets me take a day off from the watch without it stopping.
A few days into the review, I was impressed to see that the watch remained right on time. I didn’t measure to the second, but after about five days, it was still right on the minute. About two weeks later, it was still dialed in. I’ll rate timekeeping as highly accurate, especially for an automatic watch.
Comfort
There are no issues here. The watch was very comfortable to wear with no pinching or irritation.
Looks
This one is subjective. I am generally not a bling kind of guy. Even with that, I like this watch more than I expected to. If I have to complain about something, it is the case and band color. As I have mentioned, it is a more yellow gold, resembling 18K gold, versus a more subtle, muted gold, like 14K gold. That isn’t a criticism, just a personal style choice. Lots of folks like that more yellow look, so if that’s your thing, this watch is for you. The colored zircons around the bezel and the white zircons on the band are nice accents. The watch has a quality look to it. It doesn’t look cheap, and that’s important with a watch with this much to say, visually.
Other considerations
I mentioned my concern with the crown. Rainten claims 5ATM/50m of water resistance and states that you should be sure to screw down the crown to ensure that water resistance. The watch I received did not have a screw-down crown. A screw-down crown would have four positions, not three. The first would be screwed down right next to the case. The second would be after unscrewing, where the spring-loaded crown would pop out slightly for winding. The third and fourth would be for date setting and then time setting. Because the manual specifically mentions a screw-down crown, and there isn’t one, I would be careful around water. I have no intention of wearing this watch while swimming or in the shower.
Final thoughts
This watch takes a bold approach to fashion. If that approach matches yours, then you will love this watch. If bling isn’t your style, you’d never take a second look at this watch in the first place. Looks aside, a quality automatic timepiece for around $350 is a pretty great deal. After wearing it for a while, I moved past my original opinion that this was a bit too blingy for me. It won’t be a daily driver for me, but it will work into my rotation. It just won’t be joining me in the pool or shower.
What I like about the Rainten R9011 Men’s Automatic Watch
- Overall good looks as long as you are looking for some bling in your life
- Seems to be well-made and durable
- Keeps very accurate time
- Comfortable to wear
- I like automatic movement watches as they never need batteries, and if you wear them or have a winder, they don’t need winding
- Including a pin removal tool was a nice touch
What needs to be improved?
- The manual says the crown is a screw-down design for water resistance, but it is not a screw-down crown, so I question its water resistance
- I’d prefer a more muted gold finish, but that’s a personal style choice, not a criticism of the watch
Price: $359.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Source: The sample of this product was provided for free by Rainten. Rainten did not have a final say on the review and did not preview the review before it was published.
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