Watch Gang: The Truth (According to me, anyway)
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Rather than an emotional hatchet job, I present a more balanced appraisal of my three Watch Gang watches and my thoughts on watch subscription services in general. Overall, I can see the appeal short term, but not long term. And the William Gregor is so dull.......Sorry, I fell asleep just thinking about it. Cheers! JOMW.
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$299 is $300....not $200...get off that 60's psychology train.
It's straight forward:
1. Pay $299/m for a year to get 12 random watches that you may or may not like the look of, from brands you most likely have not heard of
2. Give yourself a $299 budget every month for a year to buy a new watch of your choosing
Who would be the happier guy at the end of the year?
jk12324 payouts you can buy a zenith el primero for that price more or less. I’d much rather have that as my only watch rather than dozens of these. The movement on the el primero is one of the best I’d say.
I signed up for my first month of the basic tier.. I think the surprise will be worth 30 dollars to me. 299? I dunno.. Im poor lol.
jk12324 or you could get one 3000+ watch after a year
jk12324, I definitely agree. Everyone should spend their money how they see fit. However, if anyone really wants one a higher end watch, I think they're better off saving their money and getting exactly what they want. I just think there are way too many quality options out there for me to blindly gamble $299 for that "steal". If anyone just takes time to research and shop around, they'd be surprised at the legit bargains they can find without blindly giving away their money. (Heck, I recently purchased a Hamilton automatic for $300. It's a great style that I enjoy, and look forward to wearing quite often.)
Save the money and buy an Omega after a couple of years
This takes all the fun out of building a collection.
couldnt agree more! Its all about the hunt
Yes, precisely. It's completely backwards.
Most WG members build their collections the normal way but just enjoy getting a mystery watch every month or 3 months
Personally if I had the funds, I'd like to have a subscription in addition to hunting for things I know id like. I do enjoy miscellaneous and random pack type things, I could also give away the watches I personally dislike but I see as being of good quality and toss the watches I see as junk in my bin for modding and customizing
You're a great content creator and I respect your right to your opinion but I do have to disagree. I don't think it's worth the price of admission, even for a few months. I wasn't too familiar with WG but I was approached by them to promote their brand on my channel. After doing research and seeing the types of watches they send, I'm uninterested in the service as a consumer and as a content creator on TH-cam. The idea of getting a random watch does hold some appeal actually, it feeds right into the collector mentality that I've had all my life (baseball cards, comic books, magic the gathering). But, and there's a big but, in the dozens of watches I've seen people unbox I have yet to see a single watch I would have been happy to receive. I'd be happier getting a $20 Casio A168 than anything I've seen. I don't think it's worth subscribing, not even for a couple months. The odds seem overwhelming that you will end up with an undesirable watch month after month.
Hey mate! Thanks for the message. Perhaps it is the bargain hunter in me, but the idea of getting something worth more than I paid for it holds some appeal, even if that something is from the bargain bin. As you saw, I thought the Ruhla was one such bargain, the Gregor was a bit of a dog, and the Jorg Gray was almost a really nice watch, but didn't quite get there. Part of the fun seems to be in the surprise, and part in the thriving community around the service. I felt that after actually sampling the service, albeit briefly, I was in a position to make a more balanced assessment of the pros and cons, rather than just making a hatchet job vid. I still think the lower tiers could be fun, for a short time, so long as you don't think you are actually getting a €399 watch. Cheers, Jody.
I agree with JustBluefish!
JustBlueFish Watch Reviews I agree!
I agree.
Yeah my friend just signed up for the premium and he's got a garbage that's not even swiss or German made
Something tells me the watches a popular TH-cam watch reviewer finds in his mailbox might not be as “random” as the ones I’d receive.
Well, if they were hand-picking what they sent me, they could have done a better job of it, couldn't they?! Cheers!
Just One More Watch haha good point! Love the channel-keep up the great work!
Just One More Watch Maybe that *was* the "better job".
@@JustOneMoreWatch Excellent Reply!!!
Part of the joy of being a watch enthusiast is the "hunt." Finding the right watch at the right price for you is what I mean by the hunt. A subscription service takes the joy of the hunt out of the equation. However, if you like a surprise, then maybe a watch subscription is just the thing. However, judging by this video, one hit, one miss, one maybe, I'm not ready to trust them with my money. That $299 watch is really off. Giving it a "maybe" is generous. That same $299 will get you a great Seiko, Citizen, Orient, etc., that is really on. I don't want a draw full of hits, misses, and maybes.
I love your review, but none of these watches look good to me....all pure garbage!
I have to admit that the Cadisen and Guanquin you reviewed are much better watches than the William Gregor... And their price is a fair one at least!
All of those watches are junk yet $500 was spent!. Save your money, do your research and buy what you want. You will be much happier!
Get 10% less scammed . nice
So... I was about to sign up for Watch Gang. I've decided not to after this video. I'm new to watches... I like the thrill of looking something up and deciding if I want to buy it or not.. I already have a "goal" watch that I'm gonna save up for. This, is not the right move for someone in my position.
Every watch for me right now has a personal attachment. And I'm super finicky.
Thanks for the video 😎😎😎
I wish this was done for very cheap with just casios and timexs and other bargain good brands, and just getting cheap fun watches every month, idk i think that would be fun, but once a month might b too often
I was thinking the same.
I would say 3 misses as I would not have purchased any of them. Subscription service for watches is a dumb move.
$300/mo for a year to get watches you’ve never heard of from micro brands or $300 / mo for a year and buy a Tudor 🧐 something you chose and want and love.
Patek of the month club. High end watch club for Oligarchs and Hedgefund managers or anyone else with too much cash and not enough cachet. It could work.
Wow that's an expensive club! LOL
I tried watch gang for 4 months and found the watches to be poor quality and after doing some digging found most of the manufacturers to be directly linked to watch gang. Some watches were just rebuilds with a different name plastered on them "blackwell" and "Grayton" .
I did the black and platinum tiers and cancelled. If you can afford to waste money just to see what you get every month then fair enough but for a working class Joe like me it's just not worth it.
Indeed. It appears many of these watch brands are Chinese and are set up in conjunction with Watch Gang specifically to dupe someone into believing their watches are worth waaaaaaay more than the subscription cost. While some of the watches are decent for sure, the vast majority are horrible and sell on eBay for far less than the subscription price. I just picked up a Duxot Consillio Chrono, a very nicely made watch, for under $100 brand new from some poor Watch Gang member who believed that Duxot made a $500 watch because their strangely sold out and shifty web page said they were worth that much. It’s dishonest at best.
Did the Watch Gang thing for about 5 or 6 months last year and loved it at first but decided that, in the end, I was not getting the most for my $$$. Most of the watches were not ones I would have picked for myself but it did allow me to open myself up to other styles and brands I wouldn't have considered. Despite that, I wouldn't go back as not one of the watches I received is still functional today. 1 or 2 have simple battery issues but the rest plain 'ole broke. Also, two of the 6 watches I got were dead on arrival. I will say their customer service was stellar and they replaced both the dead watches I received with new ones very quickly and let me keep the broken ones (whatever that's worth). Overall, none of the watches I received stayed running long enough to justify the expense. Disappointing when I've got some other watches that I bought years prior that are still serving me faithfully to this day. I just kept getting the feeling I was getting a bunch of watches no one else could sell, had been sitting on a shelf collecting dust or that weren't up to snuff in terms of quality control. Just my opinion, others may have had very different experiences.
Watch Gang treats their subscribers like crap, they send cheap watches
Thank you for the information you have provided. I saw an advert on Facebook for Watch Gang and found your review through google. I still want to do a bit more research, but this is a good start!
Yeah I would stay away from watch gang and just investigate what watches you like. Focus on buying only the things you want and save that monthly money instead for a higher-end piece
There's a number of Watches on Aliexpress that even you have reviewed yourself that offer Seiko or Miyota Automatic movements with Sapphire for under $100.
I didn't realize Ruhla still made watches! They used to be the world's largest watch producer under East German control. Also the first watches ever to be mass produced.
Buy better vintage watch instead adds a bit of class and much cheaper than this.
It's a riff on the old record and book clubs . . . from which you got an occasional good one once a year, and the rest of the time it was, at best, total mediocrity. The flaws in the $300 piece are completely unacceptable. I'd have been sending that one back for replacement. If Seiko, Citizen and Casio do much better than that for $150, they can too.
After having looked at a ton of watches and web pages for the watches that Watch Gang sends out, I’m starting to think that some of the web pages are set up in conjunction with a company, typically Chinese, and then produced specifically for Watch Gang. Many of these web pages list what should be a $300 watch at an MSRP of over $1000. Insanity! It seems even some well know micro brands, like Melbourne, have been asked to produce a cheap Chinese watch and slap their name on it in conjunction with Watch Gang. I know for sure this is happening with the company that owns Spinnaker and Avi-8, also a Hong Kong company that goes out of their way to make it look like they are British. Many of the web pages don’t even sell their watches to the public and state that all their watches are sold out. Many of the web pages list specs like “Swiss Automatic Movement” and then don’t tell you any more. Something shifty is happening with Watch Gang for sure. Not that all of the watches are bad. Some of them are decent, for $200, not for $1250. I also love how many of the names feature some white guy’s name. Then when you dig into the company behind the extremely pompous name, it turns out that the company is from Hong Kong. Now I own plenty of micro brand watches made in China and they are amazing. For $200. Just some observations.
"...a bit of a dog's breakfast". LMAO!!
You would think that a bunch of $100,000/year SS agents could do a little better when buying a watch for the chief.
I don't really get it, I mean there's nothing wrong with walking around wearing a Seiko 5 or similar.. or even some of the nicer Chinese offerings, but who wants a drawer full of badly made tat?
Peter Shallis Seiko isn’t Chinese backing
Some of the nicer chinese offerings. Seiko are made in Malaysia or Japan :)
I’ve never heard of this watchgang thing, and to be honest, I wish I never had, it’s an awful idea, it’s put me off watches, all three watches look awful. Great video, even if it’s just to put me off this pxsh!
Great channel . The Obama Jorg Gray is the JG6500 model - not this model. It has a quartz movement ( which I had to replace ) Not a brilliant watch but I managed to change the movement ( still can’t get the small chrono hands back on though ) so it was educational for me!
Since following you down the rabbit hole , my collection contains a SKX009 ,Vostok Amphibian, two Casios and a St Martin 62 Mas (Kagawa).
A suggestion - what about a measurement of the Dial area( pie r2 ) I have some large watches with tiny dials
Keep up the good work
D
I always say, a business needs to make money, and Watch Gang is no exception. They can claim you save money on watches and I guess in some cases you do, but much like a casino, if you track costs vs wins over an extended period, the house always wins and that's how they make money.
That said, I can see Watch Gang being ok if someone wasn't picky at all, had money to burn, and no real opinion on the timepieces they wear. But otherwise you'd probably be way better putting that $99-299 into a bank account, and then using it to pick up the pieces you really want/know you will love over time. Plus no one really needs 12 new watches a year, so every month you don't buy yourself one continue to bank that extra money and then get yourself something extra special down the road.
...the TH-cam algorithme strikes again, Jodi is my favourite watch reviewer taking the mantle from TGV when he went a little strange, however I'm so glad to see the date of this vid is three years ago, hopefully in those 3 years the medicine has kicked in and you've realised how absurd this Watch Gang proposal is
It's like everything in life. If you're too lazy to do your reasearch, you let others pick for you. And you will surely be dissapointed.
I've also seen people talking about WG deleting posts on FB by anybody doubting the value of watches, or even asking questions for that matter.
I think it's a lucrative business to lure people into buying a lot of overpriced watches, made in china for this purpose only. There have also been reports that the sites for those watches started popping up at the same time the watches were sent out.
Now and then you maybe get a respectable brand, but will it be the colour, the size and the model you like and would wear???
Keep educating yourself about watches, pick respectable brands with heritage and tradition and you will have a collection worthy of your style and preference.
First one is the only decent looking thing here. Having said that, I would still save up some money and buy a watch on my own. I don't need a watch per month, I would rather have 3 to 4 that will last me a lifetime, or at very least a few years.
The quality control problems on the 300 dollar watch is unacceptable. I wonder if it was a QC reject that Watch Gang took off their hands?
oh Bill Gregor ... he sat next to my cubical too 😂
by the way can’t understand why some would opt to “buy” a watch not picked by themselves?! so what is the joy then?
These are dog shit brand watches nobody cares for, nobody will know of, and nobody will ever remember. Save your $ on something respectable.
I think the second watch looked ok, theres a lot of watches that I think look pretty plain but other people for some reason love them like those Fliegers... I don't get the appeal at all, or for a lot of those dress watch types that just have pretty much bare watch faces
WG seems to be for people who know nothing or not a lot about
watches but have some cash to flash and want to indulge themselves, bit
like a Kinder surprise egg but at a higher price point.
Just like Obama, the watch looks great on the surface but once you look closer it’s a piece shit!
You could end up with a whole bucket load of low end trash I would imagine . For me watch collection is buying what captures your imagination and what you connect with . If you do happen to wear and enjoy lower priced pieces then it would make sense to surf the net and bring in what you want as opposed to having shit thrust upon you ...
Of course the Watch Gang Ad popped up right before this video ... LOL.
Can a watch really be "Made In Germany" with a Japanese movement?
I've never heard of T.U.W Ruhla but I respect they don't take the piss with pricing however, I've seen other pseudo German brands such as "Theorema" and "Pioneer" that are sold on Groupon with RRPs of £1000+ and sold for £300, even though they have Chinese movements and are most likely assembled there too. Their Facebook page is a joke too. One minute they are saying their watches are 75% German made and the next minute they say they are made completely with Asian parts (because they got caught out by watch enthusiasts instead of their gullible customer-base.) The brands also claim to be 100+ years old even though they've only been trading for 10 or so years. Typical mushroom brands.
Even if they are put together in Germany, it only means they are "Assembled in Germany" and not "Made in Germany".
There is a huge difference.
I was really thinking of getting into watch gang for the chance to win a Rolex but for what it is worth, I'd rather just save for high end watches than play the lottery game. Sure, you will get some watches you never thought about buying but a lot of them would lead to disappointment. The ones you have got are pretty good but from other people's reviews I've seen some really bad ones.
Serious question to any WatchGang (especially Platinum members) member. I’ve seen a few unboxing, but has anyone received a watch from a brand they’ve actually ever even heard of BEFORE the unboxing?
Every unboxing video I’ve seen is of a brand I’ve never heard of and the person unboxing it has never heard of the brand either. I don’t know, if I’m wearing a supposed $1,000+ watch, I prefer it to be a reputable brand. That I (and other people) have actually heard of before.
What’s most impressive to me is how they can find all these random brands
I keep getting vincero watch advertising, why show me a Kia in a world of jaguars xD
Worse than MVMT
misaligned indices and the applied logo is too thick for my taste. Not worth the money for me.
It's a deal killer srsly.
Yeah that applied logo really bugged the hell out of me. Just that knocks that watch down to 50 bucks!
Getting the TUW RULA is an amazing deal at the 99 subscription price. However I can imagine you won't get too many of those. From what I have seen from the 299 price point, the Laco watches that are sent are the only decent watches.
just don't get it myself....surely it'd be better spending the money on watches you want than leaving it to chance & receiving unknown brands that you may or may not like. Can't see the appeal, but to each their own. Cheers 👍
inkitatus1 I think the biggest appeal comes from the chance of winning a Rolex.
Lumiey lol, I really don't like Rolex either 😂
I've just started the Black Tier subscription and really hope it's worth it. Something about not knowing what I'd get excited me. After I subscribed, I did decide to try a wheel spin for the hell of it, and managed to get a Jules Breting Discovery One. (Retail $799) - Turned a nice profit for the amount of points I purchased. Really enjoy your honest reviews!
For $500, I'd rather have a pair of Dan Henry's, a Casio Oceanus S100, a Citizen Signature Grand Classic, a Nighthawk + G-shock, or any number of other combination of watches that aren't rubbish.
Thank you for an excellent review Jody. When I got back into watch collecting I was attracted to the idea of a watch club to build up my collection...but then I watched a few TH-camrs who suggested that my money was better spent finding the watch I want and then saving for that watch...12x$300 is a lot of money for a watch (or a number of watches). I enjoy the hunt and finding a deal so why would I deprive myself of that experience. Thank you for another great video :)
"We partner with multiple watch brands every month to ensure you always get a new and interesting timepiece."
There is the high end brands we've all heard of, then there are the high end brands only Del Boy Trotter deals with, which are job lot brands nobody has ever heard of.
This is the polar opposite of what I do as a collector. I research, research, research because the learning process is part of the fun. The watch I finally choose has more meaning to me that way. However this isn't bad if you like random surprises.
I don't like any of those watches, sounds like they pump out the rejects and the non sellers.
Also sound like a very consumer way of collecting watches
A very consumer way? That doesn't make sense.
O G I think he meant the consumer mentality of just buying crap just to buy it. I may be wrong
Please do a review on the Loreo rolex homage. If you think that is worth your time. Thanks!
Very informative & objective review. I think I'd rather spend my money & get the exact watch I want. Although i did like that Jorg Gray piece. But in the words of Shark Tank, as far as subscription services, I'm out.
In the top tier none of the 3 watches shown impressed me.
We've been here before, who wants that many distinctly average to poor watches?
I mean. I'm having incredible trouble finding the watches I like already. The odds that it's gonna be delivered via this service is ridiculous.
I'm suspicious of watch subscription services but people are free to spend their money. Good video.
I had the Jorg Gray "Obama" watch. Wasn't a bad watch for about $400, but I got rid of it. Better to be had at the price point.
I subscribe to a couple of channels where Watch Gang features heavily.... Watchin and Mywatchaddiction. Both of these guys subscribe to Black and Platinum (and Andrew even does the Centum tier). One of the thing that you can see is that these guys get a lot of enjoyment from the suprise element of the subscription service. They trade in and out regularly on the exchange if they don't like something.
For me it would not suit, I have the same opinion as you do Jody, but it suits them and I like following both of them. For them I really think the 'Christmas present' suprise is the main plus.
An even handed review. I think the appeal is the anticipation of opening the box and finding a gem, with the thought that next time might be even better if the experience turns out to be a disappointment. Not my cuppa, but fine for those who enjoy it. There are so many, many possibilities in the watch market that I've had to institute some specs standards in my own mind to consider parting with money for yet another watch. My Helm Khuraburi is arriving today! That is some anticipation worth waiting for.
At the end of the year you could have saved up for a Tudor, Speedy, or even a vintage Rolex Datejust or 36mm Explorer I.
Never, no way, no how would I spend my money to have some company pick a watch for me! But if others enjoy more power to them!
I really like the Platinum level watch you received. I'm really considering this service, but for 4 months of service , I can get myself something I love. Let's say a Sinn, for example. I'm worried of getting hipster watch traps that I can only give away as gifts to people I don't care for.
Thanks for the informative video, you make great content.
Cheers from Savannah, Georgia.
Thanks for your kind words! Cheers.
I chose the Black tier and limited my spending to the quarterly option. First 'mystery' watch I got was a big quartz-powered yawn with a flaw. I also learned the hard way not to put a (quartz) watch on the tier 1 wheel that you really don't want, because you'll win that one. I did get a very nice automatic Aquacy diver on my second (tier 2) wheel spin, which I really love. I probably could have gotten it for less, given that I now have 2 watches I don't really want as well as the Aquacy. Waiting now for my second mystery watch. If it's quartz powered it better be magnificent or I cancel. I've learned that the better wheel watches are in the second tier and above, but rarely do you get the best value vs. buying direct from the manufacturer or even Amazon. Aragon watches, for example, are very inexpensive on the Aragon website and featured in second or third tier wheel, which makes them potentially more expensive via Watch Gang than Aragon itself.
While it's fun for me to see what people get in these subscription services, it's definitely not for me. To me, it's like sitting down in a restaurant you've never been to and don't really know anything about and just handing them money and saying "bring me food". Maybe you get Beef Wellington. Maybe you get 3-day old Swiss steak. Perhaps if you're into flipping watches or trading with others who subscribe, but that's way too much work for me. Thanks for the look and review, as always.
An interesting and appropriate analogy from a chef! Cheers mate.
My take on a watch subscription service. You pay a high monthly subscription to receive a watch that wouldn't look out of place behind a display cabinet in your local arcade. You'll proberbly get most of those watches for a lot less then the subscription if you can Wack A Mole fast enough. Or better still, one falls off in a coin pusher.
The other problem is flipping. Would you be able to flip these watches in the real world and break even? You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you snog one that turns into a Princess.
That last one is definitely a miss due to the misalignment! I'll stay away from Watch Gang!
Watches, like your clothes are an extension of your personality. If you don't have the time or motivation to dig into watches, buy a Casio and you'll have peace of mind with a good watch on your wrist.
Hi Jody, would have a lot to say about the WG-thing but shall make it short!...-I LOVE the surprise effect!-What I received (4 watches) is globally fair for the money, imho, no catch!-Among the 4 foresaid pieces, guess how many I'd buy intentionally on the web for 99 usd...?Answer: 0.I still love the TUW-Ruhla, by the way (January tier), which I picked up by myself on the Bay in Feb for approx. 150... ;-)I still enjoy your vids a lot, take care! :-)
It might be better to wait for deal day on Amazon. Put a watch on your watchlist and Amazon sends a message when there is a lightning deal on it.
Around Christmas also lot of good buys are to be had imho.
When I heard about this watch worn by Obama (not this model though) I went inside a local store that carries it, I was so disappointed of how cheap looking it was, I think Ive seen better Timex models no offense to Timex fans but the way the store I went in advertised it was a whole lot of hype.
Jody, again a valuable vid and I admire your diplomatic approach to this subject. The fundamental question for me is what are we trying to achieve. For me the answer is learning what we need to know in order to find just those watches that will really please us in ownership. Subscription services are a trawling approach that does not necessarily lead to any real wisdom and does so at great cost. And if you only like one in three watches that are sent to you, you're in effect paying over the odds for the ones you like? So the VFM argument is invalid. All things considered what you and others including your colleague in Perth are doing is helping us all develop the knowledge and wisdom to choose well for ourselves. You are helping us develop discernment at little personal cost to us and in so doing are the perfect antidote to the temptation to trawl for watches. Well done and thank you.
I do like the last one. But the first one is a winner for me. Though being a Scot like yourself I would still wear the 2nd piece as it would choke me to have paid for it and not wear it lol.
Thanks for informative video, as a complete novice in this watch world I found this very helpful. Once bitten twice shy cheers.
Great review! The possibility of getting a dud is what kept me from subscribing to anything higher than the original tier. My first watch was a James McCabe Heritage 42. For $35 USD with shipping, it was a pretty good deal.
One nice surprise is that you don't have to subscribe monthly. Quarterly is an option as well (in Canada at least).
Well balanced review and great points.
Strike 1... Strike 2... Strike 3... for the almost $500 investment I would rather buy 1 that I would want to wear. So a big pass on WG.
You are hilarious but obviously know your stuff really well. Nice video.
How come...be honest now...how come you end up with the new Straton Speciale in your winder before any of us?? It isn’t even on the market yet. And it must be the Valjoux 7750 edition since you’ve got it in the winder. You beat us all to it, you lucky you. Tell the story! I couldn’t even focus on the video after seeing the watch in your winder.
Mate, I have FIVE prototypes in for review. Three autos and two mecha quartz. Video will be up next! Cheers.
Just One More Watch Now it makes sense. I look very much forward to your review of them. It will be great to see. I have one incoming when the production is done. In your review, please focus a bit on wrist shots so we get a feel for how it wears. Thanks and keep up the good work!
It’s a scam. I did two shipments of black tier watches, one was a James McCabe bobber which stopped running in less than two months. The other a Cortebert Vitesse which looks like a toy compared to my $150-$230 orient watches
Thank you, I’ve received several beautiful watches from watch gang. I can’t complain. You can’t get something for nothing
The ward grey is going for $280 or best offer on eBay. Brand New with tags and the sellers obviously making a profit at that as well as paying postage. They've nicknamed it "the president's watch", though probably more appropriate would be the "Chairman Xi watch".
You have nothing to complain about, you get free watches from them.
All of these monthly buying services where you pay for things you have no idea if you will want, and perhaps you will already have -- seems like a revolting level of consumerism. (these are done for other types of goods or at worst - for a variety of goods where they will send all kinds of things like pocket knives, wallets, axes, and a bunch of other sort of random things. Disgusting
Simple. Get a bunch of stupid people, sell them hyperinflated AliExpress watches, then create another site with a bunch of those same phony brands to make people think the cost is worth it. Then, send one 300 dollar Seiko every year to make people think they got a brand name. It's so awful what they're doing. Honestly. you take that subscription money, you can get a Zenith, an Omega, etc. So much better.
Even if you can spend 3.600 $ a year on watches, why would you spend this much on watches where you don’t even know what your getting. Better buying 3 to 4 watches you really like than 12 that you don’t like...
Wow, that's ridiculous. People actually do this? No No No. Do Not! At this price you can buy many beautiful watches. Save for a while and buy what you want.
You are better of spending money on a watch you want, instead of receiving some random models that nobody buys.
It's funny, the one you call the hit - nice specs aside - is the one I'd be least inclined to wear. That dial is just plain ugly. The only one of those I even kinda like is the Jorg Gray, and even then I don't like it enough for that price or to risk a Watchgang subscription.
It’s like buying something you don’t really need or want but buy anyway because it’s such a good deal. My wife does that with clothes. Oh, this shirt was only $19.99! Two years later the shirt has never been worn and goes to the Salvation Army. Save up, buy what you want, not get something they need to dump. This scheme has ‘chump’ written all over it. So far I’ve only seen ‘no name’ brand watches pass by. Go buy a nice Seiko or Citizen, research, barter for a good discount and you’ll have a nice story to tell about your acquisitions.
Even if you get a watch that you think it's worth the monthly price, you have to factor in the money you're going to pay for watches you don't like. If you only like every other watch (a generous assumption, judging by the three watches you've reviewed), you effectively pay twice the monthly price for the "keeper" watches.
Watch gang is the same shit as watches like Daniel Wellington...those who fkn buy that garbage brand are the same that think watch gang is a crazy awesome deal. With no disresppp...no actually if you are buying DW for any other reason other than a gun to your head lol you deserve some disrespect. I apologize but its true. I am kind of kidding. I know that there are WG members who arent dumb enough to buy DW. So maybe this was a little bit harsh. Lol. Sorry.
Jorg grey up is a fashion brand, similar to brands like Swiss legend and tw steel.
William Gregar was my guidance councillor, he told me the Army was the place for me!!!
The calendar wheel on that JG is also woefully misaligned. Thanks for the review, though!
Secret Service trolling Obama. 'We'd be VERY offended if you didn't wear this shitty watch.'
At 299 a month you could get a an actual piece worth buying at the end of the year. Heck, even at 6 months saving that money you can get something really really nice with some brand prestige to back it up. This is just a way for manufacturers to dump shitty pieces on the public without them losing their ass on the deal.