Are Chinese Watches Any Good? (Or Garbage?)
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Are Chinese watches any good? I've mentioned cheap Chinese watches on my channel before, often in a derogatory manner. However, many Chinese watches under 50 quid can be surprisingly good...
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You should do a video on mechanical Chinese watches like those offered from guanquin and cadisen.
I got a Guanquin mechanical watch and I am really happy with it. With the time it's going like a minute too fast every other day, but not such a big deal
I was hoping this would be about mechanical pieces. I see tons of good *looking* Corgeut, Fanmis, Parnis, Seagull watches on Amazon and eBay but reviews are all over the place with consesus varying from watch to watch.
@@Phafanapolis I've got an automatic cadisen. C0312 or similar. It's a brilliant bit of kit. Cannot beat it for the money.
I got also A cadisen automatic it’s perfect
Seagul 1963. That is a watch even a watchsnop will kinda respect. 😉
Can you sometimes remind people that you can easily change straps with a 2$ spring bar remover? I think a lot of people have in mind that MVMT watches are great because you can 'replace the strap'.
Absolutely mate will try and mention it in the future
WTF do people really think that? Or are they just easier to swap out?
I did it with tweezers! Didnt need to spend the extra $
I was changing straps with a dull tip of the knife all of my life.
You can use a potato peel knife for that, no need for fancy tools.., I guess you need to be Dutch to know that...
I’m usually not keen on Chinese watches but there was 1 I couldn’t ignore; the Seagull 1963. A little bit difficult to get a hold off, especially if you want a “legitimate” one as eBay and even Amazon has knockoffs of it but worth it if you can. It’s not cheap, even used but it looks great with the gold tone dial and a good leather strap. Feels solid too. A good watch is a good watch, no matter where it came from and the 1963 is a good one.
Kenny duarte , curious how to recognize a fake, as I plan on buying one of those seagulls?
@@DaveLynchWriterthe best way to check is if it says made in China... just avoid it. its garbage no matter the circa.
I love watching your watches videos, they are very helpful for me!
I only use $3 watches on my farm because of the abuse they receive, and they always last well - they usually last for years, even on the same battery. I will only buy cheap and nasty now. I have had more expensive watches that just don't last.
I work as a plumber and have Swiss Military, couple of scratches on a bracelet, other than that no signs of constant hitting, scratching, spark traces, completely water resistant. and it looks nice.
try a pocket watch. in your pocket
@@BWo-bb1yw yeah but you can't check the time if your hands are dirty with a pocket watch
I love cheap and nasty watches too. Mine are no more than $10 . I can abuse it as much as i like.
I don't think your buying the appropriate watches,
An expensive watch $200 and up should be quality, now $200 my not be half the price of a Rolex but, it still s luxury watch compare to to $200 or even $500 plus "fashion watches" it's funny to me how people will pay above $200 for a fashion watch but won't buy a cheap "$200+" luxury watch LOL 🤣. BUT I JUST CALL Those "fan boy's" many people wear watches with out being real wacth enthusiasm, they just but any few hundred dollars watch and they think they have something to compare against a REAL WATCH. lol 🤣
I am using a 20$ timex watch from 2 years....and i still love it
I used Casio F91 for 13 years, as its battery lasted. $10
You opened me the gates for a new world, I've found so many Chinese brands online who sell good looking watches at a relatively low price (max 80€). I've Googled a bit, and on reddit I found out that for their price, they're at least on par with other similar price watches.
I have an identical watch to the Cadisen one, under the brand name "Megir". Great watch for its price, I love it.
Megir, Cadisen, Guanqin and other brands are selling some same watches. Maybe the quality isn't different.
Only names vary end product is more or less the same
as a chinese ,I can tell you that almost every chinese love and choose foreign biand or product,we dont care its made in china or not,the vanity of chinese make us love every "sounded like foreign" watch and dislike every "made in china" watch,so,the chinese watch industy never get a good environment to advance
@Nationalist Nacionalismo China produces Apple phones and watches. Bad quality ? Sure. Very bad.
Chinese watchmakers need to drastically improve their packaging and marketing, keep improving on the designs and production, get the watch enthusiasts outside of China to take notice of the extremely affordable but great quality original designs coming from China, and it will take off from there.
keep up with the watch videos, topics on cheap good watches are needed imo
hey, great video as always, please review the Didun Design automatic watches in the feature .
I bought a watch branded "Sewor". Automatic submariner style. Did not expect much for £13.80 delivered.
I have had it now for 5 years, and it is still working - and seems accurate to better than +/- 10 sec per day.
Seriously impressed with it. It looks nice enough for a daily watch, it's accurate, it's mechanical / automatic and after 5 years of use I think I can call it reliable too. If it stopped today, I would definitely have had more than my money's worth. I have a funny feeling it will keep on going though.
I still have a cheap quartz movement watch that my parents bought me 15 years ago in good condition. It cost the equivalent of 13 USD at the time. I think watch reviewers exaggerate their criticism of brass metal made cases etc.
@@minimalisthealth if it works, it works. That sewor branded watch was extremely accurate and worked perfectly for me. 👍
Lier.HAve the same from Amazon.Refund.Stopped after week working
@@Lobzik67mine lasted over 5 years... Maybe you got a faulty one, or maybe I was luck to get an exceptionally good one. Either way, I haven't quite reached the point where I would need to lie about a £15 watch.
@@MrSuperheterodyne May be you are the one who sells it? Lubion another crap watch more expencive then Sawor.I think if you want mechanical watch don't buy cheap one.Quartz is fine,they are reliable.
I bought a Cadisen and a Starking dress watch - both for around €45 - both cane with sapphire crystal, 50m WR, solid links and end links, a high beat movement similar to a Miyota and a Seiko n36 - both have hacking and hand winding. The Cadisen also cane with resizing tools and an added leather strap (okay-ish quality) and both have exhibition casebavks. They’ve both kept amazing time - specially the Cadisen at around a second a day +/-. I would not hesitate to buy from either company again!
I’ve got a pagani chronograph with a Seiko meca quartz movement that doesn’t look too dissimilar, also about £25. Changed the crappy strap for one that cost about the same as the watch and it looks half decent....
No matter what the price,if the back cannot be put back the watch is useless.
Absolutely Sean
Daniel Wellington is the real, over prized rubbish among horology.
Alvin Koh Daniel wellington is the true horology
@Jordan Deniel wellington is the real, over prized rubbish among horology.
Maurice Napoléon instead of DW !!!!
Well, the founder of Daniel Wellington is smart. Smart people usually become rich taking money from dumb people.
@@saltyjo7514 it is better to be smart but principled. What's the point of gaining the world but lost your self? Out smarting dumb people is not an accomplishment.
great video buddy
Thoughts on Sea Gull? Might be good for your future video you were referring to. Cheers!
A very good manufacturer with some horological significance.
Good topic! As big a quartz fan that I am as long as its a decent one,I brought a "Winner" homageish auto a couple of years ago just for the crack .It cost £17 . It ran fast but I regulated it to within a few seconds and removed the rotor because it didn't actually wind the spring so handwind. To be fair its not a bad looking subbie homage albeit with a white dial and has had several comments when worn from time to time! How long the movement lasts is unknown but keep it wound even unworn as an experiment.On aside note Sekonda are making some fine quartz pieces these days for around £30. High quality ,well QC,d and good looking.Cheers,Len.
Pulsar who are owed buy Sekio are also excellent for the money, poor straps/bracelets but everything else great.
@@Silver-st2zq Good point.Yes they are.Cheers.
@@lenpowell6647 👍
I can vouch for the £7,50 SKMEI roman numeral business watch being really great value 👍
I've worn it working as a tour guide (moving around always checking my watch!) for last 2 years and whilst the finish on the strap rubbed off within the first month (I quite like the vintage look!) the actual watch feels solid and has no scratches 👌 for 7 quid it's a no brainer
What is your opinion on Chinese watch brand 'Boyzhe'? The have some designs I find interesting. My concern is the 'affordable' prices may indicate poor quality. Interested in your, or anyone elses' thoughts that have had experiance with the brand. Thank you.
You can get much better Cadisen watches. I have a Cadisen with a Miyota 9015 movement and sapphire crystal that I got from aliexpress for $105. I'd say that the sweet spot for chinese watches is around $50. I'm glad you shouted out "just one more watch" youtube channel. For anybody that is interested in chinese watches, go check out his "chinese special" playlist.
I have gotten multiple watches off of Jody's recommendations (Justonemorewatch) and have yet to be disappointed. These include Casios, Seikos, Timex, German Fliegers, micro-brands and definitely quality chinese specials - especially check out the Pagani reviews.
I've bought a few watches from Gearbest - cheap and cheerful and a bit of fun. I have the Tevise automatic dive watch - which cost about $18 - it's no Rolex (haha) but it works ok and keeps decent time. I've also bought a few Naviforce quartz watches - they are a bit on the large side, but wear well and are decent quality considering they cost about $10! The straps are not real leather, but a $2 silicon strap transforms them!
chris penn How good is Tevise’s water resistance? I was planning to buy one but i want a good water resistant. My current watch is 100M water resistant
@@Mindplay591 Hi - My Tevise says it is waterproof to 3ATM/100feet, so I don't swim with it.
chris penn what about shower or washing hands?
@@Mindplay591 personally I don't shower with it but I think 3atm is considered safe for showers..... Hand washing is fine
Phoibos is a very good Chinese watch company. I have the Wave Master in blue. It's easily my favourite mechanical watch.
Yes I agree - I have a Phoibos Py007 - great quality and very accurate. One of my favourite watches, which stands comparison with my Omega Speedmaster but at a tenth of the price......
What else do you have in your watch collection?
I like Phoibos watches as well. I have the blue on black Reefmaster and I love it. It’s a big watch to be sure but it works. Also has a reliable Seiko movement as a bonus.
@@kennyduarte783 I also happen to have a small wrist (6 inches) and it actually works well because of the nicely sized lug to lug distance. For my Wave Master that is. What do you love most about your reefmaster?
Rodina and Sea-gull are the best. Full stop. I have a Sea-gull Ocean Star diver, a Seagull 1963 chronograph and 3 vintage Sea-gull hand winding dress watches with domed acrylic crystals, signed crowns and the accurate and reliable decorated Seagull St5 movement with engraved back and applied indices.
Can you do a video review about the Camden watches?
I bought one. It was a bit slow but not a dealbreaker for a mechanical watch. It was an automatic but was very poorly built so didn’t self wind often. Again, not a deal breaker. The E6B was out of alignment and the surface finish was cheap, but the crystal took a beating (I bought it as a work watch).
But the crown broke off. Now it was useless because while I could shake it to eventually wind it up, I could not correct the slow drift of time.
Good thing it was only $5
I went with a Torgoen.
I have a watch from China 🇨🇳 $2.50 including postage ! It works. Looks good No complaints
Dies it work still?
You go on about the loud ticking but Timex is notorious for its loud tick. I own a Timex Weekender and I have to keep it in a closed box when I'm not wearing it.
Great review, but I want to see what Archie Luxury will say about those watches :D
Joke aside, you're very insightful for the average buyer. Keep up the good work.
He doesn't like micro brands. All shitters to him lol.
I keep hearing "Poor rich" lmao
hi ! new here ! love the vids so far. possible if you could check out the minimalist style from aries gold some time too ! rock on
The Cadisen automatics have an excellent Seiko movement.
I've bought two automatic mechanicals from AliExpress and they're awesome, planning on buying more
What brands did you buy?
The best choice from China is the Reef Tiger brand
Thank you
How about parnis?
Reef Tiger is great choice of Chinese watches.
But i also like how Lobinni looks, but can't find any review.
I've got a Cadisen automatic and not only is it amazig for the money but it's straight amazing. It wears really nicely. I think I paid about £35 for it too. AliExpress also have a ton of shit watches too.
try and review the lobinni brand watch. You would be the first major watch youtuber to do so.
I have quite a few of them. In my opinion they are amazing. Good value for money. But I have to say I do not check accuracy and am not too picky when it comes to that. Just stay away from seller T flies Store, I suspect they use used parts in them. Have not had any problems with the other sellers.
Try reviewing Sea-gull and Shangai Watch Company.
yup that's the only good china brand watch that I can think of.
@@fiercekid84 That's two brands.
Shanghai
Seagull is a 'proper' watch company and also quite expensive.
Better try Shanghai first, it's the only brand in China still develop it's own original in house movenment. On the other hand Segull just copy from ETA and others and just add some modification(To be fair they actually bought these IP of the movenments).
How would you compare Fossil quartz watches to these as they also primarily use Chinese quartz movements?
What you found here is that you can get products equivalent to $200 fashion watches for $20 from these Chinese sites, which is notable. At that price point, though, especially if you’re looking at chronographs, expecting anything beyond basically junk is sort of expecting a miracle. I think the more useful comparison is looking at what you can get for the same $200 you’d spend on the fashion watches. That’s where these Chinese sites really shine, because for $150 to $200 you can get watches that blow MVMT and the like completely out of the water.
Dude you can choose much better watches from Cadisen. I've payed 50 EUR for a Cadisen with sapphire Crystal and a Seiko automatic movement
Carlos Bornes I doubt it
I've paid less than $50 USD for a Cadisen with a sapphire crystal and a Miyota 8125- not an NH35 but still really good value for the money.
@@xuancong1998 look for the Cadisen C1032. I've tested the crystal and it is in fact sapphire not the best one but it is a 50 eur watch after all and the mechanisms is a 24 jewels I don't remember the reference. But look it up, there are videos about this in TH-cam
Cadisen's low end pieces (quartz) are meh. Their Mechanical pieces are so much better and worth your money.
@@carlosbornes It uses a Seiko NH36a movement.
Ben, what is your opinion of Nixon watches?
You should check out the Starking AM0184.
A $20 Tevise or Winner auto is 100% worth it. Its a no brainer. Getting an actual mechanical watch for that price is amazing especially if you are new to mechanical watches even if it lasts 2 months and Ive had some thats pushing 2 years zero issues. Then moving up to actual quality automatic Chinese watches like Cadisen or Carnival; $50ish (which is still mind boggling cheap and impressive) are definitely worth it and you hit $75 brands and you have an actual genuine quality watch.
Please do review to pricy Alibaba watches, such as Reef tiger, Pagani design. Or on fabric Chinese watches, such as Seagull...
Watches made by Sea Gull or BWAF and sold under their label have tremendousely improved over the past decades. And they are not cheap. I own 4 of them and they are as accurate as my low priced Swiss watches using standard ETA-movements.
I am not talking about the cheap quartz watches shown in this video.
4 Sea-Gulls here too (one vintage). Got recently Seiko Alpinist but sold it away, quality and price point were so much off compared to Sea-Gulls :(
the secons hand ticking between the markings, like 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 and so on, would drive me nuts
There is a Cadisen watch on Miyota 9015 mechanical movement!
I suggest you look at the Cadisen C1032
How are Olevs and Naviforce watches?
Any chance you can review a Sea-Gull?
I bought abibas and poma,nice design,but color is getting scratched out,looking forward buy noke nd finla next month
The dial on the black one actually looks a bit like an Audemars Code 11.59.
I just got a Denvosi automatic triple calendar off Temu for $46. After wearing it for five days, it has only gained 2 seconds. I'm curious if anyone else has one and is theirs just as accurate.
Can I have the reference of the seiko 5 at 6:50?
By cadisen c1032 and pagani design meca quartz...love it
If you paid much less for the watch - knowing that the were inexpensive Chinese (instead of paying a much higher amount for the "name brand") would it make a difference in terms of your review of value for money? FYI I bought 2 Ochstin, a Chenxi and a Lige (not being able to find out anything about the watches and movement online) - expectations for the quality are low but I like the look and don't feel I am disappointed for prices all under $20.
Try parnis or automatic cadisen ,guanqin would make much impression and originality to video subject.
hi, which chinese watch brands can you recommend that are worthy for buying? thanks
Reef Tiger, конечно, но он не так уж дешёв.
@@RossiaIsNoMore есть какие нибудь другие из дешёвого сигмента? Спасибо
Seagull watches are good. Decent build and affordable.
I have 3 Sea-gull automatic mechanical watches, all with genuine sapphire chrystals, handwindable and extremely well made. You should do reviews of them. The best is the Seagull flying wheel retrograde day date which is the most accurate mechanical watch I own. It runs like a quartz, within 2 seconds per day.
Also, the Seagull Ocean Star 200m diver with it's high beat 28800bph movement is a great watch under £300.
Segal 1963 . Mechanical watch
Air force . Very nice but around $350 us .
Seagull watches are bona fide good- excellent mechanical watches and good value too! Any watch maker capable of making tourbillon movement like Seagull deserves respect! Their Tourbillon watches sell for around $4000 as opposed to $15,000 for the cheapest Swiss equivalent by Tag Huer!
Does anyone know if I buy a £70 watch from China to UK how much customs duty will I pay?
I bought a couple of super cheap Chinese watches on Amazon recently (I'm not a luxury sort of person). One was basically a DW clone for $8 and it's fine. Quartz movements are quartz movements and it's not loud. I like the cloth strap. The next one was skeletonized automatic mechanical for $30. It's a version of the Chinese Standard Movement they've been making since the 1971. It's quiet, and surprisingly, it has only lost an average of 2.7 seconds per day. The metal band looks great. The problem with it is that the movement wasn't centered in the case by a millimeter or so. I had to open it up and use bits of an appropriate material (the edges of a clear band-aid) on the plastic insert to center the movement. I think if you order this on Ali Express it's probably half the price.
I think it's kind of cool that mechanical watches are cheap and expensive. Think of this as a Communist's Rolex. It's as accurate and the design goes back to '71.
Like everything that comes really cheap, the basics are there what's missing is the quality control: You can get a good one, or you can get a poor one that doesn't work. You can only judge by buying lots.
Try reviewing the tevise submariner homage, the automatic movement for the price is insane 😆
It's rubbish for a mechanical watch. It uses a cheap generic chinese movement and there are QC issues with it. Avoid it.
To add: If you want a Submariner style watch (mechanical) that's decent quality and affordable, you can't go wrong with the Invicta Pro Diver 8902B. It uses a very reliable Seiko NH35a movement. That is all.
I got the Pagani Submariner - arguably better than the Invicta Pro-diver (which is also not a bad watch), and definitely better quality than the Tevise, and only for about $75. The Loreo Submariner is also an excellent watch for the price.
Whats the best quality movement watch for cheap watch ?
Seiko NH35a
The Beijing Watch Co has a minute repeater powered by the tourbillon with an 18k case and a mother of pearl dial retailed at 30k. Rolex on the other hand has never made a high end mechanism, nothing close to even a tourbillon, much less a minute repeater, said to be the apex of high horology.
1:10 look like Jody's fingers from Just one more watch
It is indeed! It says at the bottom left. His channel is great!
There is a difference from Paul Rich to Cadisen(3:28 to 3:34), inner wall of Paul Rich is stainless steel, on Cadisen it is plastic. After a day or two, you can notice it, but all sellers hide this very well. Cheap watch sellers often post pictures of their watch photoshopped.
Guys, is Lige brand worth buying?
That 2nd watch is made by the Wei Li Company. Lovely.
Take a look at Parnis. The ones I own are fabulous.
Is sugess good?
Bought a quartz chinese watch, the brand is Naviforce
Did you get these from a wholesaler? I don't think they're £20-£30 if you're buying from a reseller in the wild. I've only seen these in the range of £80-£100.
Can you please review an alibaba vincero watch.
What about the warranty and maintenance?
Are you serious? Warranty and meintenance on this chingo de la chongo 20 GBP crap???? xDDDDDDD
What IS the point of water resistance with a leather bracelet ?
Been using BIG BEN sinced 1859 ,and our generation love it ,,
Please review a Sonata aur fast track watch , they are pretty famous in India
Please do a review of Ted Baker watches.. Would greatly appreciate it
Overpriced dogshite. There is your review and I have just saved you 200 quid. Next.
How about parnis?
SKMEI, w=brand watch's are very good quality. Been wearing them for a few years now and have never had one go down. I'm an engineer and work hard with my hands and there watches hold up very well never stop working.
Skmei uses snap on back covers instead screw back covers as Casio does.
In my experience, nothing good comes with a snap on back cover. Always water comes in...
I prefer to pay 60dollars for a real gshock, than 12 dollars for junk.
Or pay 12 dollars and buy a f91w.
And this kind of "luxury" watches from China lives for days or weeks, as much. And for me...it's just a shame to wear. A shame as to wear a fake brand or falsification clothes.
In my opinion and experience, of course.
@@eduy1985 All of the SKMEI I've bought have skew on back just like the gshock. I ware mine it pool daily no problem.
Yeah, they're okay. I own a 1155B G-Shock style Mudmaster.
@@eduy1985 50 Bar water resistance. What do you expect?
I have 3 different skmei watches and all are awsome the mudmaster homage is really good!
I'm not at watch enthusiast, therefore I don't quite know when a brand is good or not. Just famous or not. Therefore, what do you guys think about Calvin Klein, Fossil and Swatch watches? Also, what's the best budget (about $100 but it's fine under $200) thin watch. Like as slim as possible (straps as well), also not with leather. And yes, I do care about aesthetics (just personal opinion).
Tiffany Josephine to answer your question, the Calvin Klein and Fossils are what are known as fashion watches. Typically they’re quartz movements that are cheap to make and you typically pay for the brand name. They aren’t great value for money usually. Plus you typically pay quite a bit for what you get, which isn’t much. Usually they’re the cheapest watch produced in China with a designer label.
Swatch is different though, they’re Swiss watches and they have a ton of different designs and have a ton of horological history, don’t have any experience with them personally but many people love them.
I personally am a fan of Seiko’s, good value for money, reliable as a Toyota, have an impressive history behind and a good Seiko would cost less then a Calvin Klein watch. Also like Casios for a working watch that can take punishment.
@@kennyduarte783 Ahh I see, I thought Calvin looked good. Anyway, thank you for the detailed reply, I'll check Seiko watches and see if there's any that catches me eye. 👍
Can you please cover Xiaomi TwentySeventeen Automatic Watch? It's a Chinese watch for about £80 and it has great specs
Xiaomi? The one who makes phones?
If it's Xiaomi phonemaker, it can't be bad! #pocoF1ForLife
Tonaldo yes it is, and it's awesome.
To me, the biggest obstacle for buying a Chinese watch is the amount of research needed (granted, the same can also be said for any other watch brand)
For example, you have to REALLY look closely at the dial, to ensure there aren't silly things like wrong spellings
There are good Chinese watches out there, but the amount of work that you need to put in to avoid the garbage ones is just a bit much
But still, for the price tag, they offer great value, especially if you are able to get a not garbage one
Why'd you delete your video about TMF and Alpha M? You should also respond to Every Damn Day Fitness, it's not to late.
The real problem is how to separate the wheat from the chaff- there are so many ‘brands’ ,many items are rebranded generic designs, there can be substantial price variance for the same watch. You should check out alibaba and see the wholesale prices, it’s amazing- and they can apply any logo you want(cough, ahem...Rolex).It could be a very expensive process of trial and error to get through all this not to mention the outright false advertising. Even if review recommendations are followed, they are only contemporary opinions and don’t necessarily reflect long term ownership. But I find I can easily fall through a rabbit-hole and spend ages scrolling through the watch selection on aliexpress. But if they get it right , and honour the claims about movement,sapphire,316l stainless etc you have to question why the ‘premium’ brands are as expensive as they are, notwithstanding brand/heritage markup.
Got a Alibaba ad on this lol
I've bought three SKMEI watches. You see watches identical to those you reviewed here, even cheaper with the SKMEI label. SKMEI actually manufactures watches, and may be responsible for your Daniel Wellingtons, though just to confuse you, they don't manufacture 100% of their watches themselves. Generally speaking their waterproof rating is either 30m or 50m. Some models use Miyota or Epson movements, but others use cheaper Chinese movements of various quality. The metal cases are alloy, finished in Stainless Steel, not solid. The backs are invariably Stainless Steel. I don't worry about straps too much as they're easy to change and I like silicone for comfort. Whether or not leather is genuine or PU, is no guarantee that it will be good or bad, in any case. Metal straps are Stainless Steel.
The best-looking one is a SKMEI 9058, whose design is stolen from a Tissot Le Locle design. The leather strap supplied felt a bit nasty at first, but it got more supple with use, and it turns out to look and feel really nice. I don't know how the quartz movement will last over the years, but it's very accurate right now. It cost me under £9 from AliExpress.
As you rightly say, the problem is not cheap watches, if you pay cheap. The problem is cheap watches if you pay expensive. Re-labelling and drop-shipping seem to be a scourge, but if you ask me, people who fall for branding deserve what happens to them. Especially when there are plenty of resources on line, including your videos, to do some research.
why not review gshock watch?
I bought a Lige watch from AliExpress. It is a mechanical watch with day, date, sun/moon, and GMT complication. It has a stainless steel clasp and a "sapphire" crystal for 35 USD. Have a look.
a.aliexpress.com/_cmPsqJ
Can anyone recommend me a good mechanical automatic? (preferably with a winding feature)
I currently have a Fossil Grant with a Sea-Gull TY2723 movement (from the information i've been able to find, it was pretty obscure).
It's kind of meh. It runs about 1 minute per day too fast at full wind, and about a minute per day too slow as the wind run low (if it's about to run out, it crawls to a halt, understandably). It's not the end of the world. I usually set it to be 5 minutes behind true time, and re-adjust it once a week.
But I was looking for something a bit more "standard" like 20 seconds per day, or around there. Preferable shower proof, even though I do take my watch off in the shower. But just to be safe.
I'd also like a skeltonized appearance, as for me, the main focus of a mechanical watch is to appreciate all the little tiny components, so I like to be able to see them.
Other preferences: metal wrist band (i've never liked any leather i've tried) and a sapphire crystal would be nice.
ZPERO search Bliger automatic on ebay....$60-$120 usd ,very well made
Russian watches have the best dive watch technology that's also way cheaper.
As long as it's well made, the maker shouldn't matter:-)
I have a Russian military watch, it's amazing
There are very good quality, value for money Chinese made homage watches like Cadisen, Pagani Design, Steel dive, etc. I have worn these as everyday watches and many have admired the quality and surprised at the price.
have a check on recent sea-gull watches, they are just fine~
Can you do for podegar watches
7:44 the second hand does not align with the second markers..perhaps something lost in translation
Clip is useful, but in a 8minute clip ,2 minutes plus have gone only for intro etc,it's better to come to point with video at the word go,in place just audio bytes
There are some good ones out there
Cool thanks.
Get a Seagull 1963 for review, awesome watch that matches its price tag