Sorry, but for the money they could have installed a Swiss movement. Eta movements no longer cost the earth either, a Steeldive on Aliexpress costs €100 has sapphire glass and ceramic bezel and is also 200 meters water-resistant with a Seiko nh35 movement. A cheap Miyota movement is installed in the Panzera. The watch looks nice, but not worth the money.
I think you could argue that you are correct and incorrect. In my experience modern Seiko movements are unreliable junk, however I love older 6xxx series movements before they began to cut costs and quality. So I can't agree with you based on the three Seiko's I've owned which have all died just out of warranty and I have resorted to fitting an NH36 movement in them and selling them before they die again. Where as my Citizen watches with Miyota based movements (naturally) I've worn for over two decades and they still work. Keep in mind that this is my experience. However, I do agree with buying something off AliEx you are going to grab excellent value and one hell of a bargain because they don't pay the same rates as Australian, Swiss, or United States wages. Which you have to take into consideration when purchasing a microbrand or established brand for the matter. Sadly, what you're comparing is a watch assembled in China where the 10's or 100's of staff involved are combined paid less than what one of the staff at Panzera was likely paid. You can't compare those sort of economics when looking at any product made anywhere in the world to anywhere else in the world. For me, buying the Panzera was worth it, especially when considering supporting an Australian brand as opposed to an anonymous foreign brand that predominantly sells their products on a third party website. Yes, the Steeldiver is an established brand, but it's not locally made. I recently won a Spinnaker Hull from an online competition. Sadly after a day of wear the watch showed signs of moisture ingress. When I contacted Spinnaker, they were more than helpful with warranty. The only problem was it would have to be shipped to the nearest authorised repair centre.... Hong Kong. The shipping costs with the required shipping they requested was over half the value of the watch. So you also have to take into consideration that if something goes wrong, I can take the Panzera to them directly and have them support me with almost no costs to me apart from a 30 minute drive, or alternatively $10-$15 postage, not $125 postage and weeks of waiting. Everything has its price. It's not always the cost of purchase you have to think about when buying a watch.
The problem is, I don’t remember doing that. However since this video there’s plenty more scratches. Once my shirt button scratched it. The button is plastic. Seems that the watches have no coatings at all and the stainless steel is fairly “soft”. I have $20 Casios that I wear while servicing my car or bike that still look to remain in better condition. I’m sad to say this is the only let down of this watch.
It is a shitty business model for sure. The other Australian brands don’t seem to really take part in the game like that. They just price their watches and that’s it.
Sorry, but for the money they could have installed a Swiss movement. Eta movements no longer cost the earth either, a Steeldive on Aliexpress costs €100 has sapphire glass and ceramic bezel and is also 200 meters water-resistant with a Seiko nh35 movement. A cheap Miyota movement is installed in the Panzera. The watch looks nice, but not worth the money.
I think you could argue that you are correct and incorrect. In my experience modern Seiko movements are unreliable junk, however I love older 6xxx series movements before they began to cut costs and quality. So I can't agree with you based on the three Seiko's I've owned which have all died just out of warranty and I have resorted to fitting an NH36 movement in them and selling them before they die again. Where as my Citizen watches with Miyota based movements (naturally) I've worn for over two decades and they still work. Keep in mind that this is my experience.
However, I do agree with buying something off AliEx you are going to grab excellent value and one hell of a bargain because they don't pay the same rates as Australian, Swiss, or United States wages. Which you have to take into consideration when purchasing a microbrand or established brand for the matter. Sadly, what you're comparing is a watch assembled in China where the 10's or 100's of staff involved are combined paid less than what one of the staff at Panzera was likely paid. You can't compare those sort of economics when looking at any product made anywhere in the world to anywhere else in the world.
For me, buying the Panzera was worth it, especially when considering supporting an Australian brand as opposed to an anonymous foreign brand that predominantly sells their products on a third party website. Yes, the Steeldiver is an established brand, but it's not locally made. I recently won a Spinnaker Hull from an online competition. Sadly after a day of wear the watch showed signs of moisture ingress. When I contacted Spinnaker, they were more than helpful with warranty. The only problem was it would have to be shipped to the nearest authorised repair centre.... Hong Kong. The shipping costs with the required shipping they requested was over half the value of the watch. So you also have to take into consideration that if something goes wrong, I can take the Panzera to them directly and have them support me with almost no costs to me apart from a 30 minute drive, or alternatively $10-$15 postage, not $125 postage and weeks of waiting.
Everything has its price. It's not always the cost of purchase you have to think about when buying a watch.
Fantastic
Thank you
you caught the watch on something causing the scratch I recon
The problem is, I don’t remember doing that. However since this video there’s plenty more scratches. Once my shirt button scratched it. The button is plastic. Seems that the watches have no coatings at all and the stainless steel is fairly “soft”.
I have $20 Casios that I wear while servicing my car or bike that still look to remain in better condition. I’m sad to say this is the only let down of this watch.
I hate this business model of rrp 1000 but always in sale for 40 or 50 percent off.
It is a shitty business model for sure. The other Australian brands don’t seem to really take part in the game like that. They just price their watches and that’s it.