This is an ordinary digital watch dressed as a G Shock, but - as ordinary digital watches go, this one's pretty good. Especially for £9.99 including delivery from Amazon (£4 more than that now).
All the usual functions and a nice crisp, high contrast display (although the angle I captured it at here doesn't show that. I was trying to avoid a reflection from a light source). Comfy, as well.
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Wow! RespectQuote:
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I think the only way to top it up would be to put a camo dial.
I think the straps are great but need a slight bit of fettleing to take the sharp edges off.Quote:
Originally Posted by amii21
Ok, the £48 Addiesdive sterile Flieger has arrived, and it's a doozy!
I decided to go sterile as in the evening I need as cleaner look as possible for tired eyes. I tend to wear my Cronos Explorer homage (fantastic quality!) come evening as it's super crisp and very light.
So, the cheapy pilot; essentially a homage of the IWC Mk XVI, same size too. Here it is on the bracelet, which whilst not in the league of IWC, or Eddie's Speedbird (and seriously, it wouldn't be for this money), it's actually better than many Seiko offerings on watches several times the price. Very nicely made, albeit slightly rattly.
I'm a bracelets chap, and this is perfectly wearable on its bracelet...
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So I had a dig in the "box of many horological wonders" to see what straps I had knocking about the place. I found three that are very suitable. The first is a Pavel black leather rallye strap which I acquired somewhere and somehow down the line, and obviously decided to hang on to. Looks very swank, probably ideal for a casual dress piece like this...
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Next was the turn of a plain grey NATO, again acquisition courtesy of the non-stop stream of watch stuff that passes through my hands. Quite nice, but a bit dull on this...
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And finally, a grey/black/white five-stripe affair NATO. I have to say that I love this NATO strap, and I love the contrast. On this cheapy piece it looks really lovely. You may have a differing opinion on it, but I think it works best on this strap...
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And finally, it's a Chinese watch, so lume is apocalyptically good!
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£48 and a few pennies with a voucher, delivered within a couple of days from Amazon.
Amazing value for money Rob! The striped NATO looks best in my opinion, makes you kind of question the whole brand chasing thing.
Yes, yes it does mate.Quote:
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Don't get me wrong, this is not even a scraping of a patch on my Fortis, but it's really good for the price of half a tank of fuel.
I don't really care about brands these days, I just like watches. :smile-new:
Me too, I think it’s part of the wis journey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
Bought this Moonwatch-sized look-alike (42mm diameter, 20mm lug width, 47mm lug to lug length) from Ali Express for around £75 incl carriage. Perhaps the branding steps over the line for many, and whilst it does have a vk63 movement it’s obviously not made by Seiko.
It was too much of a lie for me so I returned it.
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So the bracelet arrived for my “tank”. Really good quality for £14
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That looks rather nice sir.
No thank you.
Apologies, off topic.Quote:
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Has anyone come across somethng similar to the following on AliExpress (or elsewhere at the cheap-as-chips pricepoint)?
The CWC is lovely, but they seem to be asking for far too many beer tokens. And given that the watch is still in stock, I guess I'm not the only person who thinks that...
Cheers!
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These aren't exact copies but have a similar 2 subdial design. The first watch from Baltany was very well reviewed
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Lovely selection there, thank you!Quote:
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Not under £100, in fact it was almost double that (although I'm sure one would find a good used one for that); I have to say that this Cronos 36mm is rapidly becoming one of my very favourite pieces.
Impeccable finish, superb quality, excellent timekeeping, sensational lume.
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This just arrived and I'm rather impressed for.....£63!?! It shouldn't be bragging about 'deep sea hunting' at 100m WR, however the dial texture is lovely and the case size is wonderful. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b330ffd918.jpg
Anyone tried any of the Pierre Paulin offerings from Ali Express? They’ve some very attractive classic dress watches with sector dials.
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Very nice looking watch. I tried to order the salmon dial but the order was canceled as they sold out.Quote:
Originally Posted by stelmo01
They only had silver and salmon then but seem to have added some more colours. I quiet like this one.
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I originally heard of them on the Rob & The Regulator Podcast and they gave them some very complimentary comments on build quality and smoothness of the winding mechanism. Will probably try the salmon dial once it’s back in stock. The big plus for me is the 38mm size, which seems to have become less and less common and is a personal sweet spot.
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This was over £100, but not by much. It's a Cronos. The ILW branding is some sort of tie-in with the 'I Love Watches' YouTube channel, I think.
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OK, here goes.
These are all from Vietnamese selling platform, Lazada.
All are imported from China.
Shipping is not included in the price, and it usually ranges from 30p to £1
“Seamaster” £8:22
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“Offshore” £12:18
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“RM” £4:98
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“EXPll” £8:84
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“Daytona” £13:11
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“Pepsi” £3:27
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“Yachtmaster” £6:67
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“Nautilus” £6:60
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“Aquanaut” £7:82
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Looks great, I own a Cronos Sub homage and the quality is outstanding for the price point...this 36mm is definitely a head turner, would you say that Cronos have the got the proportions pretty much correct inline with the watch that it is paying homage to (if you can say that).Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
I just got one of these after your post (from amazon) and I am impressed with the quality.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
Would anyone who has one of these have a spare link and pin knocking about that they are not using ? The bracelet is just a tad snug for my gorilla.
Regards
Brian
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I cant fault this for the price even double the price. Really impressed and less than 2sec per day loss. Good spot OP !!
Smidge over £100... I picked this up in the recent Ali sale for £135. Very pleased with it! Wolbrook/SeaQ vibes. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f5e1772275.jpg
NH35, sapphire, display case back, and they even threw in a fabric strap too.
Inspired by this thread I have ordered a slightly different version of this watch, direct from Seestern. Looks really good 👌 Mine needs to hurry up!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ctafield
And here it is! Arrived earlier. Quick first impressions are that it’s very good for £142.83. I’m happy [emoji108]
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That looks like a lot of watch for the money!
It really is! Never bought a Seestern before (this thread is brilliant) and honestly for the money I’ve got no complaints. And the lume is great as well…Quote:
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There’s a lovely Hrudland ‘IWC’ style chronograph on SC at the moment. Looks to be a proper bargain ;)
Looks like another Seestern I also ordered has cleared customs and is coming today. One of their "titanium divers". Ah who are they kidding it's a Pelagos clommage! I have high hopes, though it definitely doesn't fit the £100 remit of this thread :D Happy to post a photo or two when it arrives if anyone's interested though.
Have looked it more than once, but my eyes don't get on with chronos anymore unfortunately :( I dunno why, but I quite like the name Hruodland. Total gibberish, but still.Quote:
Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli
Not looked at this thread in ages, because if I do, I go and spend money that I don't have on things I don't need.
This though, this is NEEDFUL!
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[Depth rating shoulda been 410,757,864,530m mind!]
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A fair way off £100 but amazing value for what you get. This arrived yesterday. On a rubber strap for now as I need to size the bracelet and one of the screws was being stubborn. Other than that first impressions are very positive.Quote:
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Looks great. Mine did turn up this morning and I've not long finished sizing it. Screws were a bit stiff on mine too but got there in the end. Wouldn't mind a smidge more AR but can't have everything [emoji38]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...742f484c16.jpg
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Some say the bezel is too thick, but I don't see it myself. It wears beautifully and looks nicely balanced to my eyes. The bracelet is a complete work of art; I've had watches at ten times the price that don't come close to the quality of this one.Quote:
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You may have one of mine mate. I'll PM you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian
I own a GO SeaQ (which I'm v pleased with), but got say that looks pretty good for £142 quid!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan
Well this is definitely helping with my GO SeaQ yearning (it’s why I got it!) And honestly for the money it’s amazing how good it is. Definitely a bargain. I’m not a metal strap fan (at all, regardless of quality) so I’ve put it on a Strap Tailor Nato which I think works well…Quote:
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Did yours come with a fabric strap too? Mine did but I've not tried it yet. Wondered if you had?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan
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Interesting, no it didn’t. Didn’t notice an option for one when I ordered but that could have been me. I had the Nato spare so on it went!Quote:
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Ah that's a shame. Nothing was advertised with mine either, so I was quite surprised when it arrived. This is the two piece it came with. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3e1e901182.jpgQuote:
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Nice little surprise for you! Looks like it’ll suit the watch well [emoji108]Quote:
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A nice little take on the Longines marine nationale. May have snuck ina touch over the 100gpb but worth it as far as I'm concerned.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4d935ff48c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...7a73e9d1dc.jpg
That's nice, do I see drilled lugs for easy strap changing?Quote:
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Yes you do. Good eye.Quote:
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Liking how slim this is on the wrist too. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1ee89d7113.jpg
After much deliberation I pulled the trigger a short while ago and these two arrived this morning https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...914c84c236.jpg
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Initial observations: OP41 Homage is superb. Japanese NH34 movement. Came with a small screwdriver for removing links from bracelet. It winds up nicely, very smooth. Love the colour of the dial. Bracelet is an Oyster copy not from an OP. So it has the safety clasp and comfort extension similar to an Explorer but is Sub proportions. Price? A gobsmacking £65 delivered inc taxes
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The GMT is also a fantastic watch for the money also way under a ton at £70. However I was hoping for a proper Traveller GMT. This is an Office GMT. Bezel is nice and positive with 120 clicks, Ceramic Insert is really good. Cyclops is a bit meh tbh.
I’ve left the stickers on for now as I may move it on as I do want a proper Traveller GMT, going to think about it for a day or so.
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Hi Nige - could you post a link to where you picked these up please, for that price you can’t go wrong!
Thanks in advance.
Sure! Both came from AliExpress. Pagani Design Official Store was the seller. First time I’ve used AliExpress and I did a fair bit of searching before actually ordering them. There are loads of watches and many are subtly different which adds a layer of complicationQuote:
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Thanks Nige - that’s my afternoon sorted!Quote:
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When you have the AliExpress app installed and you're playing games to earn coins, then you know you've hit rock bottom [emoji1787] Anyway, gotta go play Merge Boss...
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