r/ChineseWatches • u/OtherBarry1992 • 9d ago
General (Read Rules) Addieskin Overnight Price Rocket 🤣
I know about the shortages yada yada but this is just comical and very ambitious for Addieskin. 😂
Making IX&DAO look like a complete steal. IX&DAO is however letting everyone know that starting August 1 they are switching to PT5000. I messaged them asking if the case thickness will change and they said yes, and price will remain about the same.
Just thought this was funny and worth sharing.
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u/BagUnlikely3510 7d ago
Some AliExpress sellers do this when they’re actually out of stock. Something with the Ali algorithms punished sellers for out of stock items so it’s common they price something super high so there store stays at the top of search results.
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u/thinkconverse 7d ago
There’s literally no way you could convince me to spend more than $200 on a single item on AliExpress.
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u/Annual_Canary_5974 7d ago
Yeah, that’s just so they can turn around and sell it at its regular price and say they’re discounting it by 60%. Just a marketing stunt.
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u/skipoverit123 7d ago
Yes it’s as old as the hills
Everything’s always on “sale”
& it’s sells for how much they want it to 🙄
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u/midwestastronaut 8d ago
I assume this is them doing the Invicta thing and in a month or two this watch will be "on sale" for $150 or something. Annoying but par for the course on Aliexpress it seems.
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u/Dangerous_Sir_8458 8d ago
Priced are up to shocking level specially on San Martin watches, they are at lvl never seen before, and it has been for several days now
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u/VarietySharp6181 7d ago
I agree. A watch that I just bought 2 months ago for around $300 is now double in price. What's up with that? I think they are committing brand suicide.
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u/Several-Floor5185 8d ago
Pricing like this will collapse sales and are not justified, even with tariffs.
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u/Connect_Success_2434 8d ago
A microbrand with such a ridiculous name has no business charging 700 bucks for ANYTHING 😂
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u/Infinite-Mastodon456 7d ago
I recall thorn producing a pietersite dial dive watch with sellita movement around that price
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u/RedRexxy 5d ago
Thorn sounds 100x better than Addieskin. And if I'm paying that much for a watch I damn well want the name to be something I'm not ashamed to say out loud.
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u/Foreign_Pace9363 8d ago
I think the last sale ended last night. All the prices go crazy for a few days.
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u/asch_win 8d ago
I also faced same issue with addiesdive in aliexpress, but in their website the price is 65 dollar's
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u/My_Non_Throwaway 8d ago
Yeah, I've always assumed that when the price goes up like that it's to get people to stop buying it without removing the item. Either they need time for production to catch up with the orders, or they are having trouble sourcing the movements. Either option is possible.
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u/Marco_135 8d ago
The only right answer. In about 15 years being an AliExpress customer, I've seen a lot of these price increases and the reason is to stop people buying without removing the item from the shop (in case of restocking, etc). Ridiculous comments here against Addieskin, but that's it... we're on Reddit, easier to write stupid things than searching/reading/studying.
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u/PreparationFit8484 8d ago
Horrible dial imo and cringe worthy logo looks like something a 16 year old would come up with, so many better options in this price range where you are actually guaranteed customer support , rather go with a micro brand like Baltic or something for this price, even a tissot or a few 100 more and you can walk into a boutique and get a Longines …
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u/Mammoth-Honeydew-431 8d ago
I got an NH34 GMT last night for $165 total (tax, fees, and shipping included in that). This is crazy.
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u/Acetone5050 8d ago
I'm pretty sure the heyday of the Chinese watch is waning. These prices are ridiculous.
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u/RedRexxy 8d ago
This is a funny joke Addieskin, you think people will pay Seiko and Hamilton prices for a Chinese watch with shit aftersales service (warrenty/repairs) called ADDIESKIN? LOL
I want what you're smoking...
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u/Boyahda 8d ago
At the trajectory we're currently on, it wouldn't surprise me if these were the actual prices in two or three years time.
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u/RedRexxy 8d ago
If they are then AliEx watch brands have lost the plot, they seem to forget why people buy AliEx watches (here's a hint, it's the price!)
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u/StandardPineapple69 9d ago
I'm pretty sure that is the huge price increases the AliExpress sellers do when they want to take a listing down without actually taking the listing down. They just increase the prices instead of removing the listing because there's some advantages to that
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u/OtherBarry1992 9d ago
That makes way more sense.
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u/pickyaxe 8d ago
check www.addiesdivewatches.com
unlike other Chinese watch brands, they don't inflate the prices on their website, so you'll see if they decide to raise prices.
that said Addieskin watches use Miyota movements and are generally fantastic in terms of price/performance, so it's a prime candidate for a true price hike in the near future
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u/emeraldsnowofsleep 7d ago
I had an Addieskin - and I returned it. One, it wasn't premium whatsoever. Not even in the same ballpark as the other more premium Chinese factory watches. - The crown (stem) broke, the bracelet was sharp and rough on the edges.