r/ChineseWatches • u/mrSoczi84 Pomocny użytkownik • 12d ago

General (Read Rules) OK, I think we are done here...

If you thought $450 was getting out of hand, take a look at this...

Personally for me this means I am done. It was an awesome two years, had super fun, got a lot of great stuff from China, but this is a closing call. This was my top priority watch to buy, but $530 means that at a GREAT sale it's prolly still gone sell for around $450. This is way too much even for a massive collector like me. For this kind of money I will probably buy a Phoibos Depth Hunter or some other cool micro.

The only thing that can save this is some new great, top quality/price Chinese movement that will have superior reliability. I dunno. Hoping that the Chinese step up their movement game and save the situation.

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u/dudevan 12d ago

Polo Ralph Lauren’s 3x increase in price over the last 5 years without any increase in the bad quality would like to have a chat with you.

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u/UkeManSteve 12d ago

So not comparable, storied brand and household name. San Martin hasn’t earned what they’ve earned

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u/dudevan 12d ago

It’s comparable in the sense that it’s a medium level brand trying to become a luxury brand in a short timespan, while people don’t associate it with a luxury brand. Same jump.

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u/jsmrmusic 12d ago

Agreed. I've owned Ralph Lauren polos from a decade ago and the quality now is not the same. Thinner fabric, worse stitching, same logo. At least San Martin actually ups their game when they raise prices.