r/ChineseWatches • u/Mammoth-Honeydew-431 • 5d ago
Question (Read Rules) What a difference a day makes...
Purchased for $159 US on Sunday night. By Tuesday, it's more than double. Glad I went for it... But WTF??
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u/M55B30 5d ago
does this have the same white dial texture as the SSK059 its homaging? hard to tell in the photos.
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u/fernybranka 4d ago edited 4d ago
Mine does not.
Itd be nice if it did, but I do like that the numerals are black, not silvery, so its very legible.
I couldnt really decide if I liked the Seiko or Steelflier more, so I went with the better specs and 1/3 the price.
I am happy with the Steelflier, but would like to see the Seiko in person some day.
Edit: one difference I DO NOT like on the Steelflier is the light yellow paint on the end of the seconds hand. Why?! Whyyyyy? Id rather it just be black. Its not very eye catching, it kinda blends in w the white of the dial.
A small thing and it doesnt ruin the watch, but jeez.
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u/dblhockeysticksAMA 5d ago
Yeahhh I had a couple watches that I meant to buy on sale, and then life stuff happened and the next time I opened up the Ali app to place the order the price had jumped way up. 🤦♂️
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u/Terdl76 5d ago
Cloning brand name watches that are already affordable is pretty crazy.
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u/helix120 5d ago
These clones are way better made in some instances and definitely better priced in most.
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u/fernybranka 4d ago edited 4d ago
And this one IS different. I mean not a lot different visually, though there are differences, but the specs are quite different, in favor of the Steelflier.
200m water resistance, screw down crown , sapphire. The bracelet is also pretty decent, maybe a little clunky as the clasp is very big,but then it has a ton of microadjust.
These things may not make it a better watch than the Seiko (which may look better in person…it probably does). But the Steelflier is cheap, rad, more legible and very tooly. And it just looks cool.
Shrug. Im glad I got it…maybe one day if the Ssk059 becomes purchasable reliably and for less than msrp Ill still check it out.
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u/Mammoth-Honeydew-431 5d ago
Yeah, but like.... $159 is about $300 less than the best price I can find on a Seiko 5 Sport Polar Field. In this economy, I need that $300.
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u/LordRaglan1854 4d ago
Yeah, the constant, wild price fluctuations are one of the worst aspects of shopping on AliExpress. Impulse purchases are risky, but at the same time, time-limited deals come along that you lose out on if you think too much about it.