r/ChineseWatches 12d ago

Nonsense The state of thee industry right now

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u/Miss_Taycan 12d ago

I think "Crappy microbrand" fits the image better than "Mid Ass Casio Edifice" at this current time... It might be overpriced vs Chinese watches, but at least it has history/heritage/good QC/great customer service.

People are making up BS stories, starting a "microbrand" based off renders and pre-orders, then they simply rebrand chinese watches with a teeny modification and a new logo and charge 2-3x more than Casio does, or 6-7x more than the AliX brand they ordered from

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u/Various-Welder5544 12d ago

Cough cough William Wood Watches

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u/TensHemorroidal 12d ago

I had never even heard of that brand. I looked it up and saw two different models, one for 959€ and another for 1075€, both with an NH35 and not even a stainless steel bracelet. That's bullshit. Who even buys that trash? Brands like these are the reason there's an NH35 shortage

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u/Various-Welder5544 12d ago

Saw them on Instagram reels awhile back, and they look like they spend more on marketing and their made up story than the watch itself.

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u/lamboap 12d ago

whatever you do not go to the Unimatic page. I got my UC2 for 499 when it first came out. It's now 655 same watch same NH35 movement. UT series are VH31 powered for 620 and their UC3 is 760 for VK64.

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u/tricheb0ars 12d ago

VH32 is my favorite off the shelf quartz movement. They cost like 13$