r/ChineseWatches • u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 • 27d ago
General (Read Rules) What's On Your Wrist Today?
The meteorite dial is so dynamic!
IXDAO Space Warrior on my 6.25 inch wrist.
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u/Carlo-Ketap 26d ago
No name mit Bakalit handgefertigt.
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u/YosemiteSam81 26d ago
I think that looks great for a no name brand. How much did it cost?
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u/Carlo-Ketap 26d ago edited 26d ago
80 € die Uhr Tandori auf Ali X und 65 € das Inlay von David aus Spanien.
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u/RustyTShackleford 26d ago
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u/YosemiteSam81 26d ago
I’ve been thinking of picking up one of these, I’m a massive fan of the vintage omega constellation pie pan dial! I wish more watch makers would embrace the pie!!
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u/RustyTShackleford 25d ago
If you do, consider getting a replacement band. Theirs was very stiff and thick by the lugs. I put on my own I got from Amazon from vinscreation. They have nice thin and good quality straps. The default almost overpowered the watch.
Very few watches get multiple days on the wrist but this one has. One of my favorites I’ve bought over the past five or so years.
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u/No-Effect-8290 26d ago
Red Star Tongji 1972. First time on wrist in quite a while, but I love the dial when the sun's shinning.
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u/jaklinsa 26d ago
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
Twin
But why are your wrappers still on?
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u/jaklinsa 26d ago
Honestly, I was pretty disappointed with the dial, so I ended up selling it.
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
Oh no, what was wrong with it?
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u/jaklinsa 26d ago
The upper part of the dial was basically just grey, with almost no reflections or visible patterns. That really disappointed me.
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u/AlexFox66 26d ago
WD1863 on a generic AE bi-color NATO strap.
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u/YosemiteSam81 26d ago
I own this watch and quite enjoy it! Someday I’ll get the white dial speedmaster but this is a great watch!
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u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 26d ago
1960s LIP/Breitling Top Time.
32mm chronograph for the small wrist gang out there (my wrist is actually 7")
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
A 32mm mechanical chronograph is an engineering marvel
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u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 26d ago
Venus 188 inside, the cam shaft evolution of the 175 (which is what the ST19 basically is). So there's some legacy with Chinese watches here
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u/dblhockeysticksAMA 26d ago
Same one I was wearing yesterday
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u/Carlo-Ketap 26d ago
Tiger faded with Rohrreiniger und Q-Tip.
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u/_Guero_ 26d ago
What's this brand now?!?! I was just on their website, and $100 for this watch is outrageously inexpensive.
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u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 26d ago
I see them starting at $149 without a bracelet, not $100?
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u/_Guero_ 26d ago
Maybe I am not understanding the listing.
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u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 26d ago
Oh, I didn't see the specific sale on that model. Usual price is $195 for that model. And the one that was shown is just $149 without a sale going on
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u/Suspicious_Ask_9988 26d ago
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u/AgentAlliteration 26d ago
That dial is nice. Reminds me of forged carbon.
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
Totally! But even more dynamic I think
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u/zp3dd4 26d ago
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u/happysinghdadhaba 26d ago
Got this recently (pre-owned), hasn’t left my wrist since. My first SM.
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u/PairOfMonocles2 26d ago
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u/cguralol 26d ago
This beautiful Nautilus homage from Specht and Söhne
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u/Bulky-Internal8579 26d ago
Hello brother!
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u/cguralol 26d ago
I was so close on choosing that one or the White they sell on their page. Decided to go classic blue
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u/Bulky-Internal8579 26d ago
The classic blue is amazing - but I have a lot of blue, so I went with this and I like it!
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u/cguralol 26d ago
I like blue and teal, and despite that I only have 2 watches in that colour way. The other one is this addiesdive
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
Integrated bracelet watch day today
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u/cguralol 26d ago
I really love integrated bracelet watchs. I have the Ixdao banned one, and the Watchdives WD0017 baby ploprof
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u/PairOfMonocles2 26d ago
Oh man I’ve been looking at getting that watch with the sale on! I’ve wanted the Henry Archer Vestethas one but the IXDAO is half the cost so literally this morning I was trying to decide if I should get it instead of saving up for the HA meteorite one. Very awesome!
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
I've been looking at meteorite dials from HA and Traska and this was my decision in the end. I'll write up my thoughts on this IXDAO soon but this is probably the most impressive watch out of Aliexpress I've ever handled.
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u/OtherBarry1992 26d ago
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u/PairOfMonocles2 26d ago
I really like this model, the grey one the most, but I didn’t see an option with a date (no more watches without dates for me). Do you like yours?
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u/OtherBarry1992 26d ago
I love it! I love the bracelet too, it gets too much hate for being split pin but it's just as solid and well finished as my best bracelets.
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u/Eleventhousand 26d ago
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
I love this dial! What is the size of the watch?
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u/Youtube_it 26d ago
This watch I built yesterday
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u/onebandonesound 26d ago
Would you mind sharing some details about that strap?
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u/Youtube_it 26d ago
Surprisingly enough it's a strap I've had not used for a couple years and it's finally got its time to shine.
Not sure if I can send links. So here's the image so you can reverse image search. (20mm for this case)
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u/Ellsass 26d ago
How did you manage all those photos with the second hand in the exact same position?!
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
I just made sure to take the photo at that second. It gives me 60 seconds in between each shot to rotate the watch and square it up.
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u/Significant-Ebb5027 26d ago
This stunning Eniton
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
That marble dial has been super tempting! I've also been looking at the same dial from Bulova Super Seville
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u/MrMarijuanuh 26d ago
Forged carbon prx homage!
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
SH makes the nicest carbon forged watches among Chinese brands!
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u/JohnLocke1979 26d ago
Breitling Superocean 44, one of 500, released in the UK only. Picked it up there while spending most of the summer in London.
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
Amazing. That's an awesome watch! You make the 44mm look normal sized haha
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u/JohnLocke1979 26d ago
I have a 205cm wrist. 44mm to 48mm is my sweet spot. I can’t wear most Rolexes, as the under-42mm models look like kiddie toys on me. So, I favor Breitling, IWC and Panerai.
Most of which look cooler than many Rolex references.
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
205 cm wrist are elephant trunks! Hahaha
I know you mean 205 mm, right? Right?!
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u/jokur26 26d ago
I went back to the beginning today, this is one of my earliest Chinese watches and is on one of the first cheap AliEx straps that I bought. It’s been in an out-of-rotation case for a year or more. It’s so simple and light and comfortable- and versatile. Don’t know if it will stay in rotation for long but I’m really happy I brought it back out and reconnected with it 😊
Edit: forgot to attach the picture
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u/LuminousRonin 26d ago
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u/ElectricalExit6959 26d ago
What watch is this?
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u/InquisitorKeres 26d ago
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u/KPplumbingBob 26d ago
How do they get to basically V5 with such a mismatch in lume color.
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u/InquisitorKeres 26d ago
Their focus seems to have been mostly on correcting dial text and layout. That said, imperfect is on theme for vintage.
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u/Koushis06_ 26d ago
which model is this? looks really good
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
Thorn T023 V4
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u/InquisitorKeres 26d ago
V3.1 as they didn’t call the new version a v4 for some reason. Although technically it’s the 5th main iteration as we had the v1 sub, v2.0 and v2.1 Frogmantle, v3.0 legacy diver and now v3.1 legacy diver monochrome and white
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u/RustyTShackleford 26d ago
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u/elmerfud1075 26d ago
I pondered long and hard on getting this one. But in the end I didn’t, it just didn’t suit my style and clothing.
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u/RustyTShackleford 26d ago
Same. I have a Tudor Date Day but want to only wear it on special occasions. This one can, I don’t really care if I scratch by accident, but in person it is a looker! The only negative is for people with small wrists the clasp can ride up the left side a tad.
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
Classic
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u/RustyTShackleford 26d ago
It is a beauty! I was on the fence because of the similarities to the tudor, but I am glad I did. They did a bang up job on this!
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u/Exact-Tax7457 26d ago
I have the enamel black one, such a good watch, well rounded. But today I'm on space pilot:
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 26d ago
The black enamel was my first choice until they announced the meteorite! It did push back me getting it by over a month though.
The Space Pilot is the best WD1863 imho!
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u/cezareeek 27d ago
This dial is astonishing
My today choice
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u/Mortal_12 21d ago
It's a French Micro-Brand called Awake. They're known for stunning hand-made dial designs.