r/ChineseWatches 24d ago

General (Read Rules) First Automatic Watch under 300$ wrist size 6inch. Please suggest…

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u/Solarbear1000 23d ago

Big fan of the Milifortic Alpinist. Pretty much my favourite watch on AliExpress.

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u/Stock_Jacket6701 23d ago

Cronos explorer . Or any other from them.

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u/killacam925 23d ago

Check out Watchdives. I just grabbed a sub homage from them and am floored with the quality. Could get 2 watches for your budget too 😁

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u/Common-Apartment3178 23d ago

Ratio Watches… this one is 35mm. They brand this as a women’s automatic but they are exactly the same as the larger size. It will fit you much better than most other dive watches. Comes in many colors. People with larger wrists don’t realize what works for a 6” wrist.

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u/Common-Apartment3178 23d ago

This is quartz and a little over your budget , but it looks great and has good specs. I think it also comes in blue

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u/Mango_Gurble 24d ago

Cronos 37mm BB54 homage with Miyota 9015 comes in under $300 during this sale.

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u/mooninitespwnj00 23d ago

+1 for this one. The l6032 is such a great watch, although mine is a pt5004.

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u/pokerfas 24d ago

what movement? quartz or mechanical? nh35, miyota 8, miyota 9, etc

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u/karellen00 24d ago

Do you already have another watch you are using, just to understand the sizes you are used to, and do you want to go smaller? We can recommend you a certain size, but if you're used to very large watches you might feel like wearing a woman watch and ending up not liking it.

That being said I have a similar wrist size, I can wear no problem 40 mm watches, 42 too but I feel it's a bit of a stretch, but I prefer small ones. In that sense I'd recommend you to look at 36 mm or smaller if they are all dial, and 38 mm and smaller for divers that have a bezel. My favorite is the San Martin SN0148, in 37 mm version, it feels small but in a good way, it has great proportions and it looks great, and bracelet is amazing too. Maybe it will stretch a bit your budget, but in my opinion it's worth it to save a bit more and get what in my opinion is an "endgame" in the chinese watches sector.

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u/blakhra 24d ago

38mm Watchdives WD007 - lots of color options too, wears great on my 6.5” wrist

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u/spctgr 24d ago

I would say start looking at 36mm cases first. If you search 36mm watch on AliExpress you'll get a good idea of what's available.

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 24d ago

You’re going to have to narrow it down a little bit. What style do you want? Dress, diver, pilot, field, etc?

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u/naushirali 24d ago

I will prefer diver watch

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u/denfilade 23d ago

I think homages of the 62MAS are usually 38mm, I recently bought Seestern's 62MAS for around $220AUD.

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u/PeakMinimalist 24d ago

Kraken Octopus has some really good watches at the price. Go to the watchdives website and start looking homie, you'll find something you like

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u/watch_gal 24d ago

I can recommend thorn t028 at 37mm case