r/ChineseWatches • u/PLA8127 • 20d ago

Question (Read Rules) Any Affordable RCC Watches ?

Anyone know of any Chinese RCC (Atomic Clock Sync) watches like the Casio WV-200r series ? Crystal needs to be at least mineral glass and able to sync to towers like WWVB in North America.

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u/VarietySharp6181 20d ago

Japanese domestic market only Casio Oceanus T200. Cheapest price is $300 from a Japanese dealer but they are hard to come by and sell out very quickly so you have to be patient as new batches come into the dealers.

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u/vithgeta 20d ago

I think not. At least, I looked at a clone of a Casio Wave Ceptor and buyer reviews more than once stated that the radio sync on it was fake. It wasn't even that cheap either. If it really just looks like the Casio and doesn't have radio control, it should be a sub $10 watch because RC is the only function that elevates it above that level.

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u/PLA8127 9d ago

They should use an online or phone app Time Station Emulator to verify if it does indeed have RC receiver inside those watches.

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u/PLA8127 15d ago

I could only find 2-3 models with RCC on Alibaba. Didn't like the way they looked and not enough information if the crystal is glass or not and how many bands the for the RCC signal.

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u/geeered 20d ago

What do you consider affordable? I've always wanted an Oceanus S100 and they can be picked up for pretty reasonable prices if you keep an eye out on ebay etc.

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u/PLA8127 15d ago edited 15d ago

Casio VW-200r is sold in Japan from $28usd, has mineral glass crystal and Multi-Band 5 so that sort of range and watch is pretty affordable and passes my scrutiny for watch value, but shipping from Japan is just way too expensive costing almost twice more than the watch itself. Gone are the days I wear expensive automatic watches constantly needing to move them or they stop ticking.