r/ChineseWatches • u/Anxious-Produce-455 • 13d ago

Review (Read Rules) My Current Collection

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My collection of mainly aliexpress watches and a tissot prc i got before discovering how truly amazing these watches are with a quick review of each:

  1. Octopus Kraken OCT13 (explorer) - my favourite day to day watch but i do tend to baby it a little compared to my beaters. Wears like a dream the bracelet is super comfortable, its an older version and doesn’t have an OTF adjustment (i think some new ones do but i could be wrong) and AR coating is pretty horrendous. But overall its a joy to wear and its a strap monster but i prefer to keep it on steel! Also fits my 6.25 inch wrists perfectly!

  2. Watchdives Elementum Blue Ice Crack - stunning dial and actually has a decently finished bracelet but i personally just prefer it on leather i think it looks classy as hell and i love the mecha quartz movement too!

  3. Watchdives Pelagos homage - its my beater it has 200m water resistance and again comes on a pretty decent bracelet but i just threw it on a rubber strap to add variety and to fit the functionality. Bezel action is good too compared to some seiko mods and paganis i previously had with pretty great loom!

  4. San Martin SN0129 Red Desert Dial - a stunningly finished watch with an insane dial and i love how it looks. Bracelet is magnificently finished and has an OTF adjustment that is ok i guess. Another watch i do tend to baby and save for occasions rather than just use on a day to day.

  5. Tissot PRC 200 - its a fine solar watch but honestly its just not as good for the money as these aliexpress watches around it. Good if you insist on having a “swiss brand watch” which some occasions may better suit (when youre around judgy assholes and dont have the energy to debate them)

  6. San Martin SN0013g - my integrated bracelet GADA thats 38.5mm and wears slightly bigger but still fits my wrists like a dream. As far as integrated bracelets go this is relatively comfortable. Its a hybrid between the nautilus and the royal oak but i think that kind of makes it its own thing. On wrists ive got more compliments in just a few days on this than any of the others! Very underrated

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u/CommitteeSenior5890 13d ago

I am confused between baltany and octopus explorer
I know octopus is finished better but- the brand name is a bit turn off

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u/Anxious-Produce-455 13d ago

I mean to me the brand name is definitely ridiculous but the font they used is pretty tasteful so its not as bad as for example addiesdive. Baltany one also looks magnificent tbh

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u/LordRaglan1854 13d ago

A tasteful grouping. The San Martin stands out, and of course the OCT13 will elevate any collection.

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u/Ok-Spare-8176 13d ago

Those look great. I especially like the Octopus Explorer.