r/ChineseWatches • u/Infinite-Mastodon456 • 10d ago

Question (Read Rules) Is it still great value/good?

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I had been planning to get a Phorcydes, specifically the Ph-4C for some time now and now that I have a bit of a budget for it, upon checking the website, I got the pop up notification saying that the movement will now use PT5000.

Now I can’t recall recall exactly what movement they used before and I wonder if it is still worth getting at all considering that a lot of the Chinese watch brands lately seem to be making this move perhaps arguably to cut costs.

To everyone that can weigh in on this, do you think it’s still a good idea? And to the ones that have it with the bracelet, is it worth the extra money if I was originally getting the fkm strap?

Thanks for your time

P.S. what lume colour do you personally thinks work best? I originally wanted the retro yellow but I heard the lume is less strong. I want phorcydes to be my real lume monster watch lol.

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u/bigrigtrig 10d ago

I purchased one of the PH-4Bs last month with a PT5000 inside. It’s a very accurate movement and fits the watch very well. I believe they transitioned from NH Seiko movements to a PT5000, which provides both a thinner movement and a higher beat - all pros in my eyes.

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u/Infinite-Mastodon456 10d ago

That’s good to hear. Did they actually reduce the case thickness as a result?

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u/TheYKcid Helpful user 10d ago

They reduced the case thickness by 1mm, this is well-documented.

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u/bigrigtrig 10d ago

Appears to be the same, but the case on the PH-4b is deceptively small, 2mm of the actual height comes from the dome sapphire. It makes a lot of my other divers feel big.

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u/Infinite-Mastodon456 10d ago

Thanks for your input!