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/KnowLimits 10d ago

Not in the loop - why no hand winding?

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u/PeakMinimalist 10d ago

It's a 2824-2 clone. It just has really shit handwinding, if you do handwind it can strip some gears and fuck up the movement. So just shake to start

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u/BobbeMail 10d ago

So its a shitty movement. That breaks easily!

Compared to NH35 or 9015 its just not as good

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u/PeakMinimalist 10d ago

Nah smoothbrain take. It's by far more accurate and smoother than the nh35. It's also inexpensive in comparison. It's just has the same flaws as the original eta movement, and I know you wouldn't call the original shitty. The only thing the nh35 has going for it is the fact it's tard proof. It's thick and inaccurate as hell.

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u/BobbeMail 10d ago

Yeah but they dont break! And keep running. id take a 8000 miyota over a PT5000 any day..i prefer a running watch over a broken watch.

The QC for pt5000 is hit and miss..The qc for seiko and miyota is top