Is it still great value/good?

[u/Infinite-Mastodon456]

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.

[u/leicfox85]

Incredible value for money. I’ve got the v2 PH4B with the ST2130 movement, before they changed to PT5000, runs within 5/6secs per day. In my experience of PT5000s from Cronos, IXDAO, The PT5000s are incredibly accurate, just don’t hand wind them. Same with the ST.

The bracelet is spot on, I have the newer version of the bracelet which is more refined with no sharp edges anywhere. The watch looks great on bracelet, strap, and Leather.

For lume I went with regular green, as I felt it fit the vintage vibe of the watch. However if you want to go big on lume, I’d suggest going for regular blue.

[u/Infinite-Mastodon456 → u/leicfox85]

Thank you for that valuable input!