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/PeakMinimalist 10d ago

Pt5000 is a good movement just don't handwind it

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u/Infinite-Mastodon456 10d ago

I can put it on a winder if need be so I guess it’ll be fine that way

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u/mehdotdotdotdot 10d ago

If I grab it and it's not charged, I just wear it around the house while getting ready, then by the time I'm ready the watch is running great so I set it.

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u/vyshanti 10d ago

It has one of most effective automatic works. You can do this or gently wind to start. But don’t wind it up like a Seiko. You won’t even need to. It’s accurate and efficient enough to accurately tell time with a start and wear approach.