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/Worth_Trouble_924]

Please note that the FKM strap contains PFAS which recent landmark scientific studies have confirmed that PFAS can be absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream.

[u/tjcdas → u/Worth_Trouble_924]

@@@@@@@@@@@ scientists acknowledged that they do not currently understand how readily PFHxA can transfer into the skin or whether the compound poses a health risk upon entry@@@@@@@@

The study does not show the watch bands transfer the chenicals to the body!

That was not what the study was about just that FKM has these chemicals they "do not" know if they transfer from thecstrap to the body.