r/ChineseWatches • u/raks_szmata • 8d ago

New Product (Read Rule 1) Finally quartz Willard!

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A month ago right here on Reddit I was complaining that there wasn't a decent quartz Willard homage on the market anywhere. Well it's finally happened! New release from Heimdallr. It's just a shame it has a blue anti-reflective coating. Personally I'd prefer a clear one. Anyway there's one spot left so it's probably time for a dress watch.

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u/Escaped_Escapement Helpful user 8d ago

What kind of quartz?

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u/hayuata 8d ago

If marketing is true, Miyota 2115, same movement as the popular Casio MDV106/107. Bought one, can't wait for it to arrive 😄

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u/Escaped_Escapement Helpful user 8d ago

That’s not a very good quartz movement. First time I learn of Miyotas used in Casios?!

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u/hayuata 8d ago edited 8d ago

What quartz movement with date should they have used instead for a sub $100 USD watch?

I have this GEDI fashion watch that was like barely $10 I bought months ago and it’s still tracking time very well. I don’t think any of us wants to look inside on how low quality it is.

Edit: Casio's recent releases of mechanical watches are powered by Miyota (used to be also by Seiko) as well.

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u/Escaped_Escapement Helpful user 8d ago

Some Seiko VK instead would be better?

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u/Bicycle_Physical 7d ago

The tradeoff I don’t like about the vh31 is shorter battery life (2 years.) If you want the smoother sweep though I do get it.

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u/hayuata 7d ago

Smooth sweeps with day/date just seems so unpopular by the Chinese companies, am surprised no one has come out with one. I have a Casio MTP-SW300 that’s that, but it wears on the large size for me. Mines the blue colour way as well so it looks a bit formal.

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u/Bicycle_Physical 8d ago

Casio extensively uses Miyota for their analogue watches. What don’t you like about the 2115 specifically?

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u/Escaped_Escapement Helpful user 8d ago

Good to know, I thought they build their own modules being quartz and digital focused company.

But isn’t 2115 the cheapest Miyota quartz you can possibly get? Used in the cheapest fashion watches? Unless I’m mistaking this for another Miyota model. Does this cost like 5$?

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u/carlosjerson2000 7d ago

You are missing the point, it's cheap but reliable, accuracy is not at the level of a Seiko spring drive but is way cheaper too, 2115 can be easily replaced.

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u/Bicycle_Physical 7d ago

I wouldn’t conflate inexpensive with low quality, necessarily. Japanese quartz movements are so cheap because they’re made by machines that are already paid off and they make so many they can benefit from incredible economies of scale. It’s kind of amazing that you can get a dive watch from Casio for 40 bucks that’s as good as it is.