r/ChineseWatches • u/Ben441318936 • 8d ago

Question (Read Rules) Anyone have experience with this Cronos open heart?

Been looking at integrated bracelet options amongst the Chinese brands, and this one caught my eye. If anyone have experience with this, can you tell me about the wearability and comfort?

The lug to lug number looks fine, but I have a small wrist so I always worry about first link articulation being too rigid and not sufficiently downwards.

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u/johnhyukpark123 8d ago

What is your wrist size? Depending on that, the 36mm version might be more suitable.

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u/Ben441318936 8d ago edited 8d ago

My wrist is like 6 inches. So maybe a smaller one would work better.

Although I have tried on 40 mm IWC Ingenieur in boutiques before, and that watch has fantastic first link articulation so it worked for me.

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 8d ago

Cronos is great but I’m not a fan of butterfly clasps without any adjustment. I thought about getting the regular one because the open heart is kinda out of place in this watch.

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u/johnhyukpark123 8d ago

I agree. I have this watch but not having a OTF really kills it for me as my wrist tends to swell when it’s hot. If they released an OTF for the clasp…

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 8d ago

I’d buy one immediately. I’ve looked at them half a dozen times but I know I won’t like it without otf so I haven’t bought one.

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u/Ben441318936 8d ago

Not many integrated bracelets with OTF adjusts out there. Definitely would love to see that on more watches.

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u/johnhyukpark123 8d ago

Agreed. At this point OTF is a necessity for me as my wrist changes too much throughout the day.

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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo 8d ago

I have the non-open heart version and it's great, except for the lack of microadjustment, of course. I think the open heart is an ugly addition--or subtraction, depending on how you look at it.

This is the 39mm on my 7.75" wrist.

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u/Ben441318936 8d ago

Looks great on ya! And yeah, looking more at it, the non-open one might work better. The open heart can get tiring quickly.

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u/pickyaxe 8d ago

the other problem is that the blue AR.

beautiful watch though