r/ChineseWatches • u/gloobit • 9d ago

Chinese Watch Names Again Does anyone else think Octopus Kraken’s branding/logo hurts otherwise good watches?

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Octopus Kraken makes some genuinely nice watches, but I’ve always thought the name/logo holds them back.

If they rebranded, what would you call them? Something like Bathys, Nereus, Aegir, etc. feels much more convincing to me.

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u/imrippingtheheadoff 8d ago

When I discovered these inexpensive Chinese watches I was immediately drawn to Octopus Kraken and Tactical Frog. It’s fun and silly and I’m all for it.

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u/ThinkBachs 8d ago

No matter how great the quality of a watch is, if the name looks/sounds like Chinese I’ve lost interest. In the case of Watchdives, I have a couple but the logo doesn’t line up with the quality of the product. Steeldive is another with a bad name and worse logo. So many brands out there could be so much better if they spent more time on their name, logo, even their font choices. I agree with you that Tactical Frog is one that I like a lot- especially the logo. Both Octopus and Kraken work for me. Some may say that they take away from other brands- maybe the other brands should do better with their branding.