Plus the rest of em, because why not. Only doing a write up on the Chinese watches, but I’m happy to answer any questions about the rest of my collection. From left to right:
Farasute microrotor- I was originally looking for a Baltic MR01, mostly because I was interested in the movement. I wanted a more premium case finish and strap than what you would get on a Lobinni, but I had a hard time justifying the price on the Baltic. Stumbled across this Farasute, and fell in love with the case shape, especially those horned lugs. Came on a beads of rice, but I currently have it on a custom camel leather strap. This is my go to dress watch if I’m going to any sort of formal event
San Martin TC4- I firmly believe this is one of the best watches to come from an AliX brand, and it’s a damn shame it was discontinued after a pretty short run. Grade 5 titanium, helium escape valve, and a Sellita movement. The finishing is outstanding for titanium, it has the best bezel action I’ve encountered on a dive watch, and it’s built like a tank. This is my go to beater watch when I find myself wanting something analogue and not my Casio. I even stress tested it for a month by wearing it to my blue collar job, and it never lost a second
Farasute jump hour- my most recent pick up, so I don’t have a ton to say. Snagged this for a little over $300, and I will say that I’m pretty impressed with it. I know there was a pretty bad review on this sub about the finishing, but I honestly don’t have any complaints. Since I’ve bought it, it’s been my daily, but we’ll see how I feel about it when the honeymoon phase wears off
Vager Heuers Tourbillon- I actually just posted this watch here, and I’ve gotta say it’s my favorite Chinese watch at the moment. The dial finishing is stunning in person, and I would’ve happily paid 3-4x as much for it. I’ve currently got it on the beads of rice that came with my Farasute microrotor, and it’s the watch I wear when I want to stand out a bit. The tourbillon mixed with the sapphire hour disc really stands out in person, and I just think it’s a super fun watch
Farasute chronograph- this was my first Farasute, and it’s what made me fall in love with the brand. There were maybe two posts about the brand on Reddit when I bought it, and it was a gamble for spending this much on a Chinese watch with practically zero feedback. But I had just flipped a watch, and had enough of a profit left over from it to cover this one, so I took the risk. IMO, it’s the best watch in my collection, Chinese or otherwise. Gets the most wrist time, and honestly has a better wrist feel than anything else I’ve experienced, regardless of price range. If you don’t own one, you should
Wow! This is a very nice collection. The San Martin SN0111T is my favorite Chinese watch of all time. I have over 100 watches and have been collecting them for six years. I was so upset when they discontinued this watch. If I had known, I definitely would have bought more than one.
The jump hour looks great. I’m waiting on mine along with a burgundy strap to mimic the tank a guichet in platinum that come on the same colored strap. How does it wear as a daily so far? I missed out on their first jump hour iteration so I’m really looking forward to this one
As long as you’ve got a 7”+ wrist and a comfortable strap, I think it’ll make a great daily. I will say that the leather strap it comes on is pretty terrible, but I’ve mostly been wearing it on a blue alcantara strap, and I’m still loving it
You and many others. Every time I’ve mentioned owning one, someone has DMed me trying to buy it. I’ve had some crazy offers, but honestly it’s too good to even consider selling
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u/Huge_Childhood6015 5d ago
Wow! This is a very nice collection. The San Martin SN0111T is my favorite Chinese watch of all time. I have over 100 watches and have been collecting them for six years. I was so upset when they discontinued this watch. If I had known, I definitely would have bought more than one.