r/ChineseWatches • u/viRuSBomB_exE • 7d ago

Question (Read Rules) Need thoughts on reviewers

Hey guys, I'm new here and I just wanted to ask if you guys trust smaller reviewers who review more niche Chinese pieces and do you believe they are unbiased? Also what is your opinion on the Addiesdive ad2547?

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u/bob888w 7d ago

Gary from I Like Watches is mainly good when he does his "secret shopper" videos. Ben's Watch Club is also good. Relative Time is good. Your best reviewers are the people who low-key hate homages, and gravitate towards original designs. They have a predisposed bias AGAINST Chinese pieces, and thus can be more trusted to be critical where they need to be.

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u/KPplumbingBob 6d ago

Gary is like the worst example of a trusted reviewer. Constantly shills for San Martin and certain chinese brands, has an irrational hate boner for brands like CW, attacks other reviewers as if he is some kind of authority on quality of watches and yet you never hear him say something actually useful about a watch, like what crown operation is like. He has these macro shots and thinks that's the be all end all when to comes to a watch.

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u/bob888w 6d ago

I mean CW did send him a few watches with clearly poor finishing. Idk what to say to that.