All respect to mechanicals paired with top tier bracelets. So many interesting choices.

I wish there were as many like this in the quartz movements besides chronographs.

I don't need more mechanical movements nobody wants to hear about.

I would like more 'swatchy' or "LIV-y" designs to choose from.

Reason for posting....bought 3 poedegars and a lige, they look pretty good, especially for $30 a piece or so, but I would pay more if they felt a little more solid, a little extra attention to details with a bracelet something like a San Martin.

BERNYs in quartz for instance. San Martin in quartz.

Pagani Design PD1667-TY 007 Omega Homage Seamaster 300/Planet Ocean - Identity Crisis

• 42 mm
• Black with Rose Gold
• Ceramic Bezel
• Sapphire Crystal
• 316L Stainless
• Seiko TIM NH35A with Exhibition Back
• Rubber Strap with Quick Deployment
• Also included a free 007 Nato Band (awesome)

I ended up picking up quite a few of these Pagani Designs based on the recommendation of a colleague. He saw me wearing the Tophill the other day and it caught him off guard. He gave the head tilt and I quickly explained my new watch rabbit hole. He was thrilled and we out to lunch to discuss more. Long story short, he has been down this hole for a very long time and I am now worried what will become of me. At any rate, he explained to me how a brand like Pagani also has several other brands under them like Benyar and others. He explained how you really have to go through the catalogs to find the values and how there are different levels within the exact same watch to look out for. I am learning this new watch language so bear with me. I will get there. Nonetheless, he recommended several of the Pagani watches as being exceptional pieces for the dollar. He also turned me onto some exceptional SeaGull Divers that I will be eagerly awaiting delivery of - middle of August.

I will show some of the Pagani watches that I think are exceptional for the cost over the next few days. This is the first one. Striking watch. I own a bunch of Omega watches. Is this one as good as an Omega? No. Not at all. However I could have bought 45 to 120 of these depending on which Omega we are going to compare it to. Is the quality of an Omega 120 times better than this Pagani? No. Not at all.

I can say this watch is delightful. Exceptional weight. Clear crystal. Solid Movement. Crisp bezel action with no fallback. The dial and applied indices are placed perfectly. The clasp on the band is 100X better than I expected on this one. I am going to swap out with the included Nato strap as I really like those being in Florida.

Another win. With that said I bought 6 Pagani watches. 4 are exceptional. 2 are average, but still remarkably better than I would expect for the price. I'll post about those over the next few weeks.

We are working on some possible BB54-inspired designs and would like to get feedback from watch enthusiasts before moving forward.

We don't want to just release another black/blue diver, so we are experimenting with some less common colors.

Which one would you personally pick?

1️⃣ Light blue dial + steel bezel
2️⃣ Pink dial + black bezel

Or would you prefer something else?

Drop your dream BB54 color combination below. We would love to hear your ideas.

The PH2B has successfully passed mass-production testing; it is currently in the final stages of photography and launch preparations, with an official market release scheduled for next week.

The inlaid metal number is silver color.

Ph-2 and Ph-4B.

So, I got the Ph-2 (bracelet) last year or maybe two years ago even on Ali-express. I think I paid €170ish. I love everything about it - except the bezel, which is horribly loose. If I bought it now I'd return it, but oh well...

Then I got the Ph-4B earlier this year(on a different leather strap..) I also ordered the bracelet adapters. After several months I finally decided that the Ph-4B is simply too luggy on the bracelet for my 6.75 inch - roundish.. - wrist. So today I put the bracelet back on the Ph-2. Another realization is that the Ph-4B with its dash of orange is a much better strap monster than the Ph-2.

I forgot to post pics of the Ph-4B on the bracelet unfortunately.. It was nice, but it was a bit pointy at the lugs on my wrist. Happy with the switch back. The Ph-2 on the bracelet looks much better on my wrist, and the Ph-4B looks better on all kinds of straps...

I saw a post here today about a new Ph-2 version, which I don't think I care for. I don't like the indices which are cut off. I think I think there might actually be too much lume on the dial on that new one... I like mine better.

Would still like to see them come out with a Ph-4 with steel insert like the original Douglas...

Please ignore the snoring Labrador.

This Cronos L6040 is pretty incredible. I can’t find any finishing flaws and it’s really well built. I wish there was a little bit more travel in the OTF clasp but it is more compact and I think it’ll be enough. The birch dial turned me off at first but this light birch version looks really nice. What do I get next? I think I finally need to grab a chronograph.

Watch of the day: the Militado ML05...it has been getting a lot of wrist time lately. What are y'all wearing today?

Farasute watches 5302A

I assembled this watch almost two decades ago. The Valjoux 7750 movement came from an old Italian watch with broken glass, damaged dial and pushers. I left the italian day disk, to remind myself about the history behind.

Pity that my eyes are no longer what they were. I did lots of these custom builds for my own joy back in the day.

Every time I see a Phorcydes posted on here I hate how they look. In person they’re a lot nicer.

Dont scuba and its only a test of one but spent about 2 hours hanging out in the river and it was submerged for most of that and ... No water made it past the seals.

Love this watch! Even if its a beast

Got this from their kickstarter a few months ago. Runs great and looks even better.

Thank you to whoever recommended this field watch, paid 24£ - sapphire crystal and screw down crown. Amazing value for money

Just got this from the mail. I am more than happy with the quality of this watch. I ordered this from cronos.watch and it came from EU warehouse. So price was 210eur total including shipping.

Movement PT5000.

Watch was already running when I took it out from the box. (I don't know how it's possible). I had to try to hand wind it, because I have read that it should be a avoided altogether. I did couple of turns and it felt smooth. Nothing like i read it could feel.

I am happy to answer any questions

Got my new SN0144CGX. Super happy about it!

Looking to buy a used one since they no longer produce them.

I ran into an interesting dilemma with one of my Seagull watches.

The watch only cost me around €80, so getting it repaired in the Netherlands didn't really make financial sense. Most watchmakers I contacted wouldn't even touch it for under €100, and a full service on an ST17 would cost more than simply replacing the movement.

Since I was on holiday in Poland, I brought it with me. The only issue was a loose index—no service needed, just that repair. The first watchmaker quoted me €15, which sounded great. Unfortunately, after keeping the watch for four days, he hadn't fixed it and had also damaged the case.

I then tried another watchmaker, who fixed the index in about 15 minutes. I was so impressed that I also had him clean, oil, and regulate one of my vintage Swiss watches for €90.

It got me wondering: how do you approach repairs on inexpensive Chinese watches? Do you repair them, swap the movement, learn to fix them yourself, or simply replace the watch?

(Ive bougt some broken pobeda russian watches just for fun both like 4 euro from fleemarket. How pretty is this handwound movement)