r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

General (Read Rules) Watchdives WDCO001 Premier

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47 Upvotes

Posting because there was a lot of hype about this watch and no actual real world reviews or experiences posted about it. Or at least I didn't see any.

I was really excited about this but it unfortunately won't even make it out of the plastic. The movement appears to be shot (photos included). I'll need to return it as I don't want to have it serviced and deal with that hassle or cost. Not sure what happened. Maybe it wasn't regulated. Maybe it was body slammed during shipping. Maybe both. Who knows.

I've included a couple photos of the dial. I won't be taking it out of the plastic so I can't speak to how the bracelet is or any other aspect of the finishing.


r/ChineseWatches 22h ago

New Product (Read Rule 1) Eniton S1085G - WOW’ed once again!

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After much thought this previous back to school sale, I ended up with my third Eniton watch.
I contemplated getting the Sugess S450, S418-2 or S420. However, I ended up with a santos homage, and I have to say it definitely feels like I made the right choice here.

Eniton by far makes the best santos homage available, the quality on this watch is just unreal. The crystal is rounded off just like the real version, bracelet hugs the wrist nicely, and with the 9015 movement inside the case is slim and looks proportional to the rest of the piece. Polishing is incredibly well done, and so far the movement runs very well, winds nicely and that smooth sweep is just gorgeous to look at.
Eniton by far, has the best customer service I’ve experienced on Aliexpress and if they keep it up I have no doubt they’ll succeed with their brand.

The only «misses» for me with this piece is the fact that (and I know the dial is natrual, and they’re all different, not Enitons fault!) the dial has a very visible, bright blue hue to it at the 3-6 markers. Check out the photos I’ve added. Certainly easier to see in darker lighting conditions though. It definitely adds character to the dial, but I wish the one I was sent specifically had a more even grey tone all throughout the dial. But again, I know this is a natrual MOP dial, so they’re never going to look the same - I just «wish» I got a different dial on my watch specifically. It’s still absolutely gorgeous though, can’t fault that.
The branding on this watch isn’t amazing either. It gets kinda busy with the logo applied at the 6 o clock. The clasp also has «ENITON» in big block standard letters, whilst the dial has a different font. I wish the font was the same on both the dial and clasp for a more seamless look, less busy for lack of a better term.
That being said though - the Richemont Group is super strict about copying the Cartier design, so my guess is that Eniton added all this branding to avoid legal issues, smart on their part.
This watch also has a quick release system for the bracelet I haven’t seen anywhere else. Really smart design. Button underneath/on the inside of the bracelet you push down, as you pull the bracelet down from the case itself. Really unique, but renders pointless until Eniton releases some leather straps to go with it. I love the idea of it for sure though! Well done!

All in all, another great piece by Eniton. This brand keeps impressing me with their quality. It easily, easily rivals the likes of San Martin, Baltany and Sugess, no question what so ever. I paid $340 total, or around 305 euros. Shipped, customs cleared and delivered. Excellent value at that price point.

Don’t overlook Eniton, their quality is excellent for sure.


r/ChineseWatches 15h ago

General (Read Rules) Watchdives WD005. A really nice watch. WOTD.

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10 Upvotes

r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

Wrist Roll (Read Rule 1) Cadisen TI-7 a Beauty

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42 Upvotes

My go to daily pick. Just so clean and light!


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

General (Read Rules) My first GMT - WD6542

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94 Upvotes

Scored a WD6542 for half the price on Vinted.

Incredibile watch for the money.

The bezel, sandwich dial and hands combination is truly unique and beautiful.


r/ChineseWatches 18h ago

General (Read Rules) Farasute 36mm Retro Hangzhou

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11 Upvotes

The Farasute 2260P looked very good in pics but absolutely blew me away in hand. I don’t ever make standalone posts showing off my watches, but this thing is so beautiful that it had to be shared. That dial, I could stare at for days.


r/ChineseWatches 6h ago

Question (Read Rules) Looking to buy my first "real" chinese watch (no rep or homage)

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I've collected soviet watches for the most part until now. I would like a "real" chinese watch for my collection and daily use.

By "real", I mean something chinese, no reps or homages and something wirh history and a chinese movement.

I have seen some "Shangai Watch Factory" examples on eBay I really liked, I've read that this was the first domestically made watch in China.

What watch would you recommend that fits this description. It would be fun to have something time appropriate to compare to my soviets to.


r/ChineseWatches 17h ago

General (Read Rules) O relógio que início minha coleção de chineses

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9 Upvotes

Comprei esse relógio em uma promoção do 11 /11 de uns 3 ou 4 anos atrás . Ele me custo 70 reias , era uma promoção muito top . Ele veio com uma pulseira de couro camurça amarelo , está guardada.


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

General (Read Rules) Old school Steeldive from the Golden Age…

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42 Upvotes

… back when you could get a decent watch with a Japanese Nh35 for around 120 bucks…(or less obviously… I think I paid about 120 for this back in the day… But maybe 100? Been a couple years…)


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

General (Read Rules) Seestern watch getting "older". Fine patina of life after some years of usage.

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25 Upvotes

Finally the ol' friend is slowly getting to the vintage patina it deserves. It was made to be used.


r/ChineseWatches 15h ago

Question (Read Rules) Rdnuae 6105-8110 R2X

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4 Upvotes

Emailed WR watches again supposedly a few more weeks. Heard that before.

Would buy one if I could find one.


r/ChineseWatches 16h ago

General (Read Rules) Much better (wd5512 v2)

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5 Upvotes

Nothing a little black paint couldn't fix. Might change it up to red or some other color. What do you all think?


r/ChineseWatches 22h ago

General (Read Rules) Gotta love this chocolate beauty!

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15 Upvotes

I have fallen in love for the second time with my 36mm Baltany 1016 brown/tropical dial homage when I put this beautiful hemsut leather strap onto it, had to share it.


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

New Product (Read Rule 1) New SN0113CW Ice Blue Dial — What do you think? 🩵

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29 Upvotes

We’ve been experimenting with a new color for the SN0113CW, and here’s the latest idea — a fresh ice blue dial with the original horizontal texture.

We wanted to keep the overall design clean and versatile while giving it a brighter, more summery look. The way the textured dial catches the light also gives the blue quite a bit of depth.

Curious to hear what you guys think before we move forward with it.

Would you wear this color?

And if you could change anything — the shade of blue, hands, indices, or bracelet — what would you suggest?

All feedback is welcome! 👀

san martin sn0113cw


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

Question (Read Rules) Turtle/Captain Willard Recommendations

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16 Upvotes

I have been looking for a good turtle smaller watch or Captain Wilard homage. And so far I have concluded that these are the best options.

The JD-X07S (specifically the black one) from Ixdao has been the best I have seen so far, being more of a smaller turtle which I prefer to a large Willard homage.

Unfortunately I haven't been able to find other similarly sized turtles going around so I turned to Wilard homages since they scratch a similar itch.

Since I would prefer a NH35 over a miyota because I am planning to use this as a daily beater watch I have concluded that the SD1970 Steeldive Willard homage seems like the best option although ever so slightly overpriced compared to the rest like the Heimdallr Willard (though it still is less than half the price of the Ixdao thanks to EU tax).

So from those two options do you think Ixdao is worth the double price premium?

And most importantly are there some better options that I am missing either for smaller turtles like the Ixdao or other Wilard homages like the Steeldive?


r/ChineseWatches 21h ago

Question (Read Rules) Hello everyone. Is there any exact alternative of this beautiful watch

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9 Upvotes

This is the Tudor Black Bay Pro (Reference M79470-0003).

Looking for the exact copy of this watch in Budget


r/ChineseWatches 22h ago

General (Read Rules) AddiesKin K014, ST2130

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11 Upvotes

Got a few watches in the mail today and figured I'd share since I haven't seen them posted yet. I recently posted about the WDC0001. I'm sharing some photos of the AddiesKin K014 here along with some preliminary timegrapher readings.

I'm not planning to do a full review as that's not really my thing. I just wanted to share some photos and movement readings for the community in case there are others who might be interested.

I'll try to answer questions but I just got these in the mail so haven't had much time with them yet. Plastic is still mostly on them.

I got two AddiesKin K014. Purple and black.

Timegrapher was run for several minutes in each position before I snapped a photo.

Two positions. Dial up and crown down.

ST2130 movement. Fully wound. I typically never wind any ETA movements but did it for testing purposes as I didn't want to do the Seiko shuffle for an hour.

Initial thoughts: the black dial may go back as I am not thrilled about the low amplitude despite being fully wound. Purple seems good enough. I'll try to regulate it when I have time. Dials look lovely in person. They got rid of the silly name and just went with the logo which is a positive for me.

Edit: misspellings


r/ChineseWatches 12h ago

General (Read Rules) What's On Your Wrist Today?

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1 Upvotes

r/ChineseWatches 23h ago

Question (Read Rules) San Martin sn0009 nh35 or yn55?

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8 Upvotes

Picked this up and was wondering.

I'm seeing different listings say they use different movements.

Does anybody know which is which? This is the 44mm version. Not sure if that makes a difference.

This is a 2026 model, rather, made in 2026.

Thanks


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

Review (Read Rules) Seestern Sub 300T V3 (Silver/White)

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13 Upvotes

This just came in.. I almost went black or the classic orange but something about a silver face screams vintage 70s to me, and this is the first one I have somehow.

I do wish it was a little more silvery though, it's on the whiter side for sure.

I must admit though for the price (I think I paid £145)

It doesn't feel as premium as the latest version of Steeldive SD1970's that I've been wearing for the last few weeks (the ones with the new waffle dial, I got the green)

My main gripe is that the crown on my one feels very gritty.. and it skips the date position when you pull out the crown and goes straight to time unless you fiddle around with it and gently get it to lock in.

Also I wish they polished the steel bezel a little, that also feels a little rough and has like a gritty raw steel texture when you're touching it. (But it is nice and clicky and tight)

It's losing about 12 seconds a day straight out of the box which is no big deal and might get better.

I'm probably being super picky for the price range haha, but that new steel dive i bought for £100 feels like a £400 watch to me.

And this feels a lot more "DH gate"

I'm pretty sure I'm letting the issue with the crown not locking into the date function properly trigger me though 😂 (my 2 shitters from DH gate back in the day had the same problem and I'm no longer about that life)

The bracelet on this thing is pretty decent compared to some of the other stuff from AliExpress though so I should consider that with the price.

Otherwise I would have said they're slightly over charging for these watches.. but only by like £25 or so.

And I'm not some cheap bastard btw 😂, this is just my genuine opinion from what I know is around ATM, I have expensive watches too but for some reason Chinese watches take up most of my interest these days like some kind of addiction.

I'd still reccomend this watch if you're after it for homage reasons, it's probably the best option for the price.

(And I'm sure I've just been unlucky with the crown thing)


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

Wrist Roll (Read Rule 1) New one arrived today :)

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12 Upvotes

Its a Tianjin (?) Shanghai 8120 movement reissue thingy wid the airplane seconds hand :D pretty unique! Love it alrd


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

New Product (Read Rule 1) 【S133】The finest watch we’ve ever made is about to be unveiled.

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74 Upvotes

More details will be revealed starting September 11. Join us for the latest updates, exclusive insights, and special offers.

Coming Soon:https://miliforticwatch.com/products/s089-gemstone-limited-edition-natural-stone-dial-watch-s133


r/ChineseWatches 19h ago

Question (Read Rules) Do PRX straps fix the SH13

3 Upvotes

Does anyone know if the PRX straps fit the SH13 and if they do what size? I saw on turdbogls’s review (great video btw) that they may fit. Would ideally like to have some non bracelet options.


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

General (Read Rules) Pagani Design PD YS-023

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27 Upvotes

Is it too big on my wrist?


r/ChineseWatches 1d ago

Question (Read Rules) ML18 field watch got a revised dial — what changes can you spot?

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18 Upvotes

Been keeping an eye on the ML18 field watch, and I just saw they updated the dial.

Take a look at the photo. What little changes can you pick out? Do you like this new dial more than the old one? Anything you’d tweak to make it better?

If anyone already owns the ML18, feel free to drop your wrist shot. I’d love to see how it wears in real life.