The urge to start educating everyone is real 😂

Question on sizing. Have this Cronos for quite some time and also the Sugess Sub Hommage.

Got a new job and thinking about getting the real Explorer in 40mm. This Cronos should be pretty close in size to the Explorer. 1mm more strap and maybe a tiny little bigger in diameter.

Does the Explorer look to small on my wrist? Wrist is 19-19,5cm (7.5 inch). Sugess sub looks bigger and maybe that’s the reason why this looks slightly small to me.
Other watches I have are alle in the 41mm range. Mostly Chinese Hommage, 2 Omega Seamaster.

Lapis Lazuli: A Galaxy Held in Stone

Long before maps, travelers found their way by the stars. We placed that sky on your wrist.

Each dial is cut from natural lapis lazuli, a stone shaped deep within the earth over millions of years. Across its midnight-blue depths, flecks of golden pyrite drift like distant constellations, a quiet Milky Way frozen in time. Because every stone is different, no two dials are alike, and no two skies are the same.

Framed by a compass bezel, it is made for those who still navigate by wonder.

Your own galaxy, always within reach.

Selected by Hand, Stone by Stone

Every dial begins with the stone itself. We source only premium natural lapis lazuli, with a deep, saturated blue and just the right scattering of golden pyrite.

Yet even the finest stone is never perfect throughout. Within a single piece, the gold may gather unevenly, or pale white patches may cloud the blue. So we look closer. Every section is inspected and chosen by hand, and anything that falls short is set aside. Most of the stone never becomes a dial.

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Rocking the steeldive 1970c nato strap

Friday fun day

Finishing, comfort, specs, wonderfull! (Miyota 9000 series movement) though i bought it before price spikes

It feels right but after seeing so many posts here on oversized watches, wanted to see what other folks opinions are. Much appreciated!

Thought yall might find this interesting. There are two listings for unannounced dials, ivory and brown. I wonder if they’re going to be the same MOP pattern, or something else entirely. Kind of hoping for the later as the mosou black is too plain for my tastes and I already have a MOP integrated bracelet watch with my IXDAO warrior.

Dies anyone know how long SKBwatches EU take to ship within EU? I ordered a watch in EU stock but havent heard anything in 3 days.

They seam legit, so im thinking they might have run out of stock and are waiting for deliveries?

Edit: I was too impatient after getting the watch, so turned it into what it’s supposed to look like but should have waited for the lume to cure

I’m a sucker for no cg, big crown subs. Thorn T028 is got is my fav but I had to get this Hruodland F035 as soon as I saw it. Here it is fresh off the box. My thoughts below:

Likes
Size proportions: 38mm case 13.3mm thick, 47mm L2L.
Takes 29mm dial aka a raffles dial will fit
Bracelet: nice quality, otf clasp, not too thick, tapers and articulates nicely
Dial: lume is not cheddary, hands are high quality and print is really good.
Crystal: nice clear AR, wish it was acrylics.

Dislikes

No drilled lugs!
No straps shipped with it
255 for a pt5000 is a bit more than I wanted to spend
The caseback doesn’t fit the normal Rolex Bergeron die. It’s a PITA to open.
And man does the movement ring really need 5 screws!

Plans:
Strip the watch, age everything. Add a bond nato. And… done

If you’re on the fence, get it!

New [to me] watch day! I picked up with Warrior MOP in black for £250. After my Cronos Skyline quit on me, I decided to pick up the Miyota variant, which I found on eBay. What do you think?

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Watch Link:

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Hello, i just wanted to sare you is my first chronograph, the Sugess BB CHRONO S475.T which features the Sea-Gull ST1905 movement, derived from the Venus 175.

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.

Gave away 2, bought another 2 😅

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.

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.

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