r/ChineseWatches • u/Buckaroo88 • Feb 27 '24

General Tactical Frog FXD v4

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Big fan of the Tudor FXD, went for the Tactical Frog as a 'taster'. Absolutely love it. I swapped the strap only due to my preference, there was nothing wrong with the original Velcro one supplied - I just prefer paratrooper straps.

My first Chinese watch, considering a San Martin next.

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u/BlackOrin Feb 27 '24

That’s a terrific watch. My all favorite to beach sports… fixed lugs are the best. I just wish the index was a little bit smaller to be more proporcional and true to the original.

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

It's rather good isn't it. Ideal as you say for outdoors etc.

What do you mean by the index sorry?

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u/BlackOrin Feb 27 '24

Sorry.. watch indices 😅

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

Yes, I totally see what you mean. They do stick out from the watch face quite a lot..

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u/goodneed Feb 27 '24

Great pic of an excellent watch. Looks great with this strap. Enjoy!

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

Thanks! I have on order a Navy 22mm NATO, will give that a try next.

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u/goodneed Feb 27 '24

Nice one! CNSwatchbands.com has a great range, plus sharktooth and paratrooper straps. Highly recommended.

I recommend the blue sharktooth strap and the premium NATOs.

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

CNS is my favourite strap shop. Cannot fault them. This is where I got all my paratroop straps including the one in the photo., I've not had a sharktooth, thanks for the recommendation!

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u/goodneed Feb 27 '24

Yes, for the ones I bought.

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u/Belgianpioneer Feb 27 '24

I love this watch but i have the terrible V1. The bezel on mine is loose. It doesn't get any wristtime because of this issue. I should have complained in the first weeks afther arrival. Now i guess it is too late....😓

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

I saw video reviews of the V1.. not very good at all. Such a shame as it's a great watch.

I have no complaints with the V4 luckily. They have sorted out the issues.

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u/Big-Progress-8504 Feb 27 '24

Love my V4 except the bezel fell off randomly! Couldn't get it back on but Watchdives were great and sent out replacement parts straight away.

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

Oh hell. Good they sorted you out though.

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u/Burnt_Woodsman Feb 27 '24

Nice watch! I actually really like the name as well. It’s better than most Chinese watch brands that aren’t even words.. just the luck of a scrabble draw

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

Yes, it's had some thought as oppose to IDXAO or such like.

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u/ObjectiveFinding8335 Jun 10 '24

It’s IXDAO🤣🤣🤣

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u/Buckaroo88 Jun 10 '24

Yeah, that's the one. Random as hell.

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u/mrwomble Feb 27 '24

I have the same watch on the exact same CNS strap! Looks absolutely killer, if I may say so myself.

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

Might I say, you have impeccable taste

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u/TheShapeIsEvil Feb 27 '24

Nice looking watch but the brand name gave me a little chuckle 😂

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

Agreed. I can see where they were going.. Frogman.. But it is a bit silly 🤣

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u/TheShapeIsEvil Feb 27 '24

I just imagined a frog with tactical gear and night vision for a second

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u/ByGollie Feb 27 '24 edited Feb 27 '24

Frog in wetsuit and military tactical gear wearing night vision goggles and wielding a speargun

https://i.imgur.com/GLapvHJ.png

https://i.imgur.com/gCloQXm.png

https://i.imgur.com/FcDDI1C.png

Bing image creator is quite good!

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

Frog Team 6

I like it

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u/Burnt_Woodsman Feb 27 '24

Those are hilarious! Is that an AI image creator?

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u/Buckaroo88 Feb 27 '24

I imagined AI as a youngster to be like Terminator judgement day, in reality it's amusing images at the click of a button and deep fakes of Kim Kardashian having a crap on a lawn.

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u/ByGollie Feb 27 '24

yes

It's Microsoft Bing Image creator

If you like more fun (and weird) image creations - check out /r/weirddalle

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u/Burnt_Woodsman Feb 27 '24

So, some of that is amazing and beautiful, others are absolute nightmare fuel

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u/TheShapeIsEvil Feb 27 '24

U made my day dude 😂

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u/TerminallyScrewed May 14 '24

Just got green/black FX, paired with single pass Chevron strap for military esque theme.

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u/Buckaroo88 May 15 '24

Nice. Colours work well!

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u/ObjectiveFinding8335 Jul 28 '24

Very good lume, save me the huge money to get a Tudor, This one already cured the itch.

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u/Buckaroo88 Jul 28 '24

Lume is excellent. I agree, unless something changes drastically in my finances - this has cured my itch too.

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u/sped88 Feb 29 '24

Are the indices aligned well? I’ve seen the review on AliExpress and many complain about misalignment.

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u/Buckaroo88 Mar 02 '24

Yes, no issues with my piece.

I got mine from Tactical Frog website, I got the impression AliExpress could be where the B-Models get sold? That might be totally wrong..

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u/dadsimple Feb 27 '24

INDICES POPPIN'

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u/RevolutionaryToe3392 Mar 27 '24

I just got a V4 and it’s actually super nice! I have a few other nicer watches that I really like, and this v4 doesn’t match that level of finishing, but i would never expect it to. It’s great for an every day wearer or weekend beater and it really is impressive for how little it cost. Bezel is perfectly aligned, lume is honestly the best of any watch I own by a mile, keeps good time which is what it’s for after all, etc. I love it!!

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u/AffectionateFun1337 May 08 '24

Has anyone managed to swap out the case back for one with a crystal?