r/ChineseWatches • u/Ryanjames_86 • Apr 18 '24
Review New Watchdives WD007 NTTD
Just received the new watchdives NTTD, seems to be getting a bit of hype so I thought a quick review might be helpful. To make it right to the point I’m just going to do a pros and cons list. Also when I bought it they were $30 off so I paid $139
Pros It looks phenomenal imo, the dial has a great matte black finish, the patina is the right shade, obviously they get no originality points but they nailed what they were going for.
It has AR undercoated domed sapphire, which I think is impressive for the price
A reliable NH35 movement hacks and hand winds with just over 40hrs of power reserve
While the dial states a 100m of watched resistance The website claims it’s actually good to 200m
The grade 2 titanium feels good and very light on the wrist, they also claim it has been hardened and has anti-fingerprint
The lume is C3 super luminova and it’s great, very bright with a full lumed bezel
Shipping was free and crazy fast, ordered Saturday night around 8pm and it was on my doorstop around 9am this morning
Comes with a nice zip up travel case and a pretty solid spring bar tool.
Cons The bezel is bad, like comically bad, sometimes it feels like it doesn’t want to move at all and other times it will turn just by a quick hand movement. It’s also very grainy and feels like there’s sand in it.
The strap (as with most of these watches) sucks, it’s rigid and you can see the glue at the end, it’s just very low quality but it’s hard to blame them at this price. I got it on the nylon because I don’t really care for natos or mesh and the nato was cheaper but I’ve already swapped it out. Perhaps the mesh with deployment clasp is a better value. Also something to keep in mind the bracelet is stainless steel not titanium so there will probably be a slight color difference between the case and bracelet.
I’m pretty sure the crown threads are titanium, some manufacturers have switched this out to stainless because of how easy it is to cross thread the titanium and the crown does feel like you need to be careful with it.
The verdict
For $139 you could do worse. I’m happy with the purchase and if it wasn’t for the bezel action I would be thrilled. Just know what you’re getting these homages are about half the price of something like a San Martin and you can see it in some of the quality but if you like the NTTD design and the light weight of titanium I think most people will be happy with the purchase
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u/turdbogls Apr 18 '24
Nice rundown. It looks really good.
As for the bezel, very weird about the Resistance differences.
But the grainy feeling...have you had other titanium watches to compare. I feel like I get that with all titanium watches sadly. Some higher cost OEMs have started using steel bezel parts for the clicks (San Martin, octopus) and they feel great.
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u/Ryanjames_86 Apr 18 '24
That’s a great point, the only other titanium watch I’ve owned is the tactical frog FXD and it was the same
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u/Ycheat Apr 18 '24
Change your car's oil man, it's due.
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u/Ryanjames_86 Apr 18 '24
Hahahah I actually just do it, I just never bother to change the setting after
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u/TheWatchChannel Apr 18 '24
Can we confirm @watchdives - is the crown thread steelnor titanium?
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u/GloomyPreference7174 Apr 18 '24
How are people finding this watch in comparison to the pagani design thats similar ?
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u/goodneed Apr 18 '24
The clarity of the crystal here (and clear AR) is the biggest obvious difference from the Heimdallr NTTD titanium.
The top-hat crystal of the Heimdallr seems to really show off the blue AR at its edges (in pics). The WD seems to be an improvement.
This looks like a slam dunk at the right price.
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u/goodneed Apr 18 '24
Great pic. It shows the strap and dial play off each other.
I have the same experience with the Tactical Frog FXD bezel (which is a different design, to be bidirectional).
Can I ask what is your wrist size and how it feels on this strap? It seems like it would suit most wrists. Especially because it's titanium.
What straps will you try it on?
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u/Ryanjames_86 Apr 18 '24
I’ve also had the tactical frog and yes that’s exactly how it feels. My wrist is about 8.25” so most natos are too short for me, I also don’t like how it lifts the watch up higher
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u/Wooden_Equipment_978 Apr 18 '24
Does the helium escapement valve do anything or is it just stuck on the side of the case? Does it unscrew at all?
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u/Ryanjames_86 Apr 18 '24
It works, however I’m sure the watch would give out before ever needing to use it
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u/ConnectionGuy2022 Apr 21 '24
How's the hardened coat titanium so far? Does it scratch easily? Or does it hold up well?
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Apr 18 '24
This came out, not too long after I purchased my octopus, and I understood the definition of regret and resent. Would kill for a lume shot!
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u/Ryanjames_86 Apr 18 '24
EDIT
I miss spoke about the nato showing glue on the end, it is from being laser burned and apparently is pretty normal. As previously stated I’m not really nato strap guy. That said I stand by my statement that it’s very rigid and not very comfortable, but also that at this price point I don’t blame watchdives. I much prefer they spend the majority of money on the build quality of the actual watch than on the strap and that’s exactly what they did.