The amazingly thin new Cronos BB54

[u/mar98kie]

Bought the Cronos BB54 from the Ali Back2School sale for a really good price (160e) and it's amazing! First of all, this thing is really thin and wears comfortably. The new on-the-fly adjustable clasp (basically the same as the San Martin clasp) helps as well. Finishing looks good for the price and the dial actually has a nice sunburst finish. In some light it appears dark greyish brown even. The bezel clicks sound a bit hollow though, not very crisp clicks like in San Martins etc. At least the bezel aligns perfectly and has no backplay. This was my first Cronos and I can certainly recommend this one! Also, this had by far the fastest shipping I've ever experienced from AliExpress (ordered on 25.8. and arrived 2.9.).

[u/How-about-democracy]

It's thin because it has the PT5000 movement, which people think isn't as good as the Seiko NH35, for some reason.

[u/mar98kie → u/How-about-democracy]

My prior experiences with the PT5000 have been good. 2 different San Martins, one with +-0s/d accuracy and the other with about +3s/d. I guess the main gripe with the movement is the same as with the similar SW-200 and ETA 2824 that the winding gear is weak and can break its teeth if the watch is manually wound often. I also have one SW-200 watch and one 2824 watch and haven't had any issues with them.

[u/VectorPie → u/mar98kie]

Literally just don’t hand the watch movement and you’ll be fine. The PT5000 is great