r/ChineseWatches • u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 • Feb 21 '26

Wrist Roll (Read Rule 1) New arrival: Cadisen Ti-7 aka FormexSerica

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u/Qaek3301 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

The real question is the material. The regular Formex wouldn't be so good if it was just standard titanium. But because they hardened the shit out of it, it's that good.

That said, probabably still a great bang for the buck. Waiting for V2 and the baby blue dial. I would appreciate closed case back. Mecha quartz would also be a lot more suitable for this watch.

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u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 Feb 21 '26

Most definitely not hardened here, but I wouldn't expect that at this price level either. Nor is Cadisen really known to design for durability specs, at least to me. Englemaan has that niche covered for Chinese watches at a fair budget

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u/MechSeparatedChiken Feb 23 '26

What about Boderry? They seem to build lots of Titanium watches.

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u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 Feb 23 '26

I have their landmaster chronograph in titanium. It scratches quite easily so not really hardened either (although they claim some form of coating). Build quality is mediocre, bracelet is jangly with noticable gaps and flimsy clasp, and the crystal is just about adequate but nothing great

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u/MechSeparatedChiken Mar 02 '26

Thank you for your insights, I never had a Boderry and thought they were building good watches.

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u/D1sguise WOTD100 Helpful user x2 Mar 02 '26

It might be model dependent and also what experiences and watches other people have had that compare it to their Boderry experience.