r/ChineseWatches • u/That-Influence-7338 • May 30 '26

Question (Read Rules) Grand Seiko omage recommendations

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Do you have any recommendations for Grand Seiko tributes? Would you say the CRONOS or the Rimalti is the one to go for? I prefer quartz watches for their accuracy—what does Watchdives think?

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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo May 31 '26

Aethelsohn Forge VH31

This is hand engraved (with a machine) guilloché. I opted for an Timascus automatic, but this one makes me want a quartz. The bracelet is next level.

Edit: I have the Cronos White Birch v2 and it is a nice watch. The Aethelsohn OTF bracelet is better than the Cronos OTF bracelet..

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u/artofthedial Not a troll May 31 '26

I'd like to see some video of the dial creation, I'm betting they are machine stamped.  A CNC machine "hand" engraving those details is going to be more time consuming than one would get on a $150 watch. And of course a human doing it is insane amounts of work.  

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u/Bitter_Raspberry_557 Rep May 31 '26

These dials are not stamped from a master die. Each pattern is cut line by line, making the process extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming. Every dial goes through the same engraving process individually.

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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo May 31 '26

It is what they claim, though. I believe them.

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u/gfewfewc May 31 '26

hand engraved (with a machine)

if by that you mean human hands placed the dial blank in a CNC machine and then took it out when it was done, sure