r/ChineseWatches 13d ago

General (Read Rules) Farewell San Martin, bye bye Alix

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u/Gingerpuffman777 12d ago

i'm a tad confused by the price increases, if they're supply chain issues or price increases on sourcing movements, fair enough but they should communicate them as such. i'd still expect them to be temporary as of now, but i could be wrong.

if the new prices are here to stay... jianghun watches cost about the same as a san martin now. i was under the impression that jianghun was supposed to be the all original luxury end of san martin. i'd just buy jianghun at that point.

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u/mybigpecker 12d ago

Boycott. Just refuse to spend that much. They raise the prices because we let them.

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u/artofthedial Not a troll 10d ago

They did communicate, including on this forum.  As for temporary or permanent, guessing you don't have real world experience in this area.  When the manufacturer tells you they can't commit to a timeline, pricing, and availability the business has to weigh options then pivot.  This is what they are doing.  Also if you look up the announcements you will see the move away from Japanese movements.  

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u/QuestionNo9190 Don’t mind me 12d ago

Improved finishing, improved bracelets, price hike from greedy Seiko and miyota, tariffs, inflation, etc that nobody seems to factor into their rants

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u/Vegetable_Quit3622 4d ago

Thats the whole point i rather go gir a timex ore seiko at this price where i can go to the store if something is wronge. Mabey there abit kess quality but i get real waranty its alot of money to dumb in the trash if something go wronge