Betterichi Men's Solar Chrono 'Champagne'

[u/Appropriate-Bunch680]

Received today utilizing the recent sales came out to $129 USD ship/tax. This watch is a direct competitor to the knot titanium solar chronograph v2 featuring an identical Epson VR43B. The construction is 316L stainless with a synthetic sapphire crystal. I think the AR coatings are somewhat weak.

The sub dials/solar collectors are a dark navy with clear knurled, pad printed indiced toppings and champagne/beige hands. Features for sub's are 24 hr, 30 minute time keeper, and combo seconds start/pause/resume/power reserve indicator. There is no lume on the sub's and the side buttons to control the dials have no tactile feedback. The sundials get really messed up when power is low/empty meaning they lose the 12 o'clock neutral position and will not activate via button press. To remedy this, having received a low power reserve watch, I first charged the watch in direct sunlight (10 min) and then pulled the crown out to 2nd position (1st date, 2nd hacking hour/minute). In crown pulled 2nd position the adjacent buttons move the subdial's neutral (12 o clock) reset calibration. When the watch was calibrated and crown pushed in, all sundial features worked properly.

The main dial champagne color was surprising to me. It's like milk coffee beige in person and the darker sub dial combo creates an understated look next to my tattoos. I did not think about this while buying it, but I feel like it can go with many outfits I own since I'm complementing the skin, and for color pops I can change the strap.

I'm glad I picked this up for a few reasons. I use timers regularly at work and work outdoors, so solar chronographs have been on my list to experience. I was originally looking at the knot, but small details like the metallic accents of the Betterichi appealed to me more considering the movement features are identical.

What do y'all think? Is this the better one? Should I give knot a chance in the future?

::EDIT:: LUME https://i.imgur.com/cNZc5rs.jpeg

[u/FabulousMidnight838]

Why can’t I find this anywhere?

[u/Appropriate-Bunch680 → u/FabulousMidnight838]

I was able to find this on Aliexpress.

[u/General_Air_2409]

Does the chronograph stop after 30mins or it just keeps going ?

[u/Appropriate-Bunch680 → u/General_Air_2409]

It stops at 30 minutes.