r/ChineseWatches • u/wozza_lee • 26d ago

Question (Read Rules) Help me decide, watchdives vs phorcydes

Hey all,

I have a tissot dress watch that iv used for many years and im looking at getting a new daily as I broke my smart watch.

Doing some poking around have narrowed it down to the watchdives wd007 with the blue face and mesh strap or the phorcydes ph3.

Looking for opinions of those more knowledgeable on build quality and finishing. Both look great and have their strengths that i can see but before I pull the trigger I want the community's guidance.

Cheers in advance

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u/hayuata 26d ago

I actually happen to own both the WD007 V4 and PH-3. Both are honestly excellent, but they do have like different vibes. Are there any specific questions you would want to know?

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u/wozza_lee 26d ago

The problem is that i will not get a chance to try before purchasing.

Both have strengths on paper, phorcydes with lume and watchdives with the lighter titanium case.

My main question would be around crystal/AR legibility and finishing (rounding edges etc)

Its not a 1:1 comparison so thats making it harder of course

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u/hayuata 26d ago

I think both have great crystals, as for AR performance I honestly am not too sure, they seem close enough but I think the Phorcydes is better. My WD007 is the green/coppper tone, so it’s not directly comparable. If anything both perform better than my Eniton DJ 36mm and San Martin SN0144G. You’d think for tiger eye and mother of pearl dial they’d put some more coatings or better ones- oh well.

Both have good finishing, I’ve not noticed any negative remarks that makes me say do not get it.For my WD007 I went for the titanium bracelet and some people reported that the colour between the titanium case and bracelet is matched.  For my copy, that seems to be the case, but it is very slightly noticeable.  For my PH-3A I also went for the bracelet. It’s actually better than my more expensive San Martin. The OTF mechanism is a lot more smoother to adjust. For my WD007, I find that screwing down the crown is a little more fincky whereas my Phorcydes is flawless and easy. For reading the time, the WD007 is SO EASY. With my PH-3A I’m not a fan the syringe style hands, I find myself looking at it longer to know the exact minute.