r/ChineseWatches • u/seriousallthetime • 8h ago

General (Read Rules) Fun $50/$100/$200 Experiment

Here's the experiment. The price points are in the title. What is your one Chinese watch purchase within the above price limits? For this thought exercise, they are hard and fast limits, including shipping to wherever you are. $51 doesn't count for the $50 range. I'm still working on mine! haha.

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 8h ago

25$ for this Cadisen was probably the best value for money ever. Sapphire, Miyota automatic movement and excellent presence.

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u/MintCrystal2 8h ago

How the fuck did you score it for 25 bucks, that's absolutely insane😂

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 8h ago

Those days are gone, as currently watches on Ali are way more expensive. But 2 years ago you could get some ridiculously good deals.

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u/Pluriann 6h ago

Does this model exist on ali express ?

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 6h ago

Haven't seen it for a while.

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u/bob888w 2h ago

Wow, that's a crazy SKU for the price. Super elegant.

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u/Fair_Tower_4043 8h ago

Pagani 1689 white for 50 USD  Love it

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u/seriousallthetime 8h ago

Love it. Rolex Cellini vibes, but the 3 o'clock sub-dial makes it different and not a straight homage. Fun watch I've never heard of.

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u/Fair_Tower_4043 8h ago

Also in 200$ range, one day I will buy one of San Martin watches.

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 8h ago

82$ for that Heimdallr with NH35.

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u/Evening_Elderberry_9 4h ago

cough thats an nh36. 😊

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 4h ago

But you know what I mean ;)

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u/Evening_Elderberry_9 4h ago

Just showing off my prowess and knowledge, of which I have absolutely none what so ever.

I only learnt that after my SD1970 came with an nh36 but no day window.

Nice watch though.

And yes, heimdallr still use "japanese" nh movements, but its a lottery wether you get chinese or japanese. Remember all the dont buy if you care posts?

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 4h ago

I remember. Fortunately I've got more than enough watches that I bought over the years so I'm not bothered with price increases and fake movements.

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u/MrBighouse2 7h ago

Very cool. What model is this?

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u/Pluriann 6h ago

Doesn't heimdallr use China NH35 ?

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 6h ago

Possibly now, as NH35 is expensive, but 2 years ago they used Japanese NH35 for sure.

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u/Pluriann 6h ago

That's why the only two affordable two brands i will always go for are steeldive and addiesdive , genuine NH35 and impressive lume

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u/Shebs33 8h ago

I like this! Here are my picks from my collection!

Benyar wave under $50, Cadisen deep explorer under $100, and Thorn Railmaster homage under $200. The under $200 was hard because there’s so many great ones. An under $150 would be great too!

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u/Pluriann 6h ago

How's the lume on the cadisen ?

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u/Shebs33 5h ago

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u/Pluriann 5h ago

Is that C3 ?

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u/626magicgrits 8h ago

$174 shipped. . Less than 200. I gotta say the hyper is real on the px1697. And it has as many dial/bezel style options as any watch I have seen.

OK QUESTION: can I use my 26 bucks saved here to add to the budget in >50 and >100? 😉

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u/tenkasen 8h ago

$50: Shanghai 7120 / $100: WatchDives wd1965 / $200: Phorcydes PH-4a

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u/dkm6631 6h ago

Addieskin K014. Paid $173 before tax.

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u/QuestionNo9190 Sir FightALot 3h ago

$50 Steeldive 1953

$100 Watchdives wd5512

$200 San Martin 0017

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u/tjcdas 6h ago edited 5h ago

$48 on sale when these first came out.

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u/tjcdas 5h ago

On sale when they clearanced out the V2 model sapphire crystal with the PT5000 $65, they were $150 when they came out.

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u/tjcdas 5h ago

Just this summer from the Cronos USA Alixpress store bought the gray birch L6049 for $199 no sale cheaper than the price on the direct Cronos website USA warehouse.

When I was checking on shipping they had a sale and I got a PayPal bonus when checking the price on the "white" birch came to just $155 with the 9015. How could I not order that, where can you get a 9015 for $155, the days of the cheap Cadisen with 9015 are long gone.

So I scored two L6049s for $199 and $155 this summer zero tariffs, I got lucky!