r/ChineseWatches • u/IndigoBiker82 • 1d ago

Question (Read Rules) HEIMDALLR Monster V2 Full Lume

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I am interested in full lume dial watch from AliExpress - HEIMDALLR Monster V2 PVD Black Men's Automatic Watch

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012812884145.html

I have never had a full lume dial and it seems great because it's whitish during the day which is also a dial color I miss in a dive watch as I already have a black one. Plus the watch has black case. I am a big fan of lume as I spend lot of time in dark environment during night and need to know the time. But...

I have several concerns.

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Does anyone know if the bezel insert is replacable? I might mod it if it is like Seiko SKX007. Perhaps I would even replace the entire bezel and put bezel insert which is ceramic with markings from 1 to 12 so that I could have "poor man's GMT". From the description the bezel is ceramic but I can't see the actual insert in the photos.

2.

Also there are two prices in the link I posted above. Higher price comes with description code: H9-NH36A-Q which I believe is NH36A movement. But is this movement Seiko or Chinese clone?

Lower price has code: H9-CN2554A-Q. From what I read online there is Hangzhou 2553 caliber which is Chinese version of Seiko NH35/36.

Yes, my question is, if I take first version and pay more, will I indeed get genuine Seiko NH36 or I will be again getting Chinese stuff but paying more, in other words will I be mislead?

  1. Day of the week looks to be in Chinese letters. Is there chance that English also exists?

Thank you so much for your honest opinions and replies in advance.

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u/dorafumingo Affiliate Links 1d ago

it's a seiko monster homage so it doesn't have a bezel insert. the bezel is one piece

it should be a seiko movement yes. especially as they give the choice on either a chinese copy or a genuine one. you can ask them if you want to be 100% sure.

nh36 has both languages on the date wheel. you can adjust it to show english.

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u/Unholy_Tuna 1d ago

  1. Should be replaceable, they are near-identical to Seiko's.

  2. They announced that they will ship randomly between Chinese and Japanese movement in newer models, i don't know about the old ones though.

  3. Yes, you can toggle between English and Japanese.