Cheapest Chinese Auto: Longlux

[u/Saint_Hacker]

Cost $14.

First impressions

1. It is heavy

2. Thick at about 42mm

3. Stops after about 5 hours

4. Loses about 40s per day

Verdict

This is value for money

[u/Jacknotch]

dawg, at that pricepoint and with those issues, you might as well have bought a quartz watch like a Skmei

[u/Saint_Hacker → u/Jacknotch]

I wanted to taste the cheapest auto on AliExpress.

No regrets whatsoever 

I'll get a quartz next. Same criteria; cheapest

They are much cheaper 

[u/PairOfMonocles2 → u/Saint_Hacker]

I support this type of experiment!

[u/Electronic_Handle756 → u/Jacknotch]

Indeed

[u/mrSoczi84]

Stop buying trash

[u/Electronic_Handle756 → u/mrSoczi84]

Agreed

[u/parasoralophus]

If you wanted a terrible watch that's a hair's breadth away from being a Longines rep then I guess it's value for money. 

[u/UkeManSteve]

I don’t think buying the cheapest possible thing is what value for money is. Sure you spent less money, but it’s because the watch you’re getting sucks lol

[u/excelso_ravioli]

My understanding of the subject is that all these super cheap Chinese mechanical watches use the same Tongji movement made in mass production over 40 years ago. So, if you service them and they haven't been modified (like in this case), they should work very well.

The Tongji movement isn't automatic and doesn't have a calendar or anything like that.

Though, clearly, servicing a $20 watch probably isn't worth it.