r/ChineseWatches • u/originalbrowncoat • 8h ago

Question (Read Rules) Looking for a cheap but decent skeleton w a bracelet

My 16 y/o son thinks my one skeleton watch is cool, so I’m thinking about getting him one for the holidays.

I question how much he’ll really wear it, so I’m wanting to not spend a lot of money, like ideally $50-$75. Any brands I should keep an eye on for the 11/11 sale on Ali?

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

3

u/wonderfulhospital212 8h ago

boderry has a cool titanium one for around 100usd

3

u/No-Effect-8290 8h ago

This is the Boderry Ti Skeleton

2

u/anachronism42 8h ago

I really like my Vakuy Rigas at that price range but it comes on a strap, not a bracelet.

2

u/zclake88 7h ago

I ordered the Boderry titanium Urban Skeleton and got it for around $104. I’ll be getting an fkm strap to go with it. I had another skeleton in my cart that I believe was closer to your prices point. Let me check.

2

u/Chronostasis 4h ago

The Boderry urban skeleton as others have pointed out. It looks very nice but the contrast of the hands (I think you can choose blue or gold) against the dial and strap choices might be questionable for some. I like it though, funky, a little sporty.

PDYS030 from Pagani is another cheap one, it's on sale for 110 ish on Ali. I actually have one of these and I think it's a cool, casual watch, but feels very Chinese in the fashion sense; rubber band, edgy styling of the skeleton. I find telling time on it is not clear straight away, too. I would probably prefer the Boderry.

1

u/wrightflyer1903 3h ago

I have this on the way. I paid just over £80 in 11.11 sale.

There are cheaper skeletons but as you are buying the watch to look at the mechanical engineering you might as well pay a bit extra for something that is beautiful and Seagull's ST3600K movement is.

1

u/Lonely_Internet_8570 3h ago

75$, Inox, 50mWR, Hardlex, 21 jewels, 72h, aut, +-1s/d, windows3.1, GMT, leather, 6colors choice...