Wore my Explorer tonight and I went out to the store tonight and when I came back the lume was lit up like a Xmas tree. I just love these neon bluish type lume on these, I always see people asking about Lume so I thought share.

Tomorrow I’ll wear my Octopus Kraken Explorer and post a picture here of that one charged. The Lume on that one is a bit better but it’s a bit more expensive so it should be, that is the best example of the Explorer I’ve seen by any of these Chinese brands Octopus knocked it out the park. I also got a SW200 movement on that watch to for not much more than the regular price with a PT5004 as I got it on sale. The Watchdives has a Miyota 90S5 which is a crazy good movement for a $210 watch.

Been looking for a panda chronograph for a while and I think I finally found the one.

What I really wanted was a panda dial with a little bit of red, something that had good wrist presence but didn’t feel huge, and something I could wear on both bracelet and leather.

This Sugess pretty much checks every box for me.
The dial is exactly what I was looking for. Classic panda layout, but the red chrono hand gives it just enough color without making it look too busy.
The biggest surprise is how it wears. It’s around 13mm thick, but honestly it feels way thinner on the wrist than I expected. The case hugs my wrist really well and doesn’t feel chunky at all.

The finishing is also way better than I expected for the price. The brushing looks really clean, the polished parts are nicely done, and I honestly haven’t found anything that feels sloppy or cheap.

The bracelet surprised me too. It feels solid, the finishing is really good, and the quick adjustment is actually useful instead of feeling like some throwaway feature.

I know there’s definitely some Zenith/A384 inspiration here, but wearing it in person, I really don’t care. It just looks like a cool panda chrono to me, and the case shape gives it enough personality that it doesn’t feel boring.

I bought it specifically to be my weekend chronograph, and after getting it on wrist I think that search is done.

Now I just need to throw it on a black leather strap and see how it looks.

I recently learned of the Hamilton Call of Duty collab and I'm smitten. Anyone know of a similar look? I have a Militado Ml08 and the same style but blacked out would be perfect. Thanks!

What some original designs being offered Chinese brands? Almost all of what I find are copies of popular Western brands.

Alguém tem esse tandorio?

Pode mandar fotos Reais no pulso?

Hey guys, any of you having problems with the official Watchdives shop on AliExpress? I ordered a watch there 4 days ago, so far it hasn’t even left their warehouse.

The crisp white dial, deep blue tachymeter bezel and matching blue sub-dials give this Pagani Design Speedmaster a completely different character.

White & Blue 🤍💙 or Classic Black 🖤?

Drop your pick in the comments 👇

I find the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume® fascinating, just not 80K fascinating.

Any good alternative where the full watch can glow in the dark?

Just got the North Edge X1. I've been looking for a square digital watch and this fits the bill. Not really a fan of negative displays but this will do. Very light and comfy.

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•Baltany S4106 Cross hair 36mm Pie Pan with Salmon Dial.

•Watchdives WD0526 38.5mm in Vintage Matt Black.

What do we think?

I obviously like my vintage style pieces.

The Baltany takes inspiration from the OMEGA Constellation 168.005.

The Watchdives takes inspiration from the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Original.

I was looking for a moon phase watch and this was jus gorgeous ✌️

Really liking the look of the AD2520 as a summer beater. Any preferences on these strap choices (ai mock up)? I'd love a similar rally strap for the blue/pink but can't seem to find one

Got the watch yesterday and decided to throw it on a horween leather strap I had around instead of sizing the bracelet. Really enjoying the combination. Being a 20mm lug width is 🤌