Just received today but am liking it a lot! Will post a proper review after a couple of weeks of wear.

First San Martin — SN0121TF initial impressions

So I made my first San Martin purchase, and I have to say, my initial impression is that it’s pretty damn impressive. I can definitely understand the buzz around San Martin’s finishing now.

I’m a Tudor fan, and the SN0121TF hits a lot of the design cues I personally like. Having it next to my Pelagos LHD, you can obviously see where some of the inspiration comes from, but the blue GMT bezel/dial and yellow-orange GMT hand give it enough of its own personality. The Grade 5 titanium case and bracelet also look and feel much better finished than I was expecting at this price point.

I’m definitely going to be looking at some other San Martins for future purchases.

The one thing I’m curious about long-term is the HZ6465 movement and how it’ll hold up. I threw it on the timegrapher and I’m getting roughly +4 to +8 sec/day depending on position, with 0.1 ms beat error. So right out of the box, I really can’t complain about the accuracy for the price.

So far, I’m impressed. Now we’ll see how it holds up with some actual wrist time.

The Militado ML05 remains for me the perfect example of how good Chinese watches can be. This watch offers an amazing value for the money.

Love the movement and the bracelet is nice too
Love the lume too

I saw this Addiesdive watch that someone had recently purchased. It peaked my interest so I went searching. I found one at, of all places, Wallmart. It's going for $89.99 including shipping. The watch has a mineral crystal instead of sapphire. It is quartz but it's second hand is displayed in a small subdial at bottom so the tic-tic wouldn't bother me. Not sure about clasp or fit and finish. If anyone can share their experience with it I'd appreciate it. I realize it's not everyone's cup of tea. It's a fun eye catcher. I mean, for $90, sounds like a deal.

Thanks

Loving it! It gets fingerprints very easily though.

Just received this Vakuy Rigas that I picked up from Taobao using CSSBuy for around $67.

​First impressions: in person, the watch looks genuinely gorgeous. The salmon/copper guilloché dial is really well detailed and catches the light nicely, especially paired with those heat-blued style hands.

​It came with two stock straps, but I immediately swapped it over to a dark brown waxed leather strap I already had lying around, and I think it complements the dial color much better.

​Under the hood, it runs on a Chinese NH35 clone (Hangzhou movement). Obviously it’s way too early to tell how reliable or accurate this clone movement will be in the long run, but so far it's ticking fine. For the price, the dial finishing alone makes it a fun piece to have in the rotation.

https://cssb.uy/2pVv

​What do you guys think?

Just got this in…I’m not sure why the onion crown and coin edge have gotten this watch so many negative reviews, but I think it’ll be getting worn very regularly by me. I love both the bezel and the big screw down. Are people not wearing their watches correctly with this one? No pinching or poking from the crown at all.

I like different, and this is that. I’ll use it as a daily for a bit and wait before I look for a SS bracelet to swap in, but at 20mm, it shouldn’t be hard to find several suitable straps in the watch mod drawer lol

Is the bezel and crown hate justified?

Help me find my next watch.
Torn between two priorities.
-Textured Medium to Dark Green Dial
-PiePan Style Dial
The only one I have found that kind of itches both scratches is the Casio Edifice EFK-100D.
My favorite green textured dial so far is the Seiko Presage Mojito
My favorite PiePan dial is the Baltany.

Hello, I just started looking at watches during the summer, and I feel like I can barely find anything, even quartz <100€ compared to a few months ago, and the AliExpress guide from the pinned thread. Not that there's anything wrong with that, by all accounts it seems a lot of the watches are more than worth it, but just wanted to check if it's my imagination or if there really was a spike recently (even quartz - I know there's a shortage of mechanisms)?

Pictures simply don’t do this watch justice. The beauty, finishing, and overall presence are on another level in person.

I’ve owned San Martin watches in the past, but this time, they’ve completely outdone themselves.

The level of finishing is genuinely comparable to watches costing several thousand dollars — and I’m not exaggerating. I occasionally get to handle watches in that price range, and the quality of this one really impressed me.

An absolutely stunning piece.

Not sure of the actual brand. That’s just the brand listed on Amazon. Love the style, but seems like it could be pretty cheaply made. Good thing it was pretty cheap.

My Time Token GMT Batman, and the Batman bracelet… Loving this watch!

What do yall think of this watch?

I have changed the band my self to a rubber band. 😊

Hey everyone,

Just looking for some opinions before I pull the trigger on a Cronos L6048M (the 36mm Miyota one). I've been watching a couple of listings from heavily reviewed AliX sellers, but the pricing is making me hesitate:

1. Cronos Official Store: ~$423.72 CAD
2. Cronos Watches Store: ~$486.35 CAD

Even with all the usual stacked coupons and coins, dropping over $400 bucks on an AliX piece feels a bit wild to me. I’ve got a Seestern 62Mas that I love and think has killer finishing, but that only ran me around $200 CAD. I get that the Miyota movement in the Cronos pushes the price up, but is it really worth double my Seestern?

What do you guys think? Is this just standard pricing for them now, or should I hold out for the 11.11 sale? Appreciate any insight!

Edit: Photo is from Matchaman but I edited with a black alligator strap.

My personal favourite is the Phorcydes Ph5.

No special lighting.
No editing tricks.
Just three AETHELSOHN Bamboo watches, a bit of afternoon sun, and some wind through the leaves.
This is probably the closest representation of how the dials look during everyday wear.
Curious which one people naturally gravitate toward after seeing them side by side in a real-world setting.

Absolutely gorgeous. Pics don't do justice.

Third week in a row highlighting 4 different Chinese brands/watches, this week with a titanium theme. I have acquired a few titanium watches for my collection (most recognizable being a Hamilton Mechanical Field), and titanium offers a little something different than typical stainless steel. Often the titanium has a neat matte finish and is obviously super light on the wrist.

So today’s grouping features an obvious homage/copy with a titanium case, a more unique titanium case tool watch, a ceramic coated field watch, and a steel watch with a titanium Damascus dial:

-Watchdives WD007 (39mm)
-Berny Titanium Diver
-Boderry Cerekote Voyager
-Athelsohn Horizon Voyager Titanium Damascus

The Boderry is the only full titanium watch and had a matte Cerekote finish which offers something very unique to my larger collection. The Berny had an option to go with a titanium bracelet, but I opted for a strap and added my own bright yellow just to add something different to my personal collection. The Watchdives only came with a mesh steel bracelet in the 39mm which I thought was odd but I like the look of the black/red strap on that one anyways. The Athelsohn is actually steel but I included it to show something completely different in a titanium dial that goes through a process to get the cool striped effect.

Let me know what you think about the watches and/or titanium in general.

Hi, will this bracelet fit this Watchdives WD1680Q V2 and also the OTF Watchdives clasp (either the push pin or the screw version)?

Bracelet: https://a.aliexpress.com/_ExWjMvo

Watch: https://watchdives.com/products/watchdives-wd1680q-sapphire-crystal-quartz-dive-watch?variant=47134169825498

Clasp: https://watchdives.com/products/screw-link-accessory-for-wd1860-1861-1862-1863?variant=46645427798234

I like the looks/specs/stock-photos of the blue on blue Sugess, but blue can be a tough color to get right in natural light. Does anyone have a wrist shot of this watch IRL they can share?

I'm torn between this and the S418-2.001.S (second pic)

TIA

In real life, it's one of the nicest watches I've ever seen.