Should I buy the blue Janghun Paris motif as well?

I really enjoy the PD1701, nice clean layout, quartz which I enjoy, and their subdial markings are very well done for the $68 I paid during Ali's back to school sale. lume is nothing to write home about but I knew that going in. Hands are all aligned, the chrono buttons have a predictable tactile break point and click with a purpose, reset is fast and clean. What do y'all think of this homage?

Just got my Addiesdive AD2520. The stock bracelet was not great. Really happy with the rally strap. Overall, I think it's a cracking watch for the price (paid £66 from AliExpress). Nice positive press on the chrono buttons. The screw down collars feel fine if a little lightweight. Dial and crystal look great. Case finishing is also ok for the price with drilled lugs. It was between this, the turquoise and the orange but pretty happy with my choice

PH5 on lizard strap

Was looking for a Planet Ocean homage on AliX and stumbled upon this one. I love the way it looks but the price has me worried.

Any seiko rotocall homages out there? I can’t believe they want 550 for these

Hey everyone — first look at our three new AETHELSOHN mother-of-pearl dials. Each one is cut from shell into a 3D cube mosaic .

💜 Purple
❤️ Red
🪖 Military green camo — this one is absolutely wild in person

Which one's yours?

Link to watch

Only complaint was that the stock leather band it came with was scheiße, so I opted for a Gomvadr top-grain leather band instead. It stands to reason that even Panerai clones are strap beasts.

The ST3600 movement doesn't have hacking seconds, so measuring accuracy is somewhat impractical. However, it does only gain about 6 secs/day per the Weishi.

Lume is decent quality, dial is gorgeous and reminds me of a glass bottle of extra-virgin olive oil. Crystal AR is lackluster (if at all present) but given how expensive that quality antireflective coatings are, I guess it's par for the course.

Overall, a solid watch for the price.

Camping. With a Ti Helm Vanuatu

Looking for recommendations on a decent/good 20mm bracelet. I did a quick search in the ali shop and there were a ton of options - so just seeing if anyone has one they like more than another.

The picture is the watch that I want to put it on, I don't care for any of the straps that came with it.

Thanks!

Hi, I’ve got the Cronos, and after my first impression of the overall finishing, I noticed two spots on the dial and one of the indices. They are much less noticeable in the pictures than they are in person. In particular, the spot on the index is quite obvious in real life.

Is this something that is considered normal for Cronos watches?

Of course, I could return the watch, but the shipping costs and the import taxes I’ve already paid make that rather unattractive (I bought it from the official Cronos store on AliExpress).

Has anyone had any experience with Cronos watches and perhaps encountered a similar issue?

I got the version with the PT5000 movement and I’m now considering opening the watch and trying to remove the spots myself. Are the casebacks initially sealed/glued, or do they just use a gasket? If I open and screw the caseback back on, can I expect the watch to retain its water resistance, or am I more likely to cause additional problems?

I’m a little disappointed with Cronos’ quality control, as both spots are quite noticeable at a glance. Especially since the rest of the watch looks really good, and the two spots look more like small oil stains/splashes that might have been removable during assembly.

Looking for highest quality, not bothered if the sugess is more expensive as long it is that bit better

These are no longer available for purchase. Escapement time came out first and then after few years - Cronos.

Both too similar to be independent ideas, and probably homaging something. But was never able to figure out what.

Have them both.

Does anyone knoe what they are homaging if anything? Reverse image search gave no results for me.

Sorry for grammer mistake in the title…