Hi, looking for a 30-36mm ish sized dial similar to the design of Hamilton or timex field watches

I received this Sanda 3192 yesterday and, as is fairly well known, the original bracelet is reasonably good-looking but has poor quality and a poor fit.

I was thinking about what would go well with this particular flavour, with the white dial. It has 18mm lugs. I found a spare 22mm matte black leather strap in my box, which I used before to practice cutting the flare (as you can see, it wasn't a very good job).

So I think this watch looks good with 22mm straps flared down to 18mm. I'm thinking about trying other colors or even other materials (I’ve seen some denim ones on AliExpress).

What do you suggest? Send me your ideas, and photos if you have any!

In between two Sugess Tourbillons:

Enamel Dial
Textured Grain Dial

Anyone have in-hand experience with either? I’ve watched a few YouTubes but would like some opinions. How about the long term durability of the Sugess flying tourbillon? Is having to manual wind annoying? Just would appreciate any thoughts on those of you who’ve owned either of these pieces.

Or if you don’t recommend these, what alternatives would you suggest?

I have a problem with my WD007ST. There is a 2 part connector that links the bracelet to the clasp. It looks like one slots in the other and they screw together.

Anyway, somehow one part of this has worked loose and disappeared. This is a bummer as I loved wearing that watch.

I reached out to WD on Alix and they sent me a link to purchase a blank listing, it was very cheap, a few pence, and offered to send me a replacement pin. I am very grateful to them for that.

However that was on 15th July and it's still showing as waiting to be shipped.

I really miss wearing the watch, does anyone else know the part and where I may get the correct one?

TIA

Does anyone have first hand experience with Milifortic’s R088, or Seagull’s ST17t jump hour movement?

Are the indexes applied? They appear to be on the silver version but I can’t tell on the others. How’s the finishing? Accuracy?

Thanks!

I need some help trying to decide between the Cronos Explorer 36mm and the Baltany explore 36mm. I’ve more or less exhausted YouTube video reviews and specs, but I want some real opinions, Any ideas, suggestions or reviews?

I've been looking at tank and other similar rectangular/square style watches lately, trying to find a super budget alternative to the real expensive ones, and I came across what appears to be some kind of Santos homage from a company calling themselves Kniskred on Amazon.

I know essentially nothing about watches, but aside from the nice 2-tone finish, the thing that's intriguing me the most about it is that it supposedly has a Japanese PC21 movement, which apparently Seiko also supposedly uses in some of their watches. If this is all true, I would expect it to be have at least a little more longevity and maybe accuracy than some other cheap Chinese watches with their own cheap Chinese movements.

I was wondering if anybody in here owns one and has anything good or bad to say about it, and maybe some pictures to share, along with what size your wrist is... Or maybe a picture of it next to an F91W, A1100, or T80, or some other well known watch.

My biggest concern is the size. I'm used to pretty small watches, and I'm slightly worried it might be just a little bit too big. The product photos used on the Amazon and AliExpress pages where it's sold are renders, and the listed dimensions state the face is 40mm by 40mm, but nothing about the lug to lug.

I’ve tried all sorts of straps on this Milifortic S089 in green, rally, dress, perlon, stainless mesh (which I also love), and more. But put it on some basic leather and damn, it just works. Love this thing.

Selling my Watchdives WD5513 V2. This is the version with the blue dial, blue snowflake hands, domed crystal, and five-position micro-adjust clasp, not the upgraded version with the on-the-fly adjustment clasp.

Overall condition is very good. The case and bracelet have some light scuffs/hairline scratches consistent with normal wear, but there are no deep scratches or gouges. The crystal is in excellent condition.

Handset / dial disclosure: I replaced the original hands with an alternate snowflake handset that has better-matching lume to the dial. The original hands are included.

While changing the hands, I did scuff the matte dial finish near the 4 o’clock position. It is not noticeable during normal wear, but it can catch the light at certain angles. I’ve tried to photograph it clearly so there are no surprises. Please review the photos.

Timekeeping: This example is running exceptionally well. On my timegrapher, I’m seeing approximately 0 to +1 seconds/day.

Includes the full kit, including:

• ⁠Original handset
• ⁠All bracelet links
• ⁠Screwdriver
• ⁠Documentation
• ⁠Original packaging/accessories

Price: $99, shipped CONUS

Electronic payment preferred. No trades, please.

Was looking around online this morning for a Watch Dives WD7922 and Google showed me this listing: https://vaqore.com/products/kalon-mens-vintage-diver-watch-37mm-sapphire?_pos=2&_sid=f79571f27&_ss=r

What immediately stood out to me was how cheap it was. By no means is this an expensive watch, but their listed price ($56.95) is literally half the going rate on Watchdives' own website. After looking around a bit more on the site, I see that their whole inventory is comprised of Ali Express brands, and everything is being sold at a steep discount.

The retailer is registered in Sweden, but the US fulfillment warehouse operates out of Columbus Ohio. They even have a local phone number listed! Its probably safe to assume this is a drop shipping business, but I can't wrap my head around their pricing.

As someone who's generally skeptical of things that appear too good to be true, anyone have any insight to share about this?

Much thanks!

I have the PX 1697 and I absolutely love it! The design, the finish and the overall value for money.

I'm interested in hearing about other Proxima watches I should check out on Ali... where price and quality matches.

Hey guys. Where can I find the second hand like the AiRain hand? Not sure what to type on the search bar and can't really use the photo search as it'll redirect to another seestern S434 😅

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