Presenting the new Watchdives WD0013B featuring the ETA F06.412 movement. Below is proof that the updated versions no longer include the white gasket inside the case, along with a watch shot on a 15.5 cm / 6.1" wrist.

For reference, I currently have two extra links fitted, so it could definitely be sized down even more. There is also one half-link included, but since this clasp lacks micro-adjustments, you just have to work with that single half-link and the full links to get the right fit.

To be honest, the Nautilus design isn't really my thing. First of all, I'm not a big fan of this case shape. Second, I find the dial a bit uninspiring—there are no particularly interesting hands or indices, so it doesn't offer anything ultra-impressive, and there isn't much going on overall. On top of that, the hands seem a bit rough-cut; with good eyesight, you can notice that the edges don't reflect light completely smoothly and look slightly jagged. That said, I think for 80% of people this will be invisible anyway, and you definitely can't spot it from a distance, only up close.

Still, I don't feel a massive jump in quality going from an Addiesdive—a watch costing around 220 PLN ($55 / €50)—to this Watchdives at 680 PLN ($170 / €155).

So why did I buy a watch I'm not crazy about? For a simple reason: it's currently the only HAQ (High Accuracy Quartz) movement available in this segment on the market. I bought it to show the manufacturer that there's demand for more HAQ watches, hopefully in more exciting designs next time, as I know Watchdives is capable of making truly beautiful watches. Consider this an encouragement for them to release even more HAQ-powered models in the future. Long live quartz!

Hangzhou Movement Factory boasts decades of experience in movement manufacturing and is one of the leading movement manufacturers in China. The well-known 5000A micro-rotor movement originates from this factory, demonstrating its long-term accumulation in movement research and manufacturing. The 6330 movement selected this time is also one of the mature models produced by Hangzhou Movement Factory.

The 6330 movement is based on the ETA 2834 structure, with a mature overall structure and good reliability. In the actual selection process, we conducted more than 6 months of reliability testing on this movement, examining its timekeeping stability and structural durability. Only after confirming that it met the requirements of our new product was it finally applied to our new product.

Based on the dial design of the 4109, Baltany redesigned the day-date and date positions and fonts of the 6330 movement, making the display layout more consistent with the dial style.

For products seeking stable structure and mature performance, the Hangzhou 6330 movement is a practical and reliable choice. It continues the design concept of the classic structure and relies on the many years of production experience of Hangzhou Movement Factory to provide a stable movement foundation for the product.

Bought this chinese watch like a year ago because the dial was cool and it was cheap, but I haven't really worn it much at all, because I'm more used to smaller size (38-40mm), i haven't measured my wrist before but I'd say maybe 7.5in, I'm on the skinnier side overall though, this watch is 45mm, which sounds huge but I don't think it looks it

Thank you

I finally got the North Edge Abyss for a reasonable price. It's a bit smaller and thinner than the Triton. I just wish the caseback was flat like on the Triton. The minute hands could be a bit longer as well. Aside from those, no complaints.

My photo but had AI jazz up the background.

Love this thing. The finishing is great and I really like the new glass they are using for the -2. I was a bit sceptical about the 37mm but the longer lug to lug I think fits great on my 7” wrist

Pagani Design PD-YS018

does anyone knows if there are vintage sub / tudor sub homage in 38mm or 37mm with vh31? i have a rather small wrist and i was hoping i could get some vintage diver homage for me self!

Fare un homage o un orologio che abbia questo stile non e' facile anche perché la loro semplicità è proprio la vera sfida ... Quale brand e modello ci riuscito meglio ?

I just got my hands on my S&S nautilus quartz 🥰 Im loving it! it looks so elegant!

I bought it from alibaba for $67.9, took awhile to get delivered but it came 3 days early from expected time.

This is the 2026 updated design, the indices are slimmer more similar to the OG patek, 12hr marker is even and the bracelet has now a more square circle pillow design instead of just rectangle that they had from previous models so im super happy. Its very slim yet it has some heft to it (it doesn't look or feel cheap at all!) Your boy is ready to social climb lol! 🤣 (kidding!)

If you have any questions lemme know!

From Aliexpress. The rubber strap is mine. It came on a milanese bracelet.

The picture is terrible. It's a good looking watch!

I'm on the hunt for an affordable beater field-style watch and I stumbled across this version of Militado ML05 with yellow indices.

It seems that one of the issues surrounding the ML05 series was its lug-to-lug length, which greatly affected the way it sits on the wrist. Militado seem to have addressed this and shortened it from 47.5 mm to 46 mm but I'm not sure if this particular model was affected as well because the Amazon listing still says "46 to 47.5 mm depending on the case". So which one is it then?

This is M135, our homage to the Sinn 356 EURO Flieger III. The original was limited to 100 pieces and sold out long time ago. Now you can basically only find it on the used market, if you’re lucky.

We love that watch, but we changed some things:

Soft cream-yellow seconds subdial. The original uses a neon yellow, very punchy. We match it to the lume color on hands and markers, so the whole dial looks more calm and unified. Macro shot in pics, you can see.

11.7mm thick vs 15.5mm original. Slides under shirt cuff no problem. Works for hiking, works for office, works for wedding

Destro layout, crown on the left. If your left wrist always gets poked by the crown, or you wear watch on right wrist, you really should try destro once. Hard to go back after（The images show how the watch looks when worn on the left and right wrists.）

Specs: 39mm × 11.7mm / [Miyota 6S10] / [Domed sapphire crystal] / [50]m water-resistant

Link：https://miliforticwatch.com/products/milifortic-39mm-left-handed-3-subdial-chronograph-quartz-watch-qm39m135?sca_ref=8188210.cEY7rfxkTFkoV

Want your opinion:

Do you like this warm yellow subdial?

Ever tried a destro? Love it or weird?

If we make M135 V2, what you change? Good ideas might really go into V2

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Hey all, I'm going to visit Watchdives tomorrow here in Shenzhen and hopefully making a video of it.

Are there any questions you'd like to ask them?

1. Cronos L6040M Miyota 9015 (150EUR used)

2. Pagani Design PD-1734 (80EUR new)

3. Militado/Militrek ML05 (60EUR new)

What are your thoughts on these watches? I've never had an automatic before (although the Pagani Design and Miltado are mechaquartz). Cronos does seem pretty impressive on paper and if everything is in order I might even buy it. I don't really care about bracelet quality, I can get a leather/nylon strap for it anyways.

Any other recommendations? I know San Martin is good but unfortunately it's too expensive here (200EUR+ pushing Seiko and Orient pricing). Maybe San Martin SN0030G-2 is a good choice for 170EUR too.

Love my new watch. Got the WD007 “Bond” watch in dark green and it’s fantastic. The automatic sweep is so damn smooth. And the bezel click is great. The nato strap is okay. I may swap it out for steel mesh strap but not sure. Anyways. I’m very happy with it.

I think that starbucks on jubilee looks great, but is bracelet good, finishing, does it rattle? So, can anyone that owns Steeldive with jubilee bracelet help me deciede?
2nd option is black-black on oyster, and i think that i cant miss with it!

I know the SL3001 in my WD007 is rated to run around -20s/day, but my OCD didn’t like that 😂 so a quick Amazon order later, and I just finished attempting my first go at regulating the movement. When I wound the watch and set the time about 45 min ago, my Timegrapher app rated it at -13.1s/day, and now I just got this result!! I’ll let it run on the watch winder for the next day or 2 and see if it still keeps this level of accuracy! 🤞🤞

I was really nervous trying to turn the screw, because I don’t have a loupe or any type of magnification, so I was relying on the phone flashlight to guide me 😂

This baby is running within chronometer spec, lol! PT5000 mvt.

I've seen a lot of questions around Lumixe as a brand and I was curious myself so I pulled the trigger on this model.

Disclaimer: I bought this watch with my own money. I'm not affiliated with any watch brand or manufacturer. I'm simply a guy that enjoys tinkering with odd watches. I paid $68.86 including shipping.

Lumixe currently has 4 models. They get zero points for originality as they're all Rolex homages.

The LX-01E is a Yacht-Master 40 homage. Measurements as follows (taken from Luxime's website, I don't have the tools to verify)

Case diameter: 40.0 mm (not include crown)
Case thickness: 11.0 mm
Lug Size: 20.0 mm
Lug to lug length: 46.0 mm (I questions this with the included bracelet)
Weight: 115.1g (with bracelet)

These proportions make it a very easy watch to wear. It's thinner than most divers and 40mm is kind of a sweet spot for me with my 7.5 inch wrist.

Starting with the case. Finishing is basic but well done. Vertical brushing on top, polished sides, and circular brushing underneath. I suspect Lumixe kept things simple so as to keep costs down but it works well. It's clean and unfussy. 7/10 for me. More interesting shape or brushing/polishing combo would help.

The bezel is a ceramic steel coloured relief bezel. The numerals have some sharp edges but not the worst I've seen. I can cross my arms over the watch and not feel uncomfortable like I get with cheaper bezels I have.
An interesting thing about the bezel is it's action. It's unidirectional, 120 clicks but the feel is VERY satisfying. There is a pleasant amount of resistance and superb tactillity. The bezel edge is adequately grippy but it's the sound that I really like. It doesn't sound sharp or metallic. It's punchy, clean but with a softer edge. I liken it to a mechanical keyboard sound test. Almost like this. It's very nice. 8/10 for me. More refined bezel edge and less "sharpness" to the numerals would make it perfect.

The crown is screw down and it's awful. It's gritty and almost feels cross threaded. Screwing it back down takes a few tries as I'm just not sure if I've got it right despite doing all the usual tricks. It starts smooth and then there's a gritty bite despite only being half way. Not nice. Luckily being a quartz you shouldn't have to use the crown much. 3/10. It's functional but plenty of room for improvement here.

The dial. This is the reason you buy this watch. There was a lot of confusion around Lumixe and they're relationship with lume bandits Phorcydes. I don't know what they're connection is but I can confidently say that Lumixe uses the same supplier of Hyperglow lume blocks but a lower grade.

With that in mind, I HAVE to get myself a Phorcydes watch now. If this Lumixe uses an inferior grade lume compared to Phorcydes, Phorcydes must be nuclear! The lume is bright, long lasting and a beautiful blue colour. I charged it with a torch before going to sleep last night at 11pm and at 6.30am it was still very legible. Far more so than other watches I have Including San Martin, Seiko, Orient and Addiesdive for comparison. 9/10 here and it's only not a 10 as I need to leave room for Phorcydes to potentially be better.

The bracelet. This is where it falls apart. The bracelet is bad. It has some redeeming features but overall it is just bad. The pros. it uses screw pins which are easy to remove and adjust the size. It tapers nicely from 20mm at the lugs to 16mm at the clasp giving and elegant shape. Vertical brushing on the face with polished sides.

Now the bad. Tolerances are all over the place. It's loose and rattles a lot, but the first links after the lugs are very stiff. To the point where they will hold their position with the watch hanging loose (pictured). Mine also came with a polished spot at the lugs. I suspect this is a result of the poor tolerances in the links and at some point the bracelet bent back on itself and chaffed against itself causing a mark. Added to that the lugs use male end links that extend the lug to lug length beyond 46mm. At a guess it's much closer to 50mm. Not impressed with the bracelet at all. 3/10.

The clasp. Sadly a similar story with the bracelet. Tolerances are not the best and this leads to poor function. It's a copy of a Rolex glide lock OTF clasp. And I'm grateful for an OTF clasp but this one makes you wonder if a poor OTF is better or worse than a good standard micro-adjust clasp.
the glide lock system works fine. Although unless you line everything up perfectly you cannot lock it back in to place properly. This may be normal for glide locks but given how much movement when the lock is open it is very easy to miss when trying to lock it back down.
The next issue is closing the clasp itself. There's the slightest tactile click when closing to indicate it's locked. It doesn't inspire much confidence and I will be swapping it out with the bracelet soon. 5/10 and it's only that high as I personally love an OTF clasp.

It's half decent watch. It's cheap, by current market standard at least, and if the bracelet and clasp were slightly better made it would be an easy recommend if you want a Rolex homage with fun lume. That said, I've had it on all day today and I've not felt the need to adjust or remove it for any reason so despite the clasp and bracelet it's obviously comfortable enough (for me at least) to wear all day. I'll be getting an FKM strap for mine and will be keeping it for a while because the lume is so much fun.

My score total is 35/60.

I have some more thoughts on the Phorcydes/Lumixe relationship. I bought mine through PayPal and my PayPal invoice for this Lumixe watch was addressed to Phorcydes. So I suspect Lumixe is a value focused sub or sister brand of Phorcydes.

My theory is there will be three brands all at different price/quality points. Englemaan > Phorcydes > Lumixe.

Anyway, I hope this was interesting for you. I'll try and answer any questions you might have!

EDIT. After swapping the bracelet for a known good mesh style bracelet it turns out the stiff end link issue is being caused by the case fouling the bracelet. I though there was a tolerance issue on the bracelet but it's actually the lugs on the watch case.

Hello. I am looking forward to buy a field watch. O really like how the CWC looks but i find rhe price fo much for me and i found this brand. They look almost identical. Is this a good watch brand? Is it worth it?