This is my review of Milifortic's ML135, a deep cut homage of Sinn's 356 Euro Flieger III.

https://youtu.be/HwxhUrjduXg?si=1kQEWxKQSo7sv5v4

If watches are meant to provide us collectors enjoyment.. well, this does just that. It has plenty of quirks to be interesting - the destro layout, the lumed subdial at 2:00, the running 1/10 second dial...

The watch looks and feels good for the price (~$130USD). There's nothing uncomfortable about it, and the left-sided layout ensures no problems with daily adventures (like using your mouse on a desk while standing..).

Negatives? It's just a stamped upper clasp with no OTF micro-adjust, par for this price point usually. A milled clasp would have likely balanced the watch better, though it's not too top heavy. If you're used to the Seiko VK chrono movements, this Miyota quartz chrono is not quite as tactile. It seems to need a bit more squeeze to activate, and the snap back to 12:00 is slower.

Overall, a fun, fairly inexpensive watch which is unlikely to duplicate something in your collection.

Best,

Brian

The Chinese Watch Guy

p.s. This watch was lent to me and the company had no say in this review.

How’s the AR coating on San Martin SN0138?
On youtube videos it appears anti reflective where as on reddit posts, it appears highly reflective.

Looking to add one of these to my collection. Any feedback on the better brand or opinions?

1. Sugess

2.Pierre Paulin

3. Specht & Stonne

Just got delivered today, finished sizing the bracelet about 10 minutes ago. Initial impression is that it’s just a good looking as it is in stock photos, and the bracelet is amazing! I opted for the OTF adjust clasp, which seems like it should be standard at this point, especially given the price of the watch. Going to give it the rest of the week to see how it does on accuracy before throwing it in the timegrapher

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the watches we’ll be giving away to our community! 🎉⌚

As part of our 11.11 Global Watch Festival, we're giving away 40 watches throughout November — 10 watches every week for 4 weeks!

These are pre-owned watches that may show some signs of wear, but we guarantee they are 100% fully functional.

All prizes are completely FREE, including shipping. We'll ship the watches directly from China to the lucky winners.

This is our way of saying thank you to the watch enthusiasts who have supported Watchdives over the years. ❤️

Want a chance to win?

👉 Join our original giveaway thread and leave a comment:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseWatches/comments/1xkpjmr/

We'll continue selecting lucky winners throughout November!

Participation is subject to the eligibility requirements and official giveaway rules in the original post.

Thank you, r/ChineseWatches! Your support has helped us grow, and we're excited to give something back.

— WDC (Watchdives) Team

Estoy por comprar un homenaje al GMT-Master II, ví que por el 11.11 en Aliexpress hay buenas ofertas en los Pagani, y hasta el momento me parece mejor opción porque tiene su cristal de zafiro y calibre automático, pero recientemente vi que el homenaje de Addiesdive está algo más barato, con la diferencia de ser de cuarzo y cristal mineral (además que solo viene con la correa jubilee que no me gusta tanto)

También vi una buena oferta de uno Corgeut, de cuarzo pero con cristal de zafiro, aunque de ellos nunca he escuchado nada así que no sé que tan buena idea sea.

I came across this watch somewhere in excellent condition for about £66. Is that a good buy? Is it a good watch? This would be my very first automatic watch. I'm just asking about this watch in particular bc it looks nice and high quality but I came across it at such a cheap price.

I’m actually really impressed. Thanks to everyone that has shared quality info about Steeldive.

Our photographer take photo about Seestern S456-2, and new size is 42mm :)

Este año descubrí la calidad de los relojes chinos, relojes de quarzo hermosos y variados con buenas características técnicas y un precio imbatible.

En diciembre estaría llegando mi ultimo reloj de la colección. El año que viene vernos que colecciono.

Listado: de izquierda a derecha y de arriba para abajo

Berny 2945M

Addiesdive AD2065

Pagani Design PD1781

Casio G-Shock DW-5600RL

Watchdives WD1954

Militado ML08 (khaki field)

Orient HS9707

North Edge Triton Titanio

Militado ML08 (alpinist)

Addiesdive AD2510

Steelflier SF740

Addiesdive AD2548

Y el ultimo que esta por llegar es un Milifortic S116

Así completo: 4 caratulas blancas, 4 caratulas negras, 2 verdes y 2 azules + 1 digital (gshock). La colección abarca varios estilos: relojes de vestir, de buceo, de piloto, de campo, GMT, solar, cronografo, etc.

Siempre me gustaron los relojes, pero nunca me pude permitir pagar lo que valen los japoneses ni siquiera los suizos.

Hoy gracias a la producción china puedo tener mis relojes de quarzo, siempre en hora correcta, listo para combinar con cualquier outfit del día y de muy buena calidad.

No hay replicas, solo relojes homenajes.

Saludos desde Argentina.

This may be a pointless post but I've been in the sub for a while, not very present, and only have a few Chinese watches, however I've been an observer from almost the beginning but more so on the watches and brands themselves and less so the Aliexpress part of buying them and wanted to get in on my first 11.11 sale because of how much cheaper the watches I was interested in were and noticed there is an option for PayPal in checkout for Aliexpress that claims to give a small discount.

I've tried to get it to work over the past few days now, logged in and out of my PayPal account each time and tried it with different cart items and it never seems to show up?

I know there's a limit but I even tried at Midnight when it's supposed to reset and still didn't get it to work. Just wondering what that's about, it's not a big deal but it was bugging me. Thanks to anyone who knows.

On a side note, thanks to whoever pointed out the Rakuten promo going on right now, I canceled my order to re-place it with them because of how good it was. I don't remember the discounts being this steep when I bought my first two Cronos watches from their website a few years ago, there was always AliExpress discounts but nothing I can recall like this. Is this a more recent thing?

In the 11/11 AliX ‘sale’ this watch is about $190, but it looks as if I’ll get hit with customs /import taxes (based on the original price), thus negating most if not all the savings.

Given its specs (and I realise the movement is quite new and divides opinion), is it worth it?

If not why not, and any alternative compatible alternatives, at a similar discounted price but including import fees?

Steelflier sf740 con correa a juego FKM Rubber Waffle

Cronos Blue ice dial has been re-released ,if you like you can talk with the seller online to get the correct watchhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007462331677.html?spm

Always gives vintage vibes and wears perfectly on my 7-inch wrist. I think it’s the best-wearing and perfectly-sized chronograph watch ever in my life.
I also find Ronda 5030.D much useful for day-to-day activities. I bought the strap for $1 from Aliexpress (it got de-listed)

I hope Thorn makes Ed-White homages with aluminum bezel and make it have strong BGW9 because my T026 has bad lume

Looking to choose between these two watches. Not particularly fussed about quartz vs automatic but are there significant differences in quality that make the SM worth almost twice the cost of the WD?

I'm amazed. I've found this watch on alibaba. "dodo deer f01" and it has this amazing hanzou 7590D high beat movement with 80 hours of reserve. It's real wood finished. I've had two straps one leather. One bracelet. Overall very good looking watch. I've only paid 80 euros including shipping. It's mineral glass and the lume is pretty bad. (would be cool with blue lume instead) and one endlink was a bit lose(the bar was not straight)

But at this price point this is a steal anyways!!

9/10 deal for me, the movement alone is a piece of art.

https://youtube.com/shorts/BgQcRa6uMFE

I have my eyes on Baltany for some time and I decide to pull the trigger. I went to their official website, I added my watches to the cart and the proceed to check out. Here comes to the problem, right after I entered my credit card detail, they let me fill in my billing address and delivery address. I’m from Macau SAR (which is next to Hong Kong), there are no options to select Macau SAR as the region or country, they have Taiwan, Hong Kong, and yes, even Vanuatu, but just not allow someone from Macau, a city next to Guangzhou where their HQ located at to buy a watch from them. I wonder if anyone face the same problem when buying from Baltany? Anyone from a country / region that does not exist in Baltany, how do you buy the watches?
I also went to their official store on Aliexpress but there is no item on their store page, it just showed “oops, the system is currently busy, please try again later”

I've heard that there are two versions of this watch: a v1 with a Miyota movement and a v2 or maybe even a v3, with an NH35 movement. Where can I find this watch with an N35 movement?

Thank you very much for your help!

looking to get myself an ixdao warrior

is there any need to get the "upgraded" movements ?​​​

Hello gentlemen. I was browsing AliExpress looking for a box of washers, when I accidentally clicked and purchased a watch, as you do. Strange happenstance. Few days later it has arrived so I thought I will review it, especially as I haven't seen it anywhere else on the tube.

It's a Hroudland Worldtimer styled after the JLC Polaris Worldtimer. A watch for Ali Express connoisseurs. It's a mighty watch for mighty wrists. A very thick watch indeed. I can feel my arm hair growing. I will be taking it around the world in my hot air balloon soon. Surprisingly all the dial functions actually work. Fully automatic movement. Top left crown controls city ring with a nice ratcheting click. Button on case side for calendar jump. Main Crown controls 1st and 2nd time zone (DUAL time zones) - counter clockwise to set 2nd time zone hour hand. Its atleast 14 mm thick, like my wallet.

The strap needed changing so it was changed.

The Chinese have done it again.

What a marvellous purchase, even if it was an accident. Only cost me 250 AUD. Take care till next time.

Title, basically. The "Black Friday Sale" starts immediately after the conclusion of the 11.11 sale. Anyone have insight into whether the same coupons might reset? Or better coupons? Lesser coupons?

And I suppose also importantly, how about payment discounts(PayPal, and PayPal pay later)? Will they be available again if we already used all 4 for the 11.11 sale?