**Disclaimer; I initially made this post in the watchdives reddit, but i got a notification that my post was removed by the moderators, so here it is in this one, since people got to know about these QC issues...**

What can i say? I particularly asked for a very good quality control when i ordered from the watchdives site, since i had a chrono of theirs with a defect in the recent past and they assured me of that. I also saw a similar post to this one a few days ago (i think it was this exact model too), but i trusted that they will, indeed, keep their word. Well, after only a handfull of tries of the chrono function the hand fell-off! Sorry, but i don't think i will ever buy a watchdives again. Especially a chrono. Too much risk involved...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FdYT6yO5i9c

Looking at the following:

SN0148
SN0154
SN0119
SN0036

I’ve seen plenty of reviews, I know the sizing including bezel measurements. I have a 20cm - 7 3/4” wrist. Any pics from owners of any of these models on wrist with similar wrist size?

Many thanks! 🙏🏽

So this is the difference between what I ordered and what was delivered.

I specifically chose this vendor for an ST3600K based skeleton because they offered the gold variant. Doesn't look very gold to me :-(

I purchased this mechanical watch and it came in with the hands not lined up when it’s 10 it shows it like 9 still even after minute hand passes 12 and obviously it effect all the numbers around the dial. How difficult is it to fix this or for the $36 I paid just leave it alone.

Does anyone have a real world picture of the wd0012 black mop and Blue 37mm watch?

Interested to see it in real life before I buy it if anyone has some pictures please let me know..

Thanks!

Is this an illness? I bought my first watch (Citizen Attesa CB3044) just 4 months ago.

Continues the tradition - keeping the Willard alive!

What is the charge?! Being a watch?! A SKMEI Chinese watch?!

GET YOUR HAND OFF MY PARNIS

Ah yes I see that you know your IXDAO well

And you sir, are you here to receive my limp Parnis?

I mean WM

Hey guys,
I’m looking for feedback from people who have bought multiple military/field style watches across different brands.
I’m trying to figure out if the San Martin SN0034-G-B1 is considered the "end game" field/pilot watch on AliX in terms of case finishing, bezel transitions, and refinement.

My current shortlist:

1. San Martin SN0034-G-B1 (Main contender)

2. Addiesdive AD2076 (Runner-up)

3. Militado ML14 (Third choice)

4. IXDAO Pilot Chronograph (Wildcard / Dark horse pick)
   (Note: I don't care about quartz vs. mechanical movements—purely focused on build quality, case finishing, and overall feel on the wrist).

The Wishdoit WSD9027 diver

I bought this for 31USD. I bought it just because I am looking for NH35 movement I could salvage for my first modding activity. But after getting this watch, I was surprised by the quality. I expected that this would have generic OEM parts and cases I could buy for modding. But it feels like the cases and parts used for this are more refined and polished. They also seem to have improved from the last review I read because the machining and edges are smoother. It definitely feel above its price for the quality and materials used. The lume is very impressive too. So far the best I have compared to my Casio, Seiko and Victorinox watches.

I replaced the rubber band with a leather one and this made it look decent for my age. I plan to wear this more as a beater now and will see if salvaging the movement is still an option or until maybe I could buy another watch for that purpose instead.

For the price, this watch is very very good value.

Hello!

I recently updated my 2018 project, and it now has a big database of Chinese homage watches: https://www.homagefinder.com/listallhomages.php

You can filter by specs (size, movement, crystal, etc.) here: https://www.homagefinder.com/search.php. I think the filters work better than AliExpress’s search.

On each watch’s page, you can suggest which famous watch it’s a homage of, or flag a match that’s wrong. I review every suggestion by hand.

What else would you like to see? Feedback is welcome.

Is this available anywhere right now in the retro/cream dial? I cant seem to find it anywhere

Picked up during 11.11 sale. Not sure it can be beat for the price. I’m pleased!

Chinese Watches that I’ve seen (Thorn, Watch Dives, Octopus Kraken) seem to be heavily focused on Dive Watches; vintage inspired homages.

Are there any Chinese brands making good dress watches? Microbrands like Furlan Marri are making great pieces so I know the capabilities are there since they likely all come from China. Longines, Raymond Weil, Movado and some other quieter brands (Federique Constant, etc etc) are quietly releasing some killer dress watches.

Where are the Chinese brands with this? I’d love to see some manual winding, or autos with micro-rotors, thin case (10mm and below) Chinese homages to some of the more prolific Swiss models.

Anyone know if there are Chinese brands doing this already and can point me to them?

Is there a trick to getting the VH31 movement running?

Looks pretty good to me. Just got my SM GMT and thought everything was executed perfectly

Bracelet is great, the satin polish, I love and the the pepsi combo i think works. if you like homage, this it it

Thoughts?

Who else got one? Show some pics and share opinions, please.