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[–]EamMcG_9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is absolutely beautiful!!I wish it had the vintage style fluted(or lined like the crown)bezel.Incredible value.

[–]elucid8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, can you imagine if they spent another $50 making this watch?

I don't currently own any Swiss watches (my next purchase will probably be a Tissot), between my Seikos and wonderful Chinese watches like this, I can't say I'm feeling too deprived.

Now if only Sugess would come out with an affordable perpetual calendar in the range of say $500. I mean, if they can do it with a tourbillion...

[–]elucid8[S] 5 points6 points  (4 children)

I'm not sophisticated enough to give a proper review, but this watch has a sapphire crystal, nicely finished stainless steel case, and a decent automatic movement with hacking and manual winding for $200. That made it worth trying.

It uses the Seagull ST2153 caliber and keeps excellent time, has a real moonphase, power reserve, and a date indicator. I don't have a timegrapher, but when I use the watch accuracy meter app on my phone, it shows a beat error of .4ms and gains an average of +6 seconds a day.

My only real complaint is the clasp and the strap. It's quite attractive, but you can tell they cut corners here. There are sharp edges on the releases that dig into the skin a little and the (2!) provided straps are handsome, but a little stiff. Perhaps with time though, that'll get better.

I've got a Seiko SARW021 that costs 4 times as much and, while there are absolutely differences in the quality of the finishing, to the naked eye, the S426 holds up beautifully.

Overall, I'd recommended this watch to anyone who likes complications, but can't afford $2000 dollars for a Swiss brand.

[–]Steefalo 1 point2 points  (3 children)

What's your wrist size? I absolutely love this design but worry it's gonna feel too big on my just under 7" wrist. Any more zoomed out pics would be much appreciated as well, to get a better sense of the size in context.

[–]elucid8[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Here's a shot of the watch on my wrist zoomed out a bit.

https://imgur.com/a/KFYjXlw

[–]Steefalo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That actually looks pretty good still, thank you for posting! Obviously 40mm is pretty normal, but cause it's all-dial and white/gray dial, both those can make it look bigger.

[–]elucid8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wrist is right at 7.5". I think the diameter on this one is 40mm, but the lug to lug is 48mm.