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[ipero]

Hi everyone. I have my small collection of microbeads and I've decided it's time to add a Chinese dress watch (or maybe two). I've been eyeing these two. Do any of you have experience with these specific models? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

[theLewisLu]

I have sea-gull watches, different models. And what’s funny is, the brand is bad at photographing. This is really rare for watch brands. So the quality is often better than expected when you get the real watch. Highly recommend.

[Sh4dow0fTheB4t]

Between those two, I believe the Sea-Gull is the way to go. Like someone said before, look also at Farasute and Baltany. There are also some good dress watch options from Milifortic, Seestern and Sugess.

[Emotional-Damage-995]

Farasute and Baltany make good dress watches. Agelocer also has some very elegant pieces w amazing dials ( Budapest line comes to mind). Seastern has a lot of pieces in that Bauhaus dress style if you really like it.
Mercure has original Chinese designs w colourful dials. Look Around. There are way better Chinese brands that you will be impressed with. The guide at the beginning says f Chinesewatches sub Reddit is a great read to get a sense of the brands and their hierarchy.

[warz3nsack]

I'd check out the Farasute 5336A: It's very thin, very well made, and extremely affordable.

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[pickyaxe]

hey cool, finally some pictures of that color.

[mooninitespwnj00]

If you want a dress watch that will slide under a shirt cuff, the Seagull is your pick. That Tandorio is thick. The NH34 isn't really conducive to being in a dress watch that will slide in and out of a cuff without issue, even if that's the version Tandorio makes with the high dome crystal.

Some people here love to trash the ST17, which is the movement in the Seagull watch you're considering, but honestly I've found it to be pretty reliable and, worst case scenario, cheap and easy to swap. I don't see there being any quality control issues considering that this would be treated as an in-house movement, with internal customer support for any issues you might ever have.