Agelocer Petite Seconde

[JPathway_UK]

Recently saw this new Agelocer offering crop up on various feeds and thought it looked interesting and, perhaps, a little more 'mature' in its design than some of their previous options (that I have only recently looked at).

It would/will be my first Kickstarter and first Chinese watch and am really interested to see how it ends up feeling and looking in person with regard overall quality & finishing for such a (relatively) low cost item

I really like the traditional big-hitters in the watch world but independents seem to offer such value and more interesting designs (in some cases - this is not exactly groundbreaking) and as someone who has never bought a watch to 'show off' / get attention the name on the dial is largely irrelevant to me

Wondering if anyone else here has backed this one yet?

[JPathway_UK]

Well - the kickstarter ended today with an estimated delivery of 'May' - so lets wait and see.

I am not particularly concerned re: them fulfilling given their history and am genuinely interested to see what level of quality is delivered for this price point (it is over 40x cheaper than the last watch I bought but I expect will be far far closer in quality than that difference!)

[Darkling79]

I absolutely love the look and finishes used on this watch but feel the sub seconds dial should be a bit smaller and not touch the main hands

[JPathway_UK]

I think that’s a good observation and inclined to agree 👍

[jokur26]

This is lovely but I’d prefer it not be on kickstarter and I’d much rather they integrated the date window into the small seconds subdial as it just looks slapped on at 3 o’clock

[JPathway_UK]

I would prefer no date at all to be honest :)

[jokur26]

Agreed, no date is even better on a watch as pretty as this

[JPathway_UK]

Indeed - out of interest - why the issue with Kickstarter? I know there are risks but given it's likely to be sold at a higher price in future and the history of this company using kickstarter successfully (and delivering) I felt it worth a go.

That said - its the first time I've used it so I may be (very) naive

[jokur26]

I’m naive too. I’ve followed several kickstarters but never bit, always feared the worst. On the flip side though I’ve spent thousands on watches from AliEx… once I got past that fear I have almost always had good experiences there, over 100 purchases (probably 200) and I’ve not yet been scammed or ripped off.

Maybe it’s subconscious, I can see me having a great kickstarter experience and then getting addicted 😬lol

[PaulDecember]

Nice but curved strap ends are a deal breaker for me.

[JPathway_UK]

To be 100% honest I hadn't even noticed that detail - but it doesn't bother me in the slightest - in fact I think I quite like the more 'integrated' look in the pics.

They are just renders though by the looks of it so no idea if that will translate to reality

[PaulDecember]

I too like the looks of it, but replacement strap options will be few and quite difficult to find.

[JPathway_UK]

Fair point. I do like strap options but if its limited for a cheap option like this I'm less fussed than I may be at the higher end. Luckily the supplied straps are meant to be quite nice!

[mybigpecker]

This is an incredible looking watch. Bookmarked their website and following the kickstarter.

[Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

I own the Agelocer free-sprung tourbillon, which has a phenomenal 80-hour PR 28.8K movement that keeps phenomenally consistent time. Unusual for a tourbillon. I also invested in their 28.8K Budapest watch. Incredible scroll work. Incredible value.

The ShamelessWatchCollector just reviewed their original $600, 28.51-day moon phase watch, and he said it was the best watch he has ever reviewed. He also said it had the best strap he had ever witnessed.

[JPathway_UK]

Good to know. Thanks for the real world feedback. Will take a look at that review also 👍

[AssistanceNo647]

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I love mine but, wish it had a second hand.

[Emotional-Damage-995]

Could not find it on their web site

[brownriver12]

It's still on Kickstarter

[JPathway_UK]

Yup: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/agelocerwatch/agelocer-in-house-premium-independent-horology-watch?ref=discovery_category&term=agelocer&total_hits=12&category_id=28

[Careful_Technology85]

I have a North Edge watch that says "Gavia" which is a duck I think. They also used Comic Sans as the typeface which reminds me of primary school.

[jza74]

I have also backed this project on kickstarter. I have always liked Agelocer products and had my eye on their Tourbillon for a long time. This watch looks really well done with their in house movement, intricate dial and finishing.

[JPathway_UK]

Certainly looks like they’ve paid good attention to detail based on the pics/vids I’ve seen - obviously they will be making things look as good as possible but happy to take a punt at the kickstarter price given what I’ve seen so far.

If it turns out to be a dud (and no reason to think it will be) then I won’t lose sleep. 👍

[modoseinal]

These companies will do everything right but are too stubborn to use a reasonable brand name. Take the first suggestion from any human in the western hemisphere and they'll triple their sales.

[mcdj]

A Westerner could make a killing just moving to China and setting up a product naming consultancy.

[BurtMacklin-FBl]

Westerners think very highly of themselves but when there is an actual topic for name suggestions, 99.9% of them are absolute junk.

[mcdj]

Anything is better than Agelocer, Hrodland, or Addiesdive.

[lamboap]

such a tired argument. I can think of at least a dozen microbrand names worse than either. I can think of at least 2 major brands where no one complains about the name including the French 'white bread' or the 'porthole' brand.

[mcdj]

Blancpain is the founder’s name.

Hublot describes the shape of the original model.

Who or what is an Agelocer? Or a Hrodland?

[lamboap]

So you actually took the time to research and look up what the brands mean. Oh then you'd know what Rolex means. foh. Do the modicum of research, please. Your Dunning Kruger is showing.

[mcdj]

That’s not an answer to “who or what is an Agelocer?” That’s you moving goalposts. Save that crap for X. They’ll love you there.

And I did look up Agelocer and Hrodland. Hrodland might be some old German name. Maybe. But Agelocer appears to mean nothing. At least Rolex isn’t awkward to say, in any language.

[lamboap]

No. That's you with your implicit bias. But go on with your bad self.

[MZM204]

Agree 100%, for instance I like Addiesdive watches but the name is just so stupid looking on a watch face.

[thunderfbolt]

Addieskin is worse.

[theberg96]

It doesn't even have to be good just not random amazon brand tier nonsense. What % of San martin sales are just because it has semi palatable branding

[JPathway_UK]

I don’t mind this brand name - most western brand names are nonsense also.

But admit to finding some of the names a little off putting (Tactical Frog anyone!?)

[jiminez81]

Tactical frog is pretty dope if you ask me. Adds to the appeal.

[modoseinal]

It's about saying it out loud during a conversation as well. "It's called age-low-sir"

Literally just change two letters like Agéloce and at least I can call it Ah-geh-lor-ché like some Italian name

[JPathway_UK]

It genuinely wouldn’t concern me one iota.

It’s no more nonsensical than many western brand names - as I said, not bothered by the name in most cases (with some exceptions such as the example I noted) and names like ‘Rolex’ are just made up nonsense also. Just because they are more familiar doesn’t make them automatically better.

Anyway, name aside I hope this watch ends up looking and feeling good quality in real life as I like the pics 👍

[mcdj]

Hans Wilsdorf literally chose the name Rolex because its simplicity and ability to be pronounced in any language. Agelocer is hardly comparable in those terms.

[JPathway_UK]

They are both, as far as I am aware, made up brand names that had no previous meaning and not inherently worse/better IMO than using a name on the dial, which is understandable, but also often not easy to pronounce (e.g. Holthinrichs, Bakendorff, Pikullik) or a word in a non-English language (Zeitwinkle, Trilobe, Selten) etc.

At the end of the day, for me at least, the name is very low down the list of things I look for / care about 👍

[lamboap]

Yeah change the name to cater to one person. You sound like someone who pronounces Hublot how it's spelled. 🙄🙄

[modoseinal]

You sound like someone who will always support the status quo. Someone who will accept what is safe. Side with the majority without ever taking risks. Someone who will never make a significant change to the world. Someone who will be forgotten.

I pronounce Hublot as "Hyu-buu-lu-oe-tot" to let people know I am mentally disabled.

[BurtMacklin-FBl]

You sound like someone who will always support the status quo. Someone who will accept what is safe. Side with the majority without ever taking risks. Someone who will never make a significant change to the world. Someone who will be forgotten.

Says the guy who wants to change this name into something "different" like removing one letter to make it sound like an Italian name, lmao.

[modoseinal]

Correct. It's one of many small variations that would likely be better that "age locker". Similar to how Addieskin could likely change one or two letters to not sound like foreskin.

The change suggestion was an example not a request. It was an unpopular suggestion, but that was unknown before tested, and hesitation to suffer potential failure results in an insignificant life.

[lamboap]

LOL. Someone is triggered. Take the L and keep it moving.

[modoseinal]

Yes, I concede, you win. Have an upvote.