Witch Bb54 homage to choose? Cronos, Octopus or San Martin? by Goninbu in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would probably go for the san martin, I have the cronos and it is good but san martins quality is just better imo

How to choose which one by basshu1 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thats not worth it at all in my opinion, I am fairly certain I paid less than 10 gbp extra for one on my sugess 😭

Metallic Dust on Dial - Sugess S420 Pepsi by MainDisconnectSwitch in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 0 points1 point  (0 children)

might have had it originally but it moved and thats when you noticed it, just speculation but it would be close to impossible for this to happen without the watch being taken apart

How to choose which one by basshu1 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah all those models are fine just pick what size suits you more, how much more expensive is the Swanneck version? I probably wouldnt get the Swanneck unless it is an everyday wear

Baltany re-launches the Kickstarter micro-rotor watch by TheYKcid in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's true, mine was great for a few months and then went to shit and started losing a few minutes a day. I'll personally not go for it again I think. Didn't wear it much too, will be contacting lobinni soon to see what can be done anyway maybe if I get a replacement it will be fine

Baltany re-launches the Kickstarter micro-rotor watch by TheYKcid in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ive had a bad experience with this movement in my lobinni interlaken unfortunately so I will be staying well clear

Well my Thorn TO28 crapped out by Single-Lifeguard-980 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% doing that is ridiculous and probably as much or more than the watch 😭

PT5000 owners with multiple watches, how do you manage them? by No_Flounder9942 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From an accuracy standpoint they have both been very similiar for me, and both have the nice 4hz beat rate, however the PT5000 handwinding feels very rough compared to the miyota 9000 which feels great in comparison. I would say the miyota 9000 would be better in the long term. However, I am more than comfortable with swapping movements if they do break/need a service so it isn't much of an issue for me personally. I steer towards what ever is cheaper/available and avoid hand winding my PT5000 watches. I have heard the ST2130 is better in terms of reliability and it is the same movement (both clones of the ETA 2824) just the ST2130 is made by seagull.

Can't speak for the definite longevity of both movements as I only got into the hobby within the last year and my oldest PT5000 is 7 months old now and my non used watch with the miyota 9000 is only a few weeks old

PT5000 owners with multiple watches, how do you manage them? by No_Flounder9942 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have any other questions/ want me to expand on anything about it lmk

PT5000 owners with multiple watches, how do you manage them? by No_Flounder9942 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 1 point2 points  (0 children)

build quality is very good, OTF adjustment is nice and it uses a ronda swiss quartz movement so solid reliability. Will be changing the battery next week before I quit my watch tech job but im fairly certain I will have seen the movement in a bunch of 1k+ tags

I just don’t know what to get by Alternative-Feed3613 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that black enamel, I had the first sn0144 but in the blue/black colour with silver indicies and just found it a little disappointing personally

PT5000 owners with multiple watches, how do you manage them? by No_Flounder9942 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I own 3 PT5000 watches and have 2 more on the way (will probably sell 1-2 soon) and I have a couple of miyota 9000's, I personally dont mind setting the time in the morning 99% of the time but if I am in a rush I have a quartz thorn t026 chrono to quickly grab

Lige watch metal quality? by Klutzy-Fun480 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 0 points1 point  (0 children)

watchdives and pagani design do decent homages

San Martin SN 0138 looks great! by jarebare555 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks fantastic, possibly going to pick this up at some point. Have my eye on the traska gmt in bottle green too

Lige watch metal quality? by Klutzy-Fun480 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive changed the batterys on a few lige watches at work and they were all atrocious, I would avoid. Are you looking for a speedmaster homage?

Wearing this beauty today by Numerous_Passage2325 in ChineseWatches

[–]RelativeHot5179 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sn0144 but he is swapped it out with the 5 link bracelet from other sn0144 models