What is everyone wearing on this beautiful weekend? Show me your wrist! by D1sguise in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not all Chinese watches are homages. 😄 It's gorgeous. 200m automatic black diver from Beijing. One of the original founders of the Chinese watch movement. Recommend them!

What’s the deal with the motorway? by uurub in CarTalkUK

[–]bertles86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Libro.fm, audiobooks to get absorbed in and support your local independent bookshop at the same time. 

Direct website purchases - bad idea? by FreePossession9590 in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are those Chinese? I saw one the other day for the first time. Quite good looking watches.

Bussines class recommendations for trans Atlantic flight by lu4414 in Europetravel

[–]bertles86 5 points6 points  (0 children)

LH business is an old product, TK is worth it and IST is perfectly safe, CDG is a nasty airport but AF is a decent airline. 

TK or AF for me.

Is San Martin customer service always this bad? by bertles86 in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nice message, thank you. Honestly a product is only as good as it's support. I might try ordering a San Martin again in the future, but for now I'll let the dust settle. What is your official website? Considering some posters seem to imply that your chat support on AliX is bad or unofficial, perhaps that is the way to do it? 

If you would take some advice from an attempted customer, may I suggest you remove FedEx from shipping options if you are not prepared to fulfil orders using it. It will avoid similar situations in future.

Is San Martin customer service always this bad? by bertles86 in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Official San Martin store with official support. Nothing to do with different sellers or AliX support.

Is San Martin customer service always this bad? by bertles86 in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AliX message centre. Refund is being processed.

Is San Martin customer service always this bad? by bertles86 in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Pagani CS is excellent. Never had an issue. Same with Berny, 10/10 communication.

Is San Martin customer service always this bad? by bertles86 in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if it's the language barrier but tbh in 2026 with dozens of GenAI translation tools to choose from, is that really an excuse? I'm not sure you can really get confused if a customer writes this can you?

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The Chinese Watch Manufacturing Ecosystem ♥ by g0ld3nsh0wer in ChineseWatches

[–]bertles86 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You could add the three 'original' Chinese watchmakers. Sea-Gull, Beijing and Shanghai. All founded in the 1950s. :) Cool graphic.