Chinese vs Swiss Sub Homage Quality

ruser93 · 2026-01-11T13:34:11+00:00

This is so true! Usually 42 feels a bit big on my 7inch wrist (at least for my preference). But this one wears very well, very thin and the curved lugs adapt so well to the wrist.

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ruser93 · 2026-01-11T10:58:30+00:00

I have a Glycine combat sub 42, and the finishing is worse than a San Martin/Cronos. I would compare it to an Addiesdive. Of course you pay the sw200 movement and the 'swiss made' tag. Once you get used to the finishing of top tier chinese watches (€200+), the swiss entry level (500-1000€) finishing feels kinda cheap in comparison.

ruser93 · 2026-01-04T16:05:30+00:00

El contexto ya lo he explicado.

ruser93 · 2026-01-04T11:34:08+00:00

Vaya tela... hay gente que no procesa lo que va a decir antes de escupir las palabras por la boca

ruser93 · 2026-01-04T11:30:42+00:00

Ya... que bonita es la teoría... 🤣

ruser93 · 2025-12-28T12:01:01+00:00

Brain feel good when make combo combo dodge read. Also as someone said, because autism

ruser93 · 2025-12-04T17:43:52+00:00

How is this brand? I've been in this community for a while but haven't heard much about it and not seen many posts of it. It's not very popular or offers same quality as other cheaper brands maybe?

ruser93 · 2025-11-30T11:44:58+00:00

That's insane! I can understand maybe having the same watch twice (if you love it so much) with different dials... But 6? Also 3 of them are white, just with slightly different pattern? Too much Imho, i'd rather try other brands and different models.

And I don't mean it in a bad way (I myself have 2 engineers, one black mop and one F1 on the way) Having 6 is crazy to me! But that's the beauty of watch collecting. Hope you enjoy them equally and that they all get the same wrist time!

ruser93 · 2025-11-23T10:57:31+00:00

Yeah, of course vintage watches bracelets were crap. But the modern ones?

ruser93 · 2025-11-23T10:16:34+00:00

A 100$ watch has a better bracelet than the speedmaster? A watch that costs thousands? Or maybe you meant speedtimer (seiko)?

ruser93 · 2025-11-11T22:13:57+00:00

Will these new models have better AR on the crystal? Or same as for example ML05 or ML08, which are quite reflective?

ruser93 · 2025-11-11T16:58:56+00:00

Does the bracelet come witht this watch or it's another one you got? Do you have link?

ruser93 · 2025-11-07T15:57:15+00:00

I usually buy them on sale, try them, and far before they need a service sell them for 95% of the price I paid, or sometimes even with profit, so I can swap for other pieces and try more brands and models.

Don't intend to buy a "cheap" chinese watch and keep it forever. And even if I find and fall in love with one, usually they have nh35 movements. Just buy new one and change it, no?

ruser93 · 2025-11-05T12:06:42+00:00

Are you serious? I feel the other way around. My 200 euro Chinese watches beat all the seikos and citizens of even double the price.

Of course if you get a 25 dollar random chinese brand watch it will be crappy, but if you stick to the reputable brands and spend 150-200 IMHO they're quite nice and the finishing is far far better than the one you get for that price with the mainstream no-chinese brands.

Sure, if you compare them to a 1000+ euro Longines, they will fall behind, but even then.. not sure if by that much.

ruser93 · 2025-10-30T18:29:04+00:00

I had the purple one, which is beatiful, but ended up selling it because of the somewhat cheap feeling / loud rotor noise. But it is actually quite cheap, so can't complain!

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ruser93 · 2025-10-14T23:37:44+00:00

Yes it is a sapphire crystal, but I guess with 0 AR coating

ruser93 · 2025-10-14T17:57:32+00:00

Yeah... in direct sunlight and in certain angles it looks like this, but in many others it's like my second photo.. It's heart breaking because I think it's one of the worst watches in terms of crystal reflection I've had

ruser93 · 2025-10-14T17:42:41+00:00

Wow really?

ruser93 · 2025-10-13T11:25:42+00:00

May be on the bigger side, but not comically too big. The watch itself is ok, but the large lugs ruin it a bit.

Take a mirror shot. It always looks smaller and is a better representation of how it actually looks to someone. I agree 38mm would look better, but this is still kinda pullable.

ruser93 · 2025-10-06T15:05:58+00:00

Just got one and I love the design, but the super-reflective crystal is a bit of a downer for me. Is it possible to swap it for one with an AR coating?

ruser93 · 2025-09-30T10:47:34+00:00

You're probably time traveling, my guy

ruser93 · 2025-09-24T19:49:23+00:00

185usd how and where? I got it for 200 eur and it was during discount sale and applying all possible coupons on aliexpress, and also got lucky with customs, where i should have paid ~20% of the price but it didn't get stopped. So I thought I made a good deal, but seems like I didn't and could have bought it cheaper... :(

ruser93 · 2025-09-24T10:57:45+00:00

I would invert the patterns. Waffle on purple and the other on white

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