[mougino]

Many would say get the $40 200M Casio mdv106.

For the sake of me, I can't find any MDV106 under the $60 mark.
To Europe, cheapest price on the bay is 80 EUR ($90) inc. shipping :-(

 

[mougino]

Homage of the Om€ga Seamaster 300 "007 Spectre" Special Edition with the 12-hour rotating bezel aka "cheap GMT".
$34.99
(search "spectre watch" on AliX)

According to the review the name printed on the dial appears to be really "PAULAREIS".
(I saw in another topic that there were problems with this brand before).

Nicolas

 

[mougino]

Don't waste your $$. I ordered the "Paulereis" PO and it turned out to be a fake Omega. They did refund my $$ though, and I didn't have to return the watch.

Thanks for the advice, although I might just take one for the bezel insert, it might fit my MDV106-1AV and I'm dying to have a 12hr bezel on this cheap diver...

In other news: AliX have just started their mid-year sale. Up to 50% discount on a bunch of interesting watches (sinobi, lk colouring, skmei, casio etc.)

Might be some interesting deals...

Nicolas

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[mougino]

Bauhaus quartz watch with dome glass ("Gimto" brand)

1. chronograph version at USD 28.11

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[mougino]

Bauhaus quartz watch with dome glass ("Gimto" brand)

2. empty face version at USD 26.17

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[mougino]

.mougino, those gimtos look really tempting! Thanks for posting. You going to pick one up?

Yeap, already did
I took the chronograph in silver/white combo.
Will post pictures when I get it.

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[mougino]

Is the case stainless steel?

It seems to be according to the AliXpress description.

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[mougino]

datejust or daydate is wanted, any options besides bagel, parnis and tevise?

If you want a weekday I certainly do NOT recommend the BINGER sub homage.
I received it a few days ago and it ended up in the trashcan after about 1 hour.

(NB: on the pic below the weekday is in chinese, while in reality the watch has them alternatively in english and chinese (strange but true): Mon., then 星期一, then Tue. then 星期二, etc.)

The quality of the watch is awful: the bezel was not correctly glued, it came right off when I peeled it by hand, it's a very thin aluminium thingy, you can fold it like its carton.

The metal band is so poorly made its laughable, the links are hollow, the pins can't get off so you can't adapt it to your wrist...

Lots of incorrect information in the description too: watch is 37mm, not 40, so ridiculously small. I bought a 18mm Bond NATO strap based on the band width of 1.85cm written in the description... which is in reality 20mm.

My first bad experience on AliXpress, I will never buy BINGER again.

You'll certainly have more luck with the more known brands you just named.

Nicolas

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[mougino]

There are good chances the bezel rotates, else the pics would always show the bezel triangle+lumed button at 12 o'clock.

For this price you don't take a lot of risk go ahead, have fun!

[edit] also don't hesitate to contact the seller to ask if the subdials are working. I found the description page but it's not obvious whether they do or not.

Nicolas

check out this beauty

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i wonder if small dials are working and the bezel can rotate, price 17,5$ is tempting ;D

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[mougino]

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[mougino]

Look for "torbollo" brand on AliXpress.
It's in the first page (black version on the front ad but white available in the description)

[edit] cross-post with GraX

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Look for "torbollo" brand on AliXpress.
It's in the first page (black version on the front ad but white available in the description)

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[mougino]

Gonna have to try one of those Torbollos out.

I like the black and rose gold, and orange-dial orange-bezel models too.

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The orange one caught my eye too

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[mougino]

Anybody knows this WINNER Blue Ocean is an homage of which watch??

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[mougino]

Best of Ali... made me curious.

Is there actually good quality watches on Ali?
Or are all brands on Ali "cheap".

Don´t get me wrong here.. I´m not being negative, have ordered from Ali myself.
Just curious if there some watches/brands there that can be considered as "high end" watches...swiss movement.. ...AR coating... saphire .. and all other top requests most watch-freaks are after.

Compare to Ebay you can find all sorts and prices.

Look for "Parnis" watches on AliXpress, they're in the higher-quality spectrum.

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[mougino]

500 Yen is like $5 right? What am I not translating right?

It's 500 Chinese Yuan, not Japanese Yen.

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[mougino]

Doesn't one need a buyer's agent to buy on Taobao? Would that allow you to buy it? I don't know how Taobao works.

From my experience customers need to be China-based. Taobao is basically the "Chinese eBay", by and for Chinese people...

I'm not aware whether proxies exist that can buy on Taobao and ship to international customers.

Nicolas

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[mougino]

Yes you can buy it. And yes, unless you are very good at navigating online ordering and payment systems from China, you almost need a purchasing agent. This typically adds something around 8% to the cost, plus shipment costs. You can find ones that charge less if you're diligent.

Google "Taobao agent" and you'll find scads of them. Do your research on a purchasing agent's reputation and find one doesn't charge exorbitant fees.

You set up an account with them, put enough money into it to cover the cost of your item + shipping + their fees.

Thanks for the info, I have no interest in agents but surely @swank will (he's the one who asked). As my wife is Chinese, we buy frequently from Taobao and either have it shipped to Europe by her parents, or take it home by plane when we go there every 6 months.
But anyway I wasn't aware about the agents, so thanks for expanding my knowledge ;-)

Nicolas

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[mougino]

Yeap, already did
I took the chronograph in silver/white combo.
Will post pictures when I get it.

Nicolas

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Aaaand we're back! ;-)

I received my Gimto "Bauhaus" chronograph this morning, I thought I would write a mini-review:

The dial is slightly yellowish/cream, not as white as I expected but it gives a nice vintage look. Watch is 40mm wide, not too big but elegant (goes well with a suit).

The crystal dome is excellent, very curvy! The hands and indices are very readable. It's a pleasure to read the time on it.

The hand for the seconds is actually ticking in the lower subdial. The longest hand (slightly misaligned at 12'o clock) is used for the chronograph. The misalignment bothers me more than it should :-/
In fact, after playing with the watch, it seems the longest hand wobbles between 0s and 1s if I tilt the watch. Aargh, here goes the zero-default 25-buck watch myth ;-)

The strap is the strangest I've seen the system is based on a very strong magnet, with the mesh strap going through a buckle (see pics), it's very elegant but not very practical to size (you tend to close it too tight, you need to re-adjust for the wrist to "breathe").

The little lume buttons at 3, 6, 9 and 12 (doubled at 12) are elegant and practical.

All in all I'm quite happy for the price I paid!

Nicolas

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[mougino]

Not sure about this movement.. But often you can adjust the second hand for the chronograph.

Just pull out the crown to the time setting position. Then push the top chronograph button (the one that start the chronograph function) until it's aligned. The push in the crown again.

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Thanks but as mentioned the hand is loose: if I tilt the watch to the left, it's perfectly aligned at 12'o clock. If I tilt it to the right, the hand is between 0s and 1s.

Using the adjustment method, it's same but at 59.5s ;-)
I actually prefer at 0.5s position.

Nicolas

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[mougino]

Got mine today - had the same issues with the chronograph hand. By using the pushers it's more or less back at 12. My minor (major?) annoyance is the upper sub dial mimicking the chronograph seconds hand moving in complete (yet useless) unison. But these are nice watches!

Hmm on my Gimto the upper subdial correctly does the minute chronograph function! Your problem is really strange :-S

Congratulations the black version looks gorgeous!

Nicolas

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