…forgot to mention the ceramic bezel is also fully lumed and the lume in general is excellent..

 

What is your wrist size please? TIA

 

I have a 7in wrist. This wears really well and doesn’t feel like 42mm. I thought my Pelagos wore larger..

 

They should put this on the case back;

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T. F. 22

 

I have a Tactical Frog Doxa homage. My only Aliexpres watch. Quality is amazing for the price. Bezel play is downright amazing. Smoother then my BB58 even

Also, it's called tactical frog. How dope is that hehe

 

thats great to hear👍 I hope they work out the bugs in future runs of the FXD. When they do I’m buying a black one..

 

wow, it's even in titanium and 41mm

such a steal. Very tempting

 

..I mean seriously, you can’t even buy an automatic Timex for $190, let alone a Seiko powered automatic Titanium diver even if it’s not perfect..

 

 

With a super cool name like Tactical Frog I mean how can it not be a winner? Thanks for sharing I really like the FXD but hard to even find one

 

I made a quick comparising sheet

 

I made a quick comparising sheet


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Has consistent indices on the bezel around ‘10’, so this is better then the original in my books 😉
Such a cheap price, don’t understand how any business could turn a profit AND pay their staff a legitimate living.

I believe they work on volume with not a big mark up or profit margin.

Chinese watches have come a long way over the past decade, likely helped by all the micro & larger brands who do business there and the know how gained. I remember when some Chinese cases were made out of car muffler grade steel and would start oxidising in weeks. Now 316L steel is the norm and sapphire crystals..

 

Has consistent indices on the bezel around ‘10’, so this is better then the original in my books 😉
Such a cheap price, don’t understand how any business could turn a profit AND pay their staff a legitimate living.

 

Made in China where labor is free and environmental regulations are nonexistent

 

They sell the case and strap separately, for anyone looking to mod. Also comes in green and black.

 

 

That watch is an 'homage' like these are.

 

Down $190 USD you could have used to save for the real deal.

 

Wouldn't even pay for taxes on the real deal.

I've been known to buy a San Martin just to tide me over while my name bounces around my AD waitlist for 12 months or more. Somehow makes the wait easier.

Rolex and Tudor can be such a tease. Rolex announced their new sub in 2020, with the tag line "available at your AD on xxx date." That was literally in the advert. So, I went to my AD on that date and asked them to sell me the watch or put me on the wait list. We both had a good laugh on that one. 🤣 Needless to say I'm not enough of a high roller to even get on the wait list...

Not sure I want the faf of trying to buy an FXD when the dealer doesn't have one to try on. Maybe they'll start making "for exhibition only" models. Until then, a homage could be the next best thing.

 

So it's a Chinese knockoff with just the original logo replaced with a fake name?

 

..what about all the other non-Chinese knock offs like a Steinhart Ocean 1 who use Asian movts and parts made in China?

 

 

Its a little too on the nose for my taste

 

I like it. Personally, I don't mind the homages. Fakes are a different matter. Something like this I don't have a problem with. I picked up a two tone San Martin sub just for fun and ended up really liking it. It's not the sub I've always wanted, but I enjoyed it and that's what mattered.
I saw an FXD in person recently and thought it was a cool watch with the fixed lugs. It wasn't something I would (or could) drop down the asking price for, but I might for the Tactical Frog just to experiment with the style. To each his own.

 

I plan on flipping a few watches before picking up up one of these Frogs (after ordering a Scurfa and the new Citizen Barnacle), gives me time to decide which colour to go for!

 

I have thus far resisted Ali X and every time I see something at all tempting, which for me this is, I refer to my "want to buy" list. While the FXD is not on that list this new reissue of the Challenge diver is and it is looking like the street price will likely level off at $400ish maybe $450 after all the "drop" and crazy money gotta have it now people are done. Once you compare the Frog to something like this; high-beat mvmt, sapphire, titanium (the best Ti case), 16,000 A/m, ISO compliant, 200m for real resistance, brand heritage plus model heritage. All for only the cost of a couple of cheap Chinese watches, hard to beat IMO. I plan to spend the extra $ and put mine on a genuine EO MN.

 

Not bad at that price, IMHO.

 

The FXD is on my want list. Speaking of lists, I'm actually on the wait list for one. As tempting as this is, I think I'll hold out for the real thing.

 

.. I might have been too if it wasn’t for that bright blue, and the main reason I took a serious look at the TF version.. I much prefer the darker blue which is much more like the vintage original..but that’s just me..

 

The fact it's called 'tactical frog' makes this so much better. Not Black Shark, Professional Octopus or Killer Tuna but tactical frog. its gold

 

Out of interest have you seen “Bomb Frog” watches out of Germany? The owner is a former German Navy explosives diver and the frog is their emblem which he uses on his divers..

 

Love it… 💪🏻🏁

 

I bet it pairs well with my almost-Mercedes.

 

I just love the name. Tactical frog, LOL.

 

It could be better if it were a Feelnever and the model could be Tactical Frog.