Hey guys,
I finally have received all 3 J12's from 3 different vendors at different prices. I thought I would write a comparison of the three J12's.
One is from the Price Angels--priced at around $35; one is from Silix for $67; and the last one is from WBK Time for--not sure--around $120.
I'll show you the pictures before I tell you which one is the cheapie.
I'll also post the link to each watch at the end.
My apologies, I couldn't find my DSLR, so the pictures are taken with my iPhone.
Here is the group shot.
whitie
goldie
blackie.
The white ones claim that they're full ceramic, and as far as the two white ones go, they do look ceramic. I don't know about the black one what the gen counterpart should be, but it feels/looks metallic.
Also, for the clasps, the iPhone couldn't take a good picture of it, so I'll have to explain with words. All of them have CHANEL SWISSMADE engraved with laser. Here are the difference. The black one and the RG one has the CHANEL engraved in the same size, but the RG one has paris written below SWISSMADE and the black one doesn't. For the white one, it has smaller size CHANEL, but still has the paris below SWISSMADE.
All three clasps, however, move nicely. None of them is too weak and open by itself.
Next up is the case back.
I only have pictures from 2 of it; I must have forgotten to take a pic of the white one.
Anyways, the white one and the RG one have exactly the same case back. However, the black J12 seems to have much crisper engravings.
Here is the pic of the bezels. I didn't bother putting the black one, because the black J12 and the white one had the same looking bezels; but the RG J12 has bigger teeth.
Therefore, when you look at them from straight on, the teeth are pointier on the RG J12. It's hard to see it, but when you look at them in person, you could see it. Hardly noticeable, but you could see it.
This picture brings to my next point--the letters on the dial.
Unlike the black and the white J12's, the RG one has bolder letters--CHANEL and J12 are tad bit bolder.
I didn't bother taking the lume shots, because they're next to none. I could have very easily posted a picture of "black" and it would have sufficed.
There is one "flaw" that is shared by the all three:
The second hands don't line up. At certain places they do, but for the post of the part, they don't line up.
Other noticeable difference: The date wheel on the RG J12 is a bit off. The other two seem to be fine.
Here is where they are bought from.
The RG J12 is the one from PA for slightly under $35http://www.priceangels.com/Fashionable-Style-Ceramics-Band-Wrist-Watch-for-Lady-White-and-Golden--s438725.html; the white one is from Silix-Prime for $67.http://www.silix-prime.co/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_71&products_id=2566; the WBK one, I can't provide the link because I bought through email.
In my opinion, I don't think the $120 J12 from WBK is worth the price. From what I could tell, the Silix one seems to be about the same, if not better, than WBK's J12. As far as PA's J12 goes, it's wonderful for the price. If not for the date wheel, I don't think I would be able to tell the difference between the significantly more expensive version and this.
Which one would I recommend? If someone I knew was in the market for a J12 rep, I'd strongly suggest that person not to pay more than $70 for the watch. In fact, the Price Angels' J12 seems to be more sensible, especially considering that the PA has free shipping, which makes it a lot cheaper than the Silix's J12.
Hope this helps, and if you have any further questions, feel free to shoot me a PM.
I finally have received all 3 J12's from 3 different vendors at different prices. I thought I would write a comparison of the three J12's.
One is from the Price Angels--priced at around $35; one is from Silix for $67; and the last one is from WBK Time for--not sure--around $120.
I'll show you the pictures before I tell you which one is the cheapie.
I'll also post the link to each watch at the end.
My apologies, I couldn't find my DSLR, so the pictures are taken with my iPhone.
Here is the group shot.
whitie
goldie
blackie.
The white ones claim that they're full ceramic, and as far as the two white ones go, they do look ceramic. I don't know about the black one what the gen counterpart should be, but it feels/looks metallic.
Also, for the clasps, the iPhone couldn't take a good picture of it, so I'll have to explain with words. All of them have CHANEL SWISSMADE engraved with laser. Here are the difference. The black one and the RG one has the CHANEL engraved in the same size, but the RG one has paris written below SWISSMADE and the black one doesn't. For the white one, it has smaller size CHANEL, but still has the paris below SWISSMADE.
All three clasps, however, move nicely. None of them is too weak and open by itself.
Next up is the case back.
I only have pictures from 2 of it; I must have forgotten to take a pic of the white one.
Anyways, the white one and the RG one have exactly the same case back. However, the black J12 seems to have much crisper engravings.
Here is the pic of the bezels. I didn't bother putting the black one, because the black J12 and the white one had the same looking bezels; but the RG J12 has bigger teeth.
Therefore, when you look at them from straight on, the teeth are pointier on the RG J12. It's hard to see it, but when you look at them in person, you could see it. Hardly noticeable, but you could see it.
This picture brings to my next point--the letters on the dial.
Unlike the black and the white J12's, the RG one has bolder letters--CHANEL and J12 are tad bit bolder.
I didn't bother taking the lume shots, because they're next to none. I could have very easily posted a picture of "black" and it would have sufficed.
There is one "flaw" that is shared by the all three:
The second hands don't line up. At certain places they do, but for the post of the part, they don't line up.
Other noticeable difference: The date wheel on the RG J12 is a bit off. The other two seem to be fine.
Here is where they are bought from.
The RG J12 is the one from PA for slightly under $35http://www.priceangels.com/Fashionable-Style-Ceramics-Band-Wrist-Watch-for-Lady-White-and-Golden--s438725.html; the white one is from Silix-Prime for $67.http://www.silix-prime.co/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=116_71&products_id=2566; the WBK one, I can't provide the link because I bought through email.
In my opinion, I don't think the $120 J12 from WBK is worth the price. From what I could tell, the Silix one seems to be about the same, if not better, than WBK's J12. As far as PA's J12 goes, it's wonderful for the price. If not for the date wheel, I don't think I would be able to tell the difference between the significantly more expensive version and this.
Which one would I recommend? If someone I knew was in the market for a J12 rep, I'd strongly suggest that person not to pay more than $70 for the watch. In fact, the Price Angels' J12 seems to be more sensible, especially considering that the PA has free shipping, which makes it a lot cheaper than the Silix's J12.
Hope this helps, and if you have any further questions, feel free to shoot me a PM.
