Blancpain x Swatch - another cheap as chips review?

[kiasunkiasi]

lume on my gen Ocean of Storms, how's the lume on those Rep Blancpain x Swatch ?

 

[Oxfordgreen1]

Quick review of one from watches 77

High beat quartz ok almost looks 21600 makes me want to try and find an automatic that would fit (sounds like one of those equally difficult and yet pointless tasks I seem to love doing)

Boxset quite incredible really all for £23 delivered

Overall worth it to test the waters before buying a gen in future

 

[Oxfordgreen1]

Quick lumeshot

 

[Lagunax]

No rep on AliExpress of the black Ocean of Storms yet, huh?

 

[Phattbam]

No rep on AliExpress of the black Ocean of Storms yet, huh?

would love one of those too

 

[lost-cavalier]

I was tinkering getting the artic dial into a metal case mod with an automatic movement but it's gone to the back of the list now (smaller dial on swatch than the larger BP FF rep metal cases meant using a rehault and it didn't quite work) - but the ocean of storms would definitely be worth trying a few different metal cases! will keep an eye out for when they come out....

 

[Lagunax]

@NCRich @Phattbam @Karbon74
$34.11 Black Ocean of Storms is out:
Black Ocean of Storms
Let us know if you find a nice strap for it, NCRich.

 

[Karbon74]

@NCRich @Phattbam @Karbon74
$34.11 Black Ocean of Storms is out:
Black Ocean of Storms
Let us know if you find a nice strap for it, NCRich.

i am still looking for a proper metal case for this. anyone has a good one?

 

[NCRich]

@NCRich @Phattbam @Karbon74
$34.11 Black Ocean of Storms is out:
Black Ocean of Storms
Let us know if you find a nice strap for it, NCRich.

This is the same Silicone strap I used before. Very nice.

Cheaper provider of the watch

 

[Lagunax]

Nice!
22mm, right?

 

[Lagunax]

22mm it is, ordered 3 straps: one for my blue, one for my yellow, and one for the incoming black!

 

[lost-cavalier]

i am still looking for a proper metal case for this. anyone has a good one?

No feedback yet but this is in my basket ... thinking of an NH35 + this dial + new hands - if I could find a blacked out metal case that would be even better - the Seiko mod "55 fathoms" is the closest I can think of so far, would be brill if it had an automatic mech movement, though obviously all that would be retained would be the dial so perhaps a bit much for a simple case swap

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005837255255.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.ab317df1zoHZLE&mp=1

 

[Karbon74]

That’s the problem
the whole point of the swatch metal mod is to get a cheap cost point. if the only thing you retain is the dial, it becomes too costly for the value

What I am looking for is a case where the original movement could fit as is. And also where the bezel insert has that bulbous look