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Blancpain x Swatch - another cheap as chips review?
- Thread starter NCRich
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Fresh off the Omega x Swatch and Breitling Endurance plastic watches we have the Blancpain entry. I believe that pretty much all the Gate/Ali watches are the same no matter what you pay. They are all a rather smooth sweeping quartz movement labeled HJ 28. It's sweep is similar to a 2813. It looks a bit like an auto because they have a fake rotor in there. I found some rather buttery silicone straps on Ali for $4 that match perfectly. They actually look far better on the wrist than you would imagine.
Anyway, let's look at them. I got 4 @ $25 each. While the natos are serviceable the straps make a huge difference.
Now looking at the back there is at least one misspelling.
Popping off the back you see the fake rotor and the quartz movement.
Quite colorful, I have no idea whether they are close to the correct color but these and the omega x swatch are the only watches anyone has ever complemented me on (and I have a lot of nice watches).
You are probably going to get the same watch no matter who you buy it from or what price you pay so go low. My links, shipping on the bands is the same no matter how many.
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NCRich saids all venders are the same but they are not.I know
I mean the vendors
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Here are some photos of the different versions. The thicker and heavier version seems more substantial but it’s nowhere like the gen watch.Fresh off the Omega x Swatch and Breitling Endurance plastic watches we have the Blancpain entry. I believe that pretty much all the Gate/Ali watches are the same no matter what you pay. They are all a rather smooth sweeping quartz movement labeled HJ 28. It's sweep is similar to a 2813. It looks a bit like an auto because they have a fake rotor in there. I found some rather buttery silicone straps on Ali for $4 that match perfectly. They actually look far better on the wrist than you would imagine.
Anyway, let's look at them. I got 4 @ $25 each. While the natos are serviceable the straps make a huge difference.
Now looking at the back there is at least one misspelling.
Popping off the back you see the fake rotor and the quartz movement.
Quite colorful, I have no idea whether they are close to the correct color but these and the omega x swatch are the only watches anyone has ever complemented me on (and I have a lot of nice watches).
You are probably going to get the same watch no matter who you buy it from or what price you pay so go low. My links, shipping on the bands is the same no matter how many.
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I think the factory decided to make a better watch than what the genuine Switch is.
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Also the 22mm straps I got are too wide. The strap size on the thick watches is 20.1mm. I think this is the genuine Swatch size. So I got watches that are to big and straps that are also to big for the bigger watches. So what does 1:1 actually mean?
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So an upgrade to a $3.60 strap. $5.17 all in. What do you think?So I will just continue to wear my everyday beater I got from Aliexpress for $1.57.
a bit strange for the strap's quick release pin on the same side as the watch dialSo an upgrade to a $3.60 strap. $5.17 all in. What do you think?
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Madonna use to wear her underwear on the outside of her outfit when performing. Now that was strange.
knol
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knol
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ah, just see that you posted these. the thicker watch design seems off in many ways , not only thickness
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I am now officially banned from DHGate for requesting to return the watches. The dealer offered to refund $.01. They offered me a partial refund if I returned them to China. I read that returning replicas to Chinese was not a good idea. There was a USA address on the package so I returned them to address. Has anyone else had a problem with DHGate?
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Yes! The dealer was trying to say I don’t make refunds. He had a time limit to make a claim and stalled until the time ran out. I got my Credit card company to reverse the charge after I gave proof that return. My experience with DHGate was not good.
Found these, I have one on order to see if it will fit dhgate reps.
