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Chinese brands that scratch the "itch"

Hesekiel

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I've been on a long watch journey where my taste has changed dramatically throughout the years. I'm amazed over and over again what cool amd unique watches are out there for relatively little money . . .
 

Karbon74

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The only issues I see with those new Chinese brands are their branding and their logo 🥲

That San Martin Ranger is one done well, the rest are meh.

panagi and tactical from actually have nice logos, they should just drop the brand naming.

And don’t get me started with Sugess. They make a BTF level Daytona, including a splendid dial and a great movement…then they slap on a stupid text and font on it
 
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Sweetrep

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The only issues I see with those new Chinese brands are their branding and their logo 🥲

That San Martin Ranger is one done well, the rest are meh.

panagi and tactical from actually have nice logos, they should just drop the brand naming.

And don’t get me started with Sugess. They make a BTF level Daytona, including a splendid dial and a great movement…then they slap on a stupid text and font on it
Don’t you meh my special cheap Chinese watches! 😜

I do agree on names, I try to stick with the ones that are actually pronounceable, rather than just a mashup of random vowels and consonants (looking at you, RDUNAE…)

If they used logos only I don’t think many could distinguish between these and western brands.
 

Karbon74

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Don’t you meh my special cheap Chinese watches! 😜

I do agree on names, I try to stick with the ones that are actually pronounceable, rather than just a mashup of random vowels and consonants (looking at you, RDUNAE…)

If they used logos only I don’t think many could distinguish between these and western brands.


I love my Sugess Daytona V2…only retired it now because I bought a 116500 rep

This is a Pagani mod. the case is awesome

 

Sweetrep

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I love my Sugess Daytona V2…only retired it now because I bought a 116500 rep

This is a Pagani mod. the case is awesome

That Deadpool mod is also 🔥The pagani case is so much better than the plastic, love all these mods.
 
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Got20Mate

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Some of my favorites have been Chinese watches, the fun per $ factor is off the charts with these. No quality issues to speak of whatsoever.
Some nice choices here for sure. Good classic designs that meet the "look" test - whether they would stay in my collection for longer than a few months? Difficult to say for sure.
 
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Just had the Baltany 36mm explorer turn up and have to say, impressed. Nice offering that's finished well. Went with the red brown dial in the end
 

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I had a Pagani once. Gave it away to some kid. Felt weird wearing it