Hello:
Am new to the forum and relatively new to collecting homages. To date I have a manbushijie Luminor that was only 79.00 USD. Got it a few years ago and is still running fine - has the Asian Unitas 6497 movt. Also have a Gruppo Gamma A41 Ascent (Arabic numerals) with the brown dial and brass case. Am now looking to get the Radiomir vintage 2533 SLC dial. Here's my quandary: Manbushijie has one that is 47mm with a Plexiglas crystal, Asian Unitas 6497 movt., and an upgraded leather strap for 188 USD. Davidsen can make me one with vintage lume, Plexiglas crystal, Asian Unitas 6497 movt., and also 47mm in size. Total cost with Western Union fees is 273 USD. So for 85 USD less I can get the watch from manbush. So, my question is...for people that have ordered from both or have seen watches from both...what is the difference between the two, or is there no discernible difference? For example, is the vintage lume from Davidsen better than what will be on the manbush., and if so by how much? Is the quality of the case from Davidsen better...is QC better....?
I'm sort of stuck at this point on which to get and why the Davidsen 85 USD more. As for looking at pics. on their sites, they both look very similar.
Thanks for reading this and for any help you can provide!
Best,
Flat Cap
Am new to the forum and relatively new to collecting homages. To date I have a manbushijie Luminor that was only 79.00 USD. Got it a few years ago and is still running fine - has the Asian Unitas 6497 movt. Also have a Gruppo Gamma A41 Ascent (Arabic numerals) with the brown dial and brass case. Am now looking to get the Radiomir vintage 2533 SLC dial. Here's my quandary: Manbushijie has one that is 47mm with a Plexiglas crystal, Asian Unitas 6497 movt., and an upgraded leather strap for 188 USD. Davidsen can make me one with vintage lume, Plexiglas crystal, Asian Unitas 6497 movt., and also 47mm in size. Total cost with Western Union fees is 273 USD. So for 85 USD less I can get the watch from manbush. So, my question is...for people that have ordered from both or have seen watches from both...what is the difference between the two, or is there no discernible difference? For example, is the vintage lume from Davidsen better than what will be on the manbush., and if so by how much? Is the quality of the case from Davidsen better...is QC better....?
Thanks for reading this and for any help you can provide!
Best,
Flat Cap