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Diamond

Shanghai Diamond Watch Review – Model H301 Flying Wheel

I introduced Shanghai Watch Factory before, so a lot of people thought that there is only one watch factory in Shanghai, this is not true. Today, I will introduce another watch factory in Shanghai, its name is Diamond, which also has some relationship with Shanghai Watch Factory, because for a period of time, it existed as the Shanghai No.4 Watch Factory, in 1986, its name changed to Shanghai Diamond Watch Factory. Young people living in China may not know this brand, after all most of them even not familiar with Shanghai Watch, but their parents who born in the 1950s or 1960s will still remember iconic diamond logo on the dial, and Diamond watches were very popular at that time. Today, some classic Diamond watches are still being produced by Shanghai Watch Factory or other watch company. In this article, I will show you a Diamond watch with gorgeous look and classic designs.

I remember that I did a review on a similar watch made by Sea-gull, Parnis and Sugess also have watch in this style, it seems like many micro brands in China like producing watches with such designs in the beginning of their development. The case is made of solid 316L stainless steel, it is fully polished with naturally curved lugs that can fit your hand in a more comfortable way. The round bezel looks like a perfect fit for the onion-shaped crown. The case is measured to be 42mm in diameter and 14mm in thickness.

The dial looks amazing, there are two fan-shaped indicators and a big opening, but they do not look crowded on the dial. The small hand at 9:30 on the circular sector is pointing at current date, it can be adjusted through the button on the case at 8 o’clock. The week is displayed through the fan-shaped indicator on the upper right. The big opening window shows a flying wheel with two ended fixed on the dial. The blue hands and artistic black arabic hour markers enhance the elegance of the entire watch. The diamond at 12 o’clock is the brand logo, in our life, diamond is a material that is hard, durable, luxury and rare, the company uses diamond as their brand logo, I think they want to convey their brand concept to customers – an emphasis on quality.

The machine inside is a ST25 movement that comes from Sea-gull watch company. Not sure why a watch coming from Shanghai uses a movement made in Tianjin Sea-gull. This movement has a power reserve of 45 hours and a frequency of 21,600 times per hour. I have had the watch for ten days, now it is 10 seconds faster per day, this is not bad, I like this watch.

Shanghai Diamond Watch
Shanghai Diamond Watch Flying Wheel
Shanghai Diamond Watch Movement
Shanghai Diamond Watch White Dial
Shanghai Diamond Watch Leather Band
Shanghai Diamond Watch Wrist Shot
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Baltany

Baltany S4084 Watch Review – the best Rolex Datejust homage

Rolex homage watches should be the most popular homages, a lot of micro brands are producing homage watches of Rolex Submariner, Daytona and GMT-Master, but there are very few Datejust homages, this Baltany watch I just bought looks like Rolex Datejust, it has a very good quality, in my memory, I remember that Parnis produced Datejust homages before, but the quality can be not compared with this one from Baltany.

I was really shocked by this Baltany watch when receiving it two days ago, it should be the best Datejust Rolex homage has ever created, I do not know which exact Datejust model it re-creates, Baltany said it takes inspiration of the S4084, but I did not find this Datejust watch online, anyone knows the background of this Datejust watch?

Like the other Baltany watches I have bought, the watch was in a brown leather packet in the black box, there are several accessories in that envelope-style paper bag, including manul book, card, screwdriver and cloth. Compared with my other Chinese watches, Baltany has paid more attention in offering a better packaging and more complete accessories for customers.

The Baltany watch is in two tone, the gold tone on the dial is highly in line with the yellow gold color on the case and bracelet. Besides this yellow gold one, Baltany also has two other styles, stainless steel with silver dial and yellow gold with burgundy dial, please check at https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oDGCm9B.

The case is measured to be 36mm in diameter, crown not included, it is less than 12mm in thickness. The fluted bezel in yellow gold makes the watch look more classic. The solid stainless steel case back has circled brushing, from different angles, you can see the light reflection that looks like sunburst finish.

The crown has a big B logo in sanded finish on the polished face.

The dial has a very simple design and amazing sunburst finish. You will absolutely think the watch deserves the money as soon as you see its dial, which has a better finish than some Chinese homages at the same price. The Baltany logo, number 60 and the lume dot at 12 o’clock are perfectly aligned. There is a lume dot on the top of each hour marker.

The jubilee-style bracelet is more comfortable to wear, the golden links on the middle are polished, which forms a high contrast with the brushed stainless steel links on the sides. Only the front of the golden links is plated with yellow gold, the side and back are not. I do not think this is a shortcoming of the watch, if the links are fully wrapped with gold, that will greatly increase the cost of the watch, by the way, if the side of the bracelet that contact your skin has been plated with yellow gold, the sweat will also rust the gold and your bracelet will look more ugly.

Conclusion:

Baltany is my first choice when wanting a vintage-style homage watch. This Baltany S4084 is a good option for people who are looking for a Rolex-Datejust-look formal watch. Besides the dial, the NH35 automatic movement is also another selling point of the watch, I have had the watch for three days, now it gains only 4 seconds.

Baltany Black Box
Baltany Brown Leather Packet
Baltany Accessories
Baltany Watch with Accessories
Baltany S4084
Baltany S4084 Yellow Gold
Baltany S4084 Homage
Baltany S4084 Dial
Baltany S4084 Crown
Baltany S4084 Case
Baltany S4084 Case Back
Baltany S4084 Buckle
Baltany S4084 Clasp
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Huasuo

Huasuo H002 Gāng Watch Review

There have been a big development for Chinese watch industry in the past five years, many new brands have pushed the development of China watches to a small climax. These brands include some homage watches such as San Martin, Steeldive, Octopus, Baltany, etc., but what excites me most is some brands are using ideas to make innovations, in this aspect, I am deeply impressed by Ciga Design and Atowak. Today, I will introduce another interesting watch from China, it is made in Dongguan of Guangdong province, the watch reference is H002, like the Vager Hauers watch I reviewed last time, this Huasuo watch also uses certain Chinese character to convey special meaning. By the way, the biggest highlight on the watch is its dial that uses traditional lacquer craft, besides, you can also see different dial materials on other Huasuo watches, including emerald and lazurite.

Another big selling point of the watch is its movement, which is Swiss SW200, this is a real Swiss movement, which has a very similar structure to ETA 2824-2 but is more cost-efficient. The movement has a power reserve of 38 hours, a beat frequency of 28,800 times per hour and 26 jewels. The daily accuracy is within ±12 seconds, few watches in Chinese watches use this high-end automatic movements. During your future wearing, there will be much less or even no issues on the movement.

The red dial looks like a steelmaking furnace, it uses Chinese lacquer craft, hour markers use Chinese character, the “鋼” has two meanings, first, it means “steel” this material, second, it means tough, hard and strong, on this watch, this Chinese character “鋼” refers more to the second meaning. The other Chinese characters as hour markers have their own meaning.

壹 – 1
贰 – 2
叁 – 3
肆 – 4
伍 – 5
陆 – 6
柒 – 7
捌 – 8
玖 – 9
拾 – 10
十一 – 11
十二 – 12

The dial has a lot of styles, I like the red “鋼” and green “森” most. They also accept customization on dial design.

Conclusion:

It is a top quality watch that has a strong Chinese style and a high-end Swiss movement at the same time. After purchasing this watch, you probably won’t have any repairing issues in future, durability, stability and accuracy are all guaranteed. The round case is thin, the lacquer dial increases the elegance and conveys a special Chinese culture.

Huasuo Box
Huasuo Watch in Box
Huasuo Gang
Huasuo SW200
Huasuo Watch Wrist Shot
Huasuo Green Sen
Huasuo Dragon
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Giveaway

April free watch giveaway

No one participated the giveaway I published before, but every giveaway activity I set is real, not a scam, I will choose one winner and send one good watch to him for free. In April, I will choose the following watch as a prize, it is a Escapement Time, with a Seiko VH31 sweeping second quartz movement, sapphire crystal and good quality leather band.

The rules to participate the giveaway:

1.Please share link https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/07/07/baltany-explorer-39mm-homage-review/ on any watch forums.

2.Send me an email to me that contains your work, my email address is berrymoon86@gmail.com.

The giveaway will end on April 20.

I will choose one winner and ship the watch, no shipping cost needed to pay.

Escapement Time Pilot Watch