Tag: Rose Gold

New Sea-gull Moon Phase 6170 – a homage watch of the Rolex Cellini?

Post author By Bob
Post date September 24, 2023
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It has been a long time for me not to introduce a new model from Sea-gull watch company, Sea-gull has always been the first choice for many people who are looking for the best Chinese watches. On my blog, the most watches I introduced are Sea-gull watches, the most watches readers asked all about are also Sea-gull watches, so it seems like many people are interested in this Chinese brand, I also own several Sea-gull watches, including dress models and some diver’s models, today, I am going to review another Sea-gull watch which I just received, it is a new watch Sea-gull just published. It is a good watch, but I do not think it is an outstanding homage.

The box of the big three watch companies, including Sea-gull, Shanghai and Beijing, always better and looks more official than that of other watches. This Sea-gull has a blue box that is hard, its inside has layered structure that allows you to put the watch and manual separately, the watch can be put in a place steady. Look at the Sea-gull, which watch it reminds you? Yes, when I first saw this new model on the website of Sea-gull, I remembered one Rolex Cellini watch with a moon phase indicator. I am very sure that Sea-gull refers the design of the Cellini watch on this new model. However, I do not like it very much.

First, I need to say this is a very high quality watch. But there are two parts I do not like, the stainless steel case and black leather band. The bezel and crown are in rose gold, I do not know why Sea-gull did not use rose gold on the case, it will look better if the entire case has a rose gold tone. Actually the black leather band is not a big issue, but a brown leather band will be a better fit for this watch if it has a full rose gold case. By the way, this Sea-gull watch is sold at nearly $470, I think they should use a full rose gold case under this price level.

The watch is sold at a high price because it has a real moon phase function, check the indicator at 6 o’clock on the dial, it shows the phases of the moon in the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere. On the white dial, there is a fork in blued steel that is pointing at current date on the outermost. The moon phase can be adjusted through the button on the case at 8 o’clock. The date can be adjusted through the button on the case at 4 o’clock. The crown, which has a satin-finished “S” logo, can be adjusted for winding and time adjustment. The hour hand, minute hand and those bar-shaped hour markers are all well cut and have perfect chamfer polishing.

The movement displayed through the crystal back is a ST2108 developed by Sea-gull, it has 28 jewels, 28800BPH and 42 hours power reserve. From the movement pictures shown below, we can see a beautiful decoration on the movement plates and auto rotor. It says the watch is 50m water resistant on the stainless steel rim of the case back.

The band is ok, not made with alligator leather, but calfskin leather, with embossed crocodile prints on the surface. There is a “SEA-GULL” engraving in satin on the buckle.

My advice:

If you are not a loyal fan of Sea-gull or just considering Sea-gull as your first Chinese watch, do not buy this moon phase watch because it is too expensive. There are a lot of other Sea-gull watches in casual style you can buy, they are very good, please see my reviews under Sea-gull category. If you are addicted to moon phase watches, then this watch can appear in your purchasing list.

Tags Cellini, Moon Phase, Rolex, Rose Gold, Sea-gull, ST2108

Lobinni

Lobinni Sun Moon Rose Gold Watch

Post author By Bob
Post date July 11, 2023
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I introduced one Lobinni watch on my blog before, it is a watch that has several features such as power reserve indicator and day&night indicator, the day&night indicator looks like a moon phase but it is not, like this Lobinni watch I am going to introduce today, there is also an indicator at 6 o’clock that looks like moon phase, but it just shows the sun and moon, and it is also a time display of 24 hours. Actually a watch with real moon phase function is highly welcomed in watch industry, do you know the Jaeger LeCoultre Ultra Thin Moon Phase? I think no people won’t like this watch, however, it is very expensive, and I have not seen any alternatives of this moon phase watch in China, absolutely except the replica.

I like this Lobinni watch, probably because of this sun moon indicator that looks like the moon phase, but most importantly its rose gold color and the brown leather band make the watch look very luxury. The watch has a case measured in 40.5mm in diameter, the thickness is about 11.5mm, the case is polished with a thin round bezel, it is made with stainless steel and has rose gold plated, not solid rose gold, the gold absolutely will fade, but it won’t fade within one year. The logo engraving on the crown is beautifully finished.

The dial is under protection of a sapphire crystal, it has a silver white color, there are black printings of LOBINNI ENGRAVERS at 12 o’clock, not sure why they use the word ‘Engravers’ under the brand name, it does not have a special meaning. Hour markers are bar-shaped, the markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 have lume material applied on the center. Like I mentioned above, the round indicator at 6 o’clock shows sun and moon, there is also a small second hand inside pointing at current hour time. Actually I do not like the style of these hour markers, the triangle markers like the JL Master seem to be more suitable for such watch.

The brown leather band is not made with genuine alligator leather, but made with calfskin leather and has alligator patterns on the surface, the band feels a bit stiff, but it is perfectly in line with the rose gold tone of the watch.

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Parnis

Parnis Rolex YachtMaster Rose Gold Homage

Post author By Bob
Post date April 26, 2023
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This is another homage watch from Parnis, it has a similar appearance to Rolex YachtMaster, too many watch fans bought Rolex homages from Parnis before, it is exactly Parnis that lead the homage trend in China at that time, they made the first homage watch of Rolex and Panerai, now a lot of watch companies here in China are following the development path of Parnis to make homages, I do not know if this is the correct development for Chinese watch industry, but I would like to pay much less on a good quality watch that looks like a Rolex or a Panerai.

The watch has a rose gold case that is made of 316L stainless steel, I did not see a Rolex homage watch that uses 904L stainless steel, but some good super clones of Rolex are made with 904L stainless steel in replica watch market. The rose gold case is polished, with arched design of lugs to fit your hand more comfortable, the big screw-down crown features a artistic letter “P” in polishing. I was a bit surprised that the bezel insert is ceramic made when I received the watch, with markers in high-gloss finish.

The dial is black with white “PARNIS” and red “AUTOMATIC” printings, on the hour markers, hour hand and minute hand, there is white lume material being applied, the lume light on the dial is not too strong, yes, I noticed that many homage brands such as San Martin and Proxima have very strong dial lume on their diver’s watches, but on this Parnis, the dial lume is not that strong, this is ok for me, and the lume light on the dial does not last the same long time as Rolex YachtMaster. There is a date window at 3 o’clock, featuring a black font in white background, there is also a magnifier above the window on the sapphire crystal, this design is very like Rolex’s cyclops, by the way, the ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal and Japanese citizen movement are three big selling points of this Parnis homage watch, I can not believe the watch can still be sold at such a low price.

The watch has a black OYSTERFLEX rubber band in a default size, if you have a big wrist size, maybe need to buy an extra band. The rubber band feels soft to wear and it does not have a bad smell, the clasp is also in rose gold, it is easy to remove the band from the watch if you need to replace it.

Tags Citizen 8215, Parnis, Rose Gold, YachtMaster

Borman

Hands-on Borman Small-seconds Rose Gold Watch

Post author By Bob
Post date August 15, 2022
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My first subsidiary second Chinese watch is from Sea-gull, I have had it for almost one month now, and the watch still works very well. You guys must buy one small-second automatic watch, it is one of the most elegant dress watches I have seen with a clean dial design. For such a small-second watch, it is not expensive even you choose a Swiss-originated one, but one with more affordable price is the Nomos, which comes from Germany with Bauhaus style, it is a great option to choose a small-second watch, which has a good quality. However, if you are searching online, you will find some small-second watches made in China too, with much lower price and moderate quality, they may be better choices and can save you a lot at the same time. Borman, I found this watch several days ago, it is a germany originated watch, whether it is true or not, I like their watches’ design, which is in line with the aesthetics of Swiss or German watches. This rose gold Borman is the second watch I bought from them, it has a small-second feature and a very solid quality.

The rose gold case is made with inner 316L stainless steel material, not a solid rose gold watch, there is only a layer of rose gold coating on the surface, not sure how thick it is, but it will certainly fade after some days of wearing, we won’t know how long the gold will last before fading, but I suggest you take a very good care of your watch if you want it to keep its original rose gold tone for a long time. The rose gold case, the golden tone on dial, as well as the brown color on the leather band and hand stitching, they are formed a seamless “gold’ style on the watch. The case has a diameter up to 40mm, it is measured to be 9.7mm in thickness, a little thick than I expect, for such type of small-second mechanical watch from the Switzerland or Germany, they will be no thicker than 9mm.

I like its white dial, which features bar-shaped hour markers and hands in rose gold tone. Each hour marker has a three-dimensional finish, so are the central hour hand and minute hand, which are more obvious. There is a small dial at 6 o’clock with a small golden second hand, a date window is opened at 3 o’clock, it features black date font, clearly readable on the white background. By the way, the date window has a multi-level three-dimensional structure, it is nicely finished. The dial is under protection of a highly scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.

About the movement, at this price point, the only option is to choose an automatic movement made in China, I do not know which factory the movement comes from, but its finish displayed via the transparent crystal back looks ok, and the accuracy is about 10 seconds faster each day, which is acceptable for most people after all the watch has a low price. The brown leather band is made with soft and durable calfskin leather, which features embossed crocodile textures on the surface, together with the rose gold case, they enhance the luxury temperament of the entire watch.

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Borman

Borman World Time Rose Gold Watch Review

Post author By Bob
Post date August 11, 2022
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I was really shocked by this timepiece when I was making a searching online about good quality designer watches made in China. I thought it is a German brand because of its complications dial and sophisticated craftsmanship, however, after reading the introduction on its website and checking wathces’ prices, I am sure that Borman is a Chinese brand. Borman, I am glad the brand has chosen such a nice name, like the name of a pilot coming from Germany. I checked all watches produced by Borman yesterday and found they are all dress watches, there are no sports models or diver’s watches from Borman, they are doing one specific thing, also a great project, although the watch quality is not as solid as A.Lange or Glashutte from Germany, but Borman really deserves more attention from us.

The case is crafted with solid 316L stainless steel, its diameter is up to 40mm and thickness is about 12mm, this is a very popular case size for most dress watches, by the way, the case is not thick, I like it, some of watches like this made in China are too thick when being integrated with several functions. The fluted pumpkin-shaped crown is easy for the wearer to rotate to adjust time and date, the crown has a glossy high-polished “BORMAN” lettering on a sanded background. By the way, the lug width is 21mm, it is strange that Borman does not use rose gold on case back rim.

The coffee dial breaks through the design traditions of most Chinese watches, it has the aesthetics of mechanical watches made in Germany. Whether the GMT, Moon Phase indicator or week display, they are greatly different from the Chinese watches you usually see. The small dial at 12 o’clock is a world time display that has a true GMT function, but you need to adjust it manually by push the button on the case at 2 o’clock. For example, when you in New York, the main dial tells you local time, but you can adjust the GMT hand to the hour time of another city at the same time. The semicircular indicator at 6 o’clock shows you day and night through the rotating sun and moon disc, it is a false moon phase indicator, it will rotate every 24 hours. The week is displayed at 9 o’clock from “MO” to “SU” alternately. The date window features a black date font in white background. The most interesting thing I found on the dial is its central seconds hand, it is very small, just on the axis of the hand set. The button on the case at 4 o’clock is pressed to adjust the week display.

The watch features an exhibition-style case back that is fixed by eight screws. Behind the central crystal, there is golden movement inside that has beautiful finish on the auto rotor and movement plates. The movement is claimed by Borman with 48-hour power reserve, I do not think so, it is just a very common automatic movement from China, 38-hour power reserve I think, but I still suggest you wind it every night before going to bed to keep a more accurate timing. The watch is equipped with a brown leather band, which is fitted with a deployant clasp that also has beautiful fish-scale patterns like the movement. I like the Borman watch very much, I want to keep it on my wrist every day, because it looks more Swiss made than the other dress watches in my collection.

Tags Borman, Rose Gold

Caluola

Caluola “Tourbillon Moon Phase” Rose Gold Watch Review

Post author By Bob
Post date August 4, 2022
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I knew Caluola several years ago, at that time, I worked in a watch company, they sold a lot of Chinese brand watches as well as replica watches, Caluola is one of the brands they were dealing with. I do not know the background of Caluola, but it is mostly likely from Guangzhou, there are a lot of micro brands like Caluola made in Guangzhou, perhaps the development of fake watch industry also gave birth to these types of Chinese brands. Caluola is not a homage and also does not make any models with sports styles, most of their watches are dress watches that looks elegant, some ladies watches have diamonds that look luxury.

Caluola does not copy the designs of Swiss brands, at most one or two elements of Cartier are used on some ladies models. Today, I want to introduce an interesting Caluola watch, why I describe a watch “interesting”? You will know the answer after seeing its dial. I have bought dozens of Chinese watches, some are like this Caluola, they really like to use subdials design and open a window on the dial. Take this Caluola watch for example, does the subdial at 9:00 really add extra function to the watch? I do not think so, it is just another hour hand, I even think it is redundant. The window opened at 6 o’clock, Caluola claims it is a tourbillon, that’s ridiculous, it is just an opening to show the working of balance wheel and gears. I do not know why they do these, maybe the purpose is simple, just to let the watch look more complicated than it is, so that they can sell it at a higher price than it worth in Chinese market, after all, most Chinese buyers know little about watches. But Caluola will never sell at such high prices in foreign markets. The subdial at 3 o’clock is displaying day and night, it is a false moon phase, but it is the only subdial that is useful to the wearer, because the small seconds hand is moving on.

I still like the watch although I complained a lot above, I choose the rose gold model with brown leather strap, the watch has a very uniform coloring, wearing it can both show your identity and luxury taste. The watch will be a perfect timepiece for men who usually need to wear suits to attend some formal occasions. The watch has a case diameter of 43mm and 12mm in thickness, it is completely polished with curved lugs to fit your hand in a more comfortable way, by the way, the straight lugs are polished smoothly with round edge to guarantee your wearing comfort.

About the dial, its finish is good, even better than the other dress watches in my collection. The functions on the dial I complained above are not big deal for most people, after all it’s a rule in the watch-making industry. The good craftsmanship is reflected through its two hands and hour markers, both sword hands are not flat, but a little ridgy because of their multiple cutting faces. The center of each hand is applied with white lume material.

I like the movement displayed through the transparent sapphire crystal back, it has a decorated auto rotor with brand name “Caluola” engraving in black. There are very simple striped polishings on the auto rotor and movement plates. For its price offered for Chinese customers, I think Caluola should choose an automatic movement with date feature for this watch, to show the date at 6 o’clock instead of a false tourbillon device there. Considering all aspects, this Caluola is a watch that can show the elegance of a dress watch to the maximum.

Tags Caluola, Rose Gold

Pagani Design

Pagani Design GMT Root Beer Homage Review

Post author By Bob
Post date July 13, 2022
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Now, Pagani Design is the most active homage brand in China, once there are new models of Rolex, they will immediately publish the new homages of these new Rolex models, so on the webiste of Pagani Design, you will find most popular models are homages of Rolex Daytona and GMT-Master II, I do not know if there will be an infringement problem doing this, but many people have had positive feedback about this brand, the overall evaluation they give on Pagani Design is good quality with cheap price. At such a low price, you can get a very beautiful timepiece from Pagani Design that will exceed your expectations.

Today, I want to share a review on a new Pagani Design watch, it is a GMT-Master II Root Beer homage, Rolex published this watch in last year, now this homage on Pagani Design website is highly welcomed. Pagani Design has produced a lot of Rolex homages like this, each of them is popular, it looks like many people like such watch, which features a very similar outlook to a specific Rolex, while sold at a very cheap price.

Rolex has a very important position in the watch world, everyone wants to get one when they publish a new watch, so I think that’s the reason why most Rolex homages are so popular online. This Pagani Design GMT Root Beer homage watch has a black/brown bezel, it is the first time for me to see a ceramic bezel with such a color combination. The rose gold tone on the case and bracelet also matches well with the brown color of the bezel, in color, the watch looks more harmonious than other GMT models.

The Pagani Design is made with 316L stainless steel, with rose gold plating on the bezel tooth and middle links of the bracelet, the watch is in classic two tone style. The case is 40mm in diameter and has 14mm thickness. Well, the bezel is rotatable like Rolex GMT, Pagani Design claims the bezel is ceramic made, but I do not think it is ceramic, usually it is impossible to buy a ceramic watch at less than 100 US Dollars. However, the bezel has a perfect color delimitation at the level of 6 and 18, the triangle marker on the bezel is aligned with the 12 hour marker on the dial.

The black dial has white printings of “PAGANI DESIGN” and its logo, the “GMT” is in brown color, all hour markers and hands have the same rose gold tone as bezel. About night illumination, it is blue, not too strong, just above average in this category. There are no engravings on the inner bezel.

Actually I am a bit shocked when I see its case back, it is totally see-through. It is a bold idea for Pagani Design to copy the outlook of a Rolex but leave a hole on the back, we know Rolex never used a crystal back. However, from the crystal back, we can see a well finished movement with a custom Pagani Design rotor, it looks good, much better than the movement decoration than most other niche brands created in China.

Tags Pagani Design, Root Beer, Rose Gold

Sea-gull

Sea-gull Multi-function Rose Gold Watch Review

Post author By Bob
Post date July 12, 2022
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I am very glad to share my new watch with you guys, two days ago, it was my birthday, I received this special gift from my wife, it is a really beautiful watch, I love it very much. Actually I was looking for such a watch before with multi functions like month, date and week, I bought a Guanqin watch that also features a lot of functions, but after receiving this watch, I realized that Sea-gull has a much better quality than some other niche brands from China. Sea-gull is a traditional big watch factory in China, it is the most famous Chinese watch brand because of their movement and watch-making technology, Sea-gull is always my first choice when I am considering a watch made in China.

The Sea-gull watch has a black pvd case with a rose gold bezel, it looks nice, I like this color combination, black and gold, it looks better than the one with black case and stainless steel bezel. The case has a big diameter, which is up to 44mm, it is measured to be 13mm in thickness. The crown is black with a “S” logo in sanded finish. The case back has a see-through crystal on the center, the rim features a 12 holes, I do not know what purpose these hole are used for, maybe for a special tool to open the back.

The black dial shows each function clearly, I think you has noticed the window opened at 6 o’clock, it is not a tourbillon device, we can see a working balance wheel inside, the entire is fixed by two blue steel screws on the dial, so that the movement can have a better stability. Each hour marker and all hands on the black dial are in rose gold tone, which is exactly in line with the rose gold bezel. The month is displayed on the small dial at 9 o’clock, the week from MON to SUN is shown on the subdial at 3 o’clock, the date is displayed in two separate windows set at 12 o’clock, with black font in white background, very easy to read.

The movement inside is a ST2625 that is developed by Sea-gull themselves. The movement beats 21,600 times per hour, it has 29 jewels and 45 hours power reserve. About accuracy, still needs to be tested, because I only got this watch two days ago, and it is only about 5 seconds faster. By the way, ST2625 has a hacking mechanism.

About the buttons on the case, each of them has different purpose. The pusher at 10 o’clock is for date adjustment, the pusher at 8 o’clock can be used to adjust month, the button at 4 o’clock is for week adjustment.

Tags Rose Gold, Sea-gull, ST2625

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