About Binger, actually I do not know too much about this brand, just do not buy from this watch company now, I saw all watches on their website(https://bingerstore.com/) were sold out, means they do not sell them now. Also on their aliexpress site, there are only four watches left. I guess that they will quit the watch industry, too many niche watch brands have appeared in recent years, they can not compete.
Like other niche brands, Binger also made up a watch-making history, they said they came from Switzerland, this always can not cheat people who are outside of China, but works for some customers in China who know little about watches. At the beginning of their business, that’s about more than ten years ago, Binger used good sapphire crystal face and has good finish, their watches were more well-known in China than in other places. Well, people are now more acceptable to those homages than the watches that look like Binger, that’s the main reason why they can not run their business now.
I like this Binger watch, I bought it one week ago, the watch has a very good finish on case and bracelet, which looks much better than that of other Chinese watches at same price level.
You may know little about Binger, I gave a brief introduction of it in my another post at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2022/04/06/binger-double-tourbillon-moon-phase-watch-review/. The Binger watch I am going to review today, three things I need to explain, first, it does not have date function, the black numbers from 1 to 31 you see on the dial, they are just decoration, there is no window or a small hand to show current date. Second, about the moon phase, it is fake, actually it is a day and night indicator, which rotate automatically. Third, on the lower blue part of the dial, there is a big opening window, it is not a tourbillon decice, so do not believe the word “TOURBILLON” on its left.
It is a fake tourbillon with false moon phase, whatever, that does not mean it is not a good watch, actually all watches made by Binger have a high quality, including this one, Binger also has their own designs, those homage brands can not be compared with Binger.
The Binger has a silver case that is made with 316L stainless steel and is fully polished, the case has a diameter of 42mm and is measured to be 15mm in thickness, actually it is a bit thick for such a dress watch. I always think that Binger has two big advantages, their superior case finish and sapphire crystal. Its case is really manufactured so well when I received the watch, I owned a lot of Chinese watches, only Binger’s case finish never let me disappointed. The round case of this Binger is polished so smooth like a mirror, I do care about the finish more than the function of a watch, this Binger gives me a very good impression at first glance. The sapphire crystal has always been a big selling point since the establishment of Binger, at the earliest stage of development, Binger advertised their watches with saying of the hardest and highly scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and it succeeded. The crystal of this Binger is a domed sapphire with great transparency.
The dial has an unique design, which is divided into two parts by a silver metal with numbers 1-31. The upper part is silver with a small dial to display 24 hours and the day/night, it looks like an eye. The 24-hour display works automatically and does not need you to adjust, so does the day/night indicator. The lower part of the dial has a beautiful blue color, it has a big opending window to show you a working balance wheel that has its two ends fixed on the dial by screws, so that it can work stable and the movement can offer a more accurate time. The hands and hour markers are cut so well and each gives me a strong three-dimensional sense, the perfect craftmanship of this Binger watch is shown through these small details.
The heart of the watch is beaten by a Chinese automatic movement that is in golden color, you can see the beautiful decoration on movement auto rotor through the crystal back. This Chinese automatic movement is good and has a low cost, by the way, its inaccuracy is within my acceptable range, which is about 15 to 30 seconds faster each day. The watch features a mesh stainless steel bracelet, but it has black and brown leather stap options, the dial also has several choices. Binger never opened a store and they only sell watches online.
Is this watch using double tourbillon? I do not think so.
Binger is not a Swiss watch brand, it is totally a Chinese brand. In their brand story you may read somewhere on the internet, it is said that Binger was founded in 1853 and its headquarter is located at Le Locle of Switzerland, these are not true, they made up the story, actually many watch brands in China like Binger has such a fake backstory, as a Chinese, I feel embarrassed when reading such a fake story because they are cheating customers.
I did some research online and found that Binger was owned by a e-commerce company in China, besides Binger watches, I know they are selling a lot of other luxury goods, don’t be surprised, this is normal for most e-commerce companies in China. Ok, now you have a brief understanding of Binger’s background, let’s see this watch from them. We more care about a watch’s quality.
It is from “Hao Yue” series of Binger, the watch comes with a stainless steel bracelet, while they shipped one extra black leather band to me, many thanks. After wearing the watch for several days, I am satisfied with its quality, the case polishing, bracelet finish and dial design are all good.
The Binger watch is completely made with stainless steel, the polishing on the stainless steel case and bracelet is very good, when I received the package and get the watch in my hand, I said “Wow”, it worth the money I spent. The case has a diameter of 42mm and thickness of 13mm, not very thick for me, it is acceptable for most people.
Besides the top quality finish on case and bracelet, this Binger watch also has a good sapphire crystal face, which is highly scratch resistant, their salesperson said that they did an experiment on the sapphire crystal on every Binger watch, use a knife to scratch on the surface and there won’t be any scratches, well, to prove that, I did not do that on my watch.
The blue dial looks amazing, I know you noticed the double opening windows, but I was attracted by its sun-ray texture on the dial, it looks unique and indeed adds scores to the entire watch. The two opening windows on the dial, one is placed between 4:00 and 5:00, the other is positioned between 7:00 and 8:00, both are not tourbillon devices but are displays of double balance wheel. Each balance wheel has one support fixed on the dial with blue screws, this enhance the stability of the entire movement. Under 12 o’clock, date and moon phase are displayed, the small silver hand is indicating current date, the moon phase rotates once a month.
Now I understand the reason for high price of this watch, the following elements are all necessary: Top-level case and bracelet finish Double balance wheel movement Date and moon phase functions Highly scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
Overall, this is a good watch, but I think this Chinese watch should’t use “Swiss” to advertise, if watches’ quality is good, everyone will know. By the way, Binger only sell watches on the internet, they do not have stores in any countries.
