Having always browsed the webistes of the big three watch companies in China, they do not give me too much surprise, actually the designs on their watches are not attractive to most people, and the repeated usage of some Chinese elements is visually fatigue, however, for some niche brands that produce homage watches in China, their watches are more attractive and are more acceptable for these watch fans or collectors, I think this is the gap between Swiss watches and Chinese watches, not only lies in the technology, but also the designs.
For this watch I am going to review, do you notice its brand logo and name on the dial? It saying Tactical Frog. Have you heard of this brand? Perhaps it is the first time for me and you to know this watch, but the name Tactical Frog has been very hot and popular in forums and reddit. Well, Tactical Frog and Heimdallr are registered under the same person, so both watches are produced by the same company. The Tactical Frog in this article is a great homage watch of the Tudor FXD model.
The watch comes in a plastic box with thick sponge pad protecting it. This is a big watch with a case that is almost in 45mm, which includes the crown, it is measured to be 14mm in thickness. The watch is made with titanium, so is the crown, the bezel is blue ceramic with lumed markers and pearl, it is bi-directional rotating, but unfortunately the bezel only has about 45 clicks. The finish on the case is ok, especially at the edge and corner, it is processed very well so you won’t have no comfort when wearing on hand.
The watch is driven by a solar quartz movement, which is VS75B, it offers hours, minutes, small seconds, chrono and 24-hour display functions, you can see these features on the gritty dial. The small second hand is running on the subdial at 9 o’clock, the smaller subdial at 6 o’clock is a 60-minute chronograph counter, while the 24 hour time is shown at 3 o’clock. The dial lume is also very strong, which is the same lume color as the bezel. The long second-chronograph hand on the center has a bright red color that is a spot on the dial, and I really love the frog logo.
The watch comes with a black nylon band with red stripe on the center that is exactly aligned with the red second hand on the dial. The buckle is also titanium made in matte finish. By the way, the company sent me a blue nylon band for free. And you can easily change the band because of the FXD design of the lugs. The watch has a stunning color design, I like it very much.
