Wait...It FINALLY Arrived?! - Brutally Honest Filippo Loreti Review

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  • Are Filippo Loreti watches any good? In this Filippo Loreti review video, I give my honest thoughts on the brand, as well as the Venice Moonphase watch that I finally received after 3 months of waiting.
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  • @impatrickt
    @impatrickt 3 года назад +3107

    Filippo Loreti sounds like one of the made-up Italian names in Inglorius Basterds.

  • @ExAnimoPortugal
    @ExAnimoPortugal 3 года назад +796

    Some of these brands cut out the middle man. Filippo Loretti cut out the watch maker.

    • @renzoreba
      @renzoreba 3 года назад +11

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @MKeehl23
      @MKeehl23 3 года назад +19

      They even cutted out the final consumer.

    • @carlbeaudoin6336
      @carlbeaudoin6336 3 года назад +1

      Lolll

    • @octaane4763
      @octaane4763 3 года назад +2

      fucking dead💀💀💀

    • @stefanosprokopis6974
      @stefanosprokopis6974 2 года назад +3

      And for many customers they cut out the watch entirely since so many don't even receive their watch.

  • @seanm3226
    @seanm3226 3 года назад +360

    This reminds me of the little girl selling lemonade for $100 per cup. When the customer said “$100 per cup?, how many cups can you sell at that price?” She confidently replied “I only need to sell ONE.”

    • @ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски
      @ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски 3 года назад +29

      There was also that story about a tomato seller who sold his tomatoes at overinflated prices. A customer asked him why his tomatoes cost so much, he told him that "That's the amount of money I need".

  • @Azeria
    @Azeria 3 года назад +646

    That is incredibly sloppy packaging.

    • @MJFallout
      @MJFallout 3 года назад +15

      Cutting out the boxmen.

    • @TheEpicProjects300K
      @TheEpicProjects300K 3 года назад +1

      @@MJFallout solid War Dogs reference right there

    • @Mario_N64
      @Mario_N64 3 года назад +1

      To the layperson, this looks borderline luxurious. These guys are great at marketing.

    • @henryviiifake8244
      @henryviiifake8244 3 года назад +4

      @@Mario_N64 "Luxurious"?! No it doesn't.
      Source: I am a layperson.

    • @neli5p
      @neli5p 3 года назад +2

      Packaging is more than adequate for the price paid!

  • @Atombender
    @Atombender 3 года назад +166

    The reason why it took so long is because they had to construct a Shenzhen Province in Hongkong first.

    • @StuninRub
      @StuninRub 3 года назад +1

      ????? That is the dumbest shit I have ever heard some one say.

    • @louisliu1001
      @louisliu1001 3 года назад +4

      And move the Apple manufacturing plant from Shenzhen the city in China to this new Shenzhen province in Hongkong

    • @thewaronrugs8493
      @thewaronrugs8493 2 года назад +2

      I fucking laughed hard at that hahaha

    • @TheLegitAlpha
      @TheLegitAlpha 2 года назад +1

      Shenzen is pretty close to Hong Kong, so…

  • @justme7920
    @justme7920 3 года назад +226

    20 November 2020: Ben posts first video
    25 November 2020: they ship the watch

  • @SuodesTzeos
    @SuodesTzeos 3 года назад +274

    The second "disc" in the middle that keeps ticking without a hand is bothering me more than I care to admit.

    • @djfisco
      @djfisco 3 года назад +23

      Lol i couldn't believe it when i saw it, what were they thinking?

    • @Hyddelihyd
      @Hyddelihyd 3 года назад +8

      Really bothersome. Definitely not luxury.

    • @BensWatchClub
      @BensWatchClub  3 года назад +76

      It looks like it's been broken off - only noticed it while watching the macro footage back so unfortunately didn't mention it in the video

    • @ademyers2741
      @ademyers2741 3 года назад +12

      Good spot. This movement has a seconds hand feature but they have obviously decided not to include it in the design by hacking the handstack with a rotating cap. You don't get a bodge like that on a Patek!

    • @jigrodrigues
      @jigrodrigues 3 года назад +15

      Called my AD. Im on the waiting list

  • @binyamj
    @binyamj 3 года назад +344

    If anyone says, “my watch gets tons of compliments” they’re lying. Nobody notices or cares. Only other watch enthusiasts, jewelers or thieves will notice.

    • @robbylebotha
      @robbylebotha 3 года назад +45

      You probably don't have or ever had a nice watch. People do notice.

    • @binyamj
      @binyamj 3 года назад +52

      @@robbylebotha Interesting theory. If they notice, they don't care. Four people over 2 years, have said something about mine. Two were watch enthusiasts. Two were jewelers. I notice high end watches, but rarely say something. Again, nobody cares except for watch enthusiasts. My own wife says that if she didn't know how much my watch costs, she wouldn't think that it was valuable.

    • @max7even284
      @max7even284 3 года назад +13

      @@binyamj they do notice.! What in the world are you talking about? Are you on any medication?

    • @Puddlesoak
      @Puddlesoak 3 года назад +2

      @@max7even284 What watch do you have that gets more compliments

    • @tomdarrington
      @tomdarrington 3 года назад +4

      The only thing I think is, 'Why are you wearing a watch?'

  • @TheMasonator777
    @TheMasonator777 3 года назад +143

    No second hand... one way to eliminate a poor alignment, I guess.

    • @DoctorJ1337
      @DoctorJ1337 3 года назад +62

      Worse yet, it doesn't even look like they fully removed the seconds hand. You can see the metal piece in the middle is still ticking 7:06 . Looks like they just cut it off LOL

    • @ivotouart
      @ivotouart 3 года назад +4

      what alignment, they don't even have a minute track :D

    • @Atombender
      @Atombender 2 года назад

      Yeah, having no seconds hand would naturally eliminate the need to have second markers but this watch doesn't even have minute markers. Guess they had to compensate for the oversized lugs by saving material somewhere else.

  • @Shinrya
    @Shinrya 3 года назад +46

    @1:43 "manufactured in the global technology hub of Shenzhen province, Hong Kong". Lol Shenzhen is a city not a province, and it's in Guangdong province. Which is China, not Hong Kong. Amateurs!

  • @1179125
    @1179125 3 года назад +110

    Fillipo Loteri ads be like: "Do you know luxury watches always have 10x the price of that they actually cost to produce? What a ripped off! Buy our watches and let it be 100x!"

  • @WatchesYouAfford
    @WatchesYouAfford 3 года назад +185

    100% agreed. I received one to review on WYCA. Did the shoot. Found comparable issues with the watch. They got quite upset when I compared it to other watch brands, to the point where it simply wasn't worth the hassle to deal with it. I also decided that I had no interest in giving them any publicity and opted not to publish the review. Terrible business practices and dishonest marketing.
    Good video Ben, really enjoyed it.

  • @leahwilliams418
    @leahwilliams418 3 года назад +174

    Filippo Loretti about as Italian as a vindaloo.

    • @sargonixofur1234
      @sargonixofur1234 3 года назад +4

      Vindaloo Loretti. That is their newest model.
      Made in China - owned by Lithuania.

    • @cdb5001
      @cdb5001 3 года назад +1

      Actually, vindaloo is closer (geographically) to Italian than you might think. Vindaloo is a permutation of the Portuguese "vinho de algo" or garlic and wine marinating process common to Portuguese cuisine.
      So Vindaloo Loretti may be considered a great Luso-Indian-Italian product!

    • @Atombender
      @Atombender 3 года назад +4

      Funny how you spelled it Loretti, because that's how an actual Italian name would be spelled. So they even got their fake Italian name wrong.

  • @aniini
    @aniini 3 года назад +52

    Nothing is tackier than using a non-existent person for a brand in general.

    • @mkjk2534
      @mkjk2534 3 года назад +3

      Like Daniel Wellington for that matter

    • @TIMETECH07
      @TIMETECH07 2 года назад

      @@mkjk2534 ahhh yes, named after a man who probably exists.. in Mars

  • @valengreymoon5623
    @valengreymoon5623 3 года назад +97

    With that background music, I was surprised there wasn't a miniature horse head in the box.

    • @CanKocabalkanli
      @CanKocabalkanli 3 года назад +3

      Or a dead fish - to signify that Ben's new Filippo Loretti is "sleeping with the fishes".

  • @fedomandez
    @fedomandez 3 года назад +79

    7:25
    WOWOWO WAIT!
    THERE'S A SECOND HAND!!!
    They just cut it? WTF?

    • @saeed_tavakoli
      @saeed_tavakoli 3 года назад +1

      I saw it too but I did not sure it is like other watches or this is new thing! Is it awkward?

    • @fedomandez
      @fedomandez 3 года назад +3

      @@saeed_tavakoli I have 2 watches (not mine) powered by Esa quartz movements (cheap swiss made). They don't have any "ghost" second hand.

    • @ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски
      @ХристоМартунковграфЛозенски 3 года назад +1

      True, I hadn't noticed it. That's really odd and not a very good sign IMHO.

    • @seppa1019
      @seppa1019 3 года назад +1

      Its a stock movement that comes with the centre second mechanism that they tried to hide with a small cap.

    • @solidgaunt88
      @solidgaunt88 3 года назад +5

      I think they tried to eliminate the ticking second hand so it doesn't look so "quartz" but mechanical you know what i mean?

  • @justme7920
    @justme7920 3 года назад +60

    If you wear the watch with the Basilica di San Marco side showing, people might stop you in the street to ask about the watch.

  • @onlinefoodhall
    @onlinefoodhall 3 года назад +67

    I got one of these watches as a gift, the one I received had two straps: a leather one such as Yours, and a metal one with a clasp. Both broke in

  • @giuliopalumbo8153
    @giuliopalumbo8153 3 года назад +25

    Brought you by Alibaba, ancient merchants association of Florence

  • @faceachenz8441
    @faceachenz8441 3 года назад +34

    Just another crappy MVMT/Vincero style company. For the price, pure trash.

  • @ethantaylor7243
    @ethantaylor7243 3 года назад +18

    Are we skipping over the fact that the watch has a centre seccond hand and they just put a flat disc on it with the hand bit cut off so you have a spinning circle in the middle of the watch?

  • @TheRetroFuture
    @TheRetroFuture 3 года назад +121

    Really great video! Hilarious that its not Italian.

    • @alexanderevans7426
      @alexanderevans7426 3 года назад +4

      My mate in China has an Italian great grandfather . He's more Italian than that watch .

    • @varunpandian286
      @varunpandian286 3 года назад +3

      Hey It's the Retro Future, Fancy seeing you here.

  • @SteveFWatches
    @SteveFWatches 3 года назад +36

    The packaging is embarrassing and must have been packaged in someone's kitchen.
    That Casio 4:52 is a stunner and definitely better finishing.

  • @Zeus-kj7nn
    @Zeus-kj7nn 3 года назад +86

    Did I see a rotating second hand blanking disc where a second would be attached on a different Fillipo model? Is this normal practice? Great review as usual, Casio Duro all day long!

    • @kleanovodust-bin69
      @kleanovodust-bin69 3 года назад +3

      I think they put that rotating disc to change the second hands? For minimalist design i suppose.

    • @BensWatchClub
      @BensWatchClub  3 года назад +17

      You did indeed!

    • @Hyddelihyd
      @Hyddelihyd 3 года назад +11

      You did and it's ugly. Not normal for luxury.

    • @j.b.w.
      @j.b.w. 3 года назад +15

      They are cutting out the second hand. It's 2/3rds the number of hands compared to a competitor watch and they pass the savings on to YOU!

    • @chriszivoder2650
      @chriszivoder2650 3 года назад +3

      @@j.b.w. great comment, and you're right they literally cut the second hand 🤣

  • @ianbrown7913
    @ianbrown7913 3 года назад +14

    Italian luxury made in China and sold by Lithuanians lol

    • @jigrodrigues
      @jigrodrigues 3 года назад +7

      And worn by tossers 😂

    • @STROND
      @STROND 3 года назад

      So true

    • @marcocastagnetti7086
      @marcocastagnetti7086 3 года назад +2

      Its amazing even in this day and age people are still blinded buy a product with an Italian name attached to it. With the advent of the Internet there is no excuse to get coned, at a click of a button you can do you own research weather the product is any good or not and you certainly wouldn't go by there reviews.

    • @verbalwound5874
      @verbalwound5874 3 года назад +1

      @@marcocastagnetti7086 why should you be surprised when 75 million voted for Trump?

    • @SirMopy
      @SirMopy 3 года назад

      @Selim Mašić nope! He‘s right.

  • @Agrippa31BC
    @Agrippa31BC 3 года назад +47

    That cut off seconds hand makes me laugh...just a tiny disk ticking.

    • @muhammadali.8170
      @muhammadali.8170 3 года назад +2

      I'd rather not have a second hand if it doesn't hit the indexes, which cheap watches never get right

    • @Agrippa31BC
      @Agrippa31BC 3 года назад

      @@muhammadali.8170 I agree, but then they shouldn’t have but a revolving disc that’s only a second hand clipped off. They could’ve easily found a 2 hander quartz movement for about the same price.

    • @muhammadali.8170
      @muhammadali.8170 3 года назад +2

      @@Agrippa31BC Well, it appears Filippo is just another hype fashion watch brand, much like mvmt. I honestly like the design of this watch, but all this potential just had to go down the drain for the sake of making more money. Using a mecha quartz movement could've justified it's price, and would've actually make this a great watch

  • @GeeeAus
    @GeeeAus 3 года назад +23

    Cutting out the middleman and also the second hand. 😉

  • @satchelofdoom1564
    @satchelofdoom1564 3 года назад +24

    In a world where increasingly, perception is more important than reality, this is the shit that happens.

    • @Puddlesoak
      @Puddlesoak 3 года назад +1

      A philosopher may say that perception is reality

    • @jamesR1990
      @jamesR1990 3 года назад

      @@Puddlesoak and they'd be incorrect.

  • @hitsugayat10
    @hitsugayat10 2 года назад +8

    This isn't a moonphase, moonphase movement 'tracks' moon movement. This is just a night and day aka 24hour function hahaha! Scammer brand! I loved your videos

  • @IndeedBeni
    @IndeedBeni 3 года назад +161

    In all fairness, this seems to be one of the better looking fashion watches out there. The fact that they cut off the second hand and the disc is still ticking in the middle is quite a thing though. Decisions were made!

    • @Mario_N64
      @Mario_N64 3 года назад +9

      I'd still say Nautica watches made by Timex are of higher quality, and design wise, Boss watches made by Movado might be nicer looking.

    • @theflyingbrit6345
      @theflyingbrit6345 2 года назад +16

      Thing is though for the price you could get a seiko 5

    • @TheLegitAlpha
      @TheLegitAlpha 2 года назад

      If I were to do away with the second hand, I would do what Bulova does.

  • @Marco-cl9pb
    @Marco-cl9pb 3 года назад +22

    I'm pretty sure they actually sent you something just because of your RUclips channel

  • @Skawagon
    @Skawagon 3 года назад +18

    I hope Ben will wear them for a weak and report back on how many compliments he got on them.

  • @danielb4582
    @danielb4582 3 года назад +12

    How ironic that they claim to cut out the middle man when their entire company is a middle man.

    • @Groesjeboy
      @Groesjeboy 3 года назад

      That probably the reason why they dont send it, because the cut of the middle man 😂

  • @augustinf
    @augustinf 3 года назад +10

    in italian it would be splet Loretti. that single T really hurts my eyes

  • @MarcoCaifan87
    @MarcoCaifan87 3 года назад +16

    I saw the thumbnail, and immediately clicked and thought “oooh boy, this is gonna be good.”

  • @aniini
    @aniini 3 года назад +8

    Thanks, almost fell for the nice looking watches, I would be pissed with that wait time.

  • @EaGilgamesh
    @EaGilgamesh 3 года назад +9

    Wait.. THEY JUST CUT OFF THE SECOND HAND
    LMAOOO

  • @chriszivoder2650
    @chriszivoder2650 3 года назад +13

    If they could just be honest and say it's an affordable watch and lower the price, they would have been respectable. Look at the likes of Timex, a good selection of affordable watches which I feel are highly respected amongst watch enthusiasts.

    • @jedrzejkasprzak9659
      @jedrzejkasprzak9659 2 года назад +5

      Timex and respected in one sentence doesn't go together

    • @nitroxylictv
      @nitroxylictv Год назад +5

      @@jedrzejkasprzak9659 Only watch snobs and Rolex fanboys hate on Timex. They have watches that are equivalent to Casio, higher quality and cheaper to Casio and even Casio styled watches that are the same quality and price. I don't think you can really justifiably disrespect the 200 year old brand that is Timex. Get yourself an Easy Reader. You wont be disappointed.
      oh and the battery lasts 15 years

    • @slicklol
      @slicklol Год назад

      @@jedrzejkasprzak9659how the fuck so? Timex is great.

  • @Alias_Anybody
    @Alias_Anybody 3 года назад +32

    Hey, you can't say they don't offer any innovations! I've seen both central seconds and small seconds but an *invisible* seconds hand is a first.

    • @stevec5465
      @stevec5465 3 года назад

      Someone just sold an invisible sculpture at an art auction. They got around $18,000 USD for it. It was green tape on the floor of the audition place in the shape of a square. I guess you have to imagine the sculpture.

  • @AliasEveWatches
    @AliasEveWatches 3 года назад +43

    To be fair, it looks very nice. It's just too expensive and the company is shady.

    • @gabrielpraslin9576
      @gabrielpraslin9576 3 года назад +7

      Their aim is to get people who want a nice watch and know nothing about watches

    • @narabdela
      @narabdela 3 года назад +5

      Nice? I need to see an optician!!!

    • @crkvend
      @crkvend 3 года назад +9

      @@gabrielpraslin9576 their aim is to sell watches with designs that the mainstream people actually like, something actual watchmakers should take notice of.

    • @Crazy09starkillor
      @Crazy09starkillor 3 года назад +2

      @@crkvend then go to Alibaba or aliexpress, chinese watchmakers have been making these for years and nobody bats an eye, as soon as a company resell them for 300x the price people all the sudden want them. This exact watch is on Alibaba with a custom logo option
      But i guess just because it's from Aliexpress it's 'ew' to most right?

    • @Mario_N64
      @Mario_N64 3 года назад +1

      It does look nice. Chinese manufacturing has come a long way. These should sell for 70 or 80 dollars, that's a good price with still a big profit.

  • @michaeldunn9228
    @michaeldunn9228 3 года назад +9

    Handled one and they are as cheap as the price suggests. They should be cheaper! Get what you pay for and if you are spending that on a watch, buy Japanese 🤔

    • @wilburdog4508
      @wilburdog4508 3 года назад

      Seiko 5 are great automatic movement for half the price

  • @huguettepompette
    @huguettepompette 3 года назад +11

    6:06 I've got exactly this watch, and the crown doesn't have this weird star symbol, but a simple F in relief on it... I guess they ran out of stock so they turned to another cheap crown with a simple symbol
    The blue color around the dial is also peeling away at some spots, but otherwise the watch is still ok after two full years wearing it

    • @phil8437
      @phil8437 3 года назад

      I have a ten year old Citizen (sinilar money to the FL) which is still going strong and nothing is peeling /wearing off.

    • @huguettepompette
      @huguettepompette 3 года назад +2

      @@phil8437 Dude I don't know what you're trying to prove here but I think you misunderstood my message : I'm not saying FL watches are good watches, quite the opposite actually I feel bad to have bought such a s****y watch, I'm juste saying that at least the mechanical part is holding on

    • @pb8876
      @pb8876 3 года назад

      @@huguettepompette what were u thinking though?

    • @huguettepompette
      @huguettepompette 3 года назад

      @@pb8876 You mean when I bought it ? It was at the very beginning of their campaign, the idea was interesting, I wanted a good looking watch for an affordable price so I wouldn't have to wear my Omega everyday. Nobody had made any deep investigation on their company, I didn't have time to do a proper one myself, and there wasn't many complaints about delivery issues at the time.
      I didn't believe in the "luxury watch" thing, but the watch was pretty enough for me regarding the price. And indeed I received it quite late, but I feel lucky compared to other people as I received it 1 and a half month after ordering it.

  • @TimedSquare
    @TimedSquare 3 года назад +13

    That closeup shot of the Casio says it all.

  • @Samlowry27B-6
    @Samlowry27B-6 3 года назад +8

    'Hoowww much wooood yew paye for a lug-shure-ee wadch'

  • @anthonystevens8683
    @anthonystevens8683 3 года назад +15

    A very good review Ben, thanks for showing the positives as well as the negative items. It's unfortunate that so may people may get sucked into the marketing hype and pay a lot of money for something that is ultimately cheap, bad experiences last and unfortunately that can result in putting people off a better watch purchase due to that bad bad experience. I'm not knocking cheap and cheerful watches at all, it's just disappointing that some who have a wad of cash have the marketing clout make a huge fortune selling these items at a huge mark up with arguably false information.

  • @TimmyTantrum
    @TimmyTantrum 3 года назад +5

    These companies order their watches from a Far East manufacturer, slap on their name, promote it with a fancy ad campaign, mark up the sale price by 1000% or more over cost, and--heres the kicker--any claim to "cutting out the middle man" by way of selling direct instead of retail is negated by the fact that they still have to use the services of a third party courier to ship the damn things, at additional cost to the consumer, of course. MVMT, DW, Loreti, it's all the same bullshit. So, this begs the question... at what point is a middle man cut out?

    • @zeppelinboys
      @zeppelinboys 3 года назад

      when you build your own watch piece by piece like johnny cash, but i think you'll have to get a job at a watch factory for access to free parts lol

  • @ronch550
    @ronch550 3 года назад +4

    I don't like how some Chinese brands try to pretend to be from countries that they're not. It's not just watches. Chinese brands like Mumuso (kinda like a dollar store retail chain that's kinda popular in SE Asia) try to pass themselves off as Korean. I mean, the products are ok, but come on. Shameless.

    • @Sabundy
      @Sabundy 3 года назад +1

      Mumuso sounds like they are trying to pass themselves off as Japanese. Like trying to pass themselves off as Muji or Daiso.

    • @poulwinther
      @poulwinther 3 года назад

      I don't think this is a Chinese operation. They would never spend so much on marketing. The watch is straight from the Ali supplier but they add any name you want on the dial.

    • @ronch550
      @ronch550 3 года назад

      @@Sabundy Mumuso is pretending to be Korean while Miniso is pretending to be Japanese.

  • @HIMADESU223
    @HIMADESU223 3 года назад +6

    I feel like Filippo Loreti took the same route as Häagen-Dazs; two brothers who named their company to appeal the masses. The only difference is; one of them failed to meet expectations.

  • @carlmannhard8051
    @carlmannhard8051 3 года назад +7

    Bottom line: A shit watch at an insanely high price

  • @stephenrochester6309
    @stephenrochester6309 3 года назад +8

    Fillipo Loretti. Just ‘a like ‘a ma mamma used to make ‘a.

  • @AvgJoeWatchReviews
    @AvgJoeWatchReviews 3 года назад +7

    Great video. Way to expose this company. Nice to see an honest look at a company to help unsuspecting victims of the brand’s unethical marketing practices.

  • @glorifiedbusdriver7036
    @glorifiedbusdriver7036 3 года назад +16

    I think if this brand sells their watches as affordable fashion watches in the first place, and selling them for like $100-200 bracket, it could've been a successful brand.

  • @manoflego123
    @manoflego123 3 года назад +7

    Nice shout out to Watchfinder for their B-roll. That channel manages to feature some of the classiest macro video shots I've ever seen while literally reading out shitpost level funny commentary. It just keeps getting better, much like your channel has over the last year or so.

  • @motomeistere4496
    @motomeistere4496 3 года назад +9

    I almost back their kickstarter campaign and I'm glad I didn't

  • @MayTheZenBeWithYou
    @MayTheZenBeWithYou 3 года назад +3

    Filippo Loreti. Cut out the middle men to deliver luxury watches. At the same time they are the middle men between alibaba and their customer. They became the very thing they swore to destroy...

  • @russellharris5072
    @russellharris5072 3 года назад +4

    I've had much better watches from AliExpress and never had to wait longer than ten days.If that steaming pile of dog do was Italian then it should have been spelled Loretti not the way they spelt it,ripoff drop shipped junk................................

  • @CFox.7
    @CFox.7 3 года назад +6

    You got delivery AND of the best watch they have ever made because they worked out who you are. Good luck everyone else - if they ever get theirs.

  • @willembakker7999
    @willembakker7999 3 года назад +12

    I just bought a hamilton khaki!

    • @jigrodrigues
      @jigrodrigues 3 года назад

      Wich one?

    • @MrPleers
      @MrPleers 3 года назад

      Me as well. (3 month's ago. A Pan Europ.)

    • @willembakker7999
      @willembakker7999 3 года назад

      @@jigrodrigues field mechanical, i picked it up for only 230 pounds.

  • @herbderb
    @herbderb 3 года назад +3

    No luxury watch would ever have a ticking seconds hand like a cheap quartz watch. "Cut it OFF!". Brilliant.

  • @JasonTheWatchGuy
    @JasonTheWatchGuy 3 года назад +10

    About time! As shoddy of a product as I expected. Seems like the centre piece of the handset actually ticks too, as if it's a second hand.

    • @BensWatchClub
      @BensWatchClub  3 года назад +6

      yeah like it's been sliced/snapped off

  • @oscarosullivan4513
    @oscarosullivan4513 3 года назад +4

    Am constantly being bombarded with their new ads with the ascari collection ad being the worst. The shipping is atrocious, my Vostok amphibia took one month, that is from russia

  • @DominusEstOK
    @DominusEstOK 3 года назад +4

    Anybody else notice that this had a ticking seconds but they just capped it instead of putting a hand on it? LOL

    • @graciousideals1509
      @graciousideals1509 3 года назад +3

      Filippo Loretti didn't just out the middleman! They cut out the seconds hand too! lol
      *hand wave* Luxury!

    • @DominusEstOK
      @DominusEstOK 3 года назад +1

      @@graciousideals1509 that was brilliant!

  • @nicholasolifant9538
    @nicholasolifant9538 3 года назад +4

    Looks like they cut the second hand to make it look like a 2 hand watch 🤔

  • @GrayFur
    @GrayFur 3 года назад +1

    They probably picked their name on purpose very similar to Philip Watch, a real Italian brand

    • @Mario_N64
      @Mario_N64 3 года назад

      Or maybe they copied Franchi Menotti, a real Italian brand that is now defunct.

  • @cybr600
    @cybr600 3 года назад +3

    7:24 That ticking second hand pivot with no hand is hilarious. I guess that has something to do with the new definition of luxury they're advertising.

  • @OffGridInvestor
    @OffGridInvestor 3 года назад +1

    That MVMT one you showed at the end looks like my $10 (£6) banger made from kinda painted die cast and the thin stainless steel back on it. And about as light as cardboard.

    • @Mario_N64
      @Mario_N64 3 года назад +1

      MVMT do seem to use all stainless steel cases, although they're the cheapest ones.

  • @mCblue79
    @mCblue79 3 года назад +4

    Very fair and honest review of what is, frankly, a joke of a company and almost fraudulent as well. Actually, based on the number of complaints of non receipt, definitely fraudulent. Avoid! Kudos on the review and vid though 👍😊

  • @marlboro9tibike
    @marlboro9tibike 3 года назад +13

    Every time when somebody bought watch like this, one little soul of watch industry dies and children of the world would cry.

  • @TheMicrobrandReview
    @TheMicrobrandReview 3 года назад +4

    Congratulations on getting a working watch. However, please keep in mind you did order a quartz, and those are far less likely to have an issue apart from the hands falling off maybe. Would've been great to see you review the automatic version of that Venice model instead with the joys of the maybe it works/rotates for a while and maybe it doesn't customized 24 hour day and night wheel, or maybe discovering yours installed so the day and night are 12 hours off based on when the date ticks over. (The one in the quartz is the one that comes with the movement.) Got to love that they're still selling these despite originally selling them as a limited edition.

  • @DavidSchwartzjr
    @DavidSchwartzjr 3 года назад +3

    Dang Ben we upload vids on the same day about FL? What are the odds?! Haha, great review. I had refused to review their quartz ones but seeing two of their automatics in hand I would say this: you can get something else for the money but if you love the watch, just wait to buy one used for a reasonable price and you won’t have issues with shipping wait times.
    Great vid as usual bro, hopefully your guys don’t come light me up again on this go around 😂🍻👍

    • @somewhereintimewatchreviews
      @somewhereintimewatchreviews 3 года назад +2

      Ha what were the odds man!.....🤣🤣🤣

    • @DavidSchwartzjr
      @DavidSchwartzjr 3 года назад +3

      @@somewhereintimewatchreviews it’s gotta be fate! 🤣

    • @BensWatchClub
      @BensWatchClub  3 года назад +3

      Sorry David haha, this one was scheduled for several days so it wasn't intentional I promise!

    • @DavidSchwartzjr
      @DavidSchwartzjr 3 года назад +1

      @@BensWatchClub Lol I know man, mine should have been done months ago so its just funny how it worked out! 😂

  • @thewatchdoctor
    @thewatchdoctor 3 года назад +4

    Great video. I was laughing my ass off all the way through. Such bold claims for such a sub par piece. Keep on making great content 👍🏻. The ⏱👨‍⚕️

  • @watchandjewelryloft4713
    @watchandjewelryloft4713 3 года назад +1

    Watched one ad about these watches, and nothing here is surprising at all. 🤣😂
    I do watch repair. And crap like this really makes me cringe. I'm so tired of it..I can't roll my eyes back far enough anymore. 🙄

  • @a_latyshev
    @a_latyshev 3 года назад +4

    Do you have a way to test the crystal? That would be interesting to check 🤔

  • @b.b.6407
    @b.b.6407 3 года назад +3

    "Either you die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the middleman"
    Actual quote from Filippo Loreti, 1926

  • @jach99
    @jach99 3 года назад +3

    Why didn't they just come up with some bullshit about how it's inspired by the Baltic sea or something like that instead of the whole Italian outright lie? I don't think it actually would've affected their sales.

  • @BoiseFreerunner
    @BoiseFreerunner 2 года назад +3

    I got 2 watches from them after the kickstarter period because they sponsored a RUclipsr I like. Using the promo code and some other sale they were doing at the time I was able to get 2 watches for about $100USD. I think for $50 per watch, they are fine. I wouldn't buy another one though, and I especially wouldn't buy one for more than $50.

  • @ProcrastinatinZombie
    @ProcrastinatinZombie 3 года назад +3

    I personally dont care if a kickstarter project is late. they always are. I dont care if the box comes in damaged. I only care about the watch and I'll chuck the box as soon as i get the watch out. That being said. IF I PAID FOR 5-11 DAY SHIPPING I BETTER GET IT BETWEEN THAT TIME FRAME!!!!!! lol

  • @ultra-potato
    @ultra-potato 3 года назад +2

    They just cut the second hand.. wHaT a CrAfTmAnShIp

  • @rick3670
    @rick3670 3 года назад +10

    I can tell at a glance that the craftsmanship and attention to detail put into the production of this video far exceeds the minimalist efforts put forth to cut out any middle men between its original manufacturing location, China, to Lithuania, to your ultimate location in the UK. Great review!

  • @skyflipz7642
    @skyflipz7642 3 года назад +1

    To be brutally honest with you for that price I would much rather buy something like a Michael kors, which is a name brand hand bag company or a watch from someone like that that has name value and probably the same, if not better craftsmanship that a watch like this, I’ve never had any issues with either my mk watch or my Kenneth Cole, and they both keep great time

    • @Mario_N64
      @Mario_N64 3 года назад

      Yeah. Or an Armani or Hugo Boss fashion watch. At least they're real premium designer brands.

  • @ThroatSore
    @ThroatSore 3 года назад +3

    I just got first Omega. It qaan't the most expensive example, but, soooookoo beautifully presented. Wooden box, clean, not a mark on it and, literally, the bag had a bow on it 🙂

  • @sumansubramaniam7136
    @sumansubramaniam7136 3 года назад +3

    i ordered them in november 2017, over a year later in 2018 probably sometime in the summer, I had to call my bank and file a claim for the purchase and shipping I paid extra for. Their customer service reps were all automated emails and when I used their facebook messaging service, they told me the update was on their facebook page. so instead of getting an email, I had to get told through their fb message chat to go follow their private page, wait to get requested and then see an update that said there is a delay. which was the 10th time they probably had a delay. I reviewed them 2 times negatively on trust pilot but they tried to reply and act like there was a misunderstanding. smh they try too hard to cover their image but do not care to give their products out. 100% not worth.

  • @stuartthecobblerandloopyluna
    @stuartthecobblerandloopyluna 3 года назад +6

    The "Sergio gorgini " of the watch world 😂

    • @miked6367
      @miked6367 3 года назад

      😂 I will always respect a solid office reference.

  • @AriaAzari
    @AriaAzari 3 года назад +2

    It's a simple advertisment watch,
    In China there are tons of watch manufacturers who specialized in luxury mimicking watches, pens and.... , In middle east, we order them for placing our company logo on them and giving them to others as a gift in meetings or exhibitions.
    I think I saw a very very similar looking watch with same movement on a catalogue for 29 usd, same package box.

  • @craigweston5371
    @craigweston5371 3 года назад +3

    Did that hand stack have a rotating second hand "place holder" on it even though there's no third hand? Or am I seeing things?

  • @davidlloydjones752
    @davidlloydjones752 3 года назад +1

    Let's cut to the chase Ben, this outfit are full of crap. They make MVMT look good!.

  • @henryviiifake8244
    @henryviiifake8244 3 года назад +4

    06:28 _"Look how [Ben] massacred my boy..."_

  • @dominicrusho
    @dominicrusho 3 года назад +3

    Ben, have you come across Steeldive? I just bought a Fifty Fathoms homage and, whilst it’s not perfect, the value for money is absurd for the price I paid. Worth a look

    • @dominicrusho
      @dominicrusho 3 года назад +1

      @@karlsenula9495 Agreed, the straps are pretty rubbish. The FF Barakuda homage I got came with a faux Tropic one...it’s passable, but easily fixed with a decent aftermarket one

    • @damyr
      @damyr 3 года назад +1

      It's a diver. Please, keep this channel without divers. You have plenty of those on other channels. JOMW has them every other day.

  • @lolpocalypse
    @lolpocalypse 2 года назад +1

    I’d gladly pay $40 for that watch. They could do really well in that low end price point because the design is actually kind of nice….
    If they removed all the fake Italian crap I’d consider them as a cheap fashion brand

  • @MrPleers
    @MrPleers 3 года назад +8

    8 dislikes. Proud Filippo Loreti owners, who are still in denial ?

  • @pranavgautam96
    @pranavgautam96 3 года назад +2

    You ever gonna get anything from "Nolabel"? I'm waiting for you to tear one of those down. Drop-shipped!

  • @markmcdonnell
    @markmcdonnell 3 года назад +9

    The absurdity of their marketing is quite staggering. I thought I'd seen some embarrassing nonsense in my time but this is next level. Great review. 👍 Gotta shame these snake oil sellers.

  • @barryvercueil2346
    @barryvercueil2346 3 года назад +2

    I'm getting bombarded with Advertising for this rubbish. Great video. Thanks.

  • @euanwells6968
    @euanwells6968 3 года назад +4

    oh boy....this is gonna be good >:)

  • @kleanovodust-bin69
    @kleanovodust-bin69 3 года назад +2

    Tbh the design looks descent with half-descent finishing than that DW. But yea, if you receive one. Maybe you're the lucky one Ben.
    You should make another follow-up like what you did with the Casio A700.

    • @skzion2
      @skzion2 3 года назад +1

      DW may be even more trashy and overpriced.

  • @trtmrt2203
    @trtmrt2203 3 года назад +3

    The music in the intro rules :-p

  • @jasonbostock408
    @jasonbostock408 3 года назад +1

    dam that's terrible its £25 quid from Ali baba just without the logo so even with tax it's around £30 they need to stop advertising constantly and actually make a watch I just got a better watch from Ali express for £18 really sad if I had ordered it I would simply return it that's if you ever actually ever get it great review ben

  • @sirjaws49
    @sirjaws49 3 года назад +5

    Got 2 Loreti watches both different versions from the Ascari range. Took 6 months to arrive, packaging about the same as your unboxing showed. Bought on discount 50% = $99 each =standard $19 for packaging. 1 rubber strap & 1 bracelet both good fit (7.25 cm wrist) Both are good looking and work 4 months later. The chrono second timer is very sharp having no smooth sweep as quality watches would have. I don't wear them often but if they are still working I'll probably take them on a sunny holiday to wear again. (When we can travel of course) NB I bought a Dan Henry 1939 (also quartz) $270 incl extra Nato strap and adj tool with leather pouch plus, fast shipping it arrived in 1 week (it has a beautiful elegant smooth sweep of timer hand) & is a beautiful watch that I've worn a lot more than the Loreti. I will buy another Dan Henry a great watch buying experience. I've sub'd

  • @rumatadestora
    @rumatadestora 3 года назад +2

    One of the comments on the FL site for this watch: "It was a gift from my girlfriend and I am so thrilled to wear it that I just felt like I have to leave you guys a comment. Great watch, fits perfectly!" God, I'd leave her in place of that guy if my gf would buy this for me as a present...

  • @MZaphodB
    @MZaphodB 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for your work !!