@@MartinMoxenaAbsolutely. I have worn it a few times. I have had a clear out of some watches (a few G Shocks and some Citizens) over summer, but this is a keeper. It's a great dress watch, and very different from everything else I own. My day to day watches are titanium Tudor Pelagos's, so I am used to wearing those watches hard. As a Gold PVD, I am concerned about scratching. but with it's gentle wear, nothing has happened yet. All in all, thoroughly recommended. And this watch has entered the heart area of my collection.
Got pulled to this rabbit hole of watches about a month ago, and all I've been doing is watching RUclips videos since then 😂 Even though I just came across your channel, I'm glad I did! Great review and beautiful watch!
I wear my MR01 for 2 or 3 days at a time and it barely loses a minute. My only gripe is that the movement is a little noisy. Other than that, I'm really happy with my blue-dial version.
I bought one of these with a beads of rice bracelet, but I must confess that I prefer to wear it with a brown leather strap. Luckily the bracelet fit very well on another vintage watch of mine (for which I couldn't find a suitable bracelet) and I love that it has the built-in quick release pin. In the end this purchase setup accidentally worked very well for me.
I was considering this but the accuracy makes me think twice. I have a Hamilton Khaki Field for $500 that keeps time to within 5 seconds a day. I think my next watch may wind up being a Nomos Club Campus for $1500 instead. Gorgeous proprietary German movement and beautiful case quality.
Really enjoyed the review and impressions. Really helpful especially the real-use accuracy. That watch strap btw really does work. Where did you get it? I'm planning on getting the salmon dial as well and your pairing with that grey strap is just too good not to emulate.
I am wondering the same thing. The only thing I’m missing is a timegrapher. The thing is that cheaper movement have less methods of regulation and are less precise
That’s a shame I think it feels nice, quality wise. My rotor is also not loud at all, i think there can be big differences due to little or no quality control
At 7:51 ...hard to find these things in this price range. That's the optimistic perspective; Whereas the pessimistic perspective would be that it's all too good to be true. And I tend to agree with the latter. Quality is commensurate with price, and you can't get something for nothing -- for example, a Chinese ébauche in a microbrand. Over at Average Bros he was talking about the secondhand market for this watch, so you could flip it for profit. That goes to show where the mindset is about gaming value.
Getting +2 seconds a day on my Khaki field auto. Plus this is a french watch with a Chinese movement. It's pretty but there are too many compromises for the price.
Beautiful watch for the price. The +30 wouldn't be a deal breaker if you'd buy this watch for the purpose it was created: dress watch. However, for someone planning to wear this quite often, anything more than +/- 10 is a deal breaker imo. As a comparison, my Max Bill manual wind which is about 700 euro runs at +2/day out of the box.
You got a good point, but I have to say that from wearing mine even for 3 days in a row, it definitely runs better than +30. But yeah, when paying above 300€ for a daily, I would want it to be more accurate than +30 for sure
$500 what's not to like? It's like two months of paying my power bill. Not a hard decision. The hard decision is choosing a color. What's your wrist size?
I put a lot of emphasis on movement accuracy, hence +30 seconds per day is a complete dealbreaker for me. Too bad, as the watch and the movement look great.
@@giusepperocchi2979 Not quite sure about that. Especially cheaper movements can be regulated but after some time start to drift again. Noticed this with various Seiko and Miyota movements. A bit too experimental for me tbh
@@ToolwatchBoutique I have one since the first batch, and I’m waiting for a second one. It was a bit slow, which I hate, so I regulated it and it’s running +4 dial up, with amazingly small positional variance.
I guess they never claim what they had have regulated to in those 5 positions. SMH. Cheaper movement are hard to relate. My 7s26 vary a lot even after re oiling. Even my 6r15 has high positional variance, but I got the dial up and 12 down to under +4s and 3 down to -13s. I do a weight average of time spent on each position and it should be pretty close to +0s after a few days of wearing. Lifestyle has great impact on cheaper low efficiency movements. I would love to see how the Nomos DUW3001 does since it is supposedly 95% efficient. So it should have tighter tolerances, higher percision with less positional and temperature variance.
I doubt that they could afford to spend a lot of time regulating the movement for such a low price. Maybe i will have my watchmaker regulate it as i don’t have a timegrapher. Thanks for sharing :)
You did not discuss the accuracy of the watch. On your text, you mentioned the "movement's accuracy" and in your video you said "how it performed over the ten days of wearing it" (4:06) - the video ended with me still waiting for you to mention its accuracy.
I am sure i mentioned that it lost around 30s per day, someone else commented that that would be too much for them. But it really depends on the individual watch, some perform much better
Sorry guys, we need to be a bit honest here, +30s for a 732 euro watch is first of all not cheap at all, my baltany salmon dial watch is 174 euros and runs at plus 7-8s a day and is very very well made so it really is 4 times cheaper but the Baltic is certainly not 4 times better. It is a pretty weak deal and to me +30s is not okay especially if you note it has been regulated in France. Also the case is pretty simple to make in my eyes. Also hesalite, it is a choice its vintage inspired but my baltany vintage inspired beautiful sapphire crystal is really something else. Again a choice which I do not like that much tbh with you.
If those things are important to you then yes I agree. But you have to remember that other people don’t buy watches for the same reason you do. And it’s not like i tested it on a timegrapher, i just took maybe two measurements by eye. I bought that watch based on the looks and still love it for that
@TheWatchScientists well said! We all have different taste and look for different things. If you want accuracy buy a gshock or something... but some of us love watches for so much more than this. Thank you for a great review.
Sapphire is not always the best choice. As in this case if you want a domed crystal you need to go without sapphire. Both materials have their pros and cons. In a sports watch or tool watch i would agree with you
@@hectorgarcia3675 omega and rolex vintage watches costing thousands up to tens of thousands uses acrylic.. acrylic is tough, clear and doesnt smudge..
If you have a steel watch (no bracelet), normal brass movement and glass on both sides there is not much that could add weight. The case being small and thin might make it seem light
I would always know the movement is a cheap imitation with painted screws, fake côtes de Genève and clumsy perlage. And the drastic inaccuracy of this movement is not because it wasn’t regulated but because of its low quality parts and construction. Beautiful design on the dial, otherwise.
Of course you can easily see it, but if you see it in the flesh it does look pretty. I disagree, regulating will make it more accurate, the question is how long the movement can maintain that regulation. In any case i don’t think this movement will get any more accurate than +-15. But as i said in the video i was aware of that.
No way yo purchased a chinese micro rotor watch. Accuracy is just a deal break for me and if it is broken (probably) you need to find a master watchmaker to fix it. Therefore i will not buy it. PASS
Accuracy is not necessarily that important for me. I wanted this watch because of the microrotor, salmon dial and Breguet numerals. For that price you can’t find that anywhere. I don’t know why you should need a master watchmaker though
@TheWatchScientists cause it is not easy to fix micro rotor watches. I am afraid I do not agree with you about accuracy. It's pretty important for me. Especially If I pay more than 1000 eu
No micro rotors have quite exactly the same parts as a normal automatic works just differently arranged. No need to agree on that as it is personal preference. I paid much less than 1000€
I got a gold one yesterday! It's amazing! Could not be happier.
Great, congrats!
Do you still recommend it? I’m considering buying the same model.
@@MartinMoxenaAbsolutely. I have worn it a few times. I have had a clear out of some watches (a few G Shocks and some Citizens) over summer, but this is a keeper. It's a great dress watch, and very different from everything else I own. My day to day watches are titanium Tudor Pelagos's, so I am used to wearing those watches hard. As a Gold PVD, I am concerned about scratching. but with it's gentle wear, nothing has happened yet.
All in all, thoroughly recommended. And this watch has entered the heart area of my collection.
Got pulled to this rabbit hole of watches about a month ago, and all I've been doing is watching RUclips videos since then 😂 Even though I just came across your channel, I'm glad I did!
Great review and beautiful watch!
Thank you 😊
Salmon dial with grey strap is a nice looking combo!
Thank you i think so too ;)
@@TheWatchScientists may I ask where did this strap come from?
Would prefer a black one
I wear my MR01 for 2 or 3 days at a time and it barely loses a minute. My only gripe is that the movement is a little noisy. Other than that, I'm really happy with my blue-dial version.
Nice I guess the accuracy varies a lot. The blue dial is also beautiful!
Beautiful watch, would love your review on Aquastar
I bought one of these with a beads of rice bracelet, but I must confess that I prefer to wear it with a brown leather strap. Luckily the bracelet fit very well on another vintage watch of mine (for which I couldn't find a suitable bracelet) and I love that it has the built-in quick release pin. In the end this purchase setup accidentally worked very well for me.
I feel the same way i have mine on a grey suede leather strap
I was considering this but the accuracy makes me think twice. I have a Hamilton Khaki Field for $500 that keeps time to within 5 seconds a day. I think my next watch may wind up being a Nomos Club Campus for $1500 instead. Gorgeous proprietary German movement and beautiful case quality.
the grey strap looks great with it
Thanks i think so too 😊
Love how this watch looks on camera!
bought 3 , past weekend. Loving them
The three different dials? 😅 cool!
@@TheWatchScientists yes, 3 different colours,
I'm loving a burgundy leather strap on this one, it complements the copper color dial. I want to try some suede too tho for sure.
Uh sounds interesting! I can’t really picture it. Yes the suede complements the textured dial
Just ordered mine!
Great video! Very informative
Thank you 😊
Really enjoyed the review and impressions. Really helpful especially the real-use accuracy. That watch strap btw really does work. Where did you get it? I'm planning on getting the salmon dial as well and your pairing with that grey strap is just too good not to emulate.
Thank you, we are glad you enjoyed it 😊
It’s a Watch Bandit strap, and it is just a perfect pairing!
Thanks for the video. I just ordered one
You are welcome
I would be interested to see what the accuracy is like after regulating the movement. From my own experience it does make a lot of difference.
I am wondering the same thing. The only thing I’m missing is a timegrapher. The thing is that cheaper movement have less methods of regulation and are less precise
Thank you for the review. Can i have a link for your grey bracelet? Thanks
You are welcome!
Here is the link:
watchbandit.de/produkt/wildleder-uhrarmband-vintage-grau-wb-original/
wheres the grey nubuck strap from?
It’s from Watch Bandits
I bought the watch,sent it back.
Looks great on videos but feels cheap when you get it in hand,the rotor is as noisy as a rattler on your wrist
That’s a shame I think it feels nice, quality wise. My rotor is also not loud at all, i think there can be big differences due to little or no quality control
At 7:51 ...hard to find these things in this price range. That's the optimistic perspective; Whereas the pessimistic perspective would be that it's all too good to be true. And I tend to agree with the latter. Quality is commensurate with price, and you can't get something for nothing -- for example, a Chinese ébauche in a microbrand. Over at Average Bros he was talking about the secondhand market for this watch, so you could flip it for profit. That goes to show where the mindset is about gaming value.
Getting +2 seconds a day on my Khaki field auto. Plus this is a french watch with a Chinese movement. It's pretty but there are too many compromises for the price.
Depends on what you are looking for in a watch. In this case I like the look and don’t mind the inaccuracies.
Beautiful watch for the price. The +30 wouldn't be a deal breaker if you'd buy this watch for the purpose it was created: dress watch. However, for someone planning to wear this quite often, anything more than +/- 10 is a deal breaker imo. As a comparison, my Max Bill manual wind which is about 700 euro runs at +2/day out of the box.
You got a good point, but I have to say that from wearing mine even for 3 days in a row, it definitely runs better than +30. But yeah, when paying above 300€ for a daily, I would want it to be more accurate than +30 for sure
$500 what's not to like? It's like two months of paying my power bill. Not a hard decision.
The hard decision is choosing a color.
What's your wrist size?
I love the salmon color it is really beautiful, my wrist is 18cm
@TheWatchScientists I think that's the one I've decided on. 😊
I'll being buying.
Nice choice:)
I put a lot of emphasis on movement accuracy, hence +30 seconds per day is a complete dealbreaker for me. Too bad, as the watch and the movement look great.
Fair enough :)
It’s super easy to regulate, you can even do it yourself with just a little screwdriver.
@@giusepperocchi2979 Not quite sure about that. Especially cheaper movements can be regulated but after some time start to drift again. Noticed this with various Seiko and Miyota movements. A bit too experimental for me tbh
@@ToolwatchBoutique
I have one since the first batch, and I’m waiting for a second one. It was a bit slow, which I hate, so I regulated it and it’s running +4 dial up, with amazingly small positional variance.
@@giusepperocchi2979 +4 is a great rate, very nice
I guess they never claim what they had have regulated to in those 5 positions. SMH. Cheaper movement are hard to relate. My 7s26 vary a lot even after re oiling. Even my 6r15 has high positional variance, but I got the dial up and 12 down to under +4s and 3 down to -13s. I do a weight average of time spent on each position and it should be pretty close to +0s after a few days of wearing. Lifestyle has great impact on cheaper low efficiency movements. I would love to see how the Nomos DUW3001 does since it is supposedly 95% efficient. So it should have tighter tolerances, higher percision with less positional and temperature variance.
I doubt that they could afford to spend a lot of time regulating the movement for such a low price. Maybe i will have my watchmaker regulate it as i don’t have a timegrapher.
Thanks for sharing :)
That watch does wear bigger looking at this. I was torn over color, not maybe salmon is the way to go
You did not discuss the accuracy of the watch. On your text, you mentioned the "movement's accuracy" and in your video you said "how it performed over the ten days of wearing it" (4:06) - the video ended with me still waiting for you to mention its accuracy.
I am sure i mentioned that it lost around 30s per day, someone else commented that that would be too much for them. But it really depends on the individual watch, some perform much better
My is 2 Sec +
Very nice! I could get mine regulated
Sorry guys, we need to be a bit honest here, +30s for a 732 euro watch is first of all not cheap at all, my baltany salmon dial watch is 174 euros and runs at plus 7-8s a day and is very very well made so it really is 4 times cheaper but the Baltic is certainly not 4 times better. It is a pretty weak deal and to me +30s is not okay especially if you note it has been regulated in France. Also the case is pretty simple to make in my eyes. Also hesalite, it is a choice its vintage inspired but my baltany vintage inspired beautiful sapphire crystal is really something else. Again a choice which I do not like that much tbh with you.
If those things are important to you then yes I agree. But you have to remember that other people don’t buy watches for the same reason you do.
And it’s not like i tested it on a timegrapher, i just took maybe two measurements by eye. I bought that watch based on the looks and still love it for that
How thick is the baltany? Does it have a gold plated micro rotor?
@TheWatchScientists well said! We all have different taste and look for different things. If you want accuracy buy a gshock or something... but some of us love watches for so much more than this. Thank you for a great review.
no sapphire crystal for 700 dollars ? please ...
Sapphire is not always the best choice. As in this case if you want a domed crystal you need to go without sapphire. Both materials have their pros and cons. In a sports watch or tool watch i would agree with you
@@TheWatchScientists Akrone C-04, french microbrand : 500€, domed sapphire crystal and Miyota 9039
Sure but it has a different look due to the distortions. This is more vintage styled
@@hectorgarcia3675 omega and rolex vintage watches costing thousands up to tens of thousands uses acrylic.. acrylic is tough, clear and doesnt smudge..
@@yusufbest4475 i will show my Orient or my Seiko with acrylic glasses, full of micro stripe, that ruins everything ...
They forget the 7 and 8. Looks like it was designed with crayons 😅
Beautiful dial but the unserviceable movement is not worth the money imho.
Besides that 9.9mm isn’t the thickness that I’d say very thin.
Why would it be unserviceable?
I call watches under 10mm thin and under 8mm ultra thin. Most automatics in this price range are 10-12mm
30s per day? That's not good.
It’s not great but for example Seiko 5s are also around +-15s
These watches feel so cheap. Very light weight. I was surprised.
If you have a steel watch (no bracelet), normal brass movement and glass on both sides there is not much that could add weight.
The case being small and thin might make it seem light
30 seconds a day is definitely not acceptable for any watch. I have NH35 movements, none loose more, or gain more than 10 sec. I'm out!
From my experience with the watch it’s way better than 30 a day, so I wouldn’t worry. But I agree 30s a day is a dealbreaker. - Nele
30 seconds loss per day! Way too much. That's a deal breaker.
That’s what they say but I can tell you in my case it’s far better than that
I would always know the movement is a cheap imitation with painted screws, fake côtes de Genève and clumsy perlage. And the drastic inaccuracy of this movement is not because it wasn’t regulated but because of its low quality parts and construction. Beautiful design on the dial, otherwise.
Of course you can easily see it, but if you see it in the flesh it does look pretty. I disagree, regulating will make it more accurate, the question is how long the movement can maintain that regulation. In any case i don’t think this movement will get any more accurate than +-15. But as i said in the video i was aware of that.
No way yo purchased a chinese micro rotor watch. Accuracy is just a deal break for me and if it is broken (probably) you need to find a master watchmaker to fix it. Therefore i will not buy it. PASS
Accuracy is not necessarily that important for me. I wanted this watch because of the microrotor, salmon dial and Breguet numerals. For that price you can’t find that anywhere.
I don’t know why you should need a master watchmaker though
@TheWatchScientists cause it is not easy to fix micro rotor watches. I am afraid I do not agree with you about accuracy. It's pretty important for me. Especially If I pay more than 1000 eu
No micro rotors have quite exactly the same parts as a normal automatic works just differently arranged.
No need to agree on that as it is personal preference.
I paid much less than 1000€