So glad I found this! You just saved me from subscribing to the platinum membership! Thank you. I hope others who are thinking of joining find this first
Thank you for this review! Honestly, as someone who actually likes and knows about watches, this frustrates me so much. The entire business model of this company is basically shipping overpriced Chinese watches to people who cannot tell cheap from high quality watches...
One wonders why no one has sued them for faults of advertising as their website say's you will receive Japanese and Swiss made watches , yet all the watches people show in their videos are Chinese MVTs
I only tell my experience and discoveries! Seems to be a common theme with everyone. Maybe not the bad experiences with their customer service but anyone who asked questions and/or spoke out got banned by them, they actively lie to have your reviews removed and their quality/tactics are shady as hell!
A lot of the watches they send (EVEN FOR THE PLATINUM MEMBERS) are from brands that I never heard of and brands that aren't even well known and the watches themselves don't look like they're worth half the price.
Truth. I had a 6-month, 2-watch Black Tier subscription. I filled out the preference profile a couple times for chronographs. I ended up getting two 3-hand very bland watches. One was Earnshaw and the other Melbourne Watch Co. To be fair, they're both automatics; Earnshaw has a nice sculpted mesh band; Melbourne has NH35 movement with which I swapped out the dial for a Laco homage. But they're not what I wanted.Standard Response from WG was, "You joined a mystery club, you accept what we give you." When I asked what use the profile was for, I got silence. Good watch tips from you, thanks.
Omg...he totally turned me onto you now....just about to look you up...haha...the piece he shows of yours is outstanding.... ;) ....as a woman whose a fan of mens pieces....now im curious as to if you also do womens pieces....not a fan of womens particularly...but if you do work on womens pieces...i just may become one of your biggest collectors...lol....in any sense im now going to be checking you out because of his good word.... ;)
@@doinitbosstrustandbelieve2496 I do!! Not very often but essentially I can do the same things but with a smaller case that has smaller lugs. With that, you can't use as aggressive as a bezel as some will cover the crown a bit too much. But reach out and maybe we can get something going :) facebook.com/brianvanwaycollection/
@@brianvanway ....i most definetly will!!!....my birthday is in september...i think ill be treating myself to one of your creations... :) .....thankyou for responding...looking forward to what we can come up with...EXCITED...lol...youll be hearing from me very soon....like within 24 hours...lol...stay safe... ;)
I was ready to enter my credit card info on WG, excited about getting badass watches.. until something told me to watch review videos. You just saved me.
I came very close to pulling the trigger and sign up to them, something kept nagging at me to wait... I knew it wasn't what it's hyped up to be... Thanks for the confirmation of my decision to hold off. I hope this helps others to stay away as well.
Thank you so much! Came across one of their ads (I am just getting into watches), I thought this looked great. Though I wanted to see reviews first, but most of what I came across were "paid" advertisers with discount code, which meant to me not honest. Thank you so much I am just going to take your advise on buying watches I want. Much appreciated!
I was with Watch Gang Black Tier for two months but all I was getting were quartz watches so I quit before they could send me anther one. At about this time I decided to send my two Seiko watches to the repair centre for a overhaul. Seiko Canada did an awesome job and they look like new. Cost less than a 3 month subscription to WG and I have two mechanical movement watches that should last me years.
I was literally just about to subscribe to WG, but thought I should look up reviews first. Saw some good ones and was about to go through with it until my curiosity made me click on this video. Needless to say I will not be doing it now. Thanks👍🏻
Great video man. You know how they say: "if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't". If you're willing to spend some time researching, you find great affordable watches from respectable brands like Timex, Citizen, Bulova, Seiko (Orient, Lorus, Pulsar), Casio, Wenger, Swatch and even Tissot. Even Stuhrling and Invicta are great for the budget. Plus you can decide on the size of the watch (nothing looks sillier like a 46mm on a small wrist). You saved many people a lot of money and gratitude and respect is in order, sir. Best regards!
Finally! A review of WG that I feel is truthful. Thank you. You've saved me from wasting even more money on WG. I've only been collecting watches for a couple of months now. In that time, I made the mistake of joining Watch Gang and subscribed to the Black Tier. I thought why not, I might get something cool. The two watches I have received so far are a huge disappointment, chiefly because they are brands I've never heard of nor can find info about them other than they are made in china. Also, I looked up what they are selling for in real life (not the wildly overblown msrp's) and have come to the realization that neither watch is worth anywhere near the $150 price per month I paid for the subscription service. I'm going to cancel my membership later today. I feel WG is indeed a scam. Yes, they do have some brands that are actually good, but there is lot of crap mixed in too. My modest collection (5 so far, not counting the WG junk) contains a Bulova, Seiko, a couple of Tissot's, and a Mathey-Tissot. Those I researched and got because I really like them and are from respectable brands. I find it much more rewarding to search/discover cool watches on my own now than leave it up to some service to send me some crap from china. The WG stuff is great for people who don't care about quality, know much about watches and prefer the thrill of gambling rather than having quality pieces in their collection. I spent $300 on WG and I could have put that money towards something I actually wanted. Glad I didn't spend more. Thanks again for your review.
Not only did this video talk me out of joining, but I've linked at least 5 people to it when they asked about it. You're definitely costing them customers. ; )
I lasted three months. And the only reason for that; After the first month i told them I wanted to cancel my sub. They gave me 60% off the next month if I'd stay. OK...THEN, I waited too long to cancel after the second month, so I got ANOTHER POS. I quickly cancelled after that
I laughed when I heard you bring up Croton. They used to be a Swiss company but went under and the rights were bought and they were resurrected into some garbage fashion brand. Some of their vintage chronographs are worth a decent amount of money, like $1500-$5000.
I've taken 3 spins on the Wheel. Every single time I won a level 1 watch. That's what you'll win....EVERY TIME. The watches they say are $500 conveniently sell new on Amazon and eBay every day for $175. You'll pay $290 for a $175 watch. You will not win a luxury watch. Guaranteed. They love shit watches like Out of Order etc. If it's not a Omega, Rolex, I'm not interested, with the exception of DEEP BLUE. Those watches are nice and durable but I still would never pay $290 for one.
I agree with everything you said. WG is a complete scam. Thankfully I used Paypal and was able to get my money back from these theives. What a shame, I really liked the idea of getting a mystery watch every few months if it was actually decent quality. Not with WG though. The $20 watches on Aliexpress are better quality than WG I hope they get sued
Thanks for the info. Was really thinking about subscribing to watch gang. But I think i would rather do the research and buy the watches I want myself. Thanks again.
love my orient watches, i have 3 and when you pull out the stem to set the time they feel tight. in cheeper made watches you can sometimes feel the slop. love orient.
Here's something else to know if you don't want to subscribe but the wheel spins look good. You have a 87.2% chance of getting level 1 on any spin. The wheel makes it look like you have better than a 50:50 chance of getting level 2 or better, but you don't. You will in all likelihood get level 1 every time. Chance of level 2 is 10% and the levels above that are miniscule.
Man, I really appreciate that you came forward and did a video... but honestly, just by seeing the Instagram Watches... the piles of dog shit, I wouldnt even need to sign-up to figure this out... but hey, better late than never.
Wow! I almost signed up. Thanks for the video. I have been buying orient, citizen, swatch for years was thinking of tying out the platinum tier do glad I caught this.
Thanks very much for this video Brandon. I always do a bit of research before I buy something or subscribe to anything, so glad I found your page and honest review. Seeing watchgang site I thought it was a cool idea and I was nearly pulled in with their promise of a better watch than what I would pay for, but looking at the watches on the site there wasn't any I really wanted beside the really high end rolex and tag or omegas. You just saved me some money and now I will just buy the citizen and sieko watches I been after for a while from another reputable site. Thanks once again, have a good day :)
Appreciate the candid review. If something looks too good to be true, it most likely is. I’d briefly pondered WG, but I’d rather search eBay, FB, etc. to find what I’m looking for.
I watched a guy on video unboxing an Orient. He pulled on the crown to set the watch, and the crown fell off the stem. Is that an unusual occurrence for the brand?
I joined Black tier to see what all the hype was about. Two months, two quartz watches that I never would have bought for myself, and neither worth what I ended spending on either of them. I have ended my membership. Save your money for something you really want.
I went with the quarterly black tier sub. I got 1 sub watch after paying my ~$100. Got a Heritor Becker (never heard of Heritor). Looked them up and they are owned by a company named RESULTCO out of China. Black Friday rolls around, I did a total of 4 wheel spins. Got a 24mm strap, a watch for my wife, a decent Chronologia for myself which cost me $115 to spin the wheel for this, and then a $65 piece of shit Invicta for another $115 to spin the wheel. The watch for my wife, that wheel spin cost me $80 to get a $30 watch. WG can kiss my ass.
I actually heard people were getting Heritor Beckers a lot with their subscription so i looked up what they were. I fell in love with the blue dial version. So they list the msrp as $695 which is absolutely insanity and its worth nowhere near that. Its a automatic with an NH35, mineral glass and 5atm WR. Its worth maybe $250 tops. But i really loved the dial so i went looking online. Found somebody selling on for $160. I offered $110 and they took it. Its basically brand new and i love it, but if people think this is a $700 watch, they have been fooled.
@@mansformation I'm not sure that ISNT what they gave them. Lol I know I got $25 for the last WG watch I had. And I was ecstatic to get that! What a POS.
I just subscribed to the black tier membership but i found a coupon code for $50 off my first box so after taxes and shipping I’m only spending about $60. I’ll more than likely end up canceling after my first box but figured I’d give it a shot 🤷🏼♂️
I wish this place was better sounds cool but it’s clearly not good, do you have any recommendations for anything like it that’s better? Thanks for sharing
Im with you men if you heard the private labeling thats what their doing all the watches that watch gang are giving you can find it in alibaba maybe it cost them 30 bucks each for buying a bulk or like 500 pcs to customize and put name and logo like heritor, charles hutton even you can do that i was an amazon seller and iam doing a private labeling too by buying a bulk in alibaba and let them put my company name.
What about the platinum tier? (seriously considering until watching the video. thanks for the honest review) Do you know if people on the platinum tier have had the same experience?
Platinum tier is the same bs. You get a random watch with a bloated MSRP that no one bought that watch for, and it is from an actual watch maker though, but it is a very small company and the watch actually is only worth at most $150.
Avoid at all costs! Just spend the money and get quality affordable pieces (Seiko, Bulova, Citizen, Timex, Vostok, GShock, etc.) You'll get so much more out of it.
Should remind people about the Seiko 5 line as well. You can also buy all the parts and make your own watch. Now here's one that can get people upset but the Invicta Pro Diver, They go on sale all the time for $60 or less and for that you get a decent watch with the Seiko NH35a automatic movement that also hand winds and hacks. Also, I have a Orient Ray II Raven, I put on a PVD Satin black coin edge bezel, a flat mirror black ceramic bezel insert, and a DD Sapphire Crystal with Blue AR. Its one of my favorite watches, my only complaint is the small crown.
Seiko 5! Entry level sport Seikos. Just don't buy the Mumbai specials off ebay! (hint to you guys, they're completely fake. Don't buy anything from India!) I am not a fan of Invicta at all, however, I will give credit where it's due. Their Pro Diver is an excellent value. That Orient you describe sound nice!
Brandon is spot-on. I tried the WatchGang black tier subscription for precisely one month. I received a disappointing, made in China Nautis watch, drop-shipped from ResultCo (Google them), the company WatchGang uses extensively to drop-ship from ResultCo's West Bloomfield, MI headquarters. Nautis, J. Brackett, Heritor, Morphic and many others are what ResultCo sources mainly from China. In my opinion, WatchGang is not worth your hard-earned money, unless of course you like made in China faux brands. Spread the word.
Thanks for sharing. I'm all for entry level watches, that being said, seiko, citizen, orient, tissot, bulova, would be my choices. Those watches have history, they have models ranging from $150 up to $10k like grand seikos, GPS citizen watches are outstanding. I agree, research the history of watches. Spend a little more cash and get a watch that will outlast you. Hand it down to the next generation. Forget the fly by night brands, over hyped without history. Usually a Frankenstein watch with seiko parts, assembled in China and marketed like its special.
Good Video : A friend of mine wanted my opinion on this club as I'm watch collector and my search brought me to this video, Great info you know your stuff, one thing that raised a red flag with this company is they claim you will receive Japanese and Swiss made watches yet the only ones anyone has showed in their video were Chinese made. You can get vintage watches on Ebay for 200 that are worth much more Like Accutron or Rado and don't worry as if you get a fake just contact Ebay and you will get a refund . Vintage Orient watches are good, and the only Asian made watch brand I will wear, I mostly wear German Russian and Swiss made . Last year I scored at a flea market and got a Doxa Valjoux 88 for only $50 CAD the guy had no clue what it was he was selling . Your defiantly right the average person only knows about Gucci Rolex and maybe Rado, mention Burn or Titoni and they ain't got a clue. A little research . Anyone watching this video listen to hes saying dont get ripped off go to yard sales flea markets and online auctions , If your looking for new Bulova are great watches been around for over 100 years and they make all their own movements .
What a great and honest review 👏, I was thinking about signing up, all the guys on RUclips are not very honest and must be getting good watches for there positive reviews. Keep up the good work.
I was thinking the same, the only way i could see it possible is if they were buying in bulk or got a hefty discount for a guaranteed 2000 order or something like that. I mean how else would it be possible
Nicely done, thanks for your honest opinion. The better alternatives in different price ranges are also super helpful for people just getting into watches.
I think I bought a Charles Hutton BNIB on Posh for $30 for 11 year old son who wanted a watch... So yeah I would be Pissed.... it sounds like Watch Gangs entire business model is aimed at People who have absolutely ZERO knowledge of Watches in General. I would expect to receive at least $500 watch per month from decent quality Microbrands such as: BoldR, Zelos, FORZO, Nezumi, Dan Henry, Deep Blue, Cadola, Luminox, Stratton to name a few.. These are decent respectable Microbrands with some very nice looking pieces. And the fact your inquiries on the Forum/webpage got removed by them... thats down right shady....
Anyone who wants to spend $100 a month on a watch, don’t. Save up for 12 to 18 months and buy a Sinn or something similar. Will last forever and holds its value. Most $100 watches are worth $10 after a few years, if you can sell them at all. Collecting watches is a cool hobby but Watch Gang is not the way to get a collection. I’m surprised you didn’t bail after the first two months.
Most of the watches on this watch gang thing are thrash. I dont know a single watch aficionado that has that garbage subscription. There are plenty of tried and tested brands like tissot, glycine, victorinox, just to name a few (and the usual juggernauts like seiko, orient, etc...) that are very easy on the wallet and actually produce a real quality timepiece. That shit is a joke and you know it. 100% agree with you.
I should be receiving my first watch from WG this week, i've been sceptical about it but figured for $100 I would give it a try and see if I like it. Most likely will cancel it after I receive the watch. any advice on good places to find watches or information about watches? I've been wanting to start collecting just looking for advice on where to start.
My suggestion save up money threw the yr and buy a nice watch these subscriptions u arnt buying the value your buying the random shipped watch in there classified class.
One thing to always remember in a capitalistic economy...if it isn’t making dollars it isn’t making cents. I’m gonna start a company selling you $100 bills for $80....yeah probably not right. In the beginning of my collecting I thought about joining, until looking at their marketing for 30 seconds. It’s an absolute atrocity that a Stuhrling could be better than any on their offer. I completely understand the appeal, for a beginner not in the know. We all start somewhere, it’s a bummer that some end up on the watch subscription.
Oh, I understand the capitalistic hustle. I have no issue with their business model EXCEPT for the fact they prey on people thinking they're getting these classic name brand watches, but they're really getting a name which lost it's Copyright and a Chinese Alibaba watch. THAT is my issue with them. I think I even mentioned in the video that if you're looking for the novelty of a mystery watch every month and don't care what it is, then its fine. If you think you're gonna get a quality, name-brand watch that has value, that couldn't be further from the truth.
I thanks for video man, I think you just saved me alot of money was about to sign up with watchgang. I was saying from the beginning that it was too good to be true everything was too perfect with them saw no bad reviews
I’m not a member of Watchgang. I’m considering joining. I watched your video after physically holding in my hands watches from a “black” tier membership, as I wanted to hear o jective reviews. After seeing part of this video (not worth finishing) I’m not seeing any reason why I wouldn’t join. For the price of the membership, I’m seeing quality watches that are valued higher than the membership cost - which is what the club is all about. Would I wear all that I looked at? probably not, but I’d definitely wear a majority of what was sent. What I see from this video is a guy that didn’t get what he wanted. Simple fact is, you can cancel your membership - kinda like changing the channel, canceling Facebook, and getting off of you tube...they censor too.
Join if you wish buy you will find you assumption that they are worth more than your membership fee to be incorrect. You will find many of them you can't even dump off for 50% what you paid.
That was a really good video. I really like that Orient watch. I was wondering since you know a lot about watches, why did you join WG in the first place?
I was willing to give them a try and see what happened. When they first started, they actually did work with legitimate microbrands and you could get some decent watches. At some point, they switched their model to cutting out the middleman (legit microbrands) and just creating their own bogus companies and calling them micros.
Thank goodness I came across your video. Long story short I subscribed last night then I realized that I had to research and sure enough you explained your experience and then today I had a hard time trying to reach for cancellation and of course no one to be reached , I emailed several times till I got so pissed that I froze my account and my debit card I also sent them a very nasty email saying that I wasn’t interested in their practices and I froze my account no money for them ! So sure enough they emailed me back saying not be worried that my subscription was canceled 😁🖕🏻. Not my money not on this one ☝️...
This is very interesting however buying from ebay seems just as much of a gamble I want someone to match the watches from WG to the actual brands as I have had a Heritor and a Jas McCabe and those were my first two watches so I’m happy (at the moment) and I’ve seen the watches on the sites but are these authentic or knock offs as that will change everything
After two watches I cancelled subscription, also I was almost billed twice in one month but that is another story, by the way, the watches I received were so large I couldn't give them away
Just received black tier watch from watchgang. James McCabe Baja watch. So i looked up the serial number and it has a video of the watch. The second hand moves. The watchgang watch does not...i am thinking its a fake...ugh
I'm glad I watched this video you saved me a shit load of money and your style is what I'm into as well.. I like the old wind up Timex watches just because my grandpa wore one and a few Bulovas
For Chinese watches, Aliexpress (yes there are good Chinese watches, but be patient and do your research -- Jody at the Just one more watch channel on RUclips has great suggestions.) For Russian watches, Meranom is good. For everything else, I buy a lot from eBay, esp. grey market or used. Again, be patient and carefully choose the seller, someone with at least 99% approval and thousands of sales on the site. Good luck!
Signed up to Watch Gang, then did my due diligence, watched this video, cancelled order. Thanks dude. These guys are just pure con artists, Nautis watches go for $600 on their website, absolute joke.
Oh I am aware they're Chinese. I am not saying Stuhrling is some great brand, but at least you know what you're getting; a chinese discount dive watch. They're not hiding what they are.
What's crazy is I've only got my first watch from them and I've only seen bad reviews, but I got a heritor automatic that has a resale between 250-500 on ebay. I might do one more watch and see how it goes, but don't take his review as the word of God. His bad taste in his mouth is from the fact that they do have bad business practices with their communications clearly. You also paid 100 dollars knowing fully what's available from them. You can see everything they give away on their website.
That Heritor is not going for 250 - 500 on ebay. No way any Heritor fetches that kind of money. My first watch from WG was the Heritor Becker, I to thought is was going for that price, until I filtered it to sold items. Then I seen it was going for $45-$60 at the most.
@@MeetTheSLAYER Agreed. Someone may list it on ebay for that much, hell, I suspect they even list them at MSRP on ebay to try and trick people as to their value. There is no way a Heritor is selling for that.
So glad I found this! You just saved me from subscribing to the platinum membership! Thank you. I hope others who are thinking of joining find this first
Thank you for this review! Honestly, as someone who actually likes and knows about watches, this frustrates me so much. The entire business model of this company is basically shipping overpriced Chinese watches to people who cannot tell cheap from high quality watches...
One wonders why no one has sued them for faults of advertising as their website say's you will receive Japanese and Swiss made watches , yet all the watches people show in their videos are Chinese MVTs
Sold my watch gang spin watches to the person who recommended it to me and ordered an orient. Cheers!
Even a basic Orient will run circles around any black sub they send out! Great choice!
Basically cancelled my subscription after you hit the nail on the head... I got all those watches you shared and a few other no name brands...
Former WG captive..... EVERYTHING you state in this review is ON POINT. Thanks for this!!!!
I only tell my experience and discoveries! Seems to be a common theme with everyone. Maybe not the bad experiences with their customer service but anyone who asked questions and/or spoke out got banned by them, they actively lie to have your reviews removed and their quality/tactics are shady as hell!
A lot of the watches they send (EVEN FOR THE PLATINUM MEMBERS) are from brands that I never heard of and brands that aren't even well known and the watches themselves don't look like they're worth half the price.
Truth. I had a 6-month, 2-watch Black Tier subscription. I filled out the preference profile a couple times for chronographs. I ended up getting two 3-hand very bland watches. One was Earnshaw and the other Melbourne Watch Co. To be fair, they're both automatics; Earnshaw has a nice sculpted mesh band; Melbourne has NH35 movement with which I swapped out the dial for a Laco homage. But they're not what I wanted.Standard Response from WG was, "You joined a mystery club, you accept what we give you." When I asked what use the profile was for, I got silence. Good watch tips from you, thanks.
Once again, thanks for the plug my friend
Omg...he totally turned me onto you now....just about to look you up...haha...the piece he shows of yours is outstanding.... ;) ....as a woman whose a fan of mens pieces....now im curious as to if you also do womens pieces....not a fan of womens particularly...but if you do work on womens pieces...i just may become one of your biggest collectors...lol....in any sense im now going to be checking you out because of his good word.... ;)
@@doinitbosstrustandbelieve2496 I do!! Not very often but essentially I can do the same things but with a smaller case that has smaller lugs. With that, you can't use as aggressive as a bezel as some will cover the crown a bit too much.
But reach out and maybe we can get something going :) facebook.com/brianvanwaycollection/
@@brianvanway ....i most definetly will!!!....my birthday is in september...i think ill be treating myself to one of your creations... :) .....thankyou for responding...looking forward to what we can come up with...EXCITED...lol...youll be hearing from me very soon....like within 24 hours...lol...stay safe... ;)
@@doinitbosstrustandbelieve2496 nice!! :)
Excellent Video. Thanks Brandon! You kept me from pulling the trigger on a subscription to WG. Your taste in watches is excellent.
He saved me too!! Thanks man
I was ready to enter my credit card info on WG, excited about getting badass watches.. until something told me to watch review videos. You just saved me.
I came very close to pulling the trigger and sign up to them, something kept nagging at me to wait... I knew it wasn't what it's hyped up to be... Thanks for the confirmation of my decision to hold off. I hope this helps others to stay away as well.
Thank you so much! Came across one of their ads (I am just getting into watches), I thought this looked great. Though I wanted to see reviews first, but most of what I came across were "paid" advertisers with discount code, which meant to me not honest. Thank you so much I am just going to take your advise on buying watches I want. Much appreciated!
I was with Watch Gang Black Tier for two months but all I was getting were quartz watches so I quit before they could send me anther one. At about this time I decided to send my two Seiko watches to the repair centre for a overhaul. Seiko Canada did an awesome job and they look like new. Cost less than a 3 month subscription to WG and I have two mechanical movement watches that should last me years.
A serviced Seiko will last generations!
I was literally just about to subscribe to WG, but thought I should look up reviews first. Saw some good ones and was about to go through with it until my curiosity made me click on this video. Needless to say I will not be doing it now. Thanks👍🏻
Me too
Same here!
Great video man. You know how they say: "if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't".
If you're willing to spend some time researching, you find great affordable watches from respectable brands like Timex, Citizen, Bulova, Seiko (Orient, Lorus, Pulsar), Casio, Wenger, Swatch and even Tissot. Even Stuhrling and Invicta are great for the budget. Plus you can decide on the size of the watch (nothing looks sillier like a 46mm on a small wrist).
You saved many people a lot of money and gratitude and respect is in order, sir.
Best regards!
It is actually - "If it is too good to be true, it probably IS".
Finally! A review of WG that I feel is truthful. Thank you. You've saved me from wasting even more money on WG.
I've only been collecting watches for a couple of months now. In that time, I made the mistake of joining Watch Gang and subscribed to the Black Tier. I thought why not, I might get something cool. The two watches I have received so far are a huge disappointment, chiefly because they are brands I've never heard of nor can find info about them other than they are made in china. Also, I looked up what they are selling for in real life (not the wildly overblown msrp's) and have come to the realization that neither watch is worth anywhere near the $150 price per month I paid for the subscription service.
I'm going to cancel my membership later today. I feel WG is indeed a scam. Yes, they do have some brands that are actually good, but there is lot of crap mixed in too.
My modest collection (5 so far, not counting the WG junk) contains a Bulova, Seiko, a couple of Tissot's, and a Mathey-Tissot. Those I researched and got because I really like them and are from respectable brands. I find it much more rewarding to search/discover cool watches on my own now than leave it up to some service to send me some crap from china.
The WG stuff is great for people who don't care about quality, know much about watches and prefer the thrill of gambling rather than having quality pieces in their collection.
I spent $300 on WG and I could have put that money towards something I actually wanted. Glad I didn't spend more. Thanks again for your review.
Not only did this video talk me out of joining, but I've linked at least 5 people to it when they asked about it. You're definitely costing them customers. ; )
thanks for posting this video as i had just signed up,received my first watch yesterday and cancelled my black tier service today
We should start a class lawsuit for settlement !!!
Lol nah
Yeah give that a shot see how it goes for ya.
Wont work, as no one forced you to agree to a sub.
I lasted three months. And the only reason for that; After the first month i told them I wanted to cancel my sub. They gave me 60% off the next month if I'd stay. OK...THEN, I waited too long to cancel after the second month, so I got ANOTHER POS. I quickly cancelled after that
I should’ve watched this video before joining
I laughed when I heard you bring up Croton. They used to be a Swiss company but went under and the rights were bought and they were resurrected into some garbage fashion brand. Some of their vintage chronographs are worth a decent amount of money, like $1500-$5000.
Croton is run by a family in Mass since the 1870s
I actually have a Croton skeleton automatic. Got it as a gift about maybe 10ish years ago
I've taken 3 spins on the Wheel. Every single time I won a level 1 watch. That's what you'll win....EVERY TIME.
The watches they say are $500 conveniently sell new on Amazon and eBay every day for $175. You'll pay $290 for a $175 watch. You will not win a luxury watch. Guaranteed. They love shit watches like Out of Order etc. If it's not a Omega, Rolex, I'm not interested, with the exception of DEEP BLUE. Those watches are nice and durable but I still would never pay $290 for one.
I agree with everything you said. WG is a complete scam. Thankfully I used Paypal and was able to get my money back from these theives. What a shame, I really liked the idea of getting a mystery watch every few months if it was actually decent quality. Not with WG though. The $20 watches on Aliexpress are better quality than WG
I hope they get sued
What was the brand at 14:21?
Corgeut, look them up on Amazon or Aliexpress.
Appreciate the video, was thinking about subscribing and decided to do some research first. Glad I did.
Thanks for the info. Was really thinking about subscribing to watch gang. But I think i would rather do the research and buy the watches I want myself. Thanks again.
love my orient watches, i have 3 and when you pull out the stem to set the time they feel tight. in cheeper made watches you can sometimes feel the slop. love orient.
Here's something else to know if you don't want to subscribe but the wheel spins look good. You have a 87.2% chance of getting level 1 on any spin. The wheel makes it look like you have better than a 50:50 chance of getting level 2 or better, but you don't. You will in all likelihood get level 1 every time. Chance of level 2 is 10% and the levels above that are miniscule.
Man, I really appreciate that you came forward and did a video... but honestly, just by seeing the Instagram Watches... the piles of dog shit, I wouldnt even need to sign-up to figure this out... but hey, better late than never.
"for 35.00, who gives a S%$T, It Works!!!, it keeps time perfectly". CLASSIC. made me laugh!! Great vid dude, THANKS!!!
Nice to see an honest review from someone who's educated about watches and movements. Most reviewers are like " oooh it's so pretty "
What model Bulova precisionist that?
Wow! I almost signed up. Thanks for the video. I have been buying orient, citizen, swatch for years was thinking of tying out the platinum tier do glad I caught this.
You have great watches already! You wouldn't be happy if you've already got Orient, Citizen, Swatch!
Thanks very much for this video Brandon. I always do a bit of research before I buy something or subscribe to anything, so glad I found your page and honest review. Seeing watchgang site I thought it was a cool idea and I was nearly pulled in with their promise of a better watch than what I would pay for, but looking at the watches on the site there wasn't any I really wanted beside the really high end rolex and tag or omegas. You just saved me some money and now I will just buy the citizen and sieko watches I been after for a while from another reputable site. Thanks once again, have a good day :)
Can't go wrong with a Seiko or Citizen! I have several!
@@mansformation so true, I bought myself a citizen navihawk, I love it and wear it everyday now.
Try putting your hand open palm behind the watch when you want the camera to focus & it should work
Appreciate the candid review. If something looks too good to be true, it most likely is. I’d briefly pondered WG, but I’d rather search eBay, FB, etc. to find what I’m looking for.
I watched a guy on video unboxing an Orient. He pulled on the crown to set the watch, and the crown fell off the stem. Is that an unusual occurrence for the brand?
That is very unusual. Orient has a reputation for making quality in-house movements.
You just saved me a ton of money. I'll stick with rebuilding vintage watches.
I joined Black tier to see what all the hype was about. Two months, two quartz watches that I never would have bought for myself, and neither worth what I ended spending on either of them. I have ended my membership. Save your money for something you really want.
Thanks! You just saved some money. I was about to buy a watch made that group. Lifesaver!
Such a helpful video, thanks a lot man just canceled my first subscription before getting the first watch 24h after purchase
U hit the nail on the head here...dropped out a while now and have not looked back...
I went with the quarterly black tier sub. I got 1 sub watch after paying my ~$100. Got a Heritor Becker (never heard of Heritor). Looked them up and they are owned by a company named RESULTCO out of China. Black Friday rolls around, I did a total of 4 wheel spins. Got a 24mm strap, a watch for my wife, a decent Chronologia for myself which cost me $115 to spin the wheel for this, and then a $65 piece of shit Invicta for another $115 to spin the wheel. The watch for my wife, that wheel spin cost me $80 to get a $30 watch. WG can kiss my ass.
Why didn't you price check before throwing on the wheel
😂😂😂.. Thats hilarious.. 80 dollars for a 30 dollar watch!..... Love an adore my orient star air diver!. No need of a spin or prescription to own it !.
I actually happen to really like Invicta. I have about 10 of them myself
@@silverghost4206 Why would you need a prescription for a watch?
I actually heard people were getting Heritor Beckers a lot with their subscription so i looked up what they were. I fell in love with the blue dial version. So they list the msrp as $695 which is absolutely insanity and its worth nowhere near that. Its a automatic with an NH35, mineral glass and 5atm WR. Its worth maybe $250 tops. But i really loved the dial so i went looking online. Found somebody selling on for $160. I offered $110 and they took it. Its basically brand new and i love it, but if people think this is a $700 watch, they have been fooled.
well shit, i was looking to join so i am happy i cam across this video. you saved me some money.
I was minutes away from subscribing.. Anyone know where we can get a decent watch from? Compared to buying from the jewellers websites
@@tobymcgroby8967 jomashop has been pretty good
Thanks for the good review. I almost signed up too.
Thanks for the review was going to sign up but you saved me haha
BTW, Ive recently started seeing Watchgang watches in pawn shops around time
I'm shocked pawn shops will give $5 for them
@@mansformation I'm not sure that ISNT what they gave them. Lol I know I got $25 for the last WG watch I had. And I was ecstatic to get that! What a POS.
I just subscribed to the black tier membership but i found a coupon code for $50 off my first box so after taxes and shipping I’m only spending about $60. I’ll more than likely end up canceling after my first box but figured I’d give it a shot 🤷🏼♂️
I was look into watch gang...Thanks you just saved me $1000.
Great video. Never been involved with WG and never plan to. All of your cheaper brand watch recommendations on on point.
I wish this place was better sounds cool but it’s clearly not good, do you have any recommendations for anything like it that’s better? Thanks for sharing
The 23 downvotes are watchgang execs.
They've hit me with some of their loyal cult followers in the past. I wouldn't be surprised
I was about to register and pay for junk watches thank you so much for your video
Im with you men if you heard the private labeling thats what their doing all the watches that watch gang are giving you can find it in alibaba maybe it cost them 30 bucks each for buying a bulk or like 500 pcs to customize and put name and logo like heritor, charles hutton even you can do that i was an amazon seller and iam doing a private labeling too by buying a bulk in alibaba and let them put my company name.
Thank you so much for the video I felt strongly there was something off about watch gang and the watches they sell to you.
Thank you for your comment Brandon , you help me .
For a country boy you sure know your watches lol great video.
this review doesn't surprise me... I signed up last night on a whim... we'll see what I get first and then will make my decision if I cancel or not.
What about the platinum tier? (seriously considering until watching the video. thanks for the honest review) Do you know if people on the platinum tier have had the same experience?
Platinum tier is the same bs. You get a random watch with a bloated MSRP that no one bought that watch for, and it is from an actual watch maker though, but it is a very small company and the watch actually is only worth at most $150.
Thanks for the video bud i was considering signing now I am not gonna bother
Avoid at all costs! Just spend the money and get quality affordable pieces (Seiko, Bulova, Citizen, Timex, Vostok, GShock, etc.) You'll get so much more out of it.
@@mansformation will do thank you
Should remind people about the Seiko 5 line as well. You can also buy all the parts and make your own watch. Now here's one that can get people upset but the Invicta Pro Diver, They go on sale all the time for $60 or less and for that you get a decent watch with the Seiko NH35a automatic movement that also hand winds and hacks.
Also, I have a Orient Ray II Raven, I put on a PVD Satin black coin edge bezel, a flat mirror black ceramic bezel insert, and a DD Sapphire Crystal with Blue AR. Its one of my favorite watches, my only complaint is the small crown.
Seiko 5! Entry level sport Seikos. Just don't buy the Mumbai specials off ebay! (hint to you guys, they're completely fake. Don't buy anything from India!) I am not a fan of Invicta at all, however, I will give credit where it's due. Their Pro Diver is an excellent value. That Orient you describe sound nice!
Brandon is spot-on. I tried the WatchGang black tier subscription for precisely one month. I received a disappointing, made in China Nautis watch, drop-shipped from ResultCo (Google them), the company WatchGang uses extensively to drop-ship from ResultCo's West Bloomfield, MI headquarters. Nautis, J. Brackett, Heritor, Morphic and many others are what ResultCo sources mainly from China. In my opinion, WatchGang is not worth your hard-earned money, unless of course you like made in China faux brands. Spread the word.
Thanks for sharing. I'm all for entry level watches, that being said, seiko, citizen, orient, tissot, bulova, would be my choices. Those watches have history, they have models ranging from $150 up to $10k like grand seikos, GPS citizen watches are outstanding. I agree, research the history of watches. Spend a little more cash and get a watch that will outlast you. Hand it down to the next generation. Forget the fly by night brands, over hyped without history. Usually a Frankenstein watch with seiko parts, assembled in China and marketed like its special.
Thank you for this review.
Good Video : A friend of mine wanted my opinion on this club as I'm watch collector and my search brought me to this video, Great info you know your stuff, one thing that raised a red flag with this company is they claim you will receive Japanese and Swiss made watches yet the only ones anyone has showed in their video were Chinese made. You can get vintage watches on Ebay for 200 that are worth much more Like Accutron or Rado and don't worry as if you get a fake just contact Ebay and you will get a refund . Vintage Orient watches are good, and the only Asian made watch brand I will wear, I mostly wear German Russian and Swiss made . Last year I scored at a flea market and got a Doxa Valjoux 88 for only $50 CAD the guy had no clue what it was he was selling . Your defiantly right the average person only knows about Gucci Rolex and maybe Rado, mention Burn or Titoni and they ain't got a clue. A little research . Anyone watching this video listen to hes saying dont get ripped off go to yard sales flea markets and online auctions , If your looking for new Bulova are great watches been around for over 100 years and they make all their own movements .
I was minutes away from buying a watchgang subscription... Thanks
What a great and honest review 👏, I was thinking about signing up, all the guys on RUclips are not very honest and must be getting good watches for there positive reviews. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the heads up. I figured something was up. You just can’t make money selling watches for a fraction of the retail value.
I was thinking the same, the only way i could see it possible is if they were buying in bulk or got a hefty discount for a guaranteed 2000 order or something like that. I mean how else would it be possible
Nicely done, thanks for your honest opinion. The better alternatives in different price ranges are also super helpful for people just getting into watches.
I think I bought a Charles Hutton BNIB on Posh for $30 for 11 year old son who wanted a watch... So yeah I would be Pissed.... it sounds like Watch Gangs entire business model is aimed at People who have absolutely ZERO knowledge of Watches in General. I would expect to receive at least $500 watch per month from decent quality Microbrands such as: BoldR, Zelos, FORZO, Nezumi, Dan Henry, Deep Blue, Cadola, Luminox, Stratton to name a few.. These are decent respectable Microbrands with some very nice looking pieces.
And the fact your inquiries on the Forum/webpage got removed by them... thats down right shady....
I got banned from their facebook pretty fast when I complained about something.
Anyone who wants to spend $100 a month on a watch, don’t. Save up for 12 to 18 months and buy a Sinn or something similar. Will last forever and holds its value. Most $100 watches are worth $10 after a few years, if you can sell them at all. Collecting watches is a cool hobby but Watch Gang is not the way to get a collection. I’m surprised you didn’t bail after the first two months.
Most of the watches on this watch gang thing are thrash. I dont know a single watch aficionado that has that garbage subscription. There are plenty of tried and tested brands like tissot, glycine, victorinox, just to name a few (and the usual juggernauts like seiko, orient, etc...) that are very easy on the wallet and actually produce a real quality timepiece. That shit is a joke and you know it. 100% agree with you.
I'd proudly wear anything you just listed. ALL of them are quality pieces. Tissot is going to be my next purchase.
Man thanks for your feedback on them, I won't be signing up for their service and sounds like they are mainly pushing out Chinese brands
I should be receiving my first watch from WG this week, i've been sceptical about it but figured for $100 I would give it a try and see if I like it. Most likely will cancel it after I receive the watch. any advice on good places to find watches or information about watches? I've been wanting to start collecting just looking for advice on where to start.
My suggestion save up money threw the yr and buy a nice watch these subscriptions u arnt buying the value your buying the random shipped watch in there classified class.
One thing to always remember in a capitalistic economy...if it isn’t making dollars it isn’t making cents. I’m gonna start a company selling you $100 bills for $80....yeah probably not right. In the beginning of my collecting I thought about joining, until looking at their marketing for 30 seconds. It’s an absolute atrocity that a Stuhrling could be better than any on their offer. I completely understand the appeal, for a beginner not in the know. We all start somewhere, it’s a bummer that some end up on the watch subscription.
Oh, I understand the capitalistic hustle. I have no issue with their business model EXCEPT for the fact they prey on people thinking they're getting these classic name brand watches, but they're really getting a name which lost it's Copyright and a Chinese Alibaba watch. THAT is my issue with them. I think I even mentioned in the video that if you're looking for the novelty of a mystery watch every month and don't care what it is, then its fine. If you think you're gonna get a quality, name-brand watch that has value, that couldn't be further from the truth.
At one point I thought about joining but the amount you end up spending per month could get you a decent watch.
I would happier to own 2-3 watches that i love than struggling to sell a watch that i don't like monthly..
I still have crap watches from them that I can't dump off. Even at 10% the sub
Estate Sales... I got a decent condition entry level Rolex with case for 375
Love the estate sales! This generation has NO IDEA what their grandparents have. Most will recognize Rolex but have ZERO idea what an Omega is.
This was almost exactly the same experience I had with them. They are a dishonest company, peddling garbage as if it were high quality merch.
If it sounds too good to be true, it isn't true. I'm glad I came across your video before I joined. Thanks for the heads up!
I thanks for video man, I think you just saved me alot of money was about to sign up with watchgang. I was saying from the beginning that it was too good to be true everything was too perfect with them saw no bad reviews
Thank you for your honesty. You have saved more people then you know.
I’m not a member of Watchgang. I’m considering joining. I watched your video after physically holding in my hands watches from a “black” tier membership, as I wanted to hear o jective reviews. After seeing part of this video (not worth finishing) I’m not seeing any reason why I wouldn’t join. For the price of the membership, I’m seeing quality watches that are valued higher than the membership cost - which is what the club is all about. Would I wear all that I looked at? probably not, but I’d definitely wear a majority of what was sent. What I see from this video is a guy that didn’t get what he wanted. Simple fact is, you can cancel your membership - kinda like changing the channel, canceling Facebook, and getting off of you tube...they censor too.
Join if you wish buy you will find you assumption that they are worth more than your membership fee to be incorrect. You will find many of them you can't even dump off for 50% what you paid.
That was a really good video. I really like that Orient watch. I was wondering since you know a lot about watches, why did you join WG in the first place?
I was willing to give them a try and see what happened. When they first started, they actually did work with legitimate microbrands and you could get some decent watches. At some point, they switched their model to cutting out the middleman (legit microbrands) and just creating their own bogus companies and calling them micros.
The Seiko 5’s are amazing and affordable watches. Great video
Hell yeah, thanks for this man. Saved me $129 😬
Thank goodness I came across your video. Long story short I subscribed last night then I realized that I had to research and sure enough you explained your experience and then today I had a hard time trying to reach for cancellation and of course no one to be reached , I emailed several times till I got so pissed that I froze my account and my debit card I also sent them a very nasty email saying that I wasn’t interested in their practices and I froze my account no money for them ! So sure enough they emailed me back saying not be worried that my subscription was canceled 😁🖕🏻. Not my money not on this one ☝️...
This is very interesting however buying from ebay seems just as much of a gamble I want someone to match the watches from WG to the actual brands as I have had a Heritor and a Jas McCabe and those were my first two watches so I’m happy (at the moment) and I’ve seen the watches on the sites but are these authentic or knock offs as that will change everything
After two watches I cancelled subscription, also I was almost billed twice in one month but that is another story, by the way, the watches I received were so large I couldn't give them away
Just received black tier watch from watchgang. James McCabe Baja watch. So i looked up the serial number and it has a video of the watch. The second hand moves. The watchgang watch does not...i am thinking its a fake...ugh
I'm glad I watched this video you saved me a shit load of money and your style is what I'm into as well.. I like the old wind up Timex watches just because my grandpa wore one and a few Bulovas
Thank you for this video! It makes me think twice about them. I will not get a subscription.
Can you recommend a site where I can buy chief watches but all original.
For Chinese watches, Aliexpress (yes there are good Chinese watches, but be patient and do your research -- Jody at the Just one more watch channel on RUclips has great suggestions.)
For Russian watches, Meranom is good.
For everything else, I buy a lot from eBay, esp. grey market or used. Again, be patient and carefully choose the seller, someone with at least 99% approval and thousands of sales on the site.
Good luck!
I personally like the wheels it allows me to pick what i like with a slim chance at a Rolex
Signed up to Watch Gang, then did my due diligence, watched this video, cancelled order. Thanks dude. These guys are just pure con artists, Nautis watches go for $600 on their website, absolute joke.
Nautis watches are hardly worth half what they charge in the sub..
i was just a click away from subscribing. Glad i found this video.
Sturhling is also made in China FYI, build quality is better however a sturhling I got acme broken and their warranty service is horrible
Oh I am aware they're Chinese. I am not saying Stuhrling is some great brand, but at least you know what you're getting; a chinese discount dive watch. They're not hiding what they are.
What's crazy is I've only got my first watch from them and I've only seen bad reviews, but I got a heritor automatic that has a resale between 250-500 on ebay. I might do one more watch and see how it goes, but don't take his review as the word of God. His bad taste in his mouth is from the fact that they do have bad business practices with their communications clearly. You also paid 100 dollars knowing fully what's available from them. You can see everything they give away on their website.
That Heritor is not going for 250 - 500 on ebay. No way any Heritor fetches that kind of money. My first watch from WG was the Heritor Becker, I to thought is was going for that price, until I filtered it to sold items. Then I seen it was going for $45-$60 at the most.
@@MeetTheSLAYER Agreed. Someone may list it on ebay for that much, hell, I suspect they even list them at MSRP on ebay to try and trick people as to their value. There is no way a Heritor is selling for that.