That logo on the dial is called a broad arrow. It is an ancient symbol, that has been used for over a century to indicate property of the Crown. Most MOD licensed products have this icon on them.
This sounds like the Escapement Time Flieger when it came out early this year, great specs for an unbelievable price. They have in the meantime almost doubled the price.
But the price has since dropped, and the quality of the lugs finishing is perfect on mine. They also give a nicer leather strap now. Mine was $56 shipped!
you can pull that crown, stick it in the end of a battery powered drill (crown out) and use a piece of green Scotch Brite then rotate pushing down with light steady pressure and it will give u circular brushing.
I have the sterile field version and was surprised at the level of quality for around $40 USD, so these have dropped in price since this video was released. Its alot of watch for the money and it looks great on different nato straps. The lume on the watch is phenomenal. I really am quite pleased on my purchase, its a must have if you don't already have a flieger style watch.
I have just received my Tandorio Field Watch with PT5000 for under 100,-€ a couple of days ago! It's a beautiful watch, none of the issues you mention seem to apply for the one I got. No issues on the case, the strap is a soft silky leather with perfect stitching. The dial is without imperfections and currently the movement is at +4 seconds per day. It seems to be one of the more accurate PT5000. I have one in a Cronos Flieger Type B, an Escapement Time Flieger Type B (42mm) and a Hruodland Flieger (Type B also). Every single one of them is quite slow....between -10 and -20 per day. So I seem to be lucky with the Tandorio. Looking forward to see more of them....
I just purchased the PT5000 version yesterday for under $100USD. Reading your review reassured me regarding this purchase. I’m surprised that you liked the strap.
@@josephk7530 I said it wasn't bad....it's probably never going to be worn again....but it's serviceable if someone so chooses. But the thumbnail on another strap is good indication it's not great 😂. I've had some REALLY bad Ali straps in the past
I have bought this watch with the PT5000 movement and I'm fully satisfied. This watch I payed less than €100 for is running exactly with Chronometer-Standard and one of my most exactly runnig watches from more than 60 watches in my collection. This little cases of imperfekt manufacturing here at the video I don't have at my Tandorio, so I think the production is more perfect now. This Tandorio for me is a must have!
There is no denying it's a great looking watch for the money, but I'd definitely be willing to pay $30 more for more accurate case finishing, and better dial QC. They could really impress me by throwing a few layers of AR on there too, but the flat crystal seems to help pretty well as it is! Great decision on the unbranded dial, Steve! I think I may pick up the bronze version next time around!
Tandorio seems to be yet another steeldive/addiesdive type brand, notably they have the kanegawa Willard on sale for 100 euros, lowest I've ever seen, but I can't find it on the bracelet
Tandorio, the name just rolls out the tongue. I like their watches too and the logo is very symmetrical. I hope you'll review their subbie soon, great review as always Steve.
I'm still watching the review, but I noticed that the AliE link is missing in your description. Can you add them? I like using your links when I pick up something you review.
Thanks for the review, I really like the dial on these, plus 39mm. The Baltany ones are too small at 36mm and double the price, so it's great to find a good realistic review 👍
So i'm waiting for a watch like that. But if mine is as cheaply made as the one on the review, i'll resale it at once. Thank you for the honest and detailed review.
@@EscapeWheel What is even more awesome is the fact that I did not order it, and there is nothing in my Orders folder on aliexpress and nothing in my PayPal and bank accounts showing the money being paid out. I did order a Hruodland Turbine Custom Pilot Watch for my son's birthday. I received the watch, and thought it was the Hruodland, but when i opened the parcel, it was the Tandorio. The HRuodland is due to be delivered tomorrow, after passing through Customs. I've told aliexpress, about the Tandorio, but no reply, as yet. It is staying with me now...😊
$76 is a great deal for this watch IMO. The specs are really good for that money, and that dial really looks great. A few finishing flaws, but hopefully that will get better in future releases? Agree on the strap, but this will look great with various straps anyway. Unfortunately Tandorio for me isn't a good name. It's sadly too close to some of the various options I'd find whenever I go to an Indian restuarant and look at the menue. But on a sterile dial like this that wouldn't matter anyway.
Like the simplicity of such a dial, with those hands. But mostly i like your hands making the "___" sign while you review watches! Troppo Italiano (very Italian) as the name too, especially this season when Pandoro (Xmas Italian cake) is all over, a Tandorio sounds alike... 😉😋 Merry Christmas Steve, thanks for the review, be well mate.
Molto bello il cinturino...posteresti il link se possibile? Grazie. Bella recensione, io prenderò sicuramente la versione in bronzo di questo stesso orologio.
I would like a small sub seconds dial with this. Baltany WWII field watch is great but the lugs are 18mm. I'm trying to stick with watches with 20mm lug width. 36mm-38mm are sweet spot sizes for these military homage watches.
They now have a pt5000 variant, and now I'm wondering what dial design to get. The khaki field is probably more well known to me, but the one you gave looks nice as well.
@@EscapeWheel The interesting part? I like this dial without the logo, but the field watch style looks much better with the logo. Why oh why can't I afford both?
Took delivery of the Tandorio Military PT5000 movement timepiece yesterday, an absolutely cracking timepiece. + 1 second in 24 hours. Unfortunately totally letdown by the Luminescence. About as good as Pagani Design Luminescence. Charged the lume for
Oooops fat finger trouble. Charged the lume for a full minute, which was good but didn't last more than 10 mins. But I love this watch, think I'm going to have a love hate relationship with this watch though. JANBOY. RN. Rtd.
Do you know of any stainless bracelets that would fit this case? None of the 7 in my collection line up perfectly be it the flanges at the bottom preventing a solid fit, and the one that does fit the case doesn't line up with the spring bar holes... Ugggh... lol
Nice review, would be interesting to see it next to the Addies Dive Flieger. Personally I think it's worth considering to save up for a CWC Quartz instead...for approx. 250 GBP you get the real deal....
An Escapement Time watch was the first thing I was thinking of seeing this watch. Escapement is the better deal I think. NH35 with gost position. Why not use the NH38? Also a bigger crown would be Nice and a buckled strap. Nice price, but spend a little more money and you have a much better watch in my opinion.
For folks in the US, has anyone purchased a Tandorio from ebay via China seller? If yes, what were the total taxes (international, customs, etc.)? Thanks.
Shouldn't be any customs duties or anything on watches in this price bracket...I think the threshold is like $750 or something like that. Doesn't matter where you purchase it from, eBay, AliExpress, temu etc. The most you would pay is your state taxes.
No issue with the brand name Tandorio and the brand itself. Its one of the better ones in terms of the brand name and the watches they offer seem to be of decent quality. The watch case is a simple one that works works with different kinds of dials or even with a pilot's watch setup. I do slightly disagree about the crystal. Although it's nice to see a sapphire crystal I would have like to see a slightly domed crystal, either single domed or double domed.
This watch is a flieger homage, flieger watches were tools used by German navigators to time bombing raids during ww2. Given that history I would not recommend hanging it on a “nato” :-)
Again, I have to say WTF! when someone looks so hard for something wrong with a watch. It is like looking at a Ford Fiesta and saying the paint job is just not as good as that Lincoln over there, if you look at it in bright sunlight at just the right angle. When are people going to become smart and intelligent? Do you actually get more for the buck buying a Rolex or Omega vs a Seiko or Tandorio? NO! Its a damn time piece. Through the damn microscope out and realize this watch is a TOOL. It is going to get scratched up. Who cares about micro finishes. We care more about size, waterproofing, movement and functions. That is what is more important. PLEASE stop trying to find picky tiny micro things we do not pay attention to. I am talking to ALL reviewers. Thank you.
I don't see it...this is more of a typical field watch than a German Pilots watch. I know stowa was one of the originals for the original Fliegers, but most of their designs are homages themselves. Obviously nothing wrong with that, but it's like calling it a copy of a copy
Nice watch, but the finishing quality is atrocious. When you can get a VASTLY better quality and more accurate Casio Duro for less, this just doesn't make much any sense.
Let me make sense of it for you. Some people prefer a Seiko automatic movement, over a $5 quartz movement. You're also getting a sapphire crystal over a cheap mineral crystal... and all for the same price. But hey, you do you! You prefer the Casio? Get the Casio.
I've bought watchers from MyWatchCode on ebay. When I ran into a problem with one of the watches they immediatelt replaced it. Best prices and surprisingly great customer service. This Tandorio is really very nice. Great dial.
That logo on the dial is called a broad arrow. It is an ancient symbol, that has been used for over a century to indicate property of the Crown. Most MOD licensed products have this icon on them.
Owned the field variant for 6 months, highly legible and I tend to wear it daily.
A seller on Aliexpress has it with a Titanium case thinking of picking it up today. Looks real cool. I am all about field watches with simple dial.
This sounds like the Escapement Time Flieger when it came out early this year, great specs for an unbelievable price. They have in the meantime almost doubled the price.
But the price has since dropped, and the quality of the lugs finishing is perfect on mine. They also give a nicer leather strap now.
Mine was $56 shipped!
you can pull that crown, stick it in the end of a battery powered drill (crown out) and use a piece of green Scotch Brite then rotate pushing down with light steady pressure and it will give u circular brushing.
That's a good idea
I have the sterile field version and was surprised at the level of quality for around $40 USD, so these have dropped in price since this video was released. Its alot of watch for the money and it looks great on different nato straps. The lume on the watch is phenomenal. I really am quite pleased on my purchase, its a must have if you don't already have a flieger style watch.
Just received a Tandorio California dial. PT5000 movement - +8 seconds per day, 315 amplitude, 0 beat error. Classic retro look. 200m WR. $110US. Wow.
They have some really nice looking watches...can't wait to see what comes from them next!
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
I've ordered one with Tandorio logo on it and can't wait for it to be here. I paid 62 US dollars (55EUR)and I think it is a great value for money.
I have just received my Tandorio Field Watch with PT5000 for under 100,-€ a couple of days ago! It's a beautiful watch, none of the issues you mention seem to apply for the one I got. No issues on the case, the strap is a soft silky leather with perfect stitching. The dial is without imperfections and currently the movement is at +4 seconds per day. It seems to be one of the more accurate PT5000. I have one in a Cronos Flieger Type B, an Escapement Time Flieger Type B (42mm) and a Hruodland Flieger (Type B also). Every single one of them is quite slow....between -10 and -20 per day. So I seem to be lucky with the Tandorio.
Looking forward to see more of them....
That's awesome to hear. Enjoy it!
I just purchased the PT5000 version yesterday for under $100USD. Reading your review reassured me regarding this purchase. I’m surprised that you liked the strap.
@@josephk7530 I said it wasn't bad....it's probably never going to be worn again....but it's serviceable if someone so chooses. But the thumbnail on another strap is good indication it's not great 😂. I've had some REALLY bad Ali straps in the past
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
I have bought this watch with the PT5000 movement and I'm fully satisfied. This watch I payed less than €100 for is running exactly with Chronometer-Standard and one of my most exactly runnig watches from more than 60 watches in my collection. This little cases of imperfekt manufacturing here at the video I don't have at my Tandorio, so I think the production is more perfect now. This Tandorio for me is a must have!
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
I bought one, I modded the dial using their printing service. Top watch for the money.
There is no denying it's a great looking watch for the money, but I'd definitely be willing to pay $30 more for more accurate case finishing, and better dial QC. They could really impress me by throwing a few layers of AR on there too, but the flat crystal seems to help pretty well as it is! Great decision on the unbranded dial, Steve! I think I may pick up the bronze version next time around!
They could really knock it out of the park if they upped it to $110.
You can have all that on the San Martin pilots.
@@jjakiefte2165 for sure, but this dial....
@@EscapeWheel Baltany? Certainly better lume.
@@jjakiefte2165 indeed... But double the price and to small (for me)
Tandorio seems to be yet another steeldive/addiesdive type brand, notably they have the kanegawa Willard on sale for 100 euros, lowest I've ever seen, but I can't find it on the bracelet
Tandorio, the name just rolls out the tongue. I like their watches too and the logo is very symmetrical. I hope you'll review their subbie soon, great review as always Steve.
I'm still watching the review, but I noticed that the AliE link is missing in your description. Can you add them? I like using your links when I pick up something you review.
Thanks for the heads up! Update the description.
Also, thank you for using my links, I really appreciate the support man.
@@EscapeWheel Thanks for the videos. We have similar tastes in watches so I enjoy seeing what you review.
@@shawn595 excellent...I'll keep em' coming!
Thanks for the review, I really like the dial on these, plus 39mm. The Baltany ones are too small at 36mm and double the price, so it's great to find a good realistic review 👍
I'm glad you found the review helpful! Love this dial, it's so clean!
Yes, I agree wi th your excellent assessment.
So i'm waiting for a watch like that. But if mine is as cheaply made as the one on the review, i'll resale it at once. Thank you for the honest and detailed review.
Mine is bronze with AR on the inside. Cool watch, good timekeeper. No nonsense review and video.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Got mine 4 days ago, for £29 delivered, and it has gained circa 4 seconds in those 4 days. Eat your heart out, my Rolex GMT (Mk.1)..
Haha, that's awesome 😎
@@EscapeWheel What is even more awesome is the fact that I did not order it, and there is nothing in my Orders folder on aliexpress and nothing in my PayPal and bank accounts showing the money being paid out. I did order a Hruodland Turbine Custom Pilot Watch for my son's birthday. I received the watch, and thought it was the Hruodland, but when i opened the parcel, it was the Tandorio. The HRuodland is due to be delivered tomorrow, after passing through Customs. I've told aliexpress, about the Tandorio, but no reply, as yet. It is staying with me now...😊
Many Tandorio's available on eBay too...appears to be a great value... simple and legible.
Great specs to price ratio. Hard to go wrong with them
I'd be very tempted to paint the tip of the second hand red.🤔😅
That would look pretty cool IMO
I have two of them and 3th on the way. If you want simple, automatic, rugged and affordable this is the brand.
$76 is a great deal for this watch IMO. The specs are really good for that money, and that dial really looks great. A few finishing flaws, but hopefully that will get better in future releases? Agree on the strap, but this will look great with various straps anyway.
Unfortunately Tandorio for me isn't a good name. It's sadly too close to some of the various options I'd find whenever I go to an Indian restuarant and look at the menue. But on a sterile dial like this that wouldn't matter anyway.
Lol I thought the same, I kept reading it as Tandoori.. I'll be getting the non branded version for that reason.
Great review as well, very comprehensive and very straightforward.
Great review man. Love this flavour. And the flieger one I really like it too 😄
Certainly not perfect but for the price point, its a very good value piece imo. Thanks for sharing this one.
Its a good looking watch.
Like the simplicity of such a dial, with those hands. But mostly i like your hands making the "___" sign while you review watches! Troppo Italiano (very Italian) as the name too, especially this season when Pandoro (Xmas Italian cake) is all over, a Tandorio sounds alike... 😉😋
Merry Christmas Steve, thanks for the review, be well mate.
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
I have about an eight and a half inch wrist I'm just curious I try not to go below 40 or 42 but I'm tempted to give this one a try
For the price you could just gift it to someone if you end up not liking the size.
I have their tipe b flieger and its the most accurate nh35 watch i own. runs at about +1 minute per day,better than my seiko with the same movment.
Molto bello il cinturino...posteresti il link se possibile? Grazie. Bella recensione, io prenderò sicuramente la versione in bronzo di questo stesso orologio.
Links should be in the video description 👍
I would like a small sub seconds dial with this. Baltany WWII field watch is great but the lugs are 18mm. I'm trying to stick with watches with 20mm lug width. 36mm-38mm are sweet spot sizes for these military homage watches.
Hoping baltany makes what you just described. Would be awesome.
This is an hommage to Smiths W10 produced between 1967 and 1970 for the British army.
They now have a pt5000 variant, and now I'm wondering what dial design to get. The khaki field is probably more well known to me, but the one you gave looks nice as well.
I was in the same boat. I like this dial more, but there's no doubt the traditional field watch dial is more well known.
@@EscapeWheel Haha, now I'm trying to pick white or yellow hands. This hobby is gonna kill me 😝🤣
@@demoneyeslaharl haha, welcome to hell 😜😂
@@EscapeWheel The interesting part? I like this dial without the logo, but the field watch style looks much better with the logo.
Why oh why can't I afford both?
I like it. It gave me the PT5000 movement to try without extra charge. . I bought a tandorio on the 11/11 sale.
Nice! I must have missed the PT5000 option when I got mine.....bummer
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
Thank you for the review, nice field watch for a great price
Yeah, really nice Actually. Thanks for watching!
Took delivery of the Tandorio Military PT5000 movement timepiece yesterday, an absolutely cracking timepiece. + 1 second in 24 hours. Unfortunately totally letdown by the Luminescence. About as good as Pagani Design Luminescence. Charged the lume for
Oooops fat finger trouble. Charged the lume for a full minute, which was good but didn't last more than 10 mins. But I love this watch, think I'm going to have a love hate relationship with this watch though. JANBOY. RN. Rtd.
Indeed the lume is pretty bad.... But expected at this price
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
Do you know of any stainless bracelets that would fit this case? None of the 7 in my collection line up perfectly be it the flanges at the bottom preventing a solid fit, and the one that does fit the case doesn't line up with the spring bar holes...
Ugggh... lol
Здравствуйте. Вы уверены в качестве сборки КИТАЙСКОГО механизма Seiko ? ? Вы открывали эти часы?
@@chanslorvalorum6905 Конечно это Китайский механизм. Японская деталь была бы очень дорогой я думаю. )
The best one yet!
It's a fun one indeed
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
yellow lume? they actually sell it that way now I think.
Nice review, would be interesting to see it next to the Addies Dive Flieger. Personally I think it's worth considering to save up for a CWC Quartz instead...for approx. 250 GBP you get the real deal....
What do you think about this compared to the Baltany?
Hard to go wrong with this one at the price. The Baltany is definitely a nicer watch, but not by enough to justify double the price.
Great review and a really nice watch! Subscribed 👍
Thanks you 2X!!
And... Finally somebody in the watch video community who knows what a crows foot is! 😎
@@RobinhoodarrowsRHA and I'm not even British! Truth be told I only know because I did "research" before the video by watching other reviews. 🤷
You're AliExpress review brought me here. I went with the bronze version.
Nice! You'll love it!
Think yellow hands would look better?
Think it would look nice in a bronze case?
Type B Flieger dial would be great
I've just bought Tandorio's sterile CUSN8 heavy bronze version of this. Abs rocks that bronze does
Nice! Such a killer deal, too.
Looks great
An Escapement Time watch was the first thing I was thinking of seeing this watch. Escapement is the better deal I think. NH35 with gost position. Why not use the NH38? Also a bigger crown would be Nice and a buckled strap. Nice price, but spend a little more money and you have a much better watch in my opinion.
I've just come to not really like the a/b Flieger dials....I do really like their 40mm Flieger cases....just want this dial and hands in there.
Why did you go With the watch with no brand name on it? I prefer it with brand name
Typically I prefer it, but for some reason it just looked better with no branding on this dial....to me at least
How long did it take you to receive the watch ?
About 2 weeks to the US.
Was about to order one, but the lume. Thank, I too would rather pay a little extra for better lume.
glad I could save you a little cash :)
For folks in the US, has anyone purchased a Tandorio from ebay via China seller? If yes, what were the total taxes (international, customs, etc.)? Thanks.
Shouldn't be any customs duties or anything on watches in this price bracket...I think the threshold is like $750 or something like that. Doesn't matter where you purchase it from, eBay, AliExpress, temu etc.
The most you would pay is your state taxes.
@@EscapeWheel Thanks so much! Great YT channel!
@@bangzoom8180 appreciate it man 🤜🤛
Nice watch.
Did you ever test water resistent?
I swam with it, no issues
@@EscapeWheelthank you
Gürkan kardeşim dün çeşmealtında denize girdim bununla. Hatta diplere daldım. Vidalı tepesini iyicene sıkıştır ve keyfine bak, iyi tatiller
@@can4515 teşekkürler. Size de iyi tatiller
Hi folks. I swim with it, even i dive 5-6 meters 😊 happy holidays
That is awesome!
Will it fit 17cm wrist size
@@TechFreakMB yes
No issue with the brand name Tandorio and the brand itself. Its one of the better ones in terms of the brand name and the watches they offer seem to be of decent quality. The watch case is a simple one that works works with different kinds of dials or even with a pilot's watch setup. I do slightly disagree about the crystal. Although it's nice to see a sapphire crystal I would have like to see a slightly domed crystal, either single domed or double domed.
Any clue on the weight of the watch head?
Nope, but I can grab it for you tonight!
@@EscapeWheeland what is the solution :)
@@can4515 this one is long gone sadly... Educated guess....68g....lol
This watch is a flieger homage, flieger watches were tools used by German navigators to time bombing raids during ww2. Given that history I would not recommend hanging it on a “nato” :-)
Interesting. I was aware of the Type A and B, bit wasn't aware this was one as well. Either way, I'll wear it. History is just that...history
The dial looks like a CWC G10 though.
👍👍👍 🇧🇷
32$ with tax today. Be quick.
That's insane...lol
Again, I have to say WTF! when someone looks so hard for something wrong with a watch. It is like looking at a Ford Fiesta and saying the paint job is just not as good as that Lincoln over there, if you look at it in bright sunlight at just the right angle. When are people going to become smart and intelligent? Do you actually get more for the buck buying a Rolex or Omega vs a Seiko or Tandorio? NO! Its a damn time piece. Through the damn microscope out and realize this watch is a TOOL. It is going to get scratched up. Who cares about micro finishes. We care more about size, waterproofing, movement and functions. That is what is more important. PLEASE stop trying to find picky tiny micro things we do not pay attention to. I am talking to ALL reviewers. Thank you.
Отличные "пилоты".
Looks a fake Stowa german watches.
I don't see it...this is more of a typical field watch than a German Pilots watch. I know stowa was one of the originals for the original Fliegers, but most of their designs are homages themselves. Obviously nothing wrong with that, but it's like calling it a copy of a copy
Nice watch, but the finishing quality is atrocious.
When you can get a VASTLY better quality and more accurate Casio Duro for less, this just doesn't make much any sense.
Let me make sense of it for you. Some people prefer a Seiko automatic movement, over a $5 quartz movement. You're also getting a sapphire crystal over a cheap mineral crystal... and all for the same price.
But hey, you do you! You prefer the Casio? Get the Casio.
I've bought watchers from MyWatchCode on ebay. When I ran into a problem with one of the watches they immediatelt replaced it. Best prices and surprisingly great customer service. This Tandorio is really very nice. Great dial.
Mywatchcode is also on AliExpress. I've also had good experiences with them 👍