I’ve found when I wear my watches, that most people don’t care what I’m wearing or only comment on the dial. No one except for the wearer cares about the movement. Wear what you want or what you can afford.
I agree with that, onlookers tends to be more superfluous, they give real, homage, and a seiko mod variant of same design same level of attention. Basically in the end to others it is a fashion (*gasp) accessories. Dial and hands design matters more to me.
I love Phoibos’ design language, and this watch is no exception. With $100 off, this watch is an insane value. I hope Phoibos keeps up this trend and start producing smaller watches. Great review as always.
Now this is what I'm talking about! Perfect GMT setup to track 3 time zones. Picking the white up with a white rubber strap for next summer. Will wear it on the bracelet until then.
Are you kidding me??? Seiko took off the shelf 4r36/nh36 and modified it to be a GMT thats brilliant! I love the idea! Unfortunately i dont need and dont own a gmt and i was skeptical when i first saw this but that dial! That color combination! Its absolutely gorgeous! I love my this brand, so well made and affordable 😊
Easy to see why the purple is out of stock, it is far and away the best looking of the five shown.I would buy one, and perhaps i might if purple is available and there is a decent sale on them after xmas
I love 99% of this watch, but not having a different lume color option kills it for me, I don't like the cyan on any of these except maybe the white dial. Hopefully they'll create a variation in the future.
I saw this dial and for a brief second thought you had your hands on an Henry Archer Akva. No-one will have a copyright on a wavy line engraved dial pattern, but I do think Henry Archer did it far more attractively on his Akva recently. Perhaps one for a future review?
I don't own a watch with an NH34 but I don't understand why people would be upset with it. It's a great well built reliable affordable Seiko GMT movement. What's not to like.
The NH34 was a great move by Seiko. However, you still can't beat the $30 Casio Royale when you want a true world timer! It's the one I wear when traveling to Jakarta and Manila for work, is lightweight, doesn't bleep going through airport scanners and you won't be to upset if you lose it as it's cheap to replace!! Still GMT's are great and I do have the orange dial Seiko GMT! Love Phoibos watches, I do have one!
Yes I am getting a little Nh34 fatigue, this as a three hander would be fine but still not wanting a gmt personally, like everything else about it though.
You need another watch box! One way to solve the problem… Or just give away your least worn watches as a gift to someone who will wear them… Problem solved!
@@jeffreyromain7336... you can also do the 'one in one out' method but of course for that the watch needs to be better than one you've already got. I posted in here that I have three watch boxes and need a fourth but I am also starting to recognize that I'm not wearing some of my watches enough so it may be a combo of new watch box PLUS a few going out as a few come in.
Don't mind the logo on the case back but on the textured dial which itself isn't that great is enough to put me off . Case, bezel and especially the bracelet look very nice.
nice review, gary. My orange dial (which I was hoping to have for Halloween) seems to have been stuck in LaserShip hell, sadly. not sure if mine will ever show up on the channel...a shame, because it looks really really good. Take Care, Gary
Have a Seiko Monster with a NH - they are made to be cheap to manufacture and therefore not always very accurate. But it can be adjusted and mine is over 15years old and is still as accurate as when I bought it. I would expect the GMT version to be as reliable but maybe $5 more to replace
I had an issue with one of the screws being stuck in my Phoibos Voyager but after a couple of quick emails was able to get a few replacement links and clasp. There were complaints on other channels that bezel action wasn't great on earlier Voyagers but mine was silky smooth. Overall I love Phoibos watches and the bright yellow one I have gets a lot of wrist time. Really would have liked to order one of these but probably purple is my favourite however picked up the Zelos Aurora Nebula over the summer so couldn't justify two purple watches.
Thanks for the review! That's a great looking watch, and I gave a thing for GMT watches, however... I get why they put 24 at TDC, but it drives me nuts. Yes, the outer bezel rotates, but the inner doesn't.
Hi Gary, great content as usual. I'm doing a video on microbrand GMTs and would like to know if you'd mind it if I use a 5 to 10 second clip from this video for that video. I can credit you in the video description. Let me know cheers.
NH34 is great. For basic complication, I choose GMT over chronograph since it offers better practicality. And a diver GMT is way cooler than a diver chronograph.
I'd be curious if this one has any sharp edges. I bought and immediately sold a brand new Phoibos with a MOP dial, because when I asked about the sharp edges they did not consider it a problem. Since then I've been hesitant to reconsider the brand and the bracelet on this one looks to be the same one.
NH34 I think is the best movement to arrive since Miyota 9015, which was in 2009 I think. I might be wrong about the year. Also PT5000 happened fairly recently but it is just another clone inheriting the weak points.
I don't own a gmt driver and don't want any. I want a driver with massive hands, massive indices, and a massive bezel.. Like that helm that I was supposed to win that Gary gave to someone prettier than me.
I never own a Phoibos watch , just heard great things about them. Question for anyone that owns one and a San Martin watch. How does a Phoibos compare to the steel finishing and lume to that of a San Martin? I know both companies regularly use the same movements but I know San Martin does stunning finishes on they watches. However, I know that Phoibos does more of their design
I have one San Martin and 4 Phoibos watches. I think Phoibos finishing is just as good. Great bracelets and clasps, and, from the U.K., you don’t pay either postage or import tax. It’s just a shame they don’t keep their loyal former customers, who are on their email list, informed of new releases.
@baldeagle6128 Thanks for the info. I live in the States, and I have been wanting to get one for a while. I just wasn't sure if it was as good as a SM or better. I think next time I buy a watch it will be a Phoibos.
I bought a NH34 when they first came out, (on a Pagani piece of nonsense). Then sold it and bought a proper GMT watch. Then realised I didn't have enough money left over to go anywhere. What a complete fool I am. My suggestion - buy two cheap watches, set one to home time - the other to the time you are going to. Be prepared to loose both, and enjoy your holiday.
I think these look great, with a slight question mark over the tinted lume. However, I am holding out for a watch with a Miyota 9075 movement. There are a couple coming out soo that mat tick this box in the right price range, which for me is under A$1,000.
Altho im not interested at all about most of their watches as i dislike dive watches in general. But Phoibos has some serious things other brands should take notice: dials have simple logo on top and minimal no nonsense text at bottom, signed crown, backplate and bracelet. Their Reef Master Silver White would be close to perfection for me if they removed moving bezel and made dial numerals a bit different and switched hands with more elegant style. WISE with their damascus steel watch was so close to perfection but they ruined the dial with text instead of logo.
Wait - who doesn't like the NH34? I certainly do, it meant nothing less than the democratisation of mechanical GMT watches. The only reason I can think of to dislike the movement is a to have a gatekeeper mentality. I'm not a fan of Phoibos as I have a history with them but this watch is inoffensive. Perhaps if would need female end links.
I don't mind another GMT but I'd love to see more GADA watches from these companies. Market is already saturated with dive style watches. And yes, if you're new to the watches, decent diver is probably the best option but rather sooner than later it just gets boring.
I've done that ... some sell them but for the lower end Aliexpress watches it's usually not worth the effort time and work so I've given a few away to family (like my 17 year old nephew).
I’ve found when I wear my watches, that most people don’t care what I’m wearing or only comment on the dial. No one except for the wearer cares about the movement. Wear what you want or what you can afford.
THIS DANGEROUS ADVICE WILL BRING DOWN THE SWISS ECONOMY!!!
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Make your own watch if you can. It's the best experience but just enjoy every watch you have.
Couldn’t agree more! I buy what I like and what I consider best bang for buck. I have a Tissot chrono that I get several compliments on…works for me
I just wear what I like and don't care what anyone else thinks.
I agree with that, onlookers tends to be more superfluous, they give real, homage, and a seiko mod variant of same design same level of attention. Basically in the end to others it is a fashion (*gasp) accessories.
Dial and hands design matters more to me.
I love Phoibos’ design language, and this watch is no exception. With $100 off, this watch is an insane value. I hope Phoibos keeps up this trend and start producing smaller watches. Great review as always.
I just love Phoibos! Best customer service ever. And this watch looks great.
That's insanely gorgeous
Now this is what I'm talking about! Perfect GMT setup to track 3 time zones. Picking the white up with a white rubber strap for next summer. Will wear it on the bracelet until then.
very anthemic. the bracelet is so masculine. incredible wrist presence .
Copped. Its the nicest watch ive had at the price point. Really nice fit and finish. Competes with $1k watches.
How can you not love the phoibos logo😄
Yes, I am waiting for someone to do a titanium GMT diver with the Miyota 9075.
Are you kidding me???
Seiko took off the shelf 4r36/nh36 and modified it to be a GMT thats brilliant! I love the idea!
Unfortunately i dont need and dont own a gmt and i was skeptical when i first saw this but that dial! That color combination! Its absolutely gorgeous!
I love my this brand, so well made and affordable 😊
Phoibos makes a great watch! I love my Proteus!!!
Men who dislike the octopus logo are not to be trusted!
Thats me!
@@philspencelayh5464 Is it really you? I can't trust you.
@@trogpo It may be or it may not
Loving the NH34 ...
Easy to see why the purple is out of stock, it is far and away the best looking of the five shown.I would buy one, and perhaps i might if purple is available and there is a decent sale on them after xmas
I love 99% of this watch, but not having a different lume color option kills it for me, I don't like the cyan on any of these except maybe the white dial. Hopefully they'll create a variation in the future.
Great colour. No wonder its sold out.
Blue dosen't usually lasts. My san Martin's is fine but not like others. My red lume san martin is the same.
Love this brand, definitely on my bucket list
It's pretty nice but man that logo. Am thankful for the NH34!
That purple is awesome!! Love it...seems its popular.
That colour is awesome
Always 😊especially either the colour you have or the yellow...WOW!
I have 2 pcs phoibos, py007 and eagleray, best of the best microbrand i think
I'm on the waiting list still I can't wait. This will be my first one for the brand.
very nice... love phoibos watches... my fav yellow and white dial for me... cheers
A very likeable colour combination 🤔
What an amazing dial colour. Thank you 🤗
I have no need or desire to buy a GMT watch, but damn, that white dial with the cyan lume does look good! ⌚😀
I saw this dial and for a brief second thought you had your hands on an Henry Archer Akva. No-one will have a copyright on a wavy line engraved dial pattern, but I do think Henry Archer did it far more attractively on his Akva recently. Perhaps one for a future review?
I don't own a watch with an NH34 but I don't understand why people would be upset with it. It's a great well built reliable affordable Seiko GMT movement. What's not to like.
That bracelet is fantastic
The NH34 was a great move by Seiko. However, you still can't beat the $30 Casio Royale when you want a true world timer! It's the one I wear when traveling to Jakarta and Manila for work, is lightweight, doesn't bleep going through airport scanners and you won't be to upset if you lose it as it's cheap to replace!! Still GMT's are great and I do have the orange dial Seiko GMT! Love Phoibos watches, I do have one!
Yes I am getting a little Nh34 fatigue, this as a three hander would be fine but still not wanting a gmt personally, like everything else about it though.
There's always room just not in my watch box.
You need another watch box! One way to solve the problem… Or just give away your least worn watches as a gift to someone who will wear them… Problem solved!
@@JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm nah I'm good.
I got three boxes and need a fourth.
@@jeffreyromain7336... you can also do the 'one in one out' method but of course for that the watch needs to be better than one you've already got. I posted in here that I have three watch boxes and need a fourth but I am also starting to recognize that I'm not wearing some of my watches enough so it may be a combo of new watch box PLUS a few going out as a few come in.
that is WOWOWOWOWOW
Don't mind the logo on the case back but on the textured dial which itself isn't that great is enough to put me off . Case, bezel and especially the bracelet look very nice.
Sure would have liked to see the date wheel color matched - particularly matched with those blue indices.
I love this - something unusual.
I wish, there werr some more watches with 😢the Miyota true GMT movement. In my opinion the better choice for GMT watches
nice review, gary. My orange dial (which I was hoping to have for Halloween) seems to have been stuck in LaserShip hell, sadly. not sure if mine will ever show up on the channel...a shame, because it looks really really good. Take Care, Gary
Have a Seiko Monster with a NH - they are made to be cheap to manufacture and therefore not always very accurate. But it can be adjusted and mine is over 15years old and is still as accurate as when I bought it. I would expect the GMT version to be as reliable but maybe $5 more to replace
Make a three hander with a color matched or black date wheel and dive bezel. Regards Gary
I had an issue with one of the screws being stuck in my Phoibos Voyager but after a couple of quick emails was able to get a few replacement links and clasp. There were complaints on other channels that bezel action wasn't great on earlier Voyagers but mine was silky smooth. Overall I love Phoibos watches and the bright yellow one I have gets a lot of wrist time. Really would have liked to order one of these but probably purple is my favourite however picked up the Zelos Aurora Nebula over the summer so couldn't justify two purple watches.
Thanks for the review! That's a great looking watch, and I gave a thing for GMT watches, however... I get why they put 24 at TDC, but it drives me nuts. Yes, the outer bezel rotates, but the inner doesn't.
I like interesting colour combos, but as usual I'd prefer this with 3 hands.
I think Jody's Erebus purple is nicer, not a GMT, but just nicer.
I wish there were more affordable options like the ocean star GMT with a normal dive bezel and GMT on the inside bevel
Nice watch. I like it. Now Gary,a litle question. Are you ok with Jody ?
Rgds from Portugal
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@@ilikewatches Jody, Erebus...😁
What do you mean am I ok? What’s prompting the question?
@@ilikewatches just joking. Forget it. Congrats for the chanel i'm subscriver and follower
is their great wall still their best lume model?
Hi Gary, great content as usual. I'm doing a video on microbrand GMTs and would like to know if you'd mind it if I use a 5 to 10 second clip from this video for that video. I can credit you in the video description. Let me know cheers.
Sure, no problem and thanks for asking!
@ilikewatches thank you, I appreciate it. I'll place a link to your channel as well.
The myota 9075 should be the GMT movement of choice, actually a quartz alternative would be better and with tritium.
NH34 is great. For basic complication, I choose GMT over chronograph since it offers better practicality.
And a diver GMT is way cooler than a diver chronograph.
Lovely watch but I wish micro brands would make larger watches, we seem to be going smaller and smaller. I need no less than a 44mm.
I'd be curious if this one has any sharp edges. I bought and immediately sold a brand new Phoibos with a MOP dial, because when I asked about the sharp edges they did not consider it a problem. Since then I've been hesitant to reconsider the brand and the bracelet on this one looks to be the same one.
Is it really that difficult to give the edges a quick run over with a nail polishing pad?
hi, is it's thickness exactly 12.6mm?
I love Sieko and since i can get other stuff with a sieko movement winnnwer winner chicken dinner
The smallest slimmest phoibos I've seen in a while, would love them to further reduce the sizes.
@ilikewatches I see what you did there with the video title 😂 little seo stunt
Don't understand the value of the lumed counterbalance on the second hand
The purple is now sold out across the board.
NH34 I think is the best movement to arrive since Miyota 9015, which was in 2009 I think. I might be wrong about the year. Also PT5000 happened fairly recently but it is just another clone inheriting the weak points.
The PT5000 is of course phenomenal for bringing 28,800 bph watches to a much lower price point.
@@Justin.Franks Miyota 9015 is also 28,800 bph and much higher quality than any of the 2824 clones.
It does look good pity it’s a GMT😄 Purple is deffo gonna be the new teal
I don't own a gmt driver and don't want any. I want a driver with massive hands, massive indices, and a massive bezel.. Like that helm that I was supposed to win that Gary gave to someone prettier than me.
I never own a Phoibos watch , just heard great things about them. Question for anyone that owns one and a San Martin watch. How does a Phoibos compare to the steel finishing and lume to that of a San Martin? I know both companies regularly use the same movements but I know San Martin does stunning finishes on they watches. However, I know that Phoibos does more of their design
I have one San Martin and 4 Phoibos watches. I think Phoibos finishing is just as good. Great bracelets and clasps, and, from the U.K., you don’t pay either postage or import tax. It’s just a shame they don’t keep their loyal former customers, who are on their email list, informed of new releases.
@baldeagle6128 Thanks for the info. I live in the States, and I have been wanting to get one for a while. I just wasn't sure if it was as good as a SM or better. I think next time I buy a watch it will be a Phoibos.
It can't be a divers watch with a multidirecional bezel ... can it!
Is this a true or office gmt?
Nice
I bought a NH34 when they first came out, (on a Pagani piece of nonsense). Then sold it and bought a proper GMT watch. Then realised I didn't have enough money left over to go anywhere. What a complete fool I am. My suggestion - buy two cheap watches, set one to home time - the other to the time you are going to. Be prepared to loose both, and enjoy your holiday.
I think these look great, with a slight question mark over the tinted lume. However, I am holding out for a watch with a Miyota 9075 movement. There are a couple coming out soo that mat tick this box in the right price range, which for me is under A$1,000.
Altho im not interested at all about most of their watches as i dislike dive watches in general. But Phoibos has some serious things other brands should take notice: dials have simple logo on top and minimal no nonsense text at bottom, signed crown, backplate and bracelet. Their Reef Master Silver White would be close to perfection for me if they removed moving bezel and made dial numerals a bit different and switched hands with more elegant style. WISE with their damascus steel watch was so close to perfection but they ruined the dial with text instead of logo.
The best thing since the NH35?
Wait - who doesn't like the NH34? I certainly do, it meant nothing less than the democratisation of mechanical GMT watches. The only reason I can think of to dislike the movement is a to have a gatekeeper mentality. I'm not a fan of Phoibos as I have a history with them but this watch is inoffensive. Perhaps if would need female end links.
What I appreciate most about your Phoibos reviews is that I'll never be tempted to buy one as long as they continue to use that logo.
I don't mind another GMT but I'd love to see more GADA watches from these companies. Market is already saturated with dive style watches. And yes, if you're new to the watches, decent diver is probably the best option but rather sooner than later it just gets boring.
Only twenty four clicks on a GMT bezel? My education is sadly lacking.
There’s always room… If there’s no room in the Watch box, give some of your least one ones away as gifts to someone who will wear them… Problem solved
I've done that ... some sell them but for the lower end Aliexpress watches it's usually not worth the effort time and work so I've given a few away to family (like my 17 year old nephew).
Phoibos more often than not picks the wrong bezel inserts for their watches. The glossy ceramic is nasty. Should be matte or stainless.
That logo makes this brand a big no go for me!
That date at the 6 instead of a marker just ruins the whole look
Do you want to sell it ?
Clasp lets this watch down, watch is all-out value and a focus on finishing then they have a garbage , generic clasp…
Why call this a dive watch? Isn't it just a GMT?
Shame about the logo - I find it really off-putting.
I dislike their logo
Don’t like there logo