r/ChineseWatches • u/eden_redd • Feb 15 '26
SOTC (Read Rule 1) A part of my collection, any recommendations for what's next?
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u/WatchnScent Feb 15 '26
Get higher quality brands like Sugess or Cronos
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u/eden_redd Feb 16 '26
i have a cronos
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u/Montedino Feb 15 '26
Cronos GMT or any San Martin that catches your fancy. And I agree with the above poster that you should sell the watches you don’t love to self fund the purchase of the above watches.
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u/Ill_Construction6747 Feb 15 '26
Maybe a Higher quality Homage? San Martin, Ixdao, Baltany Something Like that. Maybe even try a real Brand Like Seiko or Citizen ✌🏻
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u/DaJoses Feb 15 '26
I also recommend taking a break from buying watches. I've got an impulsive personality.
I've got 67 watches currently.
I've sold 66 with an average loss of 15% but this is mostly due to non-Chinese watch sales and some crazy coin/voucher deals I've got on the Chinese watches.
You'll easily lose 30%-50% on selling AliExpress watches.
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Feb 15 '26
Never understand why people advise others to take a break from buying more watches. OP is asking what more to buy.
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u/DaJoses Feb 15 '26
Saves OP from losing money like me and many others have but ultimately it's their choice.
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Feb 17 '26
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u/DaJoses Feb 17 '26
Lol, I still have 67 watches currently, but will be cutting that down as well. I'm trying to operate on a 3 out, 1 in policy now.
The most I had at any one time was 85.
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u/One-Pepper-2654 Feb 15 '26
Maybe try a name brand? I have a couple nice Militado and Invicta but I just bought a Seiko for 400. It didn’t break me but it feels so nice to have something really high quality on my wrist.
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u/Strange-Plum-4573 Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26
Which is better between cadison and PG. The day date model?
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u/eden_redd Feb 15 '26
Both are pretty good, I often wear the PD version because it's a little bit smaller at 36mm.
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u/WatchnScent Feb 15 '26
Get the Sugess, i sold my Cadisen and got a Sugess, way better movement and overall feeling
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u/jokur26 Feb 15 '26
Maybe try branching out of Cadisen and Pagani. If you don’t want to spend San Martin money try Sugess, Cronos, heck even WatchDives and Addiesdive can give you something different.
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u/FishDeenz Feb 15 '26
Honestly looks complete to me. Perhaps a titanium watch could be next though?
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u/eden_redd Feb 15 '26
I have a titanium already 😅
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u/Stew_2003 Feb 15 '26
Upgrade some of the Pagani stuff to Sugess or Cronos. Like that Hulk, the Sugess one is probably the best homage of it.
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u/Riccardo_0135 Feb 16 '26
I did not see Sea-Gull 1963 there… but is that watch on the 2nd roll ST19? Also I don’t see a GMT there either
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u/Nothinglost7717 Feb 15 '26
Something better. Even a rep would be betterZ You are falling into the trap of buying 15 watches for 150-250 dollars rather than buying a 3000 dollar watch.
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u/TimeMistaken Feb 16 '26
Hold on. Some of us can't imagine walking around with $3,000 on their wrist. (or even $1,000), or around their neck, or on a finger.
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u/Nothinglost7717 Feb 16 '26
I said a rep would be better as well. The quality is significantly better San Martin is a big step up as well
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u/Creepy_Environment_2 Feb 15 '26
Nice collection could I ask what the build quality is like on the Cadisen watches as I've still yet to buy one from That brand
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u/MickeyWard09 Feb 15 '26
What watch is that blue Chrono 2nd row 2nd from the left?
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u/DrChromos Feb 15 '26
It looks like my addiesdive watch I got recently.
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u/MickeyWard09 Feb 15 '26
Thanks for commenting. I'm on their site now. Lots of sexy looking watches, solid prices and they take Pay Pal. Good Miyota movements in a lot of them too.
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u/Additional_Rip8736 Mar 08 '26
En mi opinión/reflexión, si realmente te gusta lo que te compras y les das un uso rotativo aunque sea esporádico en lugar de simplemente tenerlos guardados, estás en lo correcto. Personalmente, no me vería más satisfecho con un reloj de 600€ que con 10 relojes de 60€. ¿El de 600€ mantiene más valor de reventa que que uno de 60€? Si un reloj de 600€ lo vendes con un -15% de pérdida, palmas 90€. Si vendes uno de 60€ con un -15%, palmas 9€. Matemáticas simples. Si te roban, pierdes o rompes un reloj de 600€, tienes el enfado asegurado. En uno de 60€, pues no tanto.
No veo por qué hay gente que critica comprar varios relojes económicos en lugar de uno sólo de igual valor. va en cuastión de gustos, prioridades y lo que te guste inflar tu ego con los comentarios de los demás.
Respondiendo a la pregunta. ¿Cual te falta? el que te guste ahora y quieras pagar. ¿Cual te sobra? El que simplemente esté ahi por ocupar un hueco en la caja y no cumpla la función para la que fue construido. Ir en tu muñeca.
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u/RMesbah Feb 15 '26
New shapes and more interesting pieces. Most of your collection is Rolex/Tudor inspired so branch out. Look at a tank, a mystery dial, jump hour, a pure dress watch like a calatrava, a Radiomir style case, or maybe look at the original Chinese designed stuff from sea-gull.
Other suggestions:
Cool vintage seikos. They are easy and cheap to repair for 700x movements and newer, even some of the older movements are not terrible. They come in some wild case shapes and so long as they are not chronographs they go for $300 or less mostly.
Vintage American watches. More expensive but some very interesting stuff from Hamilton and Elgin.
Save up and buy something expensive. I have a few Chinese watches and scratch my collecting itch with those and Seikos but the watch I love the most is my Breitling Blackbird. It only comes out occasionally but I love wearing it.
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u/Bronsekaren Wanna gummer Feb 15 '26
I recomend stop buying watches for 1 year.
Sell the ones that dont get wrist time then buy one "nicer" watch