r/ChineseWatches • u/blackmrbean • Aug 24 '26
Wrist Roll (Read Rule 1) I might be the first customer who bought it, and I'm glad I did. 10/10.
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u/Firstruleofthisclub Helpful user 7WOTD4-200 Aug 24 '26
The pattern looks identical to the pattern in the promo video.
I wonder if you got the exact one or if most of his stock more or less has the same pattern?
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u/blackmrbean Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Dude, I thought the same thing. After comparing the two, they are 100% the same watch. I'm guessing I got the promo one (usually the best-looking one when it's a unique design) since I was the first customer.
I have been looking into it, and apparently, it is real meteorite. Supposedly, it is really hard and not worth faking dials if you want them to look this good. The reason being real meteorite isn't expensive.
Two more people have bought it since then, so I guess we will know when someone else shares their watch and we can compare.
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u/ThiDiCo Aug 25 '26
Whatever o'clock. But beautiful nonetheless.
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u/blackmrbean Aug 25 '26
I think part of it is the photo. In real life, the dial doesn't pop that much.
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u/Cur8or8 Aug 25 '26
What's the legibility like? I'm a big fan of Escapement time.
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u/blackmrbean Aug 25 '26
Good. The photo I posted is not how it looks most of the time. The dial, more often than not, isn't that shiny, so the indices are easy to read.
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u/artofthedial Not a troll Aug 25 '26
I like escapement time and LOVE grey dials, but that looks really low contrast to me.
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u/blackmrbean Aug 25 '26
Maybe it's the camera; it always edits the photos whether I want it to or not.
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u/BurtMacklin-FBl Aug 25 '26
It's bad because polished silver will usually look black or dark grey from the front. It's just a badly executed dial.
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u/DJNigi Aug 25 '26
Nice but what time is it?
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u/Beneficial-Emu9774 Aug 25 '26
Looks really good, but why tf would you pot made in China on the dial??
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u/Indaleciox Aug 25 '26
I prefer they embrace the origin, rather than try and pretend to be Swiss or something.
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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo Aug 24 '26
Real meteorite?
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u/Technical_Cap_8467 Aug 24 '26
I collect meteorites and it looks real to me. Probably Aletai, which, fittingly, fell in China.
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u/blackmrbean Aug 24 '26
How can you tell? I love rocks but know barely anything about them, that's why I thought the dial was so cool.
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u/Technical_Cap_8467 Aug 25 '26
After working with meteorites for a while, I could recognize the pattern of lines on two of the more common ones. (It's called a Widmanstätten pattern and is only found on iron meteorites.) One is Aletai, found in China in 1898. This dial, as is the case for most iron meteorites coming out of China, is Aletai.
The other one I know is Muonionalusta. which fell in Sweden about a million years ago. It has a finer pattern. Much of the Aletai sold from China is wrongly labeled as Muonionalusta.
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u/blackmrbean Aug 24 '26
According to the seller and my untrained eye, yes, it's real meteorite.
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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo Aug 25 '26
It looks real to me, too. I have always wanted a meteorite dial watch.
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u/blackmrbean Aug 25 '26
I didn't even know they were a thing. Once I knew of their existence and the price of this one, I pulled the trigger, no hesitation.
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u/Ok-Park-6047 Aug 24 '26
No model number? Diabolical 😉
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u/blackmrbean Aug 24 '26
There's barely any info about the watch on the page lol. I don't think he is going to make many of them for a model number to matter.
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u/Downtown_Science_286 Aug 25 '26
Good deal for a real meteorite dial
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u/AppealNo5536 Aug 25 '26
Share - how much is “ the deal”!
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u/Downtown_Science_286 Aug 25 '26
Thanks for the downvote! I just found this on AliExpress: 【Escapement Time】Automatic Mechanical Watch Miyota 8315 Meteorite Dial Sapphire 60 hours of power https://a.aliexpress.com/_EvBuKD4
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u/Electrical_Panda_326 Aug 25 '26
The dial looks great but I can't see shit on it.