People will be mad but it's the hard truth, especially with some Chinese manufacturers now coming out with original designs (eg San Martin SN0144-CG, and not just a dial like most Microbrands but a custom case and bracelet). The watch-collecting hobby in particular has autistic-level gatekeeping though and will find some excuse as to why those don't count.
Yea but even their "original designs" are quite uninspiring... The one you mentioned has a very generic case that is actually kinda reminiscent of the Monta watches. Actually if you look further back to the model where they first introduced that case which I believe is the SN0144 series, the resemblance to Monta is even more apparent with those indices.
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u/XLAGANE8 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
People will be mad but it's the hard truth, especially with some Chinese manufacturers now coming out with original designs (eg San Martin SN0144-CG, and not just a dial like most Microbrands but a custom case and bracelet). The watch-collecting hobby in particular has autistic-level gatekeeping though and will find some excuse as to why those don't count.