What watch do you wear?

alexisonfire · 18 Feb 2014 at 16:38

Couple shots of my Parnis auto that arrived today

mrk · 18 Feb 2014 at 17:08

Maratac Nato arrived today but they've sent me the 22mm instead of 20mm. That sucks. I've emailed them (westcoasttime) as it's not usual for them to make this kind of mistake.

16-bit · 18 Feb 2014 at 17:29

New watch I got for valentines day.

smokedog · 18 Feb 2014 at 18:25

16-bit said:
New watch I got for valentines day.

Looks someone drove over it with a steamroller

Ewaf · 18 Feb 2014 at 18:37

That's a Skagen right? Skagens are brilliant watches, love mine.

Raymond Lin · 18 Feb 2014 at 18:41

Nice Parnis! Did it come with that leather strap?

holymonk · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:03

These Parnis watches, bang for buck and looks seem to good to be true? On ebay from Hong Kong, are they legit?

Cleisthenes · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:38

holymonk said:
These Parnis watches, bang for buck and looks seem to good to be true? On ebay from Hong Kong, are they legit?

I've ordered one, so I bloody hope so

They seem to get reviews from around the web, and the ebay guy is the same guy who runs the parnis website I have seen. So it seems pretty legit. The comms I;ve had with the guy have been good, even though his english is a bit hit or miss

Cleisthenes · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:40

alexisonfire said:
Couple shots of my Parnis auto that arrived today

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Nice, where did you buy it from? eBay or the Parnis website?

mrk · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:43

What movements do they use?

Cleisthenes · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:45

mrk said:
What movements do they use?

I'm no pro so couldn't tell you a brand but I've seen on a lot of sites that they use a Japanese movement.

mrk · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:51

Ah seems to be ETA 2936-2 - Which is the same as the hugely popular and reliable 2824-2 but with added day function to the date. Seems very cheap for that kind of movement too though, some ETA sites report that the Asian market have very good clones of the 2836 as well!

Cleisthenes · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:53

mrk said:
Ah seems to be ETA 2936-2 - Which is the same as the hugely popular and reliable 2824-2 but with added day function to the date. Seems very cheap for that kind of movement too though, some ETA sites report that the Asian market have very good clones of the 2836 as well!

That gives me some confidence

I'm not expecting too much from a £65 watch from Hong Kong, but it actually sounds like it might be quite the buy, for a daily wear watch anyway.

holymonk · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:55

mrk said:
Ah seems to be ETA 2936-2 - Which is the same as the hugely popular and reliable 2824-2 but with added day function to the date. Seems very cheap for that kind of movement too though, some ETA sites report that the Asian market have very good clones of the 2836 as well!

Can you elaborate mrk, what should I be looking at purchasing?!

mrk · 18 Feb 2014 at 19:56

As long as the metal on the casing doesn't start to fade or reveal cheap stainless steel finishing after you get a scuff on it underneath then it seems it's rather a bargain and looks good too.

holymonk said:
Can you elaborate mrk, what should I be looking at purchasing?!

You mean the Parnis or in general?

holymonk · 18 Feb 2014 at 20:04

mrk said:
As long as the metal on the casing doesn't start to fade or reveal cheap stainless steel finishing after you get a scuff on it underneath then it seems it's rather a bargain and looks good too.

You mean the Parnis or in general?

Parnis, looking at the submariner ones, are they worth the trouble?

Cleisthenes · 18 Feb 2014 at 20:06

holymonk said:
Parnis, looking at the submariner ones, are they worth the trouble?

If that's the one thats $250 then personally (I'm not a pro by any means) I'd be buying into a better brand. From what I've seen on here I'd be looking at Citizen.

Cyrus · 18 Feb 2014 at 20:15

Cleisthenes said:
I've ordered one, so I bloody hope so

They seem to get reviews from around the web, and the ebay guy is the same guy who runs the parnis website I have seen. So it seems pretty legit. The comms I;ve had with the guy have been good, even though his english is a bit hit or miss

Parnis legit ?

Surely there aren't fakes of parnis who are skirting very close to fakery themselves

mrk · 18 Feb 2014 at 20:17

Yeah £65 is £65 and a bit of a bargain that if it does break you're not going to be "too" bummed out. But more than that and really you have to ask yourself would it be better just getting a genuine article instead as mentioned above?

panthro · 18 Feb 2014 at 20:39

Parnis don't use genuine ETA movements, they use replica Movements, Chinese I believe.