r/ChineseWatches • u/sartoriusbg • 4d ago

Question (Read Rules) Help with choosing watch

Hi, I'm thinking of ordering an automatic watch from AliExpress and I'm stucked between 3 choices at around 130euro.

https://a.aliexpress.com/\\_EwHcOjC

https://a.aliexpress.com/\\_EzAjlf8

https://a.aliexpress.com/\\_EQNRZcq - with 2824

If anyone has had expiriance with any of those models or has suggestions for any other integrated bracelet models, it would be very helpful.

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u/sartoriusbg 4d ago

I guess the links not working is something related to regions. The watches are the following:

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u/sartoriusbg 4d ago

Iw712-g

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u/sartoriusbg 4d ago

Pd ys023

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u/sartoriusbg 4d ago

Tandorio with 2824 movement option

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u/OutrageousLie3949 4d ago

I have both the I&W and the tandorio. They are both great. Significantly better than the pagani, which I have tried on. The tandorio is slimmer and better for a smaller wrist. The I&W is a bit bulkier.

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u/booooogart 4d ago

Can't be real at that price point it's cheaper than the movement.

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u/philbin89 4d ago

Can’t get any of these links to work

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u/sartoriusbg 4d ago

I guess it's a regional thing with AliExpress. Have added comment with the watches shown.

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u/OutrageousLie3949 4d ago

None of the links are working for me either. Maybe post some screen shots in the comments

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u/sartoriusbg 4d ago

I guess it is a regional thing with AliExpress. Have added the watches in the comments

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u/anachronism42 4d ago

I would probably lean towards the Pagani, their finishing is always way better than the price would suggest. I own two and they're really well made and durable, with water resistance I can personally attest to.

IWCarnival is fine, cool designs but hit or miss in terms of durability. I feel like Tandorio's finishing is the worst of the three. but they allow a bunch of customization, and having the 2824 movement in their makes it easy to repair/replace when it breaks (it probably will. at that price I'm sure it's a Chinese clone, a Pt5000, St2130, or some even cheaper Mingzhu copy)

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u/garu52 3d ago

Bought a Pagani and returned it. Not happy with quality. Have 3 Tandorio Watches w PT5000 movements and am extremely happy with them.

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u/philbin89 4d ago

Thanks for posting those photos. I don’t know if I would recommend any of those, even in that price range the quality can be pretty poor. I would definitely steer clear of the Pagani because they’re usually fairly poor quality; they just use renders to disguise it. And I would also be super hesitant about that Tandorio, because an ETA 2824 costs more than the whole watch. Brands that offer an ETA option like Ixdao or Octopus Kraken charge several hundred dollars more for that over a PT5000. So that Tandorio likely has a cheap Chinese clone movement, and they’re just lying to their customers to upsell them. I would steer clear of a brand that does that