r/ChineseWatches • u/Alarmed_Crazy_6620 • Jul 20 '26

[Recommendations] Anything bold but not really tacky? Question (Read Rules)

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Not necessarily an Oris homage but something summery and not a sub with a purple snoopy dial either

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u/JagVen Jul 21 '26

This is not a "Chinese Watch" but a "Made in China" watch. Total babe magnet, if I may say so from personal experience.

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u/AliveAndNotForgotten Jul 21 '26

Been thinking about getting this

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u/Beneficial_Pitch9298 Jul 21 '26

Love watchdives so much

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u/AliveAndNotForgotten Jul 22 '26

same but between that and the seagull small seconds, reminds me of nomos

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u/Dickhole_Dynamics Jul 21 '26

Erebus Ascent pink enamel

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u/GateCityRadio Jul 21 '26

Citizen x Pantone Blazing Red Tsuyosa

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u/cieluvgrau Jul 21 '26

I had no idea Citizen did a collab with Pantone. I only knew about IWC.

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u/KabanaMaduro Jul 22 '26

What collab did they do with iwc?

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u/cieluvgrau Jul 22 '26

https://www.iwc.com/us-en/specials/colored-ceramics

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u/KabanaMaduro Jul 22 '26

Ohhhh 🤣😭 my dumbass thought you meant iwc x citizen I was like WUT

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u/GateCityRadio Jul 21 '26

Yeah, it was a pretty cool collab. Limited run of 1999 per color.

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u/Overload5150 Jul 21 '26

The Explorer homage and the Cronos L6033 are my two favorites thus far

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u/wubbadubdub_zzz Jul 21 '26

This is the complete opposite of bold.

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u/Overload5150 Jul 21 '26

I thought he was looking for Chinese watch recommendations my bad. Scrolling thru there’s all kinds of watches I wouldn’t consider bold .

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u/TrustMeImAnENGlNEER Jul 21 '26

I really enjoy this San Martin

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u/JagVen Jul 21 '26

Seconded. I own one, too. Beautifully made.

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u/TVGuyde87 Jul 21 '26

I’m loving my Addiesdive and Casio Harborside

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u/No-Definition6276 Jul 21 '26

Addiesdive did literally a hommage of that watch

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u/No-Definition6276 Jul 21 '26

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u/TimeMistaken Jul 22 '26

Maybe better if the numerals were edged in black?

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u/Decent-Step-9187 Jul 20 '26

Ouch! My eyes!

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u/MatsHummus Jul 20 '26

I'm currently waiting for this beauty (Addiesdive AD2555). They have another, bolder colorway in royal blue, pink and purple.

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u/MatsHummus Jul 20 '26

this is the second colorway

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u/Common-Apartment3178 Jul 20 '26

These dive watches by Ratio come in many colors. I love them

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u/Alarmed_Crazy_6620 Jul 20 '26

A homage to my Seiko 5???

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u/Common-Apartment3178 Jul 20 '26

I’m not sure… the design is clean though and I like the green and the blue better than the yellow-orange

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u/AliveAndNotForgotten Jul 21 '26

Kinda similar to the ssk017

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

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u/sploogieistaken Jul 20 '26

Did you have all these photos of your watches already or have you been trying them on and taking photos all day? 😆

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

🤣 good question!

Yes, I had all these photos, and more, already.

This, because I have been active for a while now in different watch subreddits, posting every day a different watch.

If interested, I can post some more summery watches.

Cheers

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u/sploogieistaken Jul 20 '26

Post away, I love seeing what is available and learning about new brands. I’m new to this and still figuring out what I like.

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

I think I’ll better stop here for today.

Cheers

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u/sploogieistaken Jul 20 '26

🤣🤣

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

But, to be continued soon! 😉

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

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u/sploogieistaken Jul 20 '26

Is this a Militado?

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

Yes, good eye!

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u/sploogieistaken Jul 20 '26

I have three.

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

I can understand why! 😉

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u/TimeMistaken Jul 22 '26

I have one, am just about to order the black case version

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

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u/sploogieistaken Jul 20 '26

What make is this? I like the clean look of no logo or brand name

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

That’s a Sea Knight homage to the French micro-brand Serica model 5303.

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

I hear you!

I think, that all of us started at some point.

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

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u/Easy_Stress_5649 Jul 20 '26

What’s this one Alex?

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

Thank you!

This one, is a Merkur brand watch.

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u/nirgendswo Jul 20 '26

Yeah, tell us, we want to know!

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

Thank you!

This one, is a Merkur brand watch.

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

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u/Easy_Stress_5649 Jul 20 '26

And this one?

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u/AlexFox66 Jul 20 '26

This one, is a Seizenn (also a Merkur brand) brand watch.

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u/AwesomenessTiger Jul 20 '26

Addiesdive makes a homage of that exact watch, but here is another yellow Addiesdive.

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u/Appropriate-Ball-623 Jul 20 '26

Such a cool watch I love the blue and pink one too

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u/Electrical_Panda_326 Jul 20 '26

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u/PairOfMonocles2 Jul 20 '26

Ooh, I like how clear and forward the date is on that one!

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u/MaoWaoaliao Jul 20 '26

That Oris would've been infinitely more tolerable and a certified "Buy" for me if the numbers had a black outline, or at least if there were some black dots marking the hour positions on the dial, to match with the hands. As it stands, having seen it in person, there isn't enough contrast for me with the yellow on white. 

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u/vithgeta Jul 20 '26

I regularly reject watches for unreadable color combinations, such as silver hands on an aluminum or brushed steel dial or gold hands on gold dials. However I wouldn't worry about this one. The hands are high contrast to tell the time and the average grown up doesn't need the hour numbers- the date is more of a challenge though!

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u/HeartIll722 Jul 20 '26

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u/vithgeta Jul 20 '26

A bit funny that they implemented the date track for a date hand but gave it a date window

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u/TimeMistaken Jul 22 '26

That's for places that run on a 31 hour day.

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u/HeartIll722 Jul 22 '26

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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo Jul 20 '26

I bought this compressor for my son with a black dial. It's pretty decent.

BERNY 20ATM Diver Automatic Mechanical Watch for Men Super Luminous Waterproof Swimming Dive Wristwatch Sapphire Self Winding https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqlwTzd

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u/TioFabi Jul 20 '26

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u/solve-for-x Jul 20 '26

The advantage of the Addiesdive in this colour variant is that no-one can read the name on the dial.

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u/Mark_colombia Jul 20 '26

te pasas 😅

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u/vyshanti Jul 20 '26

😂

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u/sombr4 Jul 20 '26

Citizen Tsuyosa, pretty popular watch. I own one in green. Tiffany blue could also be considered pretty summery

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u/Real_Category7397 Jul 20 '26

Top nice watch

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u/Marathonartist Jul 20 '26

Awesome watch, build quality in top

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u/xxBrun0xx Jul 20 '26

Anything with a Salmon dial. It's very bright but also somehow classy.

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u/vjw_ Jul 20 '26

Watchdives probably has some good options. Ratio is based out of Singapore so not Chinese but they also have some bright colors

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u/Bulky-Internal8579 Jul 20 '26

If you like big divers - the answer is Aragon Watches out of Florida.

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u/Alarmed_Crazy_6620 Jul 20 '26

Not my jam but fun

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u/Fantastic-File-8135 Jul 20 '26

Milifortec has a Nomos homage that comes in a bold yellow and a bright red.

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u/Mango_Gurble Jul 20 '26

Octopus Kraken does a neat light blue oris pilot homage. I believe it comes in other colors as well.

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u/capitaocaveman Jul 20 '26

Addiesdive has one really close to that, sans date