Hi Everyone!

Welcome, Edwin! You’ll feel at home here. Cheers!

Welcome to WC! Tell us the story how you accidentally fell in love with watches, love to hear more!

I already do. Thank you!

Thank you!...Well, 2 years ago on my 31st birthday, my girlfriend (now fiancé) gifted me a package that had a leather wallet and belt, some sunglasses, a fancy pen and....a watch! I did not have much knowledge on watches at the time but I could tell that the watch was some generic Chinese brand (still, it's the thought that counted for me). However, once I tried it on for the first time, I noticed that it had three subdials that didn't seem to do anything really. I soon realized that these were just stick-ons but that got me curious as to if there are watches out there with subdials that actually work. And if so, what are their functions?

What I thought was going to be a simple Google search opened a whole new world to me and 3 months later, I had already purchased two Casio watches (the F91W and the Duro). The rest, as they say, is history 😂.

I still have the generic Chinese brand watch in my collection for sentimental reasons and now, even my fiancé has developed an interest in watches with 3 of her own.

Welcome to WC, Edwin!

Welcome! I have the same black and gold duro. A great watch. You will enjoy it here....lots of like minded fools!

Thanks. It's my most recent purchase. Working chrono for less than 40 USD.

Thank you!

It really is a great piece. What strap do you have it on?

Very cool collection.

Welcome.

Oh, I have seen these Chinese watches with non-functioning subdials on websites and youtube videos. That's an odd start into watch collecting, because it would have put many people off.

But even by generic Chinese standards that is looow end. You can get full functioning quartz chronos for around £15 from brands like Ochstin, though I'd recommend to up the ante just a bit. Around £70 there are some really nice mecaquartz chronos with Seiko movements, like this Parnis:

It's a Barton rubber. Black on the visible side and yellow underneath.

Welcome! Looks like you already have some nice pieces in the collection. You’ll learn a lot watches from the fine folks here!

The Parnis actually looks pretty nice. And with a Seiko movement you say? I'll definitely be checking that out.

Nice. Compliments the dials pretty well.

Welcome to Watch Crunch and Enjoy!

Thanks!

Thanks!

It says VK63/VK64 on its AliExpress listing, which are Seiko movements. These mecaquartz movements are often used for chronographs on Ali at this price point, aand even for some PP homages at around £150.

Welcome. 5 watches in 2 years is a great collecting pace.

I also came to the same conclusion after seeing a number of SOTC videos. However, I would be lying if I said that the itch to get just one more watch is never just barely below the surface on a daily basis.

Hahaha I know the feeling

Thank you!

Apparently I missed your arrival a month ago, so I'm saying "welcome" now! I must congratulate you on having the variant of the GA2100 that I love best. I've been putting off getting one for myself, but I know I won't be able to hold out forever!

Thank you! That GA2100 is an absolute gem. Only wish I waited for the tough solar and bluetooth variant before I pulled the trigger. Still worth it though.

That's how they get ya--never all the right features and all the right colors together in the same watch! I started with the solar + bluetooth in the impossible-to-read all-black version. No regrets, because that feature set is brilliant. But obviously they'll end up with more of my money before this is all over.