Aknight AK2113G OP Homage Review
Having already reviewed the "celebration dial" version which cheated me of the date complication, I'm not going to repeat myself because it's exactly the same watch with exactly the same code number. The only thing which is different is the colour of the dial, the arrangement of the indices, and the date window.
Some of you may know that I used this as the prize watch for the Hallowe'en Scavenger Hunt, and boy, did I have trouble getting that to the winner. Similarly, this one met with disaster twice after being lost by Evri, the seller sending the wrong colour (this being "coral red" rather than "tiffany blue"), and arriving in a broken gift box too. My wife got it for me for Christmas, so she had all the hassle this time, but she made sure I knew all about it last night. Fortunately, these are very well built and hardy watches, and the watch itself was undamaged.
Unlike with my previous Aknight, I used the included plastic screw tool to resize the bracelet. I took 5 links out very easily since they are only held together with push pins. I might even resize the bracelet on the other one now.
I got a good fit with this bracelet too, which was great considering that because of the lack of micro-adjustment, I didn't even try with the last one. I simply put it on a leather strap instead because I'm lazy.
A few negatives with this watch include the seconds hand missing every marker, lume (is there any?), and the weight. With the solid bracelet and end links, plus what the sellers claim to be (and has been proven to be) a stainless steel case despite the caseback saying otherwise, this is a very heavy watch.
I have no idea if a real Oyster Perpetual of this size is heavy because I haven't tried one on since the mid-90s and that was a dinky little 34mm one. Whatever the case, paying thousands for a basic 3 hand automatic is absolutely ridiculous when you can get one of these quartz jobbies which looks mostly the same and has a date complication too for the same price as a packet of cigarettes.
Aknight AK2113G OP Homage Review
Yes
No
- It looks nice
- It does nearly everything that it claims
- The bracelet is very well made
- This wasn't the colour I wanted
- No lume worth mentioning
- Seconds hand misses the markers
I'm pretty much done with collecting now, but I've certainly got a good variety of affordable watches. As an occasional YouTuber, I'm a comedian not an influencer. Skmei is the new Casio!
Pretty impressive watch. Even comes with a framed date window.
Pretty impressive watch. Even comes with a framed date window.
You just know that someone somewhere is re-dialling these and knocking them out as quartz "replicas". It's 100% the same dimensions as a real OP.
Didn't Rolex used to have a whole range of quartz watches back in the 90's?
Didn't Rolex used to have a whole range of quartz watches back in the 90's?
Yeah, and they looked just like the Tissot PRX too. LOL
You just know that someone somewhere is re-dialling these and knocking them out as quartz "replicas". It's 100% the same dimensions as a real OP.
For sure, when there’s money to be made, faux-mages aren’t far away
You just know that someone somewhere is re-dialling these and knocking them out as quartz "replicas". It's 100% the same dimensions as a real OP.
But the real OP has Rolex visibly inscribed on inside of watch case under the crystal.
I prefer the Benyar over the Aknight. Do you also have one of those?
But the real OP has Rolex visibly inscribed on inside of watch case under the crystal.
I prefer the Benyar over the Aknight. Do you also have one of those?
No, I don't have one now. The Benyar is thicker than the Aknight because of the automatic movement which makes it more squatty.
No, I don't have one now. The Benyar is thicker than the Aknight because of the automatic movement which makes it more squatty.
It also has a crystal on the caseback adding to the girth versus the metal caseback.
You were meant to have that colour………I like it👍🏻