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Old 11 July 2016, 04:09 AM   #61
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I've now had this Parnis AC for almost a year and other than occasionally having to reset the date or time, it's running fine. For just over US$100 you can't beat it for value.


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Old 21 September 2016, 06:58 PM   #62
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I don't have a problem with "homage" watches, if that is what they should be called. To borrow design cues from other watches is quite common and many of Rolex's intellectual property has fallen into the public domain.

There are some very rugged watches that borrow from other brands such as Rolex and as long as they stay within the law, I don't have a problem with that.

The thing is that it is pretty stupid to buy some "homage" brands, when the same amount of money will get you a very nice Seiko or many other brands that are excellent watches in their own right and you actually get your money's worth.

I bought an Invicta 8926 many years ago, mainly because I wanted to see if I could ever be satisfied with a mechanical movement, after years of wearing quartz models.

To my surprise, not only could I do so, but I was less obsessive about timekeeping than I'd been in decades wearing quartz watches.

The Invicta didn't make me rush out and buy a Sub, but it eventually led me to buy my first high-quality automatic in some 40 years.

That was my Explorer (114270) and I haven't looked back.

I still own and enjoy certain quartz watches, but it is the manual movements that give me the greatest joy.
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Old 28 September 2016, 10:43 AM   #63
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Nope. Not for me. "Homage" is just a fancy word for a fake watch.
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Old 21 October 2016, 05:04 PM   #64
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Hi,

I was looking for some homage watches and came across PARNIS. These guys seem like INVICTA, they copy all the ROLEX designs down to the teeth...

Has anyone got any experience with them, in terms of movement and longevity and quality? Usually their collection is all under $120 ..

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hi my english can not be good, because i am spaniard and...
i bought a parnis milgauss erterile because i find it nice.
i bought it with swiss eta copy machinerie, that is around 250 eur

the watchband does not have hole, so is impossible to fix it. that is, it breaks. if this not enough, you change the watchband and are the holes for fixing the watchband of thw watch so bad done thatslip either.

but not only this: , the timestamp of the clock face breaks away. only one week:
¡un desastre , una puta mierda!
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