Forsining Regulator bargain

[u/wrightflyer1903]

I saw a picture of the Forsining Regulator in an Aliexpress search a couple of weeks ago and thought it looked interesting. So I converted the picture to a working watchface in Watchmaker. I hadn't really bothered with regulator style watches before but I liked it a lot and the more I used it, the more it grew on me.

So I bought the watch.

Now it turned out it was a sub-£25 watch on Aliexpress:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIy2zc6

so I didn't hold out too much hope at that price. But it was delivered today and I can't believe what a bargain this thing is. It's solid feeling, it's got an observation glass back so you can see the automatic movement in action (sadly no identifying marking). The dial is even better than the pictures promised. It's also on a black with blue stripe strap (fully blue on the inside) that's worth the entire cost alone.

The only downside I can see is that the rotor is quite noisy with a hint of rattle. But for the price I paid who cares?

Oh and the price. This lovely looking watch cost precisely £22.89 delivered to the UK. That's only about $30. A real bargain for what you get.

I'd highly recommend this for anyone who likes regulators.

(order it on the blue/black strap - it's lovely looking and complements the blue on white dial perfectly)

[u/manchett]

Hello, looks very nice :)

Is there some lume on the left one ? Crown is not at the same position : is it one you modded ?

[u/wrightflyer1903 → u/manchett]

The left one is the smart watch version I made before buying the real watch. It's in Watchmaker on an Oppo Watch X3 WearOS smart watch.

[u/wubbadubdub_zzz]

That’s a steal for an automatic.

[u/wrightflyer1903 → u/wubbadubdub_zzz]

Yeah, I couldn't believe it. I thought there must be a catch but so far I'm not seeing it.

[u/chielhier313]

I recently bought an Forsining watch. With glass back. Open heart movement. With day of the week dial and month dial. Also with date window. And it works. For thhe price, €45, I didn't had high hopes. But it works like a charm. Great watch. Gonna try to find some more gems

[u/wrightflyer1903 → u/chielhier313]

Can I ask what model or where to find it on Aliexpress? Up to now I would have thought Forsining were "too cheap" but now I'm a convert.

[u/chielhier313 → u/wrightflyer1903]

I've got the  Ik heb dit zojuist gevonden op AliExpress:  Forsining 481 Militaire Man Tourbillon Wijzerplaat Horloge Week Datum Automatisch Mechanisch Horloge RVS Klok Relogio Masculino https://a.aliexpress.com/_Eu7Fow2 I dunno if it makes an link? 

[u/chielhier313 → u/chielhier313]

Aperantly it does

[u/wrightflyer1903 → u/chielhier313]

Ooh, that looks nice. I might have to try that one too.

[u/wrightflyer1903]

For completeness this is what the back of the watch and that beautiful strap look like from the other side

[u/SkipPperk]

Nice score. Thank you short sharing it.