A classic automatic watch with stainless steel case, leather bands, butterfly clasp and more!
This Guanqin sure looks interesting and beautiful.
Review video is at the bottom of this page.
The specs
- Case dimensions: 40 mm case diameter, 10 mm thick
- Weight: 75 grams
- Materials case: Stainless steel
- Materials glass: Hardlex
- Material bands: Leather
- Bands dimensions: width 18-20 mm, length 246 mm
- Water resistance rating: 3 ATM
- Movement: MIYOTA CO Japan automatic
- Accuracy: Test after 24 hours was +3 sec.
- Price: 59,79 USD
- Buy here: https://goo.gl/fcitvH
Design
This is a very good-looking watch, and the model we have here is silver. The dial is also silver and the bands are brown leather, but it also comes with black dial and bands(see here). The design is elegant and the silver details look good together. The chamfered edges makes the watch look interesting and elegant.
Case
The case is made of stainless steel and has beautiful chamfered edges – This is a very nice detail!
The whole case is polished, so there’s no difference in colours here, except that the chamfered edges gives a nice reflective difference and some contrast.
On the side you’ll find the crown which has a nicely made “G” on it – obviously means Guanqin.
Material quality is good and the watch feels expensive.
Through the clear glass window on the back, you can see the automatic movement, which is made by Miyota Co Japan.
Dial
The hardlex glass is flat and is at the same level as the case (not sticking out or in).
The reason i chose this colour combination (silver/brow), was simply the metallic dial. I think it looks very nice together with a metallic case. In my opinion it also makes the watch look very clean and elegant.
Hands are white with a silver outline, so there’s some contrast between them and the dial. If they where all silver it would be difficult to read the time
Hour markers are also in silver. Silver triangles with a raised middle part, which gives them a nice contrast. Minutes are marked with black lines on the edge of the dial.
There’s also a date and weekday window, all adjusting automatically as expected. When the day starts changing at midnight, it will first show you the weekday in Chinese language, and at 03:00 it will change to English. All days are written in black colour, except Sunday which is red.
This dial looks very good and everything on it is easy to read.
The white part on the hand is the illuminated part. This works well, but there’s no other lumed details, so you’ll have to tell time by the hands only.
Bands
The hands are made of leather, and are actually quite comfortable. At first they may be a bit stiff, but will take shape of the wrist after a while. They come in brown and black colour.
Most interesting here is the butterfly clasp with buttons. It actually makes it a lot easier to take the watch on and off, and the band length will always be correct on the first attempt.
They also make the watch feel more unique and expensive.
Material quality is good with both bands and the butterfly clasp. The butterfly clasp isn’t really something you’ll notice while wearing the watch. It doesn’t feel strange or uncomfortable at all. In fact it’s actually quite comfortable.
There’s also two band retainers. One fixed, and one that can be adjusted.
Movement
The watch movement is Miyota Co Japan, and it works very well.
After unboxing I did as I always do; wind the watch fully and wear it for some days to see if it will stop. I had it on my wrist during the days and kept it laying on the table at night.
I was wearing the watch for 5 days without winding it and it did not stop.
Accuracy after 24 hours was +3 seconds.
Wearing
Conclusion
The watch look very elegant and feels expensive. Material quality is very good, and the automatic movement works very well.
Accuracy can of course vary from watch to watch, and the movement can be adjusted. The one we have here is +3 seconds after 24 hours, which is quite good.
I really like the chamfered edges on the bezel and the metallic dial. These are details that makes the watch look very nice.
The watch size should fit most wrists as it’s not very big. If you have a very large wrist, the bands can be a bit short.
Well worth the price! Thumbs up!
Check out the video at the bottom of this page!
Pros
Beautiful and elegant looking watch
Stainless steel case
Chamfered edges on bezel
Miyota automatic movement
Leather bands
Overall quality feel
Cons
Only hands are lumed
If you have a large wrist, the bands can be a bit short (my wrist is M/L)
Get one here
Product link: https://goo.gl/fcitvH
Thanks to Gearbest.com for providing the watch for review.
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