Pesman 9,461 Posted October 26, 2023 Hey All, Not unexpectedly the Gate Swatch x Blancpain has arrived... Prices vary from £30 to £120 but all photos are the same across all variants with Branding removed on the dial but not the movement Anyway I've taken the plunge on anlue and a yellow ( £30 ones,) and will report back https://m.dhgate.com/product/super-ocean-watch-men-watches-pacific-ocean/913799183.html?invitationCode=ff808081716c503801723974c2ee1215|-|913799183&shareToken=2931004AF5E64F1391F9314635F6C106649A2F5EAA949C0CFCC179845776FC906182843B12D0C1E3CA1DE02B6E7094B8A82184E25F7A457A Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted October 26, 2023 There's a thread on those monstrosities already: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philiusmaximus 5,064 Posted October 26, 2023 Hideous things. Been a bit of a fail this time round hasn't it. Not that the pretendy omega ones were any better mind Each to their own and all that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted October 26, 2023 There's a thread on those monstrosities already: Thought there might beSent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horace Derwent 798 Posted October 26, 2023 Anyway , the 'buzz' that is around these Blancpajn X Swatch is way less than the last year Moonswatch. Both hideous, i of course prefer the BPN X Swatch...at least it has a (non serviceable and 'use and throw away' ) automatic caliber. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sellercarpe 2 Posted October 26, 2023 I've never been a fan of these plastic monstrosities. I wish they would stop "cheapening" luxry brands 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redfire1066 10,946 Posted October 26, 2023 31 minutes ago, Sellercarpe said: I've never been a fan of these plastic monstrosities. I wish they would stop "cheapening" luxry brands . . . . .. you mean unlike reps . .. .. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sellercarpe 2 Posted October 28, 2023 On 26/10/2023 at 08:29, Redfire1066 said: . . . . .. you mean unlike reps . .. .. Touche. good pick up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted October 31, 2023 They're inbound!Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intresting 21,698 Posted October 31, 2023 37 minutes ago, Pesman said: They're inbound! Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk can't wait for your pics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted October 31, 2023 I see the moonswatch saga continues to get more exploitative for the hooked..https://www.watchtime.net/uhren/moonswatch-mission-to-the-moon-lollipop/?omhide=true&utm_source=Watchtime_weekly_nl&utm_campaign=MoonSwatch__Mission_to_the_Moon_Lollipop_31102023&utm_medium=emailSent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk can't wait for your picsI've also bought another for £23 with same pics so assume there allfrom same source..Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redfire1066 10,946 Posted October 31, 2023 @Pesman Happened to be passing the Edinburgh Swatch Shop on Saturday around 5pm and popped in by chance and the two people in front got the last two Lollipops in stock. .. . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
judas9r 914 Posted October 31, 2023 On 28/10/2023 at 23:26, Sellercarpe said: Touche. good pick up I can kida see what you're getting at @Sellercarpe . At least (decent) reps still make us aspire to own a luxury brand. So Omega arnt really missing out when i buy a rep Seamaster. However, when i bought a Moonswatch! Ugh!!! Ok that was also a rep, but it didn't make me want a real one at all. The rep Swatch is in the box, I cant wear it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted October 31, 2023 [mention=44524]Pesman[/mention] Happened to be passing the Edinburgh Swatch Shop on Saturday around 5pm and popped in by chance and the two people in front got the last two Lollipops in stock. .. . . That'll be them on eBay then... £250 marked up to £385 it is all pretty pathetic not that Swatch care...Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted November 3, 2023 These look nice might try one..https://a.aliexpress.com/_EzMKqzvSent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deju 1,874 Posted November 3, 2023 On 31/10/2023 at 13:43, judas9r said: I can kida see what you're getting at @Sellercarpe . At least (decent) reps still make us aspire to own a luxury brand. So Omega arnt really missing out when i buy a rep Seamaster. However, when i bought a Moonswatch! Ugh!!! Ok that was also a rep, but it didn't make me want a real one at all. The rep Swatch is in the box, I cant wear it. The folk buying these are hypebeast fashion folk. A smaller percentage will be existing collectors of swatch and smaller still will be people who like the brand. It be nice to think that it will convert a younger generation into watches but chances are these kids would already be into watches at some degree. Replicas don’t affect the brands. If it wasn’t for replicas I doubt I’d have bought any gens. so in a way everything is a gateway drug to some degree haha 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,747 Posted November 4, 2023 20 hours ago, deju said: The folk buying these are hypebeast fashion folk. Doesn’t @Del have one of these? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deju 1,874 Posted November 4, 2023 25 minutes ago, pickledbeetroot said: Doesn’t @Del have one of these? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Pesman 9,461 Posted November 11, 2023 OK, my gate Blancpain x Swatch are now here, so here's a quick first impressions These were ordered on 6 Oct for around £25 each, shipped and arrived today so thats around 2 1/2 weeks travel time. As per usual for the gate there were no updates on progress, just a tracking number that never worked. Arrived in a padded envelope (!) Wrapped as below.. So once unpacked we had.. Setting them confirmed that the automatic movements feel as cheap and nasty as you'd expect for the price. I've had a couple of System 51 watches and these were far more sloppy. Trying to push the crown back in without the hands moving was impossible. They are low beat 14400 movements. Pulling one at random, I got the below... However, movements aside they wear really nicely. The NATO is great quality and being so light they are an easy wear, despite being pretty chunky and sitting high on the wrist. Below is a selection of shots... And finally the real deal for comparison So, in summary, good fun summer watches that I'd keep a long way from water and that need to be treated gently. I'm really happy with them but have no desire to surge silly money on a real one! Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Left Coast Guy 24 Posted November 29, 2023 Welp, ordered a couple, the Artic and the Atlantic. I have the gen Indian so once they show up I'll take some pics side by side with the gen. One random question for the illuminati.....how are these Blancpain x Swatch watches waterproof?? Like the water resistant rating on mine says 50 Fathoms (91m), but it doesn't have a screw down crown.....so how does that work??? I guess the mov't itself is sealed....but the stem as to have some way in right? And if that's the case, wouldn't every Sistem51 watch be that water resistant?? (Checked, they're not). I was really puzzled by this one... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mabi 29 Posted December 1, 2023 Never been much fan of these Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted December 1, 2023 Never been much fan of these Thanks for sharing....Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Left Coast Guy 24 Posted January 9 Sorry for the delay, but here's a few shots of my Gen Indian Ocean vs two reps from the Gate, and a few quick thought on rep vs gen review. First the photos Let's get this out of the way....Overall, these are very good reps and the value for the money is pretty incredible. My only hesitation is whether they'd be waterproof at all, because the gen is supposed to be a dive watch and its sort of styled like a sport watch you'd wear to the beach, lake, pool, etc, so would be weird to take the rep off in that scenario. IMHO, the most impressive bit is the microstepper quartz they used is decently close to the sweep of the Sistem51 in the gen. Its not near perfect, definitely a bit jerkier side-by-side, but on the wrist it doesn't look like pure quartz and I'd say it passes from 3 feet away. Maybe that's a more damning indictment of the gen, but is what it is... When you put gen next to rep, the differences in finish and attention to quality are pretty noticeable however. First, the gen material does have a ceramic-like matte finish and sharper tactile feels to the edges of the bezel and the crown, whereas the rep just looks like cheap plastic. I haven't tested, but the rep seems like a material that will mar easily, where the gen looks/feels at least somewhat resistant to cuts/scratches. If you really knew what you were looking for, you might be able to see the difference of the matte material on the wrist, but you'd have to have spent some time with the gen first. Some of the nature of the material, probably plays a part in the bezel sharpness and "swatch" etchings as well; all are just more crisp and clean on the gen to a noticeable degree (more so than gen vs rep Rolex for example, where I cannot see a difference). The largest single tell are the lugs and springbars, where the gen uses what looks like a tiny hex pin and the rep uses traditional springbars -- ass you can see from the side shot, its a fairly noticeable difference. The straps (aside from the hardware material) are pretty spot on, but maybe the buckle holes are a bit flatter on the gen vs the rep are sorta bent in or down, minor either way. The rep material seems pretty much the same, and feels essentially the same on the wrist. The dial, indicies and hands seem pretty much spot on to me, though the dials and details on each are different from one another, so its somewhat hard to judge exactly how close they are to gen. Like I said, overall pretty amazing for 6% the cost of the gen. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted January 9 Thanks photos are too blurry for me to tell which is gen...the green one??? Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
