Artem Strap Review: 2 months in…largely avoid.

TL;DR –> Strap was good, a few months later broke down despite non-aggressive use. Now I only wear my Blancpain on the OEM product because this is not it,

Essentially, buy this if you must. But if you’re trying to avoid the OEM toll of the cost of a Blancpain strap, don’t, unless it really is too much of an expense. In any case, Artem’s product isn’t all that good, at the time of review. Maybe things have changed since, but I’m not experimenting again. The review below is semi-edited. My…

Artem Strap Review: 2 months in…largely avoid.

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Quick review of the Hruodland F025 (Seamaster 300 clone)

Hi WUS!

Here’s my latest AliExpress purchase review: the Hruodland F025, 42mm diver.

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It was 127€ with discounts, purchased on December 21st here: (now back to 167€)

It is almost a 1:1 clone to the Omega Seamaster 300 sometimes also called “300M” from the 1960’s (except for the movement and branding of course), up to the strap:

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About the brand name, for…

Quick review of the Hruodland F025 (Seamaster 300 clone)

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Watch review: Steelflier SF752 – Sinn U1 copy

Hi f71!

Today I just received this from AliExpress:

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Finally, an homage other than a Sub or an SKX007!

Important: this one is a copy of Sinn’ bigger model U1, not the medium sized one U50.

And if you thought that the Sinn U1 was big: 44mm wide, 50.5mm lug-to-lug, 14.7mm thick, this Steelflier is even bigger! 45mm wide, 52.5mm lug-to-lug and 15.0mm thick!

Wrists under 7.5″…

Watch review: Steelflier SF752 – Sinn U1 copy

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