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Post by anthrozeit on Sept 9, 2007 17:55:05 GMT -5
also is it as accurate as your invictas, seikos, and/or orients? if so, is it better or same, if not, how off?
pics and mini-reviews are welcomed.
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Post by bluzglide on Sept 10, 2007 1:49:06 GMT -5
My Alpha Yacht-Master is more accurate than my Seiko, Chronomat, Invicta, Tudor and Rolex.
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Post by Delta on Sept 10, 2007 12:42:44 GMT -5
I've had my two Alphas for about a month now, so I can't really complete the poll. I can say that my GMT loses about a minute a day and my explorer runs pretty much dead on. Together I paid $80 so based on that I have no complaints.
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Post by Knight Watchman on Sept 10, 2007 15:46:10 GMT -5
It will be quite a while before anyone votes 3, 4, or 5 years; I believe the company Alpha was establised in 2005.  |
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Post by Knight Watchman on Sept 10, 2007 15:54:01 GMT -5
Who knows; you are probably correct. The only mention at their web-site is: Copyright © 2005 by alpha-watch.com All Rights Reserved.  Their company profile is very vague about their origin. |
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Post by bluzglide on Sept 10, 2007 18:44:16 GMT -5
Who knows; you are probably correct. The only mention at their web-site is: Copyright © 2005 by alpha-watch.com All Rights Reserved. Their company profile is very vague about their origin. That normally refers to the website, not the product. From my discussions with them in the past, I was told that they did, indeed begin making watches in 1993. The market was, at the time, strictly Asian, mainly Chinese. |
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Post by eddie on Sept 10, 2007 19:17:37 GMT -5
Wish I have some experience with the brand but, have none Are all of them fitted with Chinese movements? |
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Post by boscoe on Sept 10, 2007 20:31:28 GMT -5
Bluzglide: I ain't callin' you a liar. But I find it very, very, very hard to believe your Alpha is more accurate than......
an Invicta! (LMAO!)
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Post by Agent Orange on Sept 10, 2007 22:53:28 GMT -5
for me the lume dot fell off the bezel and then the lume marker at six-o-clock position fell off inside the crystal of my Sub. I've since donated it to my 9-year-old son. I'm not whining. But I'm done buying 'em.
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Post by Knight Watchman on Sept 10, 2007 23:01:23 GMT -5
Wish I have some experience with the brand but, have none Are all of them fitted with Chinese movements? I believe so, but I have already been wrong once in this thread!  |
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Post by Delta on Sept 11, 2007 10:37:02 GMT -5
I forgot to mention that my Alphas seem to stay wound longer than my Invictas. I'll wear a watch for a day, usually a full 24 hours or so, then change to another. The next day the Invictas I took off are spun out but the Alphas usually are still running two days later. I know I'm probably not fully winding the Invictas, but I wind all my watches to same number of times so the Alphas aren't getting any special treatment.
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Post by bluzglide on Sept 12, 2007 22:05:11 GMT -5
I know that there are ssome around who really don't like the Alpha, but for me, it is a great watch for the price, or even for 10 times the price. I am eagerly awaiting my second Alpha and if it is anything like my first one, I will be one happy camper! Mind you, I am not a newbie nor a watch ignorant person. I have been a watchmaker since 1980 and owned some of the best in the world. Rolex, Movado, Tissot, Mido, Jaeger-Lecoultre, etc., but I do like spending less than $100 to get a good, solid well regulated watch. Alpha fita that bill and then some!
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Post by Knight Watchman on Sept 18, 2007 11:16:22 GMT -5
A small update: My Alpha died today (or it is reeeeaaaalllllyyyyy slow) ;D. When it arrived in May it was DOA. I received the new one 2-3 weeks later, so that makes a total of almost 4 months... It still gives the correct time twice a day! ;D If you want a watch for under $100 that will run for 15 to 25 years without service, buy an Orient or a Seiko 5. Just my two yen!  |
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Post by boscoe on Sept 18, 2007 15:34:06 GMT -5
Yeah, but think of the FUN you had.
Anyone want to donate an Alpha for a torture test?
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Post by boscoe on Sept 18, 2007 15:38:49 GMT -5
Alpha repair tool:  |
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