This fake might actually be better than the real Swatch. Back opens, can replace the movement and the crystal, you can actually get it and it is cheaper than the Swatch.
@johncarter62382 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@spavliskojr2 жыл бұрын
the mere fact it that it has a caseback that can open makes it automatically better.
@TheVisserthree2 жыл бұрын
Might actually be? Grammarly would suggest "is". 😁
@jazzypaul752 жыл бұрын
I will be finding out in a couple of weeks, I guess…
@TamMahd Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sorting out the back cover for changing the battery… Frustrated with resellers(scalpers) taking advantage of the poor supply of the watch at Swatch dealerships…I bought a couple of these… And I have no complaints(with the measely sum I paid for them).
@Kewrock2 жыл бұрын
Mine had a Sunon PH50 in it. They actually have a very extensive website. It is probably no worse than whatever Swatch is throwing in the real thing.
@Kewrock2 жыл бұрын
I got a real one now. There really doesn't seem to be any difference in quality. The fake strap actually feels better.
@michaeljones14752 жыл бұрын
@@Kewrock My fake is exactly the same as Northern Watch Co one, I have had the Saturn model for around 3 weeks now and have had no problems with it. Friends have commented that it looks good and why spend £250 on a real one (even if you can get one, I can't, even if was prepared to spend that sort of money on a plastic throwaway watch, no Swatch shops within hundreds of miles from me, I live in Estonia) This fake one, you can change the battery anywhere, it even has a glass crystal and not a plastic one like the original, and will probably last as long. Omega + Swatch have messed up the launch of this watch and are still trying to make out it's a Rolex, re supply.
@mtbbiker64012 жыл бұрын
ETA G10 movement
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@juanmela56512 жыл бұрын
Please, could you tell me the link for buying it? Thanks!
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
I think the ETA one is slightly wider by about 0.5mm and 1mm less in terms of height. The plastic movement holder has to fit perfectly too. The other issue is fitting the dial plate and hands to the ETA, which may have a slightly different canon pinion. Short answer; you never know until you try and make it fit.
@WesWatchRoom2 жыл бұрын
That's pretty fascinating to see this movement. Honestly thought it might have been something far worse
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Yeah you see the Sunon chrono movements in lots of homage watches on Ali Express. Not that bad compared to some super cheap fashion watches.
@markbailey27132 жыл бұрын
How could it possibly be worse ?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
@@markbailey2713 Could have a Bench movement in there..
@mtbbiker64012 жыл бұрын
I received a homage watch with a Sunon PE50 movement. My only real complaint with the movement is trying to set the minute hand exactly at the tick mark on the dial when the small second is hacked at zero. The minute hand jumps all over the place. I got it correct after multiple attempts only to find the minute hand jump about 1/2 minute after running for a few seconds. Extremely frustrating. All the chronograph functions seem to work properly. My 24 hour small hand is aligned properly. I suspect this one can't be adjusted since it's most likely direct geared to the hour hand. The large sweep second and minute chronograph hands can be re-aligned to zero if needed using the crown in position 2 and top/bottom pushers. It has a ghost date function which is hidden by the dial. I can hear it change date in crown position 1 and when I set the time at around 4 o'clock so the date wheel was never set at midnight (but it's hidden). The large sweep hand moves in 1/5 second increments but is a little jumpy, not smooth, even increments. The chronograph measures elapsed time and split times using the bottom pusher. The pushers do not "click" when activating the chronograph. I'm still in the process of testing the accuracy of this movement.
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
@@mtbbiker6401 very interesting feedback, yes that chrono hand was a challenge to get near the 12 position using the old single push advance method. Thanks for posting all your useful advice for other watch bargain hunters!
@soundssimple12 жыл бұрын
Good advice on how to reset the chrono hand to 12 by pulling crown out and advancing. Nice tip. Thanks
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
You are welcome, always a bit fiddly to align the hand, but usually similar process on most quartz chronographs.
@soaremicheledavid60206 ай бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Did that but again that happens, thr decond dosent align. Ant ideaa why?
@doncsicso81 Жыл бұрын
just got one of the more recent fakes delivered.... not bad at all... now I`m waiting for an ETA G15.212 / G15.211 movement to see if I can "upgrade" the stock replica movement :D
@marcogrj7 ай бұрын
My friend, tell us, it works?
@Days_272 ай бұрын
Any update?
@realwatchfreak2 ай бұрын
Any luck?
@doncsicso812 ай бұрын
@@realwatchfreak It was a bit fiddly but I got it working after a bit of suffering... not sure if it`s worth the effort though to be honest :D it`s more like a fun project if anything
@langsta3 ай бұрын
Great video! How does one take off the small plastic nibs that keep the movement case on to get at the gears? Could you post a tutorial for removing the 24h gear please?
@brianmsahin Жыл бұрын
I'm embarrassed to say I bought a real one, the Mission to Uranus as I really liked the blue dial and white bezel. It was trash, I sold it to a mate, the top pusher fell off and is gone. He took it to the Swatch Store for warranty, don't know the result yet. At least he only paid me what I paid. This movement in the fake at £7 is actually better than the unrepairable Ronda module in the Moonswatch which is only about $4. Btw, as I really wanted the colour, for less than £100 I got the V4 Pagani version, stainless steel, sapphire crystal, a high quality Seiko VK63 mecaquartz movement, got it a couple of days ago and it's a beauty. Definitely recommended over the plastic garbage real or fake. As for the Omega Mission to "Uranus", that's exactly where they stick their watch. 😁 Thanks for the video. Very informative. Just subscribed!
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
thanks for those insights and straight talking comments Brian - if we had a freelance reviewer budget you'd be on the shortlist!
@brianmsahin Жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 😂 Thanks, but it's better for me to just comment! Have a good one mate.
@eristoff37822 жыл бұрын
I thought my fake MoonSwatch was exactly the same, but when I took it apart I noticed the battery cover is actually real and functional, which really surprised me.
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
hmm, interesting. Cheers for posting ;-)
@Wootts0072 жыл бұрын
Where did you purchase yours from if you don't mind me asking?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
@@Wootts007 Er..did you watch 10 seconds of the video?
@Wootts0072 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 I was asking the guy who commented, my bad! I know where you can buy all the clones from. Just trying to get a grip on what the differences are in the clones and where they are from
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
@@Wootts007 oh right yes, crossed wires...no worries Barry
@dazh12952 жыл бұрын
Superb video, thank you for sharing, I've bought 2 versions, 4 that have a more 'stone' feel to the face, but the straps are pretty poor, then I have the plastic face version with a strap that looks very good.
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@texvindictive2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know if I could swap a ETA 251.264 movement with the Sunon one in the fake swatch?
@Joe0052 ай бұрын
Imagine paying $500 for a cheap plastic quartz watch when for $20 you can get the same cheap plastic quartz watch, then being mad at those who buy fakes because it “hurts the brand” 😂
@stephenstone26062 жыл бұрын
Another good video i am waiting for my one to get here thinking of getting them all in time 😊😊
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Well it's definitely a cheaper way to build up a collection ;-)
@ericmunschi46552 жыл бұрын
Very nice ! So it's open door to thinking about mod using 2 watches, like swapping hands or put a mars version dial on a moon case for example ! 😉
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Yes, you could swap dials, hands, straps etc between all the fakeroo models, or add your own hands, crystal, strap to an existing Ali Express Moonswatch. Loads of stuff out there from MOD parts companies once you've done the measurements with a micrometer ;-)
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@Dark_Dial_Watches11 ай бұрын
Will this movement fit into a VK63 omega case as a swap?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine648611 ай бұрын
I don’t know, sorry Don.
@cherokeejack42886 ай бұрын
Good point about the replacing the PE50. However, can you replace it with G10.212? Have you attempted to remove the hands on the fake moonswatch?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64866 ай бұрын
No I haven’t removed the hands. I’m not doing much watch stuff now, rediscovered my motorcycle obsession!
@cherokeejack42886 ай бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Do you have a channel for your new obsession?
@normpearce78972 жыл бұрын
Just brought one not bad for the money looks good better than paying the money the charge on eBay seen one at £600 pounds UK!!!!!!!!!!
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Norm we feel your pain at Swatch prices. That said we can't condone fakery. Maybe Nancy Pelosi will sort out all that Chinese replica stuff with a few stern words? Who knows..
@sueddo26342 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 unfortunately I hate scalpers more than I hate knockoffs.
@johnsanabria32792 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 All she can do is talking about going to the beach as a child and digging all the way down to......er,um that big country with the long wall and all those people in it
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@soaremicheledavid60206 ай бұрын
You can change the Sunon PE703 movement with a Seiko VK63, now you have a great watch.
@ralphyboy632 жыл бұрын
Cannot believe how quickly they get these fakes out!
@dodgydruid2 жыл бұрын
Have seen PE90's in there as well, think it depends on who is producing it as it seems more than one Chinese factory at work esp as demand is super high still. Sunong move numbers of movements that even Seiko and Miyota would drool at the huge amounts sold, the old adage of stack it high, sell it cheap comes to mind here lol
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Yes, think you are right, lots of factories in China busy on the Moonswatch replica gig right now.
@119fatty Жыл бұрын
What's the PE90?
@Bradkatz123 Жыл бұрын
Do you think one could you swap the movement on this with a VK64?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
The vk64 is slightly wider plus not quite as high. The hands are also slightly different fitment. Probably not but it could be possible if you used a different movement holder or customised an existing one. Lots of work for little gain imho.
@Bradkatz123 Жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 thank you I appreciate it. Another question… the chronograph dial in between the 1:00 and 3:00 markers- does that function as a chronograph or just move as the normal time passes. If the former, how to reset it to 0? Thank you!
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
@@Bradkatz123 yeah just the usual start/stop with the top button and lower button to reset. TBH I have never let the watch run on the chrono button for a day or so to note what the sub-dials do, or how accurate they are. Kinda lazy but there are always 100 other jobs to do somehow, or riding the motorbike ;-)
@albicco6217 Жыл бұрын
Do you think could be water resistant?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
Probably be OK for 2 mins in a swimming pool and then water would seep in via the crown n stem.
@es19512 жыл бұрын
thanks for the look inside. my chrono minute dial is not setting to zero always and sometimes it does not count the minutes. is that a mechanical or software issue? any fix?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
I got the chrono hand to align on this fake Moonswatch at 12 by the standard method of resolving out of sync chrono hands. Pull the crown to first position. Press top pusher which normally starts the chrono hand repeatedly, this should advance the hand by about half a second each press. Then keep pressing until it advances all the way to 12 and push the crown back in. Start the chrono hand, let it run...press it again to stop. Then press lower pusher to reset, hey presto it should go to 12 exactly. Hope that helps.
@mrmagoo.36782 жыл бұрын
yes!.. thank you!. I've been dying to see what's inside the snides.. Ta!
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it :-))👍
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@Eunos_FD3S Жыл бұрын
What size is the glass?
@avaln590 Жыл бұрын
Hi can u make video for G-shock 2100 from aliexpress
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
Good idea, NWC mag has a tiny watch buying budget but it's on the list
@avaln590 Жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 20-40$
@armandblake2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if that movement can actually be swapped for a Miyota or Epson/Hattori, lots of Chinese movements are straight copies of Japanese ones. Do you know the reference number of that movement?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
It's likely another chrono movement would fit, although the cannon pinion might be slightly different in diameter or height from the Sunon PE703, which would mean changing the hands too - possibly the crystal. Hattori V537 appears to have same date calendar numeral sizes, similar width. Cheers for the comment.
@gimkel4 ай бұрын
Great video man!
@scooter-alchemy Жыл бұрын
Can the two buttons also be removed from the case??
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
Not sure it never really crossed my mind tbh.
@davidsks1592 жыл бұрын
Could you make the same revue with a real swatch ?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Would love to but we don’t have 200 pounds spare to buy one sadly!
@whiteman-xtreme3998 Жыл бұрын
So is it waterproof? Like simple hand-washing or suppose interaction with rain?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
No.
@mtbbiker64012 жыл бұрын
Hi. I noticed your 24 hour subdial (printed as 1/10 counter) is not properly aligned with the large hour hand. Your watch is set to 12:45 but the small subdial hand on the 24 hour counter is at around 6. Does the small hand rotate as you set the time and maybe the hand is just misaligned from the factory?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Yeah I messed with the watch chrono buttons and crown for five mins but the sub-counters just go their own way, couldn't reset them. Inevitable budget cutting to get the RRP down I reckon.
@mtbbiker64012 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Sorry to hear that.
@AnsonChiu2 жыл бұрын
on mine... i cannot figure out how to adjust the top-right subdial. What is that feature? 24hr time?
@Bob.martens2 жыл бұрын
Yes. It is just 'slaved' to the main hour hand, only it rotates at half speed:). You can't set it or stop it from turning. It's the biggest giveaway of them all IMO. They copied the dial layout of the original, where it indicates 1/10th of chrono seconds.
@brunozlopasa11062 жыл бұрын
All swatch omegas on aliexprees have pictrue with watch but without omega print on dial is that just bluered out for photo or
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Indeed they do.
@michaeljones14752 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Mine looks very much like the original. It has Omega + Swatch on the dial with Speedmaster and Moonswatch either side of the hands. I have the Saturn version and the strap has Omega with logo printed on the short end and Speedmaster, Moonswatch, and mission to Saturn printed on the long end. The crystal is glass and not plastic like the original. I have had it for three weeks or so, I have looked on AliExpress and they are not available exactly the same now. So far it has been very accurate, we will see what happens when I have to change the battery. Only bought it too see what I would get and really quite pleased.
@makingcookingfixing2 жыл бұрын
@@michaeljones1475 Could you share a website where you bought it please?
@michaeljones14752 жыл бұрын
@@makingcookingfixing AliExpress
@dombarcena7702 Жыл бұрын
Which battery type does it have??
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
I can’t remember tbh. Probably the cheapest possible 🤔
@andybill3132 жыл бұрын
I think it says a lot about the actual quality of the moonswatch that it was faked so fast and that in the comments you see people debating if the fakes are actually better watches or not. overall for the money and hassle of buying a moonswatch there are many watches available within the £207 watch price point that will outlast and serve much better.
@intezamable2 жыл бұрын
wow, it has got a sweeping chronograph hand, like the seiko vk63, how cool is that. Anyone knows where to purchase sunon day date sweeping hand movements (not chrono)?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
You can buy a Sunon movement on ebay for about £7-£10.
@MrArturoDLP Жыл бұрын
Would I be able to jump inside a pool or hot tub with this watch?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 Жыл бұрын
Probably get water in it, but at worst you've lost about £25 😄
@brotherandrew33932 жыл бұрын
Where did you buy this watch?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
There are replicas of every watch you can think of on Ali Express. Not saying they're any good...
@brucefraser47782 жыл бұрын
got to say this is better than the real thing, a fraction of the cost [ probably more realistic cost for a plastic watch ] the movement can be removed unlike the real swatch where the movement is an integral part of the case, if it fails it goes straight in the bin
@matt05x2 жыл бұрын
Isn’t the real moonswatch a fake anyway?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Harsh sir, very harsh…they say homage at the atelier haute du horology n all that. :-)
@EthanRom2 жыл бұрын
Well it's an officially licensed collaboration and the Swatch Group owns Omega so
@matt05x2 жыл бұрын
@@EthanRom Sorry if I was a bit harsh GS, & if you like the MoonSwatch, great! You’re not alone, enjoy it! But……what constitutes a fake? For me it’s a different company copying the design of an expensive high quality timepiece, making it out of cheaper materials, with lower labour cost, without the attention to detail & selling it at an affordable price. I’m not a watch snob, I love lots of brands from Seiko to Rolex & I understand why Swatch have done this…….but I’d buy a Bulova Lunar Pilot everyday over a moonswatch.
@ddeboy0022 жыл бұрын
It's absolute crap you're paying for. It's a shame.
@ddeboy0022 жыл бұрын
once you take it apart it can no longer be near water.
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
It's exactly as water resistant as it was when new, which is not very. No fashion watch is designed to be water resistant for long, they generally have no seals in the crown/stem or pushers - that's where water gets in, not the caseback. Actually I might destroy the watch later this year by taking a few showers, or just chucking it in a bowl of water, see how long it lasts.
@petersasnauskas53192 жыл бұрын
Open the swatch, its not much better "if any"
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
I imagine it's the Ronda quartz seen in Chris Ward, Luminox, Tissot etc - too low budget to buy a Moonswatch and crack open the case though!
@petersasnauskas53192 жыл бұрын
There is not a screw in them, everything is riveted,
@Daniel-pu1dw2 жыл бұрын
@@petersasnauskas5319 PETER IT IN THE SCREWING YOU GET IF YOU CAN BUY ONE.THE REAL ONE IN THE STORE,UGH
@Bob.martens2 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 The real one has the cheapest quartz chrono ETA inside. It has ticking, not running, chrono seconds and four actual jewels. For timekeeping, the Chinese is about on par with it. Treat them both the same, and the ETA will last longer.
@mtbbiker64012 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 I've read Swatch is using a ETA G10.212 movement
@gusthesailor48852 жыл бұрын
I have one and the two subdials needle are completely missaligned 😀😀😀 they are useless and accuracy is + 1sec/day
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Yep I spent 10 mins messing with the sub dials and they just do their own thing, just dial decoration basically.
@thewatcher5084 Жыл бұрын
i rather buy the pagani design 1701 v3 with seiko vk36 movement and sapphire crystal for less than 80 usd shipped.
@julienp1973 Жыл бұрын
The fake one is not waterproof
@garyeales6762 жыл бұрын
What do you expect from AliExpress you’ve got your watch is expressed fake
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@chantsztung91972 жыл бұрын
y the fake big second hand can move like mechanical watch❗️but the real one only move like quartz watch❓😲
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
The Chrono hand shot is a time lapse.
@chantsztung91972 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 i think the real one also should as this❗️😄
@mtbbiker64012 жыл бұрын
@@chantsztung9197 My Sunon PE50 movement has 1/5 second sweep large center chrono hand. The small second hand ticks at 1 second intervals as a normal quartz.
@chantsztung91972 жыл бұрын
@@mtbbiker6401 & how abut mechanic watches move how many per second?
@mtbbiker64012 жыл бұрын
@@chantsztung9197 That depends on the bph (beats per hour) of the movement. Many Japan and Chinese movements typically use 21,600 bph which translates to 6 ticks per second. Most Swiss movements use 28,800 bph which is 8 ticks per second. Of course there are higher bph movements along with hybrid movements like Seiko Spring Drive that have a smooth sweep second hand.
@Daniel-pu1dw2 жыл бұрын
The future of the hybrid swatch,one day, battery goes leaking, you cant fix it.company is not thinking about the keeping of this hybrid frankenstein you have to wait in line for. I pass
@chavijr90205 ай бұрын
Sunon PE50.
@Daniel-pu1dw2 жыл бұрын
HERE IS MY ARGUMENT THE SWATCH IT IS NOT,THE OMEGA SPEEDMASTER IT S NOT. SWATCHES WATCH ITS A FAKE!!! NOT EITHER IS THE ONE IT SAYS IT IS. THE CHINESE IS SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY. REAL GLASS METAL CASE,REPLACEABLE MOVEMENT,TEN TIMES CHEAPER. WHO WINS?.THEY MAKE GREAT GIFTS. WHEN THE SWATCH DIES ITS TOAST AND NON REPAIRABLE.IT NOT A SPEEDMASTER MOVEMENT INSIDE IS IT? THAT MAKES THE ORIGINAL A FAKE,OR HOMAGE EH?
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
Er… right. Did you Caps Lock can be switched off too?
@Daniel-pu1dw2 жыл бұрын
@@thenorthernwatchcomagazine6486 🤣
@Daniel-pu1dw2 жыл бұрын
Sorry.luv cap locks, ,The speedmasters they are all fakes and that's the point. Why spend $260.00 Swatch is going to lose in this one.
@thenorthernwatchcomagazine64862 жыл бұрын
@@Daniel-pu1dw we appreciate the comment, caps..lower case..icons n emojis. It's all good.
@S.ahmd1 Жыл бұрын
حرقت عقارب الثواني في المزيف هي اجمل بكثير
@Joe_Doe792 жыл бұрын
I seen better copy's of this watch.
@watchsouq8092 жыл бұрын
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@garyeales6762 жыл бұрын
I don’t want to know about you but fake watches by the real one instead and then talk