integrated Bracelet on a budget Cronos Skyline L6028m Full review

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Timestamps
0:00 - B-Roll
00:27- Intro
01:00- Price, Colors, Specifications
02:09- Dimensions
03:28- Wrist shots and Strap show
04:33- Case and finishing
06:56- Crystal
07:51- Dial & Hands
10:42- Lume
10:59- Movement & Crown
13:47- The Bracelet
18:17- Conclusion
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[@R023N]

I'm generally not into integrated bracelet watches but this one is tempting

[@gnq_k]

0:46 IXDAO Engineer my beloved

[@adk7962]

$165 is an insane price for such a good watch. I hope Cronos starts putting out more great watches. Thanks for the great review. The movement does make me a little nervous.

[@kostar500]

You can get it with a Selitta SW200 movement

[@tynchytemper9618]

PT5000 is more reliable than Sw200s and powermatics

[@adk7962]

@@tynchytemper9618 I definitely have to get one in for sure. Thanks!

[@Ted_Kenzoku]

@@tynchytemper9618 it's the same movement made by different companies. one made in china and the other in switzerland

[@leonardkoh6926]

Love the hands of this watch, I also bought 1 recently partly because of the hands 😂. Hope they do more watches with these hands.

[@user-ds4of8mg7v]

Thanks for a great review!!! When you show us the ixdao engineer and this watch on video, I felt cronos was bigger than ixdao. The exact size of ixdao is little bigger than cronos, i think. Which one seems bigger when you see these two watches at the same time?

[@cecilyau4440]

Hey, Steve. I own this blue Skyline as well. Superb watch. I had planned to get the IXDAO Engineer in the last sale, but I was able to get the Skyline under $160 with coupons, so here we are. Also for reference, I have a 6.6-6.7in/17 cm wrist, and the bracelet fits perfectly with no gaps or overhang.

[@EscapeWheel]

@@cecilyau4440 that's awesome...the price got me, too 🤣 Glad to hear the bracelet fits good for you 👍

[@cecilyau4440]

@@EscapeWheel Yeah, I thought it would be helpful to confirm the bracelet vs wrist size. Like you, I’m not an integrated bracelet guy, so no plans to get another (and I’m very pleased with this Skyline anyway). And unrelated question: Have you had a chance to review a Direnzo? I haven’t seen it in your vid catalog. Just curious if you know about them and might bring one in. They’re typically a bit pricier around $800, but I think you’ve reviewed some Hamilton’s in the ball park, so . . .

[@bestboy897]

such a cool watch

[@matthewward3854]

I'm a big fan of Cronos - I have two in my box. However, I think I'll wait for v2 - better articulation and longer bracelet, no date window, and better finishing.

[@ondrejzacek9243]

They actually changed quite a lot when compared to CW. The dial is no doubt almost the same but the dial layout, hands, indicies, bezel shape, case shape, bracelet are quite different. Really nicely done. Great review as well.

[@musik4u343]

That's cuz it's a zenith defy copy with the cw dial. So they didn't change the cw. It's a zenith copy

[@HaonProductions]

This is your brain on affordable watches

[@oliviersebastian1516]

Which one should i choose? The ixdao or this cronos skyline? Please advise

[@spikefcast1892]

Look at the cronos gmt gs homage, just amazingly good in black

[@AdAce21]

it looks very well made, but I wish they hadn't directly copied the CW dial pattern. Makes it look a lot more like an outright ripoff.

[@ailestriker9888]

Hopefully they can use their own logo in the future. I imagine crosses on the dial were cheaper to produce than hourglasses

[@lopperdawn10898]

Steve! Great review, just wondering if you happen to know which is the official website of Cronos?

[@EscapeWheel]

@@lopperdawn10898 I don't. I typically buy from Ali Express

[@doronbar1606]

cronos has excellent watches

[@cedarcanoe]

Copying Christopher Ward is a step beyond what’s acceptable for me.

[@garylangford6755]

No hald links kills it for me. Other than that the dial and hands look great

[@franzb69]

looks a lot like the christopher ward one

[@EscapeWheel]

dial is basically a 1:1 ripoff, but everything else is different...it's a mishmash of designs for sure

[@samnova450]

Also like the Blue dial on the watch. Can you swim with the bracelet?

[@EscapeWheel]

@@samnova450 I don't see why not...it's not something I would do, but it should be fine

[@samnova450]

@@EscapeWheel Yeah feel the same, prefer rubber straps for swimming.

[@Broderbund67]

Why go so far as to copy Christopher Ward's cross dial, they could have taken their logo and made a similar pattern on the dial. It would have been really original

[@kobusvanrensburg4092]

Might have found my Mrs' birthday preset.

[@MADHIKER777]

Looks good but the crown action is a non-starter. My Seastern S435 looks great too but has a rough winding stem. Kills the enjoyment of the watch.

[@bifflee3603]

Can I ask does the leather strap for the cronos fit the ixdao engineer watch? I'm after a strap for my engineer. Thanks in advance

[@EscapeWheel]

@@bifflee3603 it would be very close, but I don't see a way to remove the first link of the bracelet like the Cronos has. My calipers measured a width of 13.4mm on the strap and 13.3mm on the first middle link width of the ixdao

[@zoobafornow]

Aliexpress coupon has been restocking for me. No coupon available for me.

[@zacky6416]

You think this watch is better than Pagani Design Oak Homage?

[@EscapeWheel]

@@zacky6416 yes, definitely. The Pagani is nice for the price, but it's really sharp and uncomfortable over a long period. This is comfortable

[@zacky6416]

@@EscapeWheel Thanks for the quick response, this will be my next purchase. ⌚

[@keving4408]

Thanks for such a thorough review. Where the dial texture pattern is concerned, would have been nice of Cronos at least used a different repeating shape rather than the CW Swiss cross. The cross is a Swiss national symbol and part of CW's logo. Makes zero sense on this watch.

[@EscapeWheel]

@@keving4408 but the cross is just a cross used in many parts of the world, CW didn't invent it. I get what you are saying though. It's something you don't think about though, it's so small, nobody would ever notice it unless you showed them macro footage.

[@keving4408]

@@EscapeWheel Fair enough. But the cross is associated with Switzerland and CW, neither of which has anything to do with Cronos. Also, a different repeating shape would have injected at least a modicum of originality.

[@abdulazizalshahrani6715]

Does the bracelet pull hair?

[@EscapeWheel]

@@abdulazizalshahrani6715 no, but honestly I've almost never had that issue with any watch.

[@moneymikz]

Looks more Alpine Eagle than CW12 to me

[@EscapeWheel]

@@moneymikz 🧐🤔🤣

[@MrPINKFL0YD]

They have half links now.

[@EscapeWheel]

@@MrPINKFL0YD where? Did a quick search and didn't see it

[@originalboondi]

Thank you for your excellent review..... Ixdao still better, but admittedly more expensive. Spoiled for choice when it comes to integrated bracelet watches.....

[@EscapeWheel]

@@originalboondi thank you for watching

[@itsZdan]

christopher ward logo all over the dial, yeah... thats a pass

[@johndesmond1987]

If it's a blatant knockoff of both the Tissot PRX and the Christopher Ward Twelve, does that make it an original design?

[@EscapeWheel]

@@johndesmond1987 more of a zenith defy skyline, CW12 dial, and some hands and indices off of.....something. probably the true definition of "homage"...being it's own thing but drawing inspiration (a lot) from various watches.

[@etebol]

I myself, don’t care. Watch looks good and is cheap.

[@mindfulawareness1]

CW copied Czapek, one could argue.

[@kostar500]

@@etebollol, you tell it like it is😊

[@musik4u343]

Looks awesome but I hate to be that guy....UUUGGGGHH that date window! Either do it right or make a dateless version. As beautiful as that dial is, to put an ugly afterthought cut out date window at the 3 is gross...shame

[@RC60669]

Ugly afterthought date window? 😮 IMO it looks fine.. the 3 marker is reduced in size to help with design balance and the cut out is chamfered. There are some issues with this watch but the date window is not one of them? Appears to be very good value for such a reasonable price. Appreciate it is subjective.. but I find your comment way too harsh. Its a lovely watch 👌👍🙏

[@musik4u343]

@@RC60669 hahahaha wrong

[@RC60669]

@@musik4u343 Very good we agree! .. your Wrong 👍

[@jaer.6540]

The lack of articulation in many of these Aliexpress integrated bracelets is mind boggling. How come none of their "designers" can figure it out?? IXDAO and Bettimer did. My other issue with it, is the complete copy of the CW 12 dial pattern...its literally their logo, so it just looks heinous here. They took a CW 12, a AP RA, and a Zenith Defy and smashed them all together here. Not impressed.

[@andrewd7586]

Cronos have had their logo/symbol for some years. I own a couple. CW only went to their new so called official one/logo in recent times. I own 3 CW with just the name itself. One was bought earlier this year. But I completely agree with the dial design, which is ordinary to copy. Then again that’s Chinese watches, well the industry isn’t it?

[@scolee6408]

Your audio is terrible

[@MaryDoherty-q6b]

I bought this popular video watch from mamacoo , which was originally priced at a few thousand dollars, but now it's only $380! It's really suitable to pick up feces!

[@مرادرحیمی-ي7ش]

#amzwatch 's watch really surprises me！