(almost) Perfect TITANIUM Watch Under $100! - Boderry Titanium Voyager - Full Review

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  • Опубліковано 29 січ 2025

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  • @vivocanada
    @vivocanada Рік тому +22

    I recently got mine off Amazon for $178 Cdn. You CANNOT get a titanium automatic watch with a Seiko NH35 movement anywhere else at this price point. And guess what. It's great! Look sophisticated, doesn't scratch (big issue for me) and runs like a champ. Best everyday watch ever.

  • @billryan8542
    @billryan8542 4 місяці тому +7

    My purchase in September of 2024 came with a Seiko NH35 hackable movement. It loses 5 sec/day which is well within specs. I added a pair of woven ballistic quick-release watch straps which allows the watch to lay properly on the wrist. Highly recommended!

  • @RicardoValdes-r6w
    @RicardoValdes-r6w 10 місяців тому +4

    Excellent presentation and reviews with a thorough detailed look at the good and the not so good of watch brands. You are doing a great job. !!

  • @roo2dee2
    @roo2dee2 Рік тому +37

    Looks like Boderry has decided to switch to NH35 for the Voyager. They have also added a salmon dial too.

    • @davidespada01
      @davidespada01 Рік тому +1

      did you got this watch ? what do you think ? Voyager vs Timex Expedition

    • @speedyspooley
      @speedyspooley 10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, I got mine early with the Miyota movement. It has that annoying stuttering seconds hand. However, if you can get past that, it does keep good time. But there's no hacking. I would have rather had the NH35.

    • @jrbj2000
      @jrbj2000 5 місяців тому +2

      I’d take the Voyager 1000% over the Timex Expedition. If you get one get the version in this video. It has the best look and lume.

  • @RicardoValdes-r6w
    @RicardoValdes-r6w 11 місяців тому +2

    Very well professional review that reflects consistent complete review of this Boderry titanium watch. For the price point and overall style of the field watch it is clear that this watch is well made and as to the movement hopefully Boderry will be paying attention and offer a couple not just one other movement option. Maybe a PT5000.

    • @ShinyThings
      @ShinyThings  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for your comments! Boderry did update the movement to Seiko nh35, which is more suitable for this watch imho 🙂

  • @V.Krishnaraj
    @V.Krishnaraj 5 місяців тому +1

    I need your assistance this morning at 3:10 am IST timing I adjusted the date and time , and at 16:10 pm the date was updated as 20.
    Could you please advise when to adjust the date and time.
    I have tried the date with counter clockwise is not working

  • @deanP.
    @deanP. Рік тому +5

    Thank you for the review!

  • @mikev3245
    @mikev3245 Рік тому +10

    The case and strap construction looks like it is coming from the same place that supplies Bertucci.

    • @MrSeedi76
      @MrSeedi76 6 місяців тому

      Bertucci has no model with twisted lugs and the Bertuccis also have fixed lugs. I very much doubt they come from the same supplier.

    • @vincentferreira1135
      @vincentferreira1135 4 місяці тому +1

      @@MrSeedi76it’s almost like other companies can make small changes to the exact same case to fit what they want. 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @mortimerwatt1766
    @mortimerwatt1766 Рік тому +14

    Great video - I purchased one of these and it has the NH35 movement - I really tried to fault it but cant - in my opinion it is the best value for money out there by a Chinese company that doesn't try to hide the fact its made in China and proud of it.
    The only thing that baffles me is that most of the UA-cam video's I look at on this watch call it a homage to a Bertucci field watch - yes there are similarities but, in my opinion, no where near enough to call the Voyager a homage.
    You could say all field watches look the same in some respect.
    It's extremely well made from quality materials and I'm over the moon with mine.

    • @JaredBusch
      @JaredBusch Рік тому

      How did you find the lume? People have been complaining the NH-35 movement version has terrible lume.

    • @dubester1982
      @dubester1982 Рік тому

      ​@@JaredBuschI have both the white and black dials. The lume is much better on the black dial version, but it's not a dive watch. It's there, but I wouldn't buy this one for the lume. The white dial has very little lume, but they are both great looking watches

    • @vincentferreira1135
      @vincentferreira1135 4 місяці тому

      What?! How is it not a homage to the Bertucci? It looks exactly like it.

  • @rubcan
    @rubcan Рік тому

    Great video. Does anyone know what year this watch came out?

  • @PINKFL0YD-s2h
    @PINKFL0YD-s2h Рік тому +7

    "Fairly attainable " depends on the country.

  • @Rhodri80
    @Rhodri80 Рік тому +5

    As stated below they seem to be using an NH35 movement now. A 42mm case would be better for those of us who need reading glasses.

  • @aniketsawant4266
    @aniketsawant4266 6 місяців тому +2

    NH35 movement... Right?

    • @ShinyThings
      @ShinyThings  6 місяців тому +2

      Yes, Boderry switches to NH35 in a couple of weeks after my review.

  • @TechFreakMB
    @TechFreakMB 5 місяців тому +1

    Is it safe to get watch from them

  • @wbwills2
    @wbwills2 Рік тому +2

    Ordered the same watch.1st watch in years. Dk much about watches. If I like it & its comfortable to wear 24/7/365 & looks good when it is delivered early to mid September, I’ll keep it. If not I’ll probably return and go back online to look a Citizen eco drive watches. Wish I had some idea of how long this watch “should”last without any major problems or anything. If anyone has any idea or suggestions for other watches (highest price range $200ish USD)I’d appreciate it. Thanks. The video was good .showing it in two different sized wrists was helpful. Good evening..

    • @leothelegend8201
      @leothelegend8201 Рік тому

      San Martin makes the best watches for the price 👍

  • @1MarkBevans
    @1MarkBevans Рік тому +5

    Really a decent watch, I received mine 7 days ago NH-35 movement. It’s an excellent “daytime” watch. There is hardly any Lume, like bout zero. I’ve owned Rolex’s and a host of automatics during my years, more than 15 different watches but now retired I take pleasure in wearing inexpensive autos. For the last 1.5 years I’ve worn a Seiko Sports-5 which has decent lume, BUT RUNS OVER A MINUTE FAST per DAY 🤨 which is daily upsetting, it never settled down as some of my watches have.
    The LUME shots you showed ARE NOT ANYTHING like what’s shipping today. Though it’s more accurate than my Seiko 5 series.

  • @chrisvassos9929
    @chrisvassos9929 Рік тому +1

    Recently bought one of these with the N35 Seiko movement. Great watch, my only complaint is that its losing time. ~10 seconds / day. Im not sure if this can be rectified (speed adjusted), or that having a desk job lately and lack of movement is causing it to lose time.

    • @Othusdragonreviews
      @Othusdragonreviews Рік тому +2

      10 seconds a day is within spec. NH35 does -20/+40 a day.

    • @carlcox7332
      @carlcox7332 2 місяці тому +2

      Automatic watches all have some +/- discrepancies. Even brands like Rolex and omega have tolerances that are considered within spec. That's just one of the cons of owning a mechanical watch. Even the most expensive mechanicals will never be as accurate as even a budget quartz movement. They can be regulated to get them closer tho but it's not really practical to do on these cheap Chinese watches cause it costs more than a new watch. But you can actually do it yourself if you have a steady hand. Tons of videos on UA-cam showing how. I got my Pagani down to +3 seconds a day. It was 45 seconds slow when I first got it.

  • @itsallrobbish
    @itsallrobbish Рік тому +2

    Good review, very comprehensive. This is a bargain!

  • @debabrattiwari7928
    @debabrattiwari7928 3 місяці тому +2

    In india this watch comes with seiko NH35 movement

  • @TK-8332
    @TK-8332 4 місяці тому +1

    On there website they say thats a grade 2 titanium

  • @giancarloliucci4104
    @giancarloliucci4104 Рік тому +2

    Mi piace il tuo stile, meriti sempre il 👍🏼ma, essere in titanio con un cinturino tipo Nato non è abbastanza per me. Tra mezz'ora già lo avrò dimenticato

  • @K.J.H_
    @K.J.H_ Рік тому +3

    The thing that annoys me about all the titanium watches popping up on ali all of a sudden, is that they are basically all just pelagos 39 rip offs with a few other non-original designs thrown in, like this one. And it's not the homage hate thing that is annoying, it's that if they all actually wanted to, they can come up with relatively high quality mid sized titanium divers/watches, well spec'ed with good finishing, quick adjust etc.. they just dont. Not until a big brand does it and then they dont iterate on it in any way. I like that San Martin is trying now, but I'd like to see more of these brands follow in a similar way, using their watch making chops to create watch brands with an actual identity and to co-exist with the homages which obviously also have a big market too.
    Basically, I just want more cool titanium sport watch options out there! 😆

  • @wbwills2
    @wbwills2 Рік тому +1

    Wish I would have known about the upcoming sale. Is that a thing in the watch industry. Other brands too??live in US ,$96 USD ,After taxes..Amazon.

    • @wbwills2
      @wbwills2 Рік тому +1

      Last comment on this one. Was typing not watching 1st time. Watched a 2nd time & it is really a good job on showing this watch. I ultimately want to have a watch that’s durable and won’t cost too terribly much to get running again (when /if it breaks.& still be waterproof )something That could be passed down to future generations.have a few watches that were my uncles that I inherited. 1 is a pricey looking dive watch that is most likely still working or at least can be repaired. Red & blue paint looked bad all worn off in spots ect. I need to go back through his things & give them a closer look .he actually did scuba dive. Have underwater pictures & his dive gear. My taste has changed. I may like the dive watch,patina & all ,more than before. But it may be too big to wear all the time. Some others where ladies watches,I thought. Didn’t know at the time that men used to wear much smaller watches .1 is an omega . I think those are collected.?.it’s 18k ,gator band and in good shape . I asked a eBay dealer about value once.eBay got on to me about that for some reason & didn’t allow me to communicate with him about its possible value. So…DK what I will do with it. I don’t care for dress watches. Thx again. Liked & subscribed. Take care

  • @stevev7402
    @stevev7402 Рік тому +7

    Buyer beware. The first one I got from them had a bad Miyota in it. Second hand would stop or jump. Much more than the typical Miyota 82xx movement jitter. They admitted issues and I shipped it back. After about a month they shipped a replacement. It arrived and this one the movement just stops completely and won’t run. I’m done with Boderry. I’ll probably just replace the movement myself

    • @mohsin_sait
      @mohsin_sait Рік тому

      You should return and get the new version with NH35 movement.

    • @stevev7402
      @stevev7402 Рік тому +1

      @@ffs3pro incorrect. My movement was stopping just sitting in a desk, stuttering and jumping. Boderry admitted to having a bad batch of Myotas and first did replacements and I got a second one that wouldn’t even run. When I told them they wanted me to pay to have it shipped all the way back to them overseas. That’s why they switched to the NH. Too many issues

    • @stevev7402
      @stevev7402 Рік тому +1

      @@mohsin_sait they wanted me to pay for shipping all the way to them overseas. Watch isn’t worth it.

  • @jinxUKBK
    @jinxUKBK Рік тому +1

    Really nice watch but lug to lug is out of my tuny wrist range.

  • @davidespada01
    @davidespada01 Рік тому

    Voyager vs Timex Expedition ?

  • @darioschler7936
    @darioschler7936 Рік тому

    Didn't get it... Does it have sapphire glass or not?

  • @johndudley5761
    @johndudley5761 Рік тому +2

    Dee triptuim tubes ares cool !

  • @davidenavino9506
    @davidenavino9506 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video and (in my opinion), great watch. I have the same in white dial and zulu strap. So cool, and Now they have nh35 inside, so in my case it works well 👍🍺

    • @ShinyThings
      @ShinyThings  11 місяців тому +1

      Couldn't agree more! 🙂👍

  • @giancarloliucci4104
    @giancarloliucci4104 Рік тому

    Beh...ho rivisto oggi il video, sappi che ho comprato un Tandorio 200m 39 mm con nh35 a 41€ al netto di tutti gli sconti scartando il medesimo in titanio a 56€ circa

  • @razvanon
    @razvanon Рік тому +1

    if they could only make those lugs shorter and the lug width of 20mm.....

  • @terry-rn1ut
    @terry-rn1ut 3 місяці тому +1

    Hamilton seriously needs to up their game.

  • @lennemoy1971
    @lennemoy1971 8 місяців тому +2

    I get the cost, but Bertucci is a better watch. Not much more in cost, and Best feature, fixed lugs.

    • @jrbj2000
      @jrbj2000 5 місяців тому +1

      To each their own. I have both, I haven’t wore the Bert in a long time.

  • @AllenReinecke
    @AllenReinecke 6 місяців тому +1

    Buyer Beware!
    I bought one of these back in Jan 2024. I have several watches and so wore this maybe a couple times. When I went to wear it a few weeks later, the movement kept stopping.
    Boderry took a while to respond to my email, and had to be prompted by the very responsive AliExpress message responder. They told me to return it for warranty repair. Postage to China cost me almost $20, which they said they'd refund AFTER it was fixed.
    Here we are in July, and still no watch. They keep promising to get it out 'this week'. Never happens. Now, there's no response to my emails.
    I'll never buy another Boderry! 🤬

  • @thegorn
    @thegorn Рік тому +5

    They homaged this so they could improve it. The homaged model has fixed springbars which means NATO only. This has removable springbars, which is why I bought it. I dislike NATOs as they make the watch sit too high and are a pain to get on and off. Prefer rubber or leather. I have a leather deployant to use for this.

    • @wbwills2
      @wbwills2 Рік тому

      . Tracking all the way fro china.different than other things ive ordered for sure.hope it works out.return or service
      eplacement may not be an option.?.Agreed.options.good..have one otw

    • @dubester1982
      @dubester1982 Рік тому

      True, and you ever notice that most of the blown spring bars seen tend to be on NATOs? Sure, they save the watch, but I also think that they cause the failure when folks wear them too tight so one begets the other. Can't stand NATOs personally, give me a bracelet or rubber strap all day long

    • @shaunmclaughlin5167
      @shaunmclaughlin5167 Рік тому +1

      Bertucci’s use single pass Zulu style straps, not NATO watch straps which use a second piece of strap to loop the strap through before closing it. This makes the watch more secure at the trade off of sitting higher on the wrist.
      With my Bertucci sits really flat against my wrist and you can hardly tell there’s a piece of fabric underneath.
      You can use a NATO on a Bertucci but it’s not practically necessary unless you prefer the look. The advantage of a NATO is it prevents your watch falling off if one of the spring bars breaks. The fixed lug bars on a Bertucci are strong enough you’ll have more problems than a broken watch if one failed.

  • @PocketUau
    @PocketUau Рік тому +5

    This NEEDS a Seiko VH31 so it can be 1.5mm thinner, lighter and more shock resistant.

    • @Jacobruxo
      @Jacobruxo Рік тому +1

      Yes, this would be near perfect with a VH31!

  • @johnsimmons6467
    @johnsimmons6467 Місяць тому

    I've got the brown/aged faced Boddery, the lume is absolutely crap. Fades after about ten mins.

  • @GustavoPereira-ug9sq
    @GustavoPereira-ug9sq Рік тому +3

    Cool Bertucci ripoff...

  • @nsglr
    @nsglr 11 місяців тому

    This brand doesnt ship the orders. If you want to live troubles with shipping and can not refund your money. You can be free. Please read comments of customers (i mean people made payment and can not receive the orders) for boderry watch's shipping and refund problems

  • @Lyubo83
    @Lyubo83 Рік тому +1

  • @markaponte7057
    @markaponte7057 Рік тому +1

    Bertucci copy cat?

    • @dubester1982
      @dubester1982 Рік тому +3

      In the sense that it's also a field watch? Sure. Otherwise, it's an improvement all around vs Bertucci.

    • @max420thc
      @max420thc Місяць тому

      Hopefully you get this message 11 months later
      Bertucci makes some watches at around the 400 dollar price point that are really sweet with the tritium tubes in them. Chrystal glass , 10 year battery ,
      It’s hard to even compare these two products. At the price point , it’s not much more for a Bertucci but you do not get the automatic watch, the spring lugs the Chrystal glass (very important for a work watch) it’s like comparing apples to oranges