integrated Bracelet on a budget Cronos Skyline L6028m Full review

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  • Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
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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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  • @gnq_k
    @gnq_k 3 дні тому +4

    0:46 IXDAO Engineer my beloved

  • @adk7962
    @adk7962 3 дні тому +3

    $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.

  • @R023N
    @R023N 3 дні тому +2

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

  • @oliviersebastian1516
    @oliviersebastian1516 День тому

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

  • @user-ds4of8mg7v
    @user-ds4of8mg7v 2 дні тому

    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
    @cecilyau4440 3 дні тому +1

    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
      @EscapeWheel  3 дні тому +3

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

    • @cecilyau4440
      @cecilyau4440 3 дні тому

      @@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 . . .

  • @leonardkoh6926
    @leonardkoh6926 3 дні тому

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

  • @zoobafornow
    @zoobafornow 3 дні тому

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

  • @lopperdawn10898
    @lopperdawn10898 3 дні тому

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

    • @EscapeWheel
      @EscapeWheel  3 дні тому

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

  • @bifflee3603
    @bifflee3603 2 дні тому

    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
      @EscapeWheel  2 дні тому

      @@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

  • @samnova450
    @samnova450 3 дні тому

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

    • @EscapeWheel
      @EscapeWheel  3 дні тому +1

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

    • @samnova450
      @samnova450 3 дні тому

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

  • @bestboy897
    @bestboy897 3 дні тому

    such a cool watch

  • @spikefcast1892
    @spikefcast1892 3 дні тому

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

  • @MADHIKER777
    @MADHIKER777 16 годин тому

    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.

  • @doronbar1606
    @doronbar1606 3 дні тому +1

    cronos has excellent watches

  • @AdAce21
    @AdAce21 3 дні тому +7

    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
      @ailestriker9888 День тому +1

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

  • @Broderbund67
    @Broderbund67 2 дні тому +2

    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

  • @matthewward3854
    @matthewward3854 3 дні тому

    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.

  • @garylangford6755
    @garylangford6755 3 дні тому

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

  • @kobusvanrensburg4092
    @kobusvanrensburg4092 3 дні тому

    Might have found my Mrs' birthday preset.

  • @ondrejzacek9243
    @ondrejzacek9243 3 дні тому +1

    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
      @musik4u343 3 дні тому +1

      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
      @HaonProductions 3 дні тому

      This is your brain on affordable watches

  • @keving4408
    @keving4408 2 дні тому

    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
      @EscapeWheel  2 дні тому +1

      @@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
      @keving4408 2 дні тому

      @@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.

  • @cedarcanoe
    @cedarcanoe 3 дні тому +3

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

  • @moneymikz
    @moneymikz 3 дні тому

    Looks more Alpine Eagle than CW12 to me

  • @itsZdan
    @itsZdan 22 години тому

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

  • @johndesmond1987
    @johndesmond1987 3 дні тому +2

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

    • @EscapeWheel
      @EscapeWheel  3 дні тому +4

      @@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
      @etebol 3 дні тому +3

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

    • @mindfulawareness1
      @mindfulawareness1 2 дні тому +1

      CW copied Czapek, one could argue.

  • @originalboondi
    @originalboondi 3 дні тому

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

    • @EscapeWheel
      @EscapeWheel  3 дні тому +1

      @@originalboondi thank you for watching

  • @jaer.6540
    @jaer.6540 3 дні тому +4

    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
      @andrewd7586 3 дні тому

      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?

  • @musik4u343
    @musik4u343 3 дні тому +6

    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
      @RC60669 2 дні тому +1

      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
      @musik4u343 2 дні тому

      @@RC60669 hahahaha wrong

    • @RC60669
      @RC60669 2 дні тому

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

  • @scolee6408
    @scolee6408 День тому

    Your audio is terrible

  • @MaryDoherty-q6b
    @MaryDoherty-q6b 2 дні тому

    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
    @مرادرحیمی-ي7ش 2 дні тому

    #amzwatch 's watch really surprises me!

  • @BekezelaMoyo-s1z
    @BekezelaMoyo-s1z День тому

    #amzwatch 's watch really surprises me!