I ordered a blue model today. Thanx for describing this watch in such detail. This is a new vintage watch. It should look great with different bands and will be useful as an everyday watch. Beautiful.
Good looking watch! Solid price offering for a mecha-quartz movement, high level of detail, and sapphire crystal. Thanks for putting this on my radar! Liking the overlays during the video too.
Great video as ever Simon.Theyre a very interesting brand that seem to have come from nowhere but making great waves .Again the choice of a meca quartz movement is an interesting one as you only tend to see them on chronos but it works .I'm very interested in their type a flieger if you could get one of those in for review it would be great .
Just recieved the blue second hand model today and put it on a metal strap. It is an amazing piece. Thanks for bringing it to my attention mate, much appreciated.😀👍
Very nice looking watch. Good value and even though a quartz, with the meca movement the sweep is decent. I agree with the quartz word removed from the dial it would be a great proposition. Top video 📹 👌 👏
Great video as usual, mate. I've seen other YTers mention that ET is driven by a one watch enthusiast like you said. I really really hope that is true, because who knows what awesome retro homages this guy might figure out next? These've been out of stock for quite some while, and I've been hammering the Escapement Time site several times since the first of May. And all of a sudden, they were back in stock just recently! Hence me quickly ordering and are now impatiantly awaiting one of these. Great design over all, VH31 with that nice sweep, sapphire crystal, stunning dial with blued seconds hand, the strap even seems to be decent etc, etc. What's not to like for this price? I just wish Seiko would churn out these awesome quartz movements to lots of other brands (seriously, Seiko, why don't you? A sweeping hands quartz movement is a pure winner by us watch enthusiasts lol). My only experience with Escapement Time is my Flieger/Chrono quartz hybrid which I love. Great finishing on the case, and the blued hands is such a great detail you deffo wouldn't expect for this money. Considering how some AE brands are upping their prices, let's just give a biiiig hope ET keeps their value for money. And also keep bringing us more fun models like this lol.
I have the same hope mate and will definitely be getting some more in to feature on the channel in the future. The best £50ish I have spent. Thank you for watching 👍🏻
I received mine almost 2 weeks ago, and the honeymoon still isn't over. Absolutely gorgeous watch for the money. The included strap was just large enough for my 20cm wrist, with only a little extra room for when my wrist swells in the heat. It definitely deserves a better strap, and for the time being I'm using a "Kvarnsjö British Racing Green" strap (from cheapestnatostraps). It's a nice enough strap, but I may end up spending $30-$60 on a nicer leather strap, because although that may not "make sense" I think the watch deserves it. E.T. made a smart choice with the strap they include though (cheap but usable). Personally I don't mind the "Quartz" text at 6 o'clock but it might be because I'm a quartz-loving nerd :p
I’ll definitely be looking to upgrade mine to a better strap as well and I’m on the look out for a stainless steel strap with end links that fit 👀 Quartz loving nerd 😂😂 Thanks for watching mate
Nice review mate! I've got my own on it's way and it's hopefully going to turn up soon. It's an excellent watch and I'm particularly impressed with the finishing quality of the hands. And I even disagree about the "pants" here. If you see dress watches with just the logo and no writing above the 6, they even look a little bit plain and unbalanced. Cheers! 👍
I can’t disagree with you mate as like I said, I was having to be super picky as the watch is that good and I always like to pick something for ‘pants’. You’ll love the watch and thanks for watching 👍🏻
@@WatchtheTime You watch all the reviews, the photos, you read the opinions but you haven't seen the watch and you kinda believe but you don't expirience. You think you know what to expect. But when you got the piece in your hands you are simply blown away by it's quality. Simple elegance and the coolness of the VH movement. That's the finest watch you can get for the money.
Great homage and definitely very appealing and affordable dress watch! I wouldn't call that movement a mecha-quartz as it's a simple 3 hand quartz with no complications, but its binary divider stops at 2² semi-oscillations per second, which will drain the battery a 2 times faster than a normal 1 tick per second quartz. They say it should have a 2 years lifetime, but even that sounds like a long shot 😅. I can see such watches running on solar battery in the future, when costs for esthetic solar dials won't be an issue. Thank you for the review!
I think so tbh. The watch is so well made and absolutely beautiful + for such a modest price. I’d definitely say get one whilst they’re still in stock 👍🏻
I am going to look at the Escapement Time link now. Good review.
Cheers Chris, is a stunning watch and unreal value for money
@@WatchtheTime do you have store in Philippines?
I don’t have a store mate just a UA-cam channel 👍
I ordered a blue model today. Thanx for describing this watch in such detail. This is a new vintage watch. It should look great with different bands and will be useful as an everyday watch. Beautiful.
Nice, I didn’t even know they did different coloured dials so thanks for the heads up and I hope you enjoy your new watch mate 👍👍
Good looking watch! Solid price offering for a mecha-quartz movement, high level of detail, and sapphire crystal. Thanks for putting this on my radar! Liking the overlays during the video too.
It is truly stunning and looks much, much more expensive then the price. Thanks for watching bro 👍🏻
Great video as ever Simon.Theyre a very interesting brand that seem to have come from nowhere but making great waves .Again the choice of a meca quartz movement is an interesting one as you only tend to see them on chronos but it works .I'm very interested in their type a flieger if you could get one of those in for review it would be great .
Thanks for your kind words mate and I’ll definitely try and get the Flieger in as soon as I can 👍🏻
Great review 👍👍 Looks like a wonderful piece
Thank you Ken 👍🏻
Great review, just bought one after seeing your vid. Thanks for posting. 👍
Thank you for appreciate your kind words mate 😊
Just recieved the blue second hand model today and put it on a metal strap. It is an amazing piece. Thanks for bringing it to my attention mate, much appreciated.😀👍
Not a problem mate, I’m really glad you like it 👍🏻
Very nice looking watch. Good value and even though a quartz, with the meca movement the sweep is decent. I agree with the quartz word removed from the dial it would be a great proposition. Top video 📹 👌 👏
It is truly outstanding mate. Thank you for watching and your feedback 👍🏻
I bought a yellow dial just before the 11.11 sale - just as well as they were sold out before the sale began. Should be with me next week.
Nice score Nicholas, they look really nice and I may have to get one in for the channel. I’m sure you’ll love it mate 👍👍
Thats one good looking watch. Great pickup.👍
Thanks bro 😊
Great video as usual, mate. I've seen other YTers mention that ET is driven by a one watch enthusiast like you said. I really really hope that is true, because who knows what awesome retro homages this guy might figure out next?
These've been out of stock for quite some while, and I've been hammering the Escapement Time site several times since the first of May. And all of a sudden, they were back in stock just recently! Hence me quickly ordering and are now impatiantly awaiting one of these.
Great design over all, VH31 with that nice sweep, sapphire crystal, stunning dial with blued seconds hand, the strap even seems to be decent etc, etc. What's not to like for this price? I just wish Seiko would churn out these awesome quartz movements to lots of other brands (seriously, Seiko, why don't you? A sweeping hands quartz movement is a pure winner by us watch enthusiasts lol).
My only experience with Escapement Time is my Flieger/Chrono quartz hybrid which I love. Great finishing on the case, and the blued hands is such a great detail you deffo wouldn't expect for this money. Considering how some AE brands are upping their prices, let's just give a biiiig hope ET keeps their value for money. And also keep bringing us more fun models like this lol.
I have the same hope mate and will definitely be getting some more in to feature on the channel in the future.
The best £50ish I have spent. Thank you for watching 👍🏻
The sweep is very much like an 18,000 BPM movement commonly found in many handwinder vintage watches.
Mine is on it's way.
Good shout. You’ll love it mate, it’s unbelievable
Mine is on the way and I am anxious to get my hands on it....a great review and well a plain dial would be a bit boring IMO....
You’ll love it mate, it’s beautiful. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
I received mine almost 2 weeks ago, and the honeymoon still isn't over. Absolutely gorgeous watch for the money. The included strap was just large enough for my 20cm wrist, with only a little extra room for when my wrist swells in the heat. It definitely deserves a better strap, and for the time being I'm using a "Kvarnsjö British Racing Green" strap (from cheapestnatostraps). It's a nice enough strap, but I may end up spending $30-$60 on a nicer leather strap, because although that may not "make sense" I think the watch deserves it. E.T. made a smart choice with the strap they include though (cheap but usable). Personally I don't mind the "Quartz" text at 6 o'clock but it might be because I'm a quartz-loving nerd :p
I’ll definitely be looking to upgrade mine to a better strap as well and I’m on the look out for a stainless steel strap with end links that fit 👀
Quartz loving nerd 😂😂
Thanks for watching mate
Nice review mate! I've got my own on it's way and it's hopefully going to turn up soon. It's an excellent watch and I'm particularly impressed with the finishing quality of the hands. And I even disagree about the "pants" here. If you see dress watches with just the logo and no writing above the 6, they even look a little bit plain and unbalanced. Cheers! 👍
I can’t disagree with you mate as like I said, I was having to be super picky as the watch is that good and I always like to pick something for ‘pants’. You’ll love the watch and thanks for watching 👍🏻
The set of hands is one of the greatest pukkas of all.
I can’t disagree mate, the watch is beautiful and a real bargain
@@WatchtheTime You watch all the reviews, the photos, you read the opinions but you haven't seen the watch and you kinda believe but you don't expirience. You think you know what to expect. But when you got the piece in your hands you are simply blown away by it's quality. Simple elegance and the coolness of the VH movement. That's the finest watch you can get for the money.
Well said mate. I said it a few times but honestly, this watch can not be beaten for the price, truly stunning 😍
Thanks for watching as well 👍🏻
@@WatchtheTime keep it coming mate! Cheers
Great homage and definitely very appealing and affordable dress watch!
I wouldn't call that movement a mecha-quartz as it's a simple 3 hand quartz with no complications, but its binary divider stops at 2² semi-oscillations per second, which will drain the battery a 2 times faster than a normal 1 tick per second quartz. They say it should have a 2 years lifetime, but even that sounds like a long shot 😅. I can see such watches running on solar battery in the future, when costs for esthetic solar dials won't be an issue.
Thank you for the review!
do you think it worth to get this watch even with this 'problem' of battery consumption?
I think so tbh. The watch is so well made and absolutely beautiful + for such a modest price. I’d definitely say get one whilst they’re still in stock 👍🏻
This watch is worth every penny. Not a problem to swap batteries.
what a nice watch bro, cheers🍻
It is beautiful mate, thanks for watching 😊
Does the sapphire crystal have any AR coating applied?
None that is obvious but the legibility is completely fine in all types of settings and I never had a problem with it. I hope that helps 👍
@@WatchtheTime thanks. I've been waiting for this to come back in stock. Already placed my order 😁
Nice one mate you won’t regret it, it’s a very good watch and easily the best around at the price point.
Its tuning fork not meca quartz movement
· Frequency of quartz oscillator 32,768 Hz,
It is nice watch I recently made one with that movement myself.
I didn’t know that Peter, thanks for the information 👍🏻
I would get this watch if i wasn't the owner of good old Seiko 5 SNXS73 which looks almost the same with the black leather.
I hear you mate. Those Seiko 5 watches are cracking 👍👍
model name please?
Escapement Time watches don’t tend to have model names or numbers, unfortunately mate - sorry
Now unavailable! Too many great reviews.
I’m sure it’ll be back in stock in the not too distant future 👍🏻
Goes in and out of stock all the time.