Banggood Special: Hyper-Affordable Beauty! Hannah Martin 2011 Chronograph Military-Style Men Wristwatch

Hannah Martin 2011 Chronograph Military Style Men Wrist 

This is a such an affordable beauty. This can be gotten off of Banggood for only RM53. For those who are on a really tight budget, this chronograph with a Japanese movement, leather strap, 'vintage' aviation looks offers quite a lot of bang for the buck.

Specification
Brand	HANNAH MARTIN
Model	2011
Style	Fashion,Casual,Outdoor
Gender	Male
Movement	Quartz
Water Resistance	Basic Water resistance (Sweat, raindrops)
Special Features
Functions	Time Display
Appearance & Details
Dial Display	Analog
Dial Window Material	Glass
Band Material	Leather
Clasp Type	Needle Buckle
Dimensions	Dial Diameter: about 45mm  Band Width: about 22mm  Case Thickness: about 12mm  Band Length: about 250mm

Brown sunburst dial version

Blue sunburst dial version

Black dial version

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An Elegant Smart Band for Ladies

The Mrs. bought this for her friend's birthday:

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It's actually not a bad 'fitness smart band' wrist watch, plus it actually looks elegant for women.  I didn't try all the functions and all, but there seems to be a "Cycling Mode", "Table Tennis Mode" and a "Badminton Mode" in addition to the usual heart rate monitors. Even has a weather forecast thing. Not sure how that works.

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Jaguar Swiss Quartz

This beauty piece belongs to a friend of mine. He finally stops getting cheap watches and got this Jaguar some months back. Quite a high end watch... And by high end I mean its definitely a step above what I regularly get, fitting (finally) his financial status.

The only "problem" here is that it is Quartz. Well, it's not as charming as a mechanical.

 

The Jaguar has a Swiss Quartz movement, sapphire crystal and PVD coating. The nice perforated leather strap curves nicely by default, and the crown has some sort of a protected layer on top.

At the end of the day, I totally forgotten to take note of the particular model other than "Jaguar". Initially I had thought it may have something to do with Jaguar, the car company, but the two are apparently unrelated.

My Orient 'Ray Raven' CEM65007B Replacement

So, I finally got my 'Ray Raven' replacement. The seller responded to me on a holiday, took care of the problem, and sent me a nice, unscratched wristwatch. 

I'm happy!

Some observations:

I am pleasantly surprised with the bracelet. Upon sizing the bracelet, the pins are actually the ones with the clip(?) instead of the ones that come with the collar that lose itself into the smallest places and disappear forever like the one on my Edifice. Sizing the bracelet was actually a breeze, the bracelet was better than I was led to expect reading on here. Its size is perfect for my 6.5ish wrist (I never did bother to measure my wrist). The PVD is still a little thin  on the bracelet.
I am loving it so far.

About the box - it still came in the same box.. The box is still the mystery but oh well, I'm not going to fret about it.. not like I'm going to be wearing the box itself.

I put on the leather strap that I received and already noticed a scratch in the PVD / IP on the case inside of the end links when I removed it. 

Now this got me thinking about how the ion plating on it. With my Casio, I've whacked its ion plated bezel a couple of times on the underside of my work desk, door jams, and once when I caught it on the door jam the springbars broke and even fell onto a tiled floor and slid face down but there is no scratch whatsoever, it only had a tiny dent on the case. With the Orient, the way the scratch looks (plus the scratch on the first one I got) I'm getting worried this PVD / IP is not up to the stuff of even Casio. Only time will tell. It won't bother me too much because I like the worn-out look when these things get worn, or as they call it, a 'patina'.

Pictures of it and the new strap:

New watch, new strap, no scratches.

I should have gotten the black stitching. It didn't occur to me.
 Kicking myself.

Have to do something about this stainless steel buckle too.
Sourcing a PVD black version.

Wristshot.

Another.

The Orient for an automatic is amazingly accurate over the past 2 days. I didn't see any deviations so far (however I wasn't scientific in watching the timing either)... considering the price, this is extremely good.

Get your own Orient Ray Raven here!

My Orient 'Ray Raven' CEM65007B Arrived..

....and I am disappointed.

Firstly, the box is different. It is significantly cheaper, than what I saw online:

This is what I expected (Pic taken online)

This is what I got, on the right.. on the left is a Casio Edifice box for comparison. The Edifice is 'pleather' with a pillow inside, but the Orient is is basically leather-embossed cardboard on the outside, and fur cardboard on the inside.

Here're some pictures. I have no doubt the watch is genuine, and it IS a beautiful watch.

But, the watch bezel came with scratches. More like a scuff, as if someone hit it against a rough concrete wall:

Scratch at the 30 marker on the bezel.

I'm contacting the seller to get a refund or replacement. But if they screw with me, I might just change the bezel. Or paint it with a black marker.. :(

What could have been...

I saw two vintage watches online that seemingly available for purchase:

A manual-winding Citizen which I never seen before, and a brand called Alco I never heard before, also handwinding. Both don't have a seconds hand, have roman numerals, and very nice clean design. So far so good, but when I inquired about it the seller told me that he had already sold the Citizen... 

Well, ok but look at that Alco, it is such a classic beauty! I especially liked the super large & clean dial, thin bezel. So I asked about it and the seller said, yes, he has it!!

Yes!!! SCORE! I thought, then we discuss payment etc...

...but suddenly the seller said he went to look for it, but couldn't find it. :(  According to him that means he must've sold it at some point and forgotten about it..

Oh well, I am so disappointed to finally get a chance to get some real classic beauties, but it is never to be. Hopefully, it is still somewhere around at the seller's place, and there is some chance he will find it and send it to me.