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Title: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: MF_Fiend on July 08, 2016, 10:18:02 AM
Hi guys i need some opinion for arbutus (model:as12501swb) are this watch worth to buy? Are this watch really swiss made swiss movement?
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: Cocas on July 08, 2016, 10:43:35 AM
From my personal view point. This watch is totally not worth to own.

I remember it's not swiss made.
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: MF_Fiend on July 08, 2016, 10:48:50 AM
But certain model has stated swiss made on the watch as the model i state above does. Therefore i very confuse now
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: Cocas on July 08, 2016, 10:54:08 AM
But certain model has stated swiss made on the watch as the model i state above does. Therefore i very confuse now

Normally, if the so called swiss brand watch does not list on this website:http://www.fhs.ch/eng/homepage.html

I will have big question mark on their swiss made claim.
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: MF_Fiend on July 08, 2016, 10:57:07 AM
This is how the malaysia official arbutus replied me:

Hi, This the Swiss collection we are using Swiss Movement, as the reason this collection will be slightly expensive from others collection.Can you see, our others collection will not stated there swiss made, as that we called Far East Collection
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: Cocas on July 08, 2016, 11:23:45 AM
Your stated model here using IT10 movement. After googling , here are the interesting info: http://www.ablogtowatch.com/earnshaw-beagle-watch-review/
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: MF_Fiend on July 08, 2016, 11:45:56 AM
Erm so can understand it as from china but make in swiss?haha
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: asimo on July 08, 2016, 12:28:21 PM
Should be from Swiss but made in China , lolz


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Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: meoramri on July 08, 2016, 01:29:29 PM
For the fun of it i got one Arbutus in my collection. Generally, a nice and cheap watch to have with many "complications". This is the review that I did on it: http://easternwatch.blogspot.my/2014/01/arbutus-propeller-ar0055bb-automatic.html (http://easternwatch.blogspot.my/2014/01/arbutus-propeller-ar0055bb-automatic.html)

If given another opportunity to get a second Arbutus - i'll give it a pass....
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: Cocas on July 08, 2016, 01:46:19 PM
The evolution of "Swiss Made" becomes more and more interesting.....
If China movement setup a plant in Swiss, then all China movement made in Swiss will be "Swiss Made" right?
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: MF_Fiend on July 08, 2016, 02:11:06 PM
For the fun of it i got one Arbutus in my collection. Generally, a nice and cheap watch to have with many "complications". This is the review that I did on it: http://easternwatch.blogspot.my/2014/01/arbutus-propeller-ar0055bb-automatic.html (http://easternwatch.blogspot.my/2014/01/arbutus-propeller-ar0055bb-automatic.html)

If given another opportunity to get a second Arbutus - i'll give it a pass....
Now i got 2 watch on my mind one is the arbutus listed above another was orient star but duno what model. Arbutus price was around rm1.8k while orient star about 2.3k(maybe old model) both are skeleton. Which one are prefer?
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: meoramri on July 08, 2016, 02:13:50 PM
For the fun of it i got one Arbutus in my collection. Generally, a nice and cheap watch to have with many "complications". This is the review that I did on it: http://easternwatch.blogspot.my/2014/01/arbutus-propeller-ar0055bb-automatic.html (http://easternwatch.blogspot.my/2014/01/arbutus-propeller-ar0055bb-automatic.html)

If given another opportunity to get a second Arbutus - i'll give it a pass....
Now i got 2 watch on my mind one is the arbutus listed above another was orient star but duno what model. Arbutus price was around rm1.8k while orient star about 2.3k(maybe old model) both are skeleton. Which one are prefer?

+1 for the orient star
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: Cocas on July 08, 2016, 02:51:12 PM
This new orient star is nice!
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: asimo on July 08, 2016, 02:57:04 PM

 i think Hamilton price is between RM2K to 5K for a decent swiss automatic watch.... RM3K++ for skeleton
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: MF_Fiend on July 08, 2016, 05:44:44 PM
Just looking for 2k+ skeleton watch
Title: Re: Opinion for arbutus watch
Post by: chiewata on July 12, 2016, 07:29:33 PM
The evolution of "Swiss Made" becomes more and more interesting.....
If China movement setup a plant in Swiss, then all China movement made in Swiss will be "Swiss Made" right?
But if that the case that movement will be same price as any swiss stock movement like eta or selita

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