Ironwatch Review 

This is how I like my chinese homage watches: a) not copying a reference 1:1, but rather evoking a certain type of watches, b) paying homage to references that are long out of production, are quite valuable and even if one had the money to get one (like an OP from the 40's), you'd probably never wear it outside anyway, and finally c) decent quality components that fit the layout of the watch nicely (no ghost position etc.) That name though... Thanks for the review! Greetings from Germany

This is A LOT OF WATCH for that money and I am sorely tempted! The case is VERY Rolex OP homage, the indices remind me of Omega - a very nice blend! I agree those dials all look great and I think I would/will be spoilt for choice - I love that mother of pearl look but that Gar d'Paris is amazing in this price range. I agree with other posters here that the movement looks a bit plain under the crystal case back but it is finished well and besides....I like staring at automatic movements, and this is a Miyota! Sure the name is a bit of a 'work in progress' but I can overlook that for such an independent style at this price point. Great review!

I like the fact they used the domed crystal, it looks retro, plus it looks as if it allowed them to use a thinner bezel, which I think ads to the elegance of this 'IRONWATCH'. Thumbs up review!

Very good looking watch. Reminds me of a Rolex pre Explorer.

Slick looking piece. Great, unique dial color. Love the slim polished bezel.

It looks amazing! I love that dial 😍 great specs too. I actually don't mind the name, makes it sound like a robust watch. Great review Michael, well done!

Great review like the color of the dial.

Hey Mike. Nice timepiece. Puts me in mind of the watches my dad used to wear. At the risk of oversimplifying the situation, would it do any good to pop the bracelet off & flip it so the tail was at the 12 o'clock? Might sort out the left-handed thing. Brilliant vid as always.

Very nice watch. Love the colour. The name doesn't bother me. Nice review!

Brilliant to see a smaller watch reviewed. The sooner the fad for oversized watches ends the better.... Do I have a thin, scrawny wrist? Yes, I do (sadly 😭).

A very nice watch. Restrained and classy.

It would look of higher value without the exhibition case back. It would also make it even thinner. I don't get why watch manufacturers put see through case backs on watches with such bland movements.

I have this watch with the clous de Paris dial which is absolutely stunning. Build quality is very good and can even give San Martin a run for their money. I quite like the rather industrial no-nonsense name of the brand, but a nice logo would not go amiss.

Yes, please do a movement service for us.

I would love to take that apart too Michael. 👍 That looks similar to the watch i made myself last year mine is black sub dial with date no cyclops 12.9 thick 20mm lugs and glide lock that works great, i regulated it and it's under -1s/d. O it's an nh35a it has mersadeze hands much prefer those hands my fave.

It’s a beaut very like a Rolex O.P 39mm👍, The dial and hands give off a bit of an Omega Aqua Terra vibe too😉👍👍👍

Another great review thanks Mike. Nice watch. Gorgeous dial. Good size. Personally I’d spend my money on a nice vintage watch rather than this. Not sure it will hold its value or become sought after in the future. Keep the reviews coming mate - love the content as always. 👍

Great review. A lovely looking watch with nice retro vibes for sure. I'd prefer a solid case back here as Miyotas or NH3*s (as good value as they are) aren't interesting at all to look at. Interesting dial colour here as well. As for the name, yeah that doesn't work for me either. It has to be a quite tool inspired watch for that to work IMO.

Stunning watch.. very tidy. These new watch companies really struggle with the brand names, can’t be easy.

That reminds me of a bliger watch. They do naked dials. Sapphire crystal and similar movements in some of their watches.

Great review Mike, I do like the name Iron watch. But more importantly, I love these watches!, love the movement. Reminds me of the Invicta NH series which are bullet proof in my opinion, I would buy the three of them.... If I had the money!. Good value too. Thanks again. Adrian

Hello Mike! First congrats for your amazing work; just have some technical question : I get a chronostop with a one pallet movement , it is a jewelless one ; and I would like to know more about it … I know that it is not some master piece of watches but it needs some lubrification and it is more expensive than the watch itself with a pro ; would you have some info or advises , to oil and lub this type of movement ?

Looks great,

It got me at hello. I don’t have trouble with the name... ❤️

I have to say I really like it! Price is good ! What is not to like indeed. Great review, cheers fella stay safe

Indeed please take it apart. Gracias!

Good review of a very nice watch. I particularly like the textured dial although I'd be quite happy with any of them. Do they do a date window option? I know some people like the minimalist option but personally I find the date window useful. The name isn't perhaps the best, but on a watch that nice I really wouldn't be bothered.

I like the big crown, wish the hands were stainless, though the black pops and the miyota is a good movement. Maybe they will make a dial with different logos, very good color dial and great review.

That is a nice looking watch. 37mm is best for my 160mm (6 1/4”) wrist.

Great video Mike, I'd like the watch even more if it had date complication. The white textured color way looks prefect. For me it just needs the date on it.

Nice looking watch ,colourway not quite to my taste & the name definitely isn't but a decent package all in all & the price could do with loosing a few $$ closer to $270 in a sale perhaps .Would absolutely love to see an overhaul of the 9 series there isn't one to date i can find anywhere so you'd be the first i reckon (no pressure😉) ,great review and look forward to the service 👍.

The white dial version has an uncanny resemblance to the white dial Oyster Perpetual that made the trip to Everest's peak in 1953.

Nice watch Mike, but can you wind it to start it, or do you need a winder.? thanks for sharing.

Nice box :)

I agree! The watch is beautiful except for the name! The plastic ring effect is a bit odd and now I can't unsee it. Hope they change that!

Stainless steel 316 contains about 65-70% iron; so, for the most part, this watch is made of iron. (Other elements are Cr, Ni, Mn, Mo, Si and some trace elements). But I agree the brand name sounds a bit silly.

The milky ring is only partly because of the crystal's shape. Through refraction or something the crystal is pickin up the white plastic gasket underneath.

A textured version of the caramel face would be a nice upgrade. Al in all, I am not overly impressed with the watch though I believe that it was a good start. I could not see spending $300 on an average Japanese movement when so many good vintage watches can be had for a small fraction of the cost. Your review was pretty damned good so, there is that.

I recommend they change the name to Vito. Love the boxed Chrystal and wouldn’t change it for a bevel because it would clash with the rest of the watches curves. Everything else is perfect.

Nice watch nice review, For your right hand issue 8:07 you just have to reverse the bracelet position (the 12 o'clock lug part of the bracelet at 6 & vice versa) it took you 3 minutes

Nice watch, how about doing a 9 o/c up on your timegrapher that way we can see if it really is accurate! Thanks

I agree with you about the crystal glare. Also doesn’t quite go with that bezel with its steep rake and width and high polish. But I think I get what they were going for to imitate plexi of that style. Also I wonder do you know? If a sapphire protrudes that much isn’t it at greater risk of shattering?

Mike, Would love to see the miyota 9105 taken apart. Great watch PS.- The name doesn't bother me, as long as the wordplay does not involve something disrespectful, I can live with it in such a nice looking watch

I REALLY want to pull the trigger. But I’m afraid they will come out with a v2 with a better logo and a 20mm lug width. I might have to hold off.

If they change the name in to beautiful logo.. that’s gonna be brilliant. 👌

I love "aliexpress" and what you can do with parts sourced from there. Have my Rolex knockoff assembled myself. Love it. This one has a domed crystal which is a very nice touch. Hope those will show up as just a case at some point. I would go with 9039 movement though in this case. You know, proper no-date version of 9015. BTW did they modify the movement or the date disk is just hidden behind the dial?

nice watch for the price and decent specs ,the name is a bit offputting but i could live with it, how was the lume? great vid keep em coming !

A beautiful watch Mike, and very reasonably priced. However, the name stinks. Maybe Irontime or lunatick or some such name would work. Having said that if it turned up on my doorstep in a jiffy bag I wouldn't be too critical of its name!

Pretty nice looking watch. Not a fan of the clasp. And I like these reviews in-between restoration videos.

Mike, if the clasp is awkward for you as a lefty, reverse the band on the watch.

I think the indices are gold. I wonder what it would look like with polished stainless indices picking up and reflecting the dial color. I might like the gold but would have to see in person

The name really doesn't bother me much. I like the watch, really do like (just as you do) the indices, and I am a big fan of the dagger type hour and minute hands. They are much better than the stick type hands, and allow for a lot of surface area for lume. I'm not sure that a black seconds hand wouldn't look better than the blue one. It looks black in most of the video, and it looks fine to me. I would like to see a teardown of the Miyota 9105 movement used in this watch, as well as the Seiko NH35, which seem to have become the dominant mechanical "merchant" movement for the smaller watch brands with the cessation of ETA movements being available. Perhaps even a comparison between those two and the lower end Sellita movements. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to more.

The name doesn't upset me as much but of course, I would also like a faceted crystal like those vintage watches because rounded off makes it look acrylic. Maybe an applied thicker metal logo would tie in the iron watch name. You didn't do a lume shot but it's probably not that spectacular as it is a dress watch and people that wear dress watches dont wear dress watches in the wilderness let alone a dark ally lol. I would love to see you service this movement. You can only make it run better. One more thing. All these companies have induces that are supposed to have sharp edges but they're less sharp and more rounded. Sharp would make the watch better.

steel is iron. stainless steel is an alloy that is still predominantly iron. :P In any case, great looking watch! might have to see if I can get one.

HI Guys I hope you like this review even if you don't like the watch. There is a motive for all these reviews and hopefully soon I will be able to tell you what that is.

I have a Swatch 'homage', on the dial it just says 'watch', which is handy when I forget what it is. Makes me laugh every time I look at it. On the back it says 'plastic back'. It cost me $3. LOL.

The price is inviting

I got a Dutch wrist, 9 inches, so it wouldn't fit :( I'd love to have that watch...:(

It has the most beautiful clasp that can exist on a metal bracelet

An interesting little Rolex homage. I suppose there aren't many this size. Thought it a bit strange to have a butterfly clasp on an Oyster style bracelet and I don't see the point of a display caseback when the movement is undecorated. A great idea to do a video on the 9015 movement. It's in the back of so many microbrand watches these days.

I absolutely agree on the Ironwatch name, it's super naff. The watch however, is tasty.

Thanks for sharing....... Nice watch. I like it except for the movement. The Miyota and their "continuous spinning rotors" drive me crazy. They only wind in one direction and spin in the other. Unfortunately, that is a deal breaker for me. Other than that, I think the Miyotas are good movements. I love 28k movements. I had a "Miyota" Watch in the past and a worn it for a week and I could not take it any more because of the Rotor.

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I dunno, it looks good. But it also looks "identical" to my Seiko that only 3 years old, and my Seiko was a 3rd of the price.

Could you not just 180 deg the bracelet so the lefty bit is on the righty side? What stuck out for me was the bracelet end not in line with the case, it looked a bit "aliexpress" to my mind and maybe in the production process have the bracelet ends in when milling the case so you get a flush fit. I quite like it overall, if they wanted to really hit the Seiko 5 spot then lower right quadrant the crown and recess it and they will nail that classic vintage look imho. Nice to see a Miyota for a change, I quite like Miyota's and the market seems to be flooded with NH35 and DG2813's but less common to see the Miyota 9xxx series too.

It's a lovely looking watch. It would be nice to see it with other styles of bracelets. I agree with you on the name. It's a bit odd for the style of watch. To me Ironwatch would be more utilitarian/industrial in appearance. As others have mentioned, the display back is kind of lost on that movement (maybe if they had a custom rotor fitted it would work?).

You can change the orientation of the bracelet...

Love your content as always. I would say that it’s probably good form to be very clear your relationship with the company at the very start. Is it an ad (ie, are you expected to say/not say certain things), were you given the watch for free, is it on loan, or did you pay for it with your own money? I wasn’t sure for quite some time. But this was a good review, and a nice watch

I agree, the brand name is a huge mis. I get a Singapore watch factory vibe from this design, I like it. The colour is not for me. Thanks!

You can't name it "SteelWatch either", that would be very dangerous to wear when in Amsterdam ;)

I like the dial but display back seeing movement no, bracelet and clasp no Springbar lug holes no, 3 nos so make an alpinist instead please.

Lots of bang for your buck with that high beat movement. It resembles the Rolex Oyster Perpetual. I agree about the crystal and brand name. Those are turn offs. Im also not a fan of the font on the dial.

If this watch had a different name id buy it instantly

I'd get two of the styles if they changed the name, and not to something typically ridiculous. It's the right size, the right shape, great movement and a good price...but yeah...the name.

Take it apart Mike !!!!

Agreed "iron watch"??? What a bad name for such a nice watch. The movement definitely deserves a deeper look 👍

I am not a fan of so called microbrands.... but she needs to go on the "healing-bench" so we can see her innards ! Paddy

happy to see a 9015 movement but fed up to see another Rolex rip off. that drives me insane to be honest.

Not for me at that price. You could build / spec an eBay watch for half the price with that movement and a dial of your choice. As others mentioned the case and bracelet are basically Rolex, the dial is a mishmash and the gold index plating clashes. I guess it's hard to come up with something new in design terms - or just that if you imitate others you will sell more.

Why bother with an exhibition case back when there really is nothing to see in that movement? A mustard colored dial? I don't think so. 233 amplitude on a brand new watch?

Can I send you my omega to make a service video 😭😭😭🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I feel like this company is combining some features of Grand Seiko and Rolex together. The IronWatch logo is just way too loud and clumsy within the overall design.

lovely looking peice, joins the Wise Hitman and the Neymar in the awful name category, also like the high beat but It's as ugly as a badly burnt bushpig, why the caseback ffs? Swop the bracelet round so it's easier to close....

I understand your bugbear with the name IronWatch, but it obviously was aimed at the younger consumer probably influenced by the Marvel Universe and Iron-Man perhaps? Is the logo badly designed? I think it would look better written as two separate words. At least "Iron Watch" could be written on two separate lines and look or feel more discreet. That dial was a nice colour and the size was perfect. The second you said "Screw Down Crown" I was sold, yes I want one. "IronWatch" is a lousy name for what looks suspiciously like a dress watch. I think it should try to be more of an "Iron Watch" and move toward looking more adventurous, a Divers Watch with a unidirectional bezel. Right now it looks more "Lounge Lizard" than what the name "Iron Watch" implies. The lack of a date complication doesn't put me off in the slightest and the pricing was reasonable considering the quality of the movement.

That is a seriously good homage of my grail watch, but just wouldn't buy a watch with THAT name on it

I don't mind the name. But when they have odd lug widths I nope out of there.

Oh price is silly

IRON rusts less than the high carbon content steel.

Take it apart.

Looks good but I agree, the name is terrible. Sounds like a name two high school boys thought up. Should have called it Roldor, or Tulex, that would get up Rolex and Tudor's noses.

yet another start up company totally ripping off Rolex. Its all getting really tired I feel. I used to have homage watches and then one day it struck me that even if I could never afford the real thing why on earth would I want a copy of it for a cheaper price, it suddenly just felt pathetic and trying too hard so I got rid of them and have not looked back

Take it apart

Nice watch... All the gripe about the name.... I don't understand it. Most of you would gladly wear a Blancpain (if you could afford it). But how silly a name is Blancpain? It translates as white bread..... Glasshütte means hut of glass, Lange means the tall one, Ferrari means blacksmith. So, what's in a name as the Bard famously wrote....

I don't get it. What is the point of wasting cash on some noname brand like this one, when for $300-360 (the price these are sold for) you can get yourself a perfectly fine vintage piece from Longines, TAG and most other "proper" brands. Seems like a masssive waste of money to me.

For me the cost isnt worth it. It looks nice, but the cost (for me) would be better spent on a Seiko. In 20 years this watch will be an unknown …but a brand name will always be known.

The name is a show stopper. Otherwise, it's a nice looking watch. The bracelet is garbage in my opinion. Male endlinks will make the lug to lug over 50mm and butterfly clasps can't be adjusted to fit well. This style of watch would look better on a beads of rice, Jubilee or other suitable design, or on a nice leather strap. How is the lume???

It looks very ugly, the hour hand is too long exceeds the end of the markers

Flip the band around 180*