PHOIBOS Vortex Anti-Magnetic 200m Automatic 

An original design from Phoibos! I love it

Phoibos make well designed watches. They are not "following the crowd" in my opinion. Love that. I like that they seem to be turning to the SW-200 movements ... Rock solid. As for that bezel, I like the clean look it provides, regardless if it does not have any function. Clean IS a function in my eyes. Happy for you that they reached out to you and great review my friend!

I like it, a big step forward for Phoibos. Nice to see them maturing and expanding their design language and their tech parameters. I agree, the fixed bezel is a lost opportunity (24hr bezel, compass bezel, hello…), but this is such a cool micro take on the Tuna, I love it. The leather strap is dumb on this watch, but the robust rubber really works.

Interesting looking, may not be my style, but I enjoy that they walked down their own path.

Love the design. Kinda reminds me of the bottle cap/tuna case shape but Not another boring homage of a 1960s diver.

Not my cup of tea, but I like that Phoibos is developing in different areas, great watches for the money.

one cannot argue with the crisp machining

I love the roundness of the watch and the multilayer dial. But at 43.5mm plus 7mm double crowns, its oversized for me, even with internal lugs. I wouldn't feel comfortable with it so I let it go. This video helped me properly appreciate the watch, thanks!

So I'm looking at the initial dimensions and thinking about writing a comment asking whether it actually wears kinda like a shrouded Seiko ... And five seconds later you've got both on wrist for a visual comparison. Ha ha! Styling-wise not really to my taste, but Phoibos does a great job for the price, and I'm really fond of my Eagle Ray GMT.

I love it. It looks similar to the Buyalov Radioroom watch from Meranom, the designer of Vostok watches.

Great review. A Phoibos I might buy.

It certainly is interesting looking. At least it is not a homage watch and they tried something original.

I believe I just found my new tough work watch.

As a PHOIBOS aficionado, I had a close look at this one when it first popped up on their site. I really wanted to love it, the movement, the antimagnetic protection, the dimensions but I cannot get past that skeletonized handset. I hope they continue this trend with their subsequent releases, hopefully adding some different handset options along the way. Thanks Peter.

Different isn’t always a good thing. But I’m this case yeah I’m inclined to agree. I like the case a lot. The dial is nice albeit a little generic and the movement is fine. Not different enough to make me too wild about it though to be absolutely honest

Enormous watch! Looks very big! Very chunky

Glad to get the comments started! Good morning Peter.

Pretty cool. If you like a Tuna like design, this won't be too foreign a design for you. And, I personally like the Tunas a lot. Don't have a Tuna on right now, per day, but the Ana-digi "Arnie" SNJ033 I have on right now is super cool, I think. With these styles of watches, they are suppose to wear big. But, they have tricks to manage the wearability and visual weight to make them much more comfortable and compact than one might think just looking at the raw case diameter alone. I'm impressed by the action of the internal bezel action. I have found such feature hard to keep accurate without shifting from intended set point once you want to lock down the crown that actuates it . Don't see that here.

The curved spring bars make this a no go for me. I have another like this and it is horrible with straps and bracelets. I love the look though. The blue is gorgeous. Darn you spring bars! (Great video by the way!)

Not sure I’d buy it but I quite like it!! I guess the fixed bezel could of been swapped for a GMT bezel but would of ruined the look I feel. One thing I did notice in your review was that at certain points the tip of the minute hand was almost lost when directly over the markers and because the rest of it is skeletonised it seemed to get lost!!!👍

Hi Peter, very good review.I think that I may be in a minority here as I always actually prefer solid case backs on mechanical watches than glass see through back cases. This phoibos also has an ace up it's sleeve with an anti-magnetic plate. A good idea. Come in handy when leaving the watch near computers, phones etc.

The Phoibos watch fully convincing me has yet to be made. These crowns look like weapons!!

I have two Phoibi so far. I like the departure from the mundane with all of them. This one might a little bit "try hard" but it has a certain appeal. I like that at least it's the "right size". Might be a bit exxy, but I understand that will be down to the movement. Thanks for the review.

Great review Pete, I really like this except for the crown design

With the outer bezel having no real function, they could have made it a good two mil smaller. The handset and the minute track could also be an issue, but overall, it is very nice as it is.

Phoibos is great with the odd looks. I certainly agree with all of your negatives, but, overall, an interesting build and not a direct copy of anything. Maybe some Seiko tuna vibes? Depends on the price, at day's end, if I'd consider it a bargain, versus other options. Terrific to see a Swiss movement inside, and likely justifies the cost listed. Cheers my friend!

Not sure how useful it is, but it's interesting.

would hv looked awesome on a SS bracelet.

Nice review, and cool watch, i have a couple of Phoibos, fantastic quality, BUT they have to take that octopus away and just use the name on the dial..

I think you will agree this style I like but wr is too less min 1000m tbh

Short hands are bad, especially the second hand it really sticks out!

Could you please comment, on the anti- magnetic capability, of the movement, on the Muhule SAR rescue timer, if you still have it.I am interested in the SARtimer, but,ihave no idea of the anti magnetic capability of its Sellita movent.Thanks !

I applaud Phoibos originality, but I've yet to find one I'd buy...like Zelos, they always are too flashy and cheap looking. I like the anti-magnetic properties ( useful in today's world) but dislike the internal bezel (= bigger crystal, more vulnerable), two too big crowns & personally I think dates are useless to anyone with a functional memory. Good review tho, Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻

not my type. but good change. can you check the timex snoopy tennis reissue? when i saw that i thought of your channel, suits you. tennis + yellow 😊

i don't see the " try not to hand wind it , or do it as rarely as possible " as a step up in a movement. Might be better for those with 2-3 watches, but as a part of a big collection, i like something with a sturdier movement. The more watches i gather, the more i am drawn to hand wound movements.

This looks about identical to a Vostok Buyalov RR02..

Do not talk about faraday cage for magnetic fields, it doesn’t make sense. For the rest: great review and great shoots

It's a shame that brand is chinese... But the watch is very interesting, and for the first time, Phoibos is using swiss made movement.

i thought anti magnetic features were measured in GAUSSE

Don't like the lego blocks indicators, way too broad, same with the hands, I want to know the time, precisely, even. look at the Zeppelin watch and learn how to make a clock face.

It’s not Swiss made, it has a Swiss movement

I like a lot of there watches but the Octopus just ruin's it for me .

Personally think it's Ugly as , used to be a fan of Phoibos watches but cant remember the last time they released a watch that I would spend my hard earned money on

Different, but not in a good way.

Money talks

It's horrible. Who on Earth would want to wear that hockey puck monstrosity?

Pointless gimmick

No. Just no.

Pretty cool watch mate and when we have a EMP attack my watch will still let me know when the zombies are about the rise up!

They need to hire someone with eyes and taste.

Beautiful dive watch, I like it €400.00 is good price, no more. Good review Peter, as always. Που εξαφανίστηκε το κοπελουδακι? Τελευταία φορά τον είδαν να πολεμά στην Ουκρανία.