WATCH GANG - What you need to know - Don't believe all the reviews 

So glad I found this! You just saved me from subscribing to the platinum membership! Thank you. I hope others who are thinking of joining find this first

Thank you for this review! Honestly, as someone who actually likes and knows about watches, this frustrates me so much. The entire business model of this company is basically shipping overpriced Chinese watches to people who cannot tell cheap from high quality watches...

Sold my watch gang spin watches to the person who recommended it to me and ordered an orient. Cheers!

Basically cancelled my subscription after you hit the nail on the head... I got all those watches you shared and a few other no name brands...

Thank you so much! Came across one of their ads (I am just getting into watches), I thought this looked great. Though I wanted to see reviews first, but most of what I came across were "paid" advertisers with discount code, which meant to me not honest. Thank you so much I am just going to take your advise on buying watches I want. Much appreciated!

Truth. I had a 6-month, 2-watch Black Tier subscription. I filled out the preference profile a couple times for chronographs. I ended up getting two 3-hand very bland watches. One was Earnshaw and the other Melbourne Watch Co. To be fair, they're both automatics; Earnshaw has a nice sculpted mesh band; Melbourne has NH35 movement with which I swapped out the dial for a Laco homage. But they're not what I wanted.Standard Response from WG was, "You joined a mystery club, you accept what we give you." When I asked what use the profile was for, I got silence. Good watch tips from you, thanks.

Former WG captive..... EVERYTHING you state in this review is ON POINT. Thanks for this!!!!

Excellent Video. Thanks Brandon! You kept me from pulling the trigger on a subscription to WG. Your taste in watches is excellent.

thanks for posting this video as i had just signed up,received my first watch yesterday and cancelled my black tier service today

A lot of the watches they send (EVEN FOR THE PLATINUM MEMBERS) are from brands that I never heard of and brands that aren't even well known and the watches themselves don't look like they're worth half the price.

I was ready to enter my credit card info on WG, excited about getting badass watches.. until something told me to watch review videos. You just saved me.

Such a helpful video, thanks a lot man just canceled my first subscription before getting the first watch 24h after purchase

Appreciate the candid review. If something looks too good to be true, it most likely is. I’d briefly pondered WG, but I’d rather search eBay, FB, etc. to find what I’m looking for.

Thanks for the info. Was really thinking about subscribing to watch gang. But I think i would rather do the research and buy the watches I want myself. Thanks again.

Great video man. You know how they say: "if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't". If you're willing to spend some time researching, you find great affordable watches from respectable brands like Timex, Citizen, Bulova, Seiko (Orient, Lorus, Pulsar), Casio, Wenger, Swatch and even Tissot. Even Stuhrling and Invicta are great for the budget. Plus you can decide on the size of the watch (nothing looks sillier like a 46mm on a small wrist). You saved many people a lot of money and gratitude and respect is in order, sir. Best regards!

love my orient watches, i have 3 and when you pull out the stem to set the time they feel tight. in cheeper made watches you can sometimes feel the slop. love orient.

Thank you so much for the video I felt strongly there was something off about watch gang and the watches they sell to you.

Appreciate the video, was thinking about subscribing and decided to do some research first. Glad I did.

Thanks very much for this video Brandon. I always do a bit of research before I buy something or subscribe to anything, so glad I found your page and honest review. Seeing watchgang site I thought it was a cool idea and I was nearly pulled in with their promise of a better watch than what I would pay for, but looking at the watches on the site there wasn't any I really wanted beside the really high end rolex and tag or omegas. You just saved me some money and now I will just buy the citizen and sieko watches I been after for a while from another reputable site. Thanks once again, have a good day :)

U hit the nail on the head here...dropped out a while now and have not looked back...

Once again, thanks for the plug my friend

Finally! A review of WG that I feel is truthful. Thank you. You've saved me from wasting even more money on WG. I've only been collecting watches for a couple of months now. In that time, I made the mistake of joining Watch Gang and subscribed to the Black Tier. I thought why not, I might get something cool. The two watches I have received so far are a huge disappointment, chiefly because they are brands I've never heard of nor can find info about them other than they are made in china. Also, I looked up what they are selling for in real life (not the wildly overblown msrp's) and have come to the realization that neither watch is worth anywhere near the $150 price per month I paid for the subscription service. I'm going to cancel my membership later today. I feel WG is indeed a scam. Yes, they do have some brands that are actually good, but there is lot of crap mixed in too. My modest collection (5 so far, not counting the WG junk) contains a Bulova, Seiko, a couple of Tissot's, and a Mathey-Tissot. Those I researched and got because I really like them and are from respectable brands. I find it much more rewarding to search/discover cool watches on my own now than leave it up to some service to send me some crap from china. The WG stuff is great for people who don't care about quality, know much about watches and prefer the thrill of gambling rather than having quality pieces in their collection. I spent $300 on WG and I could have put that money towards something I actually wanted. Glad I didn't spend more. Thanks again for your review.

Nicely done, thanks for your honest opinion. The better alternatives in different price ranges are also super helpful for people just getting into watches.

I'm glad I watched this video you saved me a shit load of money and your style is what I'm into as well.. I like the old wind up Timex watches just because my grandpa wore one and a few Bulovas

I was with Watch Gang Black Tier for two months but all I was getting were quartz watches so I quit before they could send me anther one. At about this time I decided to send my two Seiko watches to the repair centre for a overhaul. Seiko Canada did an awesome job and they look like new. Cost less than a 3 month subscription to WG and I have two mechanical movement watches that should last me years.

What a great and honest review 👏, I was thinking about signing up, all the guys on RU-vid are not very honest and must be getting good watches for there positive reviews. Keep up the good work.

I came very close to pulling the trigger and sign up to them, something kept nagging at me to wait... I knew it wasn't what it's hyped up to be... Thanks for the confirmation of my decision to hold off. I hope this helps others to stay away as well.

I was literally just about to subscribe to WG, but thought I should look up reviews first. Saw some good ones and was about to go through with it until my curiosity made me click on this video. Needless to say I will not be doing it now. Thanks👍🏻

I just subscribed to the black tier membership but i found a coupon code for $50 off my first box so after taxes and shipping I’m only spending about $60. I’ll more than likely end up canceling after my first box but figured I’d give it a shot 🤷🏼‍♂️

I thanks for video man, I think you just saved me alot of money was about to sign up with watchgang. I was saying from the beginning that it was too good to be true everything was too perfect with them saw no bad reviews

Honestly, I appreciate this video cos I've gotten some really nice ideas for building my watch collection which will of course be watches I can see and like. Rather than using a subscription service that delivers a mystery watch that there's a good chance I won't like. I've used WG and got a pretty decent watch. But after seeing reviews of the various watches people got from their continuous subscriptions, and knowing how WG repeats watches, I will end up with watches I won't like. I've seen numerous videos of people receiving the same decent watch I got. I definitely don't want to end up getting the unsatisfactory watches they got, or worse still, end up getting a faulty watch.

Man, I really appreciate that you came forward and did a video... but honestly, just by seeing the Instagram Watches... the piles of dog shit, I wouldnt even need to sign-up to figure this out... but hey, better late than never.

Nice to see an honest review from someone who's educated about watches and movements. Most reviewers are like " oooh it's so pretty "

Thank you for this review.

Great video. Never been involved with WG and never plan to. All of your cheaper brand watch recommendations on on point.

Thanks for the review was going to sign up but you saved me haha

You just saved me a ton of money. I'll stick with rebuilding vintage watches.

Thank goodness I came across your video. Long story short I subscribed last night then I realized that I had to research and sure enough you explained your experience and then today I had a hard time trying to reach for cancellation and of course no one to be reached , I emailed several times till I got so pissed that I froze my account and my debit card I also sent them a very nasty email saying that I wasn’t interested in their practices and I froze my account no money for them ! So sure enough they emailed me back saying not be worried that my subscription was canceled 😁🖕🏻. Not my money not on this one ☝️...

I was about to register and pay for junk watches thank you so much for your video

I have a small collection that consists of Citizen and Invicta. I was considering watch gang but after watching your video I decided not against it. Thank you for saving me the trouble and most importantly money. 🇺🇸

I laughed when I heard you bring up Croton. They used to be a Swiss company but went under and the rights were bought and they were resurrected into some garbage fashion brand. Some of their vintage chronographs are worth a decent amount of money, like $1500-$5000.

Glad I checked out this review. Keep it up.

Not only did this video talk me out of joining, but I've linked at least 5 people to it when they asked about it. You're definitely costing them customers. ; )

We should start a class lawsuit for settlement !!!

Thought this was probably going on Glad l found your vid l almost drank the Kool-Aid I just recently grabbed an Aragon Regeneron SII nh36 day date Well made watch for about the price of One month membership Way better...The radium girls story was pretty wild l only first heard about them a few years ago .... That's awesome u got one of the watches the story lives on 👍👊

I agree with everything you said. WG is a complete scam. Thankfully I used Paypal and was able to get my money back from these theives. What a shame, I really liked the idea of getting a mystery watch every few months if it was actually decent quality. Not with WG though. The $20 watches on Aliexpress are better quality than WG I hope they get sued

Wow! I almost signed up. Thanks for the video. I have been buying orient, citizen, swatch for years was thinking of tying out the platinum tier do glad I caught this.

Try putting your hand open palm behind the watch when you want the camera to focus & it should work

Thanks! I've been looking at reviews and researching it because it sounds too good to be true! Get bombarded with the advertising though... This is the video i needed to see! If you sold a beginner watch pack with your 3 starter watches, I'd buy them from you now for saving me the money on WG.

Im with you men if you heard the private labeling thats what their doing all the watches that watch gang are giving you can find it in alibaba maybe it cost them 30 bucks each for buying a bulk or like 500 pcs to customize and put name and logo like heritor, charles hutton even you can do that i was an amazon seller and iam doing a private labeling too by buying a bulk in alibaba and let them put my company name.

If it sounds too good to be true, it isn't true. I'm glad I came across your video before I joined. Thanks for the heads up!

What about the platinum tier? (seriously considering until watching the video. thanks for the honest review) Do you know if people on the platinum tier have had the same experience?

I lasted three months. And the only reason for that; After the first month i told them I wanted to cancel my sub. They gave me 60% off the next month if I'd stay. OK...THEN, I waited too long to cancel after the second month, so I got ANOTHER POS. I quickly cancelled after that

Thank you for this!

I should’ve watched this video before joining

This is very interesting however buying from ebay seems just as much of a gamble I want someone to match the watches from WG to the actual brands as I have had a Heritor and a Jas McCabe and those were my first two watches so I’m happy (at the moment) and I’ve seen the watches on the sites but are these authentic or knock offs as that will change everything

What model Bulova precisionist that?

"for 35.00, who gives a S%$T, It Works!!!, it keeps time perfectly". CLASSIC. made me laugh!! Great vid dude, THANKS!!!

Thanks for the good review. I almost signed up too.

At one point I thought about joining but the amount you end up spending per month could get you a decent watch.

I should be receiving my first watch from WG this week, i've been sceptical about it but figured for $100 I would give it a try and see if I like it. Most likely will cancel it after I receive the watch. any advice on good places to find watches or information about watches? I've been wanting to start collecting just looking for advice on where to start.

Good Video : A friend of mine wanted my opinion on this club as I'm watch collector and my search brought me to this video, Great info you know your stuff, one thing that raised a red flag with this company is they claim you will receive Japanese and Swiss made watches yet the only ones anyone has showed in their video were Chinese made. You can get vintage watches on Ebay for 200 that are worth much more Like Accutron or Rado and don't worry as if you get a fake just contact Ebay and you will get a refund . Vintage Orient watches are good, and the only Asian made watch brand I will wear, I mostly wear German Russian and Swiss made . Last year I scored at a flea market and got a Doxa Valjoux 88 for only $50 CAD the guy had no clue what it was he was selling . Your defiantly right the average person only knows about Gucci Rolex and maybe Rado, mention Burn or Titoni and they ain't got a clue. A little research . Anyone watching this video listen to hes saying dont get ripped off go to yard sales flea markets and online auctions , If your looking for new Bulova are great watches been around for over 100 years and they make all their own movements .

Thank you for your service

Thanks! You just saved some money. I was about to buy a watch made that group. Lifesaver!

Thanks for sharing. I'm all for entry level watches, that being said, seiko, citizen, orient, tissot, bulova, would be my choices. Those watches have history, they have models ranging from $150 up to $10k like grand seikos, GPS citizen watches are outstanding. I agree, research the history of watches. Spend a little more cash and get a watch that will outlast you. Hand it down to the next generation. Forget the fly by night brands, over hyped without history. Usually a Frankenstein watch with seiko parts, assembled in China and marketed like its special.

Spot on

For a country boy you sure know your watches lol great video.

Thanks for the heads up. I figured something was up. You just can’t make money selling watches for a fraction of the retail value.

I've taken 3 spins on the Wheel. Every single time I won a level 1 watch. That's what you'll win....EVERY TIME. The watches they say are $500 conveniently sell new on Amazon and eBay every day for $175. You'll pay $290 for a $175 watch. You will not win a luxury watch. Guaranteed. They love shit watches like Out of Order etc. If it's not a Omega, Rolex, I'm not interested, with the exception of DEEP BLUE. Those watches are nice and durable but I still would never pay $290 for one.

Thank you for your honesty. You have saved more people then you know.

Man thanks for your feedback on them, I won't be signing up for their service and sounds like they are mainly pushing out Chinese brands

Very informative brother,

The Seiko 5’s are amazing and affordable watches. Great video

Thank you I was about to do it and not going to do it now. Thanks!!!!

Thank you for this video! It makes me think twice about them. I will not get a subscription.

Should remind people about the Seiko 5 line as well. You can also buy all the parts and make your own watch. Now here's one that can get people upset but the Invicta Pro Diver, They go on sale all the time for $60 or less and for that you get a decent watch with the Seiko NH35a automatic movement that also hand winds and hacks. Also, I have a Orient Ray II Raven, I put on a PVD Satin black coin edge bezel, a flat mirror black ceramic bezel insert, and a DD Sapphire Crystal with Blue AR. Its one of my favorite watches, my only complaint is the small crown.

Thank you I just seen an add for them and RU-vid's your review

I hope the people listen to you man! Cheers from Canada

The 23 downvotes are watchgang execs.

Brandon is spot-on. I tried the WatchGang black tier subscription for precisely one month. I received a disappointing, made in China Nautis watch, drop-shipped from ResultCo (Google them), the company WatchGang uses extensively to drop-ship from ResultCo's West Bloomfield, MI headquarters. Nautis, J. Brackett, Heritor, Morphic and many others are what ResultCo sources mainly from China. In my opinion, WatchGang is not worth your hard-earned money, unless of course you like made in China faux brands. Spread the word.

#preach

I watched a guy on video unboxing an Orient. He pulled on the crown to set the watch, and the crown fell off the stem. Is that an unusual occurrence for the brand?

Nice ring ;-) Are you a traveling man?

I was just about to join watch gang and happen to find your video. Thanks

Very true

I got banned from their facebook pretty fast when I complained about something.

Good finds. Love that old Seiko automatic!

Watched before signing up, I have some friends who are collectors and will have them help me, I have a $1000 budget and would like to get 2 - 3 decent watches, black that fits a suit, brown/silver business casual, and brown/gold business casual. Trying to match them with some box chains lol

I was about to subscribe to the platinum package thank god I found this video.

That was a really good video. I really like that Orient watch. I was wondering since you know a lot about watches, why did you join WG in the first place?

I was look into watch gang...Thanks you just saved me $1000.

After two watches I cancelled subscription, also I was almost billed twice in one month but that is another story, by the way, the watches I received were so large I couldn't give them away

Thank you for your comment Brandon , you help me .

I wish this place was better sounds cool but it’s clearly not good, do you have any recommendations for anything like it that’s better? Thanks for sharing

What was the brand at 14:21?

Thanks for the video brother.

I definitely agree they're sketchy but not all the watches in the black tier are garbage, the first and only one I got was the Nautis Diver Chrono and its actually a really good quality automatic watch

Thank you for the video because you saved me from joining Watch Gang.

This was almost exactly the same experience I had with them. They are a dishonest company, peddling garbage as if it were high quality merch.

Thanks good to know Well done!