Again. Hardest working watch reviewer on RU-vid… I think unless you have all three watches in front of you, if you’re interested in this homage, you can’t go wrong with any of them and won’t know what you’re missing. Thanks for all the work.
For some reason I prefer the Octopus Kraken. To my eye the finishing looks best and the bezel rotation on such an affordable titanium watch impressed me. I may be biased because I own a different Octopus Kraken watch that's perfect and that I truly love.
I went for the Octopus Kraken when it was released. Great watch, amazing bracelet, great bezel action (albeit mine is slightly misaligned), but other than that and the slightly small clasp, I'm delighted with it.
Even before you got to your conclusion I was thinking that the IX&DAO was the one for me. What sold me was the shortest link lengths with sufficient thickness and large screws. I like short links because that allows for finer adjustment. Sorry Seastern but10mm is too long! Also I tend to prefer thick steel bracelets to balance watch head weight. I had an original Seiko turtle on a bracelet once and it wore terribly as the Seiko bracelet was so thin it made the bracelet too light which caused the watch head to flop around all over my wrist. I hated that so much that I had to flip it.
After a bit of research I ordered myself the IXDAO last night directly from the Thorn website. This week Thorn also released a P39. From what I could tell between the four the IX was the clear choice as it’s nearest to the true P39. I cant wait for it to arrive. Thank you for the fine review. Wear them in good health!
That was an extremely well put together review. Could not imagine the hours you put in. The IX was my favorite after the final video. It really looks the business. They all do, but the IX just does mostly everything a bit better. Once again, you are awesome. Thank you for the work you put in for us. Cheers!!!
I got the IXDAO when it first released. I love the PT5000 movement. Im guessing that papery winding sound comes from the smaller sprocket with more teeth or something of that sort. I love the 8 tick per second sweep, its very comfortable. I love it. I was glad the octopus kraken was sold out of the titanium bracelets which influenced my decision
The brand IX&DAO is a direct transliteration of Chinese 九纛 IX = 9 The Chinese character DAO was only used in ancient times Nowadays, almost no one has read and pronounced it correctly. It has the following three meanings: 1 A large flag decorated with yak tail or pheasant tail 2 Feathers held by dancers 3 The flag in the army. thank you for your review I bought Saint Martin SN004 LTD black after watching your video That's a great watch. It's accurate to about plus or minus six seconds per day. 👍👍👍
That was a lot of work my friend you did a great job. always appreciate your hard work and honesty. What's so funny is I like certain things about each watch and wish we could put them all together in one. Keep up the great work you do. Ray USA
Absolutely fantastic three video review! It's a little too late for me because I bought the Seestern as soon as it came out but that's ok. I really enjoyed seeing the differences between the three watches. If I had to do it again I would probably still choose the Seestern but they are all so similar. I think any one of them would be a good choice.
Well done in choosing heart over head, watches too close to call go with your instinct. Personally I have the Seestern simply because if someone asked it would be easier to explain. Great review!
I got my Seestern Titanium the other day with the new updated clasp.....Mine only had one hole where yours has two......but my single hole is in the new upper position....great review.
Thank you , means so much to me to get the best watch I can with the little money I have to spend on watches and you make it very easy to choose . cheers.
So, the Trilogy ends... What's your favorite knight? To marry the princess, that is the point! Guess the IX&DAO won (you) with that "smiling" typing... Cheers mate. PS Loved the triple wear on wrist, kind like the three musketeers riding side by side... 😜😂
I went with the ix purely because I think it is the closest to the watch it is paying homage too, but I think I would be happy with any of the three watches. Great video! Keep up the good work.
With your engineering background and strict approach to reviews. If you say IXDOA is best - then that is it. I have the eta version on order now. It will be my daily wearer so I will be stuck with it for a long time. IXD use metal movement holders as well which shows they are not cutting corners.
Loved this series bro. I'm still for the Ix&Dao out of the 3. Funnilybenough, I saw reviews on the black dial FXD and something people mention there is that Tudor should've dropped the red text so, it looks to be a common issue on these styles with people I'll likely get the Ix&Dao in new year unless I shift some of my current collection before that
@TheWatcherReviews Thanks for the Comparison. Do you think the standard on the fly adjustment clasp as on the Sugess and Cronos watches would fit the bracelet of the Ixdao?
I have the Ix & Dao as it has the better name and the dial looks good. Very comfortable watch for travelling and daily piece with a decent clasp. I dont like the name Octopus Kraken
I just got mine & have the same 4 micro-adjust clasp but a big gap too. I'm not sure if the Seestern style extra hole modification would work on the Octopus as the clasp has a cranked piece that may interfere if mounted higher.
You can almost cross Octopus off the list. I ordered mine about 5 weeks ago, they still have not shipped. They replied saying that they do not know when or even if they can get ti bracelets.
Tnx for the excellent comparison. I have a little question. The reviewer mentioned that the clasp on the Seestern was made of steel, however he seems to have forgotten to clarify the material of the clasps on the Ixdoa and the Octopus. Are they also made of steel or are they made of titanium?
the Pelagos has a 60 click bezel. these homages should do the same and use Grade 5 Ti. Even Tudor only uses Grade 2. MAybe Grade 5 is too hard to finish but they could at least use grade 3.
idk.. seastern and octopus are screaming out,, "I am pretending to be an homage" instead of "I am trying to be an homage"😅... they should have utilized their logos more rather than name branding, imo
Love the content as always. Perhaps you could wear some gloves for our viewing pleasure or use this as an excuse to borrow your wife's hand moisturiser. You can tell your boss your excused from any further manual work 😅
