World's Cheapest Micro Rotor Watch? The $199 Lobinni!

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Very nice. One of my best Ali pick ups recently. Not perfect as will be discussed, but seriously interesting for $199. Cheers, Jody

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@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Год назад

These are great movements. I have a couple of watches with it in my collection... One of these and a microbrand (not Baltic). I actually did a comparison review of them a while back now. Both are still going strong, with no issues at all. So, based on my experience they are reliable, as well as affordable.

@lamboguy123 Год назад

What microbrand watch do you have with this movement?

@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Год назад

@@lamboguy123 The Sólás Starlight.

@LauriKatajisto Год назад

I had a very different experience with mine. Had it for few months and wore it maybe 10-15 times. After that it wouldn't start ticking after winding. Tried to contact the store but no help from them. Gave it to a hobby watchmaker to try and fix it but he couldn't do it.

@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Год назад

@@LauriKatajisto I'm sorry to hear that. Did your friend at least figure out what had happened to it?

@LauriKatajisto Год назад

@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR He said it was too dry. He broke something while assembling it back together so it was a total loss because spares are hard to get.

@johndesmond1987 Год назад

I bought one of these about two years ago, and really like it. The movement is for sure the best point for this watch. It is available with a white dial, which would have been a better choice, as my gray dial version is often hard to read, as you pointed out.

@egonpax Год назад

This would be an insta-buy for me if they fixed the negatives you mentioned! No date and AR coating would be the most important things to me

@AbstractMarcher Год назад

Hard agree

@lint2791 Год назад

Nah you wouldnt buy it youre broke af

@jamesblonde2271 Год назад

That date windows a shocker! Apart from that cool af

@WATCHingJames Год назад

It is a great looking movement. Hope to see it used more

@UltraDoug Год назад

Wow, aside from the legibility, for $200 it’s darn near exceptional! Reminds me a bit of my Longines Master 190th.

@ryanhood1867 Год назад

Rapid response!! Now THAT'S a shirt Jody!

@glennbeadshaw727 Год назад

Funny but that looks like Princess Leia dressed up as Barbie

@catalinsoare1261 Год назад

Totally agree. 100% trash

@glennbeadshaw727 Год назад

@@catalinsoare1261 what is trash the shirt or the watch? Because I disagree on both points

@jfilm7466 Год назад

THAT'S saying something 😂

@beerkegaard Год назад

Shirt is better than the watch

@juliuscaesar8801 Год назад

I like the raised numbers. Makes a watch look and feel authentic, classy and gentleman.

@GinkgoJoe Год назад

Kinda digging this 10pm vs 2am (@GMT - 5) scheduling change! Thanks, Jody! Cool rotor too....

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

Yeah me too. Midday launch here in Oz.

@JasonTheWatchGuy Год назад

I reviewed one of these last year. It definitely has its drawbacks however, for the price it's available for and what's on offer, I think it's a stunning deal

@adk7962 Год назад

9.8mm thick? Wow…Always enjoy learning about new watches and movements. Sapphire case back? You have quadruple the price before Seiko gives you a sapphire case front. Thanks for the review and bringing the watch to our attention.

@kart182 Год назад

Yeah Seiko has fallen behind. Orient is more like it or Citizen even

@adk7962 Год назад

@@kart182 You’re absolutely right. They are definitely not the bang for buck brand they used to be. I still love their watches though.

@Sleightman3D Год назад

I'm a movement nerd, so I picked up 2 of these watches: gray/gold and silver/white. It was the date complication on the grey dial, and feeling the same way about it as you, that I picked up the second version (silver/white) of the watch. The date works well on it, and I wear it to dressy affairs. The gray doesn't get a lot of wrist time. But I agree, the date is overkill on these watches. If the did the AR coating and even a lightly textured face, they'd have a winner. And yes, the OEM strap is... why did they bother?

@TheSuperbaconator Год назад

Man that watch is beautiful! Love the videos Jody! Been watching since you purchased the 62mas, and you convinced me to buy the same one... It's been my favorite ever since! Cheers

@eurovnik Год назад

I love micro rotors! Great to see an affordable modern one. My vintage Hamilton Intra-matic with the original micro rotor movement, which Buren invented, is one of my most treasured possessions. Remarkably inexpensive too in 14k solid gold at under £200. But... Servicing it cost more than that and parts are an absolute nightmare. Still love it.

@karlsenula9495 Год назад

I prefer the look of the Baltic but for the same movement you can't beat the price of this Lobinni ... I got one in the last sale in white with gold(ish) numerals ... the date window doesn't stand out so much but the Breguet numerals do stand out more ... but I agree a 'no date' would be better.

@jackward-m2y Год назад

I own a Lobinni, so far so good. A very good looking watch from what appears to be a good company.

@skuripandaburns3489 Год назад

After discounts, coins and a coupon code, I ordered this during this August sale for 147 euros shipped (160 usd) without VAT. Quite a splendid discount.

@rhodes1591 Год назад

yea, agree on the no date ... and add some color dials ... and this model could be turned by a few degrees, turning it into a drivers watch !

@younusimam-thesalamproject6340 Год назад

Id love to see you review the San Martin Milspec! And more budget dress watch reviews like this please!

@robertdufour2456 Год назад

Thank you another great presentation, Dr J! I was sceptical but . . . you convinced me. Yes, I may just give this one a try.

@Man_Ray78 10 месяцев назад

I hated this strap when i bought a 38mm Pagani VH31 Grand Seiko homage,,that i bought as my first watch 2 years ago. Since the this Virus got me and i am hooked. I saw that this watch is still in your collection, one of 11 pieces you kept so it must be worth something.

@kobusvanrensburg4092 Год назад

I bought one in 2021 and it was branded as Lobinni with Interlaken on the box......So far it's kept going without any issues. The strap was a junker, but that was my only real negative.

@russellharris5072 Год назад

I've picked up a Baltany quartz watch with an art deco dial (almost) at 36mm diameter and sapphire crystal for £83.Well it would have been but for uk VAT!!Screw down crown and a delightful twotone dial................................................

@kawasakiaddiction6296 5 месяцев назад

Just bought the White /stainless. Really wanted the Rose/black, but the PVD simply will not last. £160 delivered UK. If it breaks after 5 yrs, bin it.

@paulwiffin2452 4 месяца назад

How is it?

@danielleclare2938 Год назад

Fill the hands with red and the pointer on the minute sweep red tipped would be my thoughts. Likeable watch overall. Also drop the text and put Micro-Rotor. When people ask what that means you can show them the back. Then they will become watch geeks like the rest of us.

@sivanstar Год назад

Thanks Jody! This is far better in price+value than the baltic imo. One thing i should mention, on the ali link if you scroll down to the pic section they advertise it as a miyota movement..

@roganvidak 3 месяца назад

AMAZING WATCHES FROM THESE GUYS! OUTSTANDING! for the price of course..

@Poor_Wayfaring_Stranger 5 месяцев назад

beautiful movement but I gotta say ST19 movements still take the cake

@joestojanovic6613 Год назад

My wish comes true. Lobinni microrotoe reviewed. PS: No matter what the salesperson told you, that's not a unisex t-shirt 😅😅

@philspencelayh5464 Год назад

Nice looking watch, agree completely with you about the strap. If you remove the date it becomes an occasional wear and doesn't need to be automatic at all so it's raison d'être is then pointless. A different treatment of the date would be better. At six with a different coloured date wheel?

@BTBHSOHBOY Год назад

I really hope some brand makes a sports or dive watch with this movement. A slim, small-second diver with a movement that gorgeous would fly off the shelf

@turbyoulance Год назад

It's nice for it's price. I am Not a fan of the sub dial tbh. The date window could do with what the Omega Aqua Terra did and put a border around it. Would be interested to know if they had any colour variation's and anti Reflective coating in their next iteration. Overall but it's a thumbs up from me.

@rickspencer957 Год назад

Why the apostrophes? 👀

@oliverwiantrmerholme112 Год назад

Agreed! Drop the interlaken, and be proud and honest about your origins - then you’d have a cracking watch!

@tkindschi Год назад

Reading the listing linked here, it advertises several times: "Japan Miyota Automatic Movement". Yet, if you get deep enough into the pictures, it sure does appear to have the micro-rotor movement shown here. So, basically, they have failed to stress, (or even make reference to), the one attribute that would actually sell the watch!?!

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

Chinese marketing at its finest!

@andystuart4667 5 месяцев назад

Where did Jodi get the watchband?

@MyNameIsGhost Год назад

Tbch, I think the boderry versions are better with the black colour case

@arancourt5623 Год назад

Funny thing, I actually picked up a sugess seagull 1963 panda awhile back and it came with that same faux alligator strap and thought it looked fine, admittedly it’s the most expensive watch in my collection lol, now I’m questioning whether a high end strap will up the appearance…

@scottsj4625 Год назад

Seems like a great deal if it does not break down. I did not hear you say the warranty period. I am guessing a year. Buy a strap for it might be a deal breaker, I am looking and leather ones and they are not cheap. I love how thin it is, I was on their website and they have a few colors to choose from. I never thought you could get a watch like this for around 200 dollars and I am in need of a dress watch. I just don't know anything about the movement. My experience buying Chinese watches is falling apart for the two I bought became paperweights but that was about 5 years ago. They seem better now.

@nathanfindley399 Год назад

I bought myself 2 watches when I turned 42 in 2022 one is a lobinni that I wear every day and the other is a Tissot visodate for special occasions

@umidpulatov3236 Год назад

Отличные часы. У меня есть такие золотого цвета, поставил кожаный ремешок из кожи ящерицы. Выглядят круто. Спасибо за обзор!!! Respect!!!

@PlugInRides Год назад

Lobinni does make a second version of this watch, the 1999, with a more detailed, asymmetrical dial. Since this is a dress watch, and unlikely to get much wrist time, the rose gold finish might be an option to increase visual interest.

@389Lee Год назад

The best watch channel on RU-vid.

@andrewduckworth4720 Год назад

Awesome T shirt Jodie

@mattsmiley8156 Год назад

I am such a huuuuuuge fan of this movement. I just can’t find a watch I like with it in it. All too dressy. I’d love to see this in GADA watch.

@petervanvalkenburg1147 Год назад

Couldn't agree more!!! Awesome movement meh watch

@hattyfarbuckle Год назад

Since a glass back is a must so that mech is visible i would settle for a 100m skindiver style to keep it thin.

@saevans63 Год назад

Not bad at first glance. The downsides for me would be the lack of AR coating, the branding and the date window. However while not for me it would make a nice gift for someone getting into mechanical watches.

@brianmsahin Год назад

You made me laugh at myself Jody. I have a $250 colour matched handmade leather strap on my $300 Seiko SRPD51 and a $200 one on my $350 Orient dress watch. 😂. As for this watch, I do like it in general, love the movement but not sure about the hands. It's still great value though.

@Yorkshiremadmick Год назад

Just noticed the sub second dial is not vertical (same plane as 12-6)

@donnyboon2896 Год назад

Yes

@whatsinanameish Год назад

That particular movement doesn't hack... which begs the question to why it even has a second hand. My OCD goes tilt to have an offset seconds complication when you have no control of it.

@beammeupyet 6 месяцев назад

Hi, thank you for your review 👍I’ve got mine from the sale today. I ordered the black one even i preferred it in gray….and they did send the gray one🤣Should it be checked first and occasionally lubricated?

@paulwiffin2452 4 месяца назад

Did it come black or grey? I wondered if it looked black on the website but is actually grey in real life

@ralphus555 Год назад

Now THAT is a tee shirt!

@bolchert Год назад

What's up with the fish next to the wr on the case back? :D (3:47)

@mrmagoo.3678 Год назад

if they changed the date wheel to match the dial?... or ditch the date?..I'd buy one tomorrow.

@franciscomoliner1296 Год назад

Like the movement, case and crown. The grey dial and the subdial design (and date) are a total miss for me. Regards Jody

@matthewsanders6499 Год назад

Cool watch. I think the dial design is actually a bigger draw than the movement

@chillausmc Год назад

If the date was color matched to the dial, that would be fine for me. Would this have looked ok in a cream or ivory?

@DC-uf6ve Год назад

I'd pay the extra for the Baltic. Amazing value on this on though, even though its too big for a dress watch.

@dunderhay9169 Год назад

I almost bought a Lobinni, but the Interlaken stopped me, it just seems wrong, I wish Chinese brands would be proud of where they are made like Sea-Gull.

@moneymikz Год назад

Have you looked at the Boderry Elite micro rotor? For 100 dollaridos more it does look quite good

@pablorages1241 Год назад

Nice caseback view !

@Pelarys 8 месяцев назад

Good looking watch if only they had made it a slightly smaller I think it would have been a buy

@marksaxby607 Год назад

The 'Interlaken' bolloc... err, rubbish, on the dial is a killer for me. If they dropped that I'd consider one of these.

@skeelo69 Год назад

You missed another detail . The hands have a cap over the pivot.

@krzysztofhadala1039 Год назад

Nice watch but is it so difficult to manufacture a little bit bigger version? Eg 44 mm of diameter?

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

They tend to start using 6498 clones at that size mate.

@rickjason215 Год назад

Well worth $200. My immediate reaction was to buy it, because I have a watch addiction. The most important factor for me is reading the time. The lack of an anti reflective coating makes that 9:47 difficult. If this watch can be sold for $200, it shows that the Swiss watches are massively overpriced.

@eljayr4669 Год назад

When you first appeared I went “what”. That is some tee shirt Jody.

@Skurtle Год назад

There are atleast 2 different versions of this movement, when you go back to the Baltic, the engraving on the back is in English but here on this Lobinni it is in German. Dunno what this is about i believe it was worth a mention…

@rickcroucher Год назад

They don't look the same on the site. Is that a gray dial or a black dial?

@wtechdude Год назад

Or make the calendar color-matched to the dial.

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

That would be a lesser evil!

@sylvainster30 Год назад

Very nice movement for the price 🤯 I kinda like the date complication 🤷🏻‍♂️ 200$ is a bargain! ✌🏼😎👍🏼

@tonyhoward7840 Год назад

I like it,,,,, the price anyway, I want a rotor,,,,, this probly gonna be the one,,,,, thanks

@joelcohen4353 Год назад

It should be noted that the bearings on micro rotor movements can be a point of failure, much more so than those on a conventional rotor. I'm not sure what the longevity of this movement will be...

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

Why is that mate? Do they spin more than big rotors?

@joelcohen4353 Год назад

@@JustOneMoreWatch Generally, yes. The rotor needs to be quite heavy to function. This is one of the reasons micro rotors have never gained much popularity. I've seen this firsthand, having gone through a UG Polerouter servicing.

@eColi8 Год назад

The Baltic MR01 is still the number one Chinese watch for me.

@kart182 Год назад

That’s beautiful

@roamready9732 Год назад

The only movement(s) going to rival that finishing/look for the money will be some of the ETA6498/6497 clones. Maybe in some of the Panerai and Flieger clones? 100% if Lobini loses the date window this would be a cracking awesome watch!

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

The Borman I bought in March is perhaps even nicer. I need to review it! 😂

@ewrochna3504 Год назад

A watch that doesn't know where it's from or where it's going, can't read the time at certain angles. Moving your wrist like you have the shakes to talk the time. Not for me. But the t shirt....awesome 👌

@RideLow883-fk9gv Месяц назад

Good, affortable❤

@Jevans_Knifeaddict_Life Год назад

Glad I found ya!

@Shri_V Год назад

I wanted to like this but the dial looks pretty plain apart from the numerals and date wheel. And because the date is offset, the right side feels like a large empty space that needs something there.

@zillsburyy1 Год назад

i gave mine away to a friend because the hands blend in with the dial

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

From certain angles, they definitely do. Maybe cream dial would be better?

@DutchClawz Год назад

I tried to service mine but couldn’t get it out of the case

@nickfoster3637 Год назад

The Lobinni brothers were in the engraving business before they started their own watch brand.

@younusimam-thesalamproject6340 Год назад

Very excited to see your review for this one!

@lkdenve Год назад

Got back just in time!

@hiltonr1845 Год назад

Great shirt mate

@JustOneMoreWatch Год назад

An oldie but a goodie!

@stepsinpairs Год назад

As soon as I saw "Interlaken" on the dial I knew I wanted it - I had such a great holiday there about 15 years ago! Don't even really care how good the watch is after seeing that.

@scottparis6355 Год назад

Yes, polished hands and numerals are a bad idea. Seiko loves them; I do not. Frosted or brushed ones are always visible.

@glennbeadshaw727 Год назад

Being the Interlaken it must surely be from Switzerland right?

@rioriggs3568 Год назад

Jody clearly into Disney princesses and the pink is definitely a Barbie tribute lolll

@Shadowman-1960 11 месяцев назад

Except for the color the watch strap looks like the one that came with my Grand Seiko SBGA407 Blue Snowflake.

@S3mj0n Год назад

I love my Baltic MR01 with the same movement but it is definitely a bit overpriced. Sure, you get the french QC, finishing and a way better design and dial, but for 500 it would be a better deal instead of 650.

@AlexanderB. Год назад

It's a very nice watch but would recommend the white. It kills two birds with one stone. It is actually white because what is supposed to be black is actually grey. And the date window is less obtrusive on the white. I don't believe they're making a no date variant of this movement, which means you'd have a ghost position if they omitted the date window.

@kuanwang9107 Год назад

That strap looks like the one supplied on the San Martin 42mm fleiger lol

@maybekwasi Год назад

36mm, AR coating, no date, (and maybe the choice of a different dial colour) and this is a winner. Even $300 asking price for this set of features will still be a winner. That movement is crying for a vintage-inspired dress watch. It's all the rage now so they can't go wrong with a revision like this.

@chris7015 Год назад

I'm the 1% with no 20mm straps. 90% of mine are 22mm with a few 24mm.

@mustafamalik1046 Год назад

Once Chinese brands perfect the art of fitting their movements into a smaller case diameter, its game over. Unfortunately, until then, my 6 inch wrist will have to wait and settle for an MR01 (which is nowhere near as bad as it sounds),

@johnsrabe Год назад

I was just looking at these! (Did you post one on Insta?) Not perfect but interesting.

@Great-Scott Год назад

Pretty cool watch but at least a mm too large for me to consider a purchase, and that date window is a crime against humanity. OK, maybe not that bad but it does suck. I do like that movement and rotor.

@rioriggs3568 Год назад

They should drop the fake Italianname, the fake Swiss city provenance and the date and maybe I'll consider getting one. I'm not crazy about the dial, which I feel is not well balanced at all. Great review as usual J.