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Review on πŸ•°οΈ Fanmis Ceramic Bezel GMT-Master II Black Dial Automatic Mechanical Silver Steel Watch for Men and Women Pa-253 by Danielle Albanese

Revainrating 5 out of 5

You simply cannot get a better automatic watch in this price range!

I own several automatic watches (Baume & Mercier, Hamiltons, Raymond Weil, Steinhart, Seikos, Invicta) and I have to say that this very affordable Parnis GMT ceramic bezel rivals some of my other watches in quality for which I spent significantly more money. The automatic movement is very smooth, precise, choppy (meaning it stops when you pull the crown all the way out) and the watch and bracelet feel very solid and solid. This tribute watch also bears a striking resemblance to the Rolex GMT Master and I bought it for exactly that reason. Check out the YouTube comparison video of the two watches and you'll see what I mean. Within a month of owning the watch, I received two compliments on it, which to be honest, irks me a bit considering how much money I've spent on some of my other watches that I've bought. never get compliments! My only minor gripe with the watch is that the strap feels a bit sharp on the underside of my wrist due to wearing it so comfortably, but that doesn't take away from my 5 star rating of the watch. A few words about the winding: Like an automatic watch, it winds with the movement of your wrist while you're wearing it, but you can also unscrew the screw-down crown and turn it clockwise a few turns to wind it. For those of you who use watch winders, I have noticed that the watch only winds when the winding mechanism is set to rotate counter-clockwise. The watch will not wind when the crown is turned clockwise and will eventually stop and need to be wound. I cannot recommend this watch enough. This is my favorite daily beater now and in the future I will be going to Parnis first for cheap, well-made automatic machines that look great.

Pros
  • Pleasing
Cons
  • Good but not perfect