As I said, the watch sales/journalism relationship is an extremely conflicted one. Not just with the Dink. It's extremely rare to see anything but glowing let's copy and paste the press release praise from watch "journalists". When it does happen it's with the cheap end where they don't stand to lose access to the bigger players.
Not at all, but I think that's an apples/oranges comparison.
I can think of quite a few where they haven't.
Of course, but when you read howlers like a Heuer Bund having an "automatic movement" one wonders. Or vague dating on marques like Longines and Omega when again a precise date is a click away(and Longines will tell you for free by email). This is kindergarten level expertise a google search away.
I would really contest that one. They don't even give a basic service at their inflated prices. Movement shots are variable in making appearances, or lately not appearing at all. So redials are probably ok and don't worry about movement shots folks? Indeed.... Where they do appear like with this Cyma check out where the regulator is... Never mind the dodgy dial with the skewed numerals. Another quick perusal throws up this GP Again no movement shot and an "original bracelet" that is clearly not original to the watch and doesn't even fit. No expertise required to see this. These are not isolated examples.
. Oh sure, their market is not the established enthusiast, it's the wider market of men who trust the Dink brand to curate their tastes for them. And that market isn't so concerned about values as such. Indeed it's often the case that paying more is seen as a bonus, a way to telegraph their own aspirational value. Nothing wrong with that, it is what it is.
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