“Great watch for the money. Looks good, feels well built, and will work for a long time. Only problem is that the lume pip fell off. I don't recall knocking the watch particurlarly hard. I can live with it as it is though.”
“This Phoibos quartz dive watch is quite splendid. It arrived a month ago - I've been wearing it every day since and it has gained two seconds. It is very well made and I like the size, weight, SEL bracelet, crisp bezel rotation and the assurance that together we can descend in water to 1000 feet (as if). It is easy to read except when the Mercedes hour hand is crossing over that weird and rather creepy King Squid logo. Better it has a small logo if need be, the name Phoibos in a tasteful serif typeface above a small lower descriptive sans serif line in red. The lume question: Seiko and Orient usually have the very brightest lume, at least initially. Moths will circle over the night stand. The BGW9 used on the Phoibos and also my Tisell Marine Diver do glow but less so. Curiously, after a couple of hours, all watches show the same level of illumination. But one is supposed to be asleep by then.”
“I bought this watch because I found a beautiful diver strap that reminded me of my first watch from about 1970. I just didn’t have a dive watch that I wanted to put on the strap. So I looked for a diver that was inexpensive. What came in the mail was an excellent diving watch. It screams quality. The watch has a great heft. And so does the box. In fact it is very suitable for giftgiving. I counted no less than seven plastic and paper protectors wrapped around the watch when it arrived. The solid end links fit perfectly and the deployment clasp is buttery smooth. Speaking of smooth the screw down crown is better than a Seiko JDM. This is not a watch that is good for its price but it’s better than its price.”
“I was looking for a bracelet diver watch. Always loved the famous Submariner, but that was never a realistic option given the astronomical price for a working stiff like me. As for the watch, it satisfied a bunch of check points: Solid link bracelet, sapphire crystal...
At the price, I took a chance. On my 17cm wrist. It is about as big as I can wear. But it looks great to me. I got the black dial. Maybe someday I will get the automatic movement version. Maybe in Blue...
As for the purchasing experience...painless and straightforward. Everything as advertised.
Would definitely consider a Phoibos again and definitely favor LIWatch as the source.”
“For 119 USD this is the best value watch I ever bought. Both great quality and value for the price. Watch feels and looks much more expensive. Can only recommend it!”
