I'd like to order this but would like to see a real photo of it first. The most recent official post I could find about this piece said that they would start shipping in April but the website says May. Has anyone received this yet or are there any real photos of this that are out?
https://www.reddit.com/r/IxdaoFans/comments/1quqwz6/the_warrior_royal_blue_guilloche/?sort=new
So I decided to give Phorcydes another chance after having some QC issues with my last order and I bought a PH-4B. I received it today and immediately noticed that something felt off with the stem/crown. I pulled out the stem to adjust the time and it was very wobbly. Like a joystick on a video game controller. There was a lot of movement and play with the stem where I could move it around while it was pulled out. Hope that makes sense.
Anyways, even with the stem fully pulled out, it just keeps freely spinning but the time doesn't adjust. The seconds hand sometimes stops/hacks but sometimes it keeps ticking. The movement seems to have some life since the second hand is ticking away. I just can't adjust the time no matter what I do. I opened it up to see if I could figure out what the issue is but ended up just looking at it without touching anything and closing it back up. None of my watches have this kind of play with the stem. There's definitely something wrong with the movement and/or stem. I just can't figure out what's wrong.
I'm going to email Phorcydes but I highly doubt they'll reply back as they haven't replied to my last email and seems like others are having trouble communicating with them too. Does anyone know what might be wrong and if it's an easy enough fix? I took a couple photos while I had the watch open in case anyone was curious to see.
Edit: Bezel is also misaligned but that's the least of my worries right now. sigh I shouldn't have bought this.
I noticed a listing on the Proxima Ali page that shows a Chinese 9015 movement option. There was discussion in a previous thread on how Cadisen manages to hit rock bottom prices with a 9015 movement. I think it's safe to assume they might be utilizing Chinese 9015 movements to achieve these lower price points. I wonder how quickly we'll see Chinese 9015 movements become prevalent on Ali sorta like how we see Chinese NH35 movements.