Off to a rocky start, but... Charlie Paris Concordia Automatic Watch Review

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[Charliewatchoriginal]

We are currently changing our assembly method. We will drastically raise our quality standards by assembling our watches ourselves in our own workshop in Paris. Moreover, the movement will be replaced in April by a Soprod P024 movement, which is also Swiss and will have more precision. Some parts of the mechanism will be produced in France. Our techniques and products are in full evolution to offer you an irreproachable quality and service.

[IndyGuy]

I'm wearing my Casio duro cost $100, no dust on the dial and bezel lines up perfect. Concordia has work to do at that price point.

[halfpastblog]

Dust under the crystal is not forgivable. I'm glad they would swap it out.

[johnmuthan]

Man, they have done a big mistake though, sent watches for reviews to plenty of youtuber, all with some QC issues, not really promising...
You would imagine they would verify those pieces sent to youtubers, checked and rechecked 4 times, before sending them for review, I mean it is their brand reputation in stake there!

[tailsfromthepast]

What are the advantages of building the watch in Europe, if the quality control seems to be worse than any sub 200 Watchcompany assembled in China? And if they say miss aligned bezels dont fall into the refund category, that is a big no go for me. So I would definately not buy any of their watches after the review.
Not taking away anything from your review of course :)

[nakke]

This brand seems to have wrong order in their values. They have business and marketing first and the principle of high quality second. You gotta get the basics in your production in place before going to any marketing expeditions. Think about Audi printing the logo not perfectly straight. They would fix those quite fast. But to send miss alligned bezels to all the Youtube reviewers speaks volumes about the interest in building a trusted and valued watch brand in the decades to come. If it were a 150 € watch then I'd understand the low quality, but it's not.

[lefroy]

Like a Casio Duro, just without the quality of finish.

[arielargo]

For a 300 mts slim dive style watch I recommend Matterhorn watches, their Divemaster 300 is 12.7 mm thick and with a Miyota 9015/9039 movement. At around $310. Includes a watch travel case, extra FKM rubber strap, high quality steel bracelet. Overall great value!

[TaswcmT]

I would think that assembling anything in France would take longer, and lead to more QC issues. Why? Because everyone goes on strike twice daily, and you get the same problem of "getting back to where you left off" as they do in England after the obligatory 10 pint lunch.

[HristianHK]

The price is way higher than I would pay for this kind of watch. Yema will be a better choice.

[jims]

For free you might be able to over-look some things but at $800US?

[byost]

SO many better choices in this price range.

[fedomandez]

The crown, my god, is the worst part... Is the stamp off centered?

[arielargo]

For that price, better option is Yema. Beautiful french watches with real heritage and better value/quality and materials.

[simonbailey]

Meh. I’ll stick to my Glycine. 200m WR is plenty, 10.6mm thick, nicely finished, everything lines up perfectly and no crap under the crystal.
Lovely review as always.

[AeternumAngel]

Made in China, that's all and for that price this guys are totally nuts!.

[watsondna]

700 for a watch with a misaligned bezel and junk under the dial? Who do they think they are…Seiko?

[porscheguy]

They wouldn't offer an exchange for a misaligned bezel? Oops. That's a big "No" for me then. "You got a manufacturer defect? Sucks to be you, I guess."

[GodIsInHisHeaven]

The video thumbnail gave me the impression the entire 10 o'clock marker was missing!

[GuitarD]

I’m not sure I’ve seen any other watch channel show the watch at a distance 👍 but if that watch was $100 I’d still be a head pass. Who are they kidding?