Beijing Watches Five-Star Skeleton Mechanical 42mmvsOrient Star Avant-garde Skeleton

Owners widely praise the Beijing Five-Star Skeleton Mechanical Watch 42mm for its excellent case and dial finishing, along with its well-decorated in-house manual wind caliber, which is seen as proper watchmaking from a historic Chinese brand. Some owners note that prices have increased significantly, and express uncertainty about AliExpress being the best place to spend this amount. One forum user criticizes the awkwardly implemented date window and the use of three languages on the watch. On balance, owners rate the Beijing Five-Star Skeleton Mechanical Watch 42mm highly for its design and finishing at the price.

Owners widely praise the Orient Star Avant-garde Skeleton for its rich dial experience and value, often noting its affordability compared to luxury skeleton watches. The watch features skeletonization on the power reserve and seconds sub-dials, with applied polished markers and lumed hands. Accuracy is generally reported as better than the claimed +25/-15 seconds per day, with some owners seeing under 5 seconds per day. The movement offers a hacking function and a power reserve that sources report as either 50 or 60 hours. Legibility in dim light is considered weak but better than most skeleton watches. One reviewer notes the numeral XII is criticized for not cohering with the rest of the design. The Orient Star Avant-garde Skeleton is priced around $700-$1000 and includes both leather and steel straps. Overall, owners rate the Orient Star Avant-garde Skeleton highly for its detailed skeletonized design and value proposition.