Poker Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Price Angels sell a lot of cheap chinese gadgets, including watches. A lot of those watches are replicas, but unfortunately they don't list the brand and even go as far as to mask the logos on the watches. Presumably to avoid the wrath of the brands... So it's hard to get an overview of what they have to offer. So I decided to code a small app using Google docs to scrape the PA site and make a comprehensive list of all their reps. It's a bit tricky since some of the models can only be found if you are logged in and have the direct link. I focused on men's mechanical watches, but there are some lady models and quartz models in there as well. The list has over 600 watches listed at the moment and can be found at http://goo.gl/H9D4U Sorry for the ugly layout, but there's not much you can do design-wise with Google docs... There's a bunch of watches listed at the end that I haven't been able to identify, so if you know what they are please feel free to send me a pm and I'll update the list. Also let me know if you have any links to "hidden" watches not already on the list or other missing models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big0spin Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks for that, had some pretty decents beaters from Price Angels in the past! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Actually, good site to buy watches to strip for spares like straps, spring bars, connecting pins, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Good effort mate Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks, I did not know about these guys! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMPAZ Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Very nicely done to extract that information from the Price Angels website. Really appreciate your effort on this. What has been the experience of others with the Price Angels watches. Are there other similar sites for reasonably credivle "beaters"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialvat Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Great work, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I spent the weekend identifying some unknown models and adding new ones, including a bunch of "hidden" watches and more of the quartz offerings. Including the $4 Ice Watch replicas... One of the unlisted watches I found was none other than the (in)famous Colamariner. (Note that you have to be signed it at PA in order for the link to work.) At less than $38 shipped, I'm tempted to get this piece of replica history. lol With these additions the list is now over 700 items big. I still need help identifying the remaining unknowns, so let me know if you know what brand they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMPAZ Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Impressive job Poker! On the technical side, in general terms how do you go about striping a site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) On the technical side, in general terms how do you go about striping a site? It's a custom app written using Google Apps Script. The code fetches the raw html pages from the PA site and then filters out the relevant data using regex. The data is then inserted into a Google Docs spreadsheet. That spreadsheet is then set to publish the data live as a html webpage. Edited July 30, 2012 by Poker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMPAZ Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Thanks for the explanation. This will be something new to explore. This is very intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt rider Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Amazing list. I will definitely be using it to purcahse a few cheap reps from them. A few of your links do not work though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 A few of your links do not work though. Let me know which ones don't work and I'll update it. Note that some watches won't show unless you are logged in with your PA account. These are marked in orange in my list. Also, the ones in red are items that seem to have been removed from PA. I keep those around a while in case they are temporarily out of stock or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applemac Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Great work Poker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt rider Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I will go through them to see if I can find the dead links again. I thought I was looged on but wasn't so there will probably only be a few. On another note, when they specify a Mechanical Movement, do they mean automatic, as in a21j? Also, did you go through all of their watches or just most? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 when they specify a Mechanical Movement, do they mean automatic, as in a21j? Mechanical = A21J. Probably automatic, but some might be hand-winded. One problem is that they sometimes don't mention what kind of movement the watch has. In those cases I would assume it's a quartz. Also, did you go through all of their watches or just most? They have over 5000 watches visible plus however many more that are "hidden". So no, I haven't gone through them all. But I think I have covered all of the important ones such as the $30+ Men's watches. Plus quite a lot of Women's watches and certain cheaper (< $10) quartzes that I could identify, like the Ice Watch range. The list is currently over 800 items long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 Price Angels doesn't just sell watches, but mainly gadgets of all sorts. While browsing through their list of new stuff today I found this $4 USB hub that would be perfect for us watch aficionados http://www.priceange...k--s927206.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 After a week of coding I have created a new version of the list. Improvements includeEach brand has its own page, faster loading.Better layout, easier on the eyes.Brands sorted by price, better navigation. In addition to the new format, I have also added new and updated old watches. The total count is now 850. The new url for the list is https://sites.google...site/pareplicas As usual, feel free to supply info about unidentified watches and/or suggest other improvements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt rider Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Incredible list! I went through it the other day and did not find any dead links. I have ordered a bunch of cheapies along with a few more expensive ones. I hope they are as good as they seem. In addition, after reading another post (http://www.rwg.bz/board/index.php?showtopic=31694), I suggest using the codes available here: http://mrrebates.com/search_stores.asp?k=priceangels&g_search_option=S If you follow the instructions on the other post, you can save even more with video reviews and signing up with Mr. Rebates. 3% off: PARF2012 4$ off any order over 80$: PA4OFF80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickdangerous Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Well if anyone (EU based) wants to offload one of their priceangels' PAM please PM me. Pretty strict customs control where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 I added a bunch of cheaper (quartz) watches, pushing the list total to 1100+ I really wish PA had a better way to search for items. For example, they recently added a lot of new Ice Watch models. But only six out of sixty or so are listed as new. The rest are well hidden for some reason. If you have the direct link you can see them (even if not logged in) so it's not that type of hiding... Anyways, I think I have managed to add most of the new additions; the Ice Watch section now has more than 100 watches. I can't edit the first post in this thread, so remember that the list url has changed to https://sites.google...site/pareplicas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 The list has been updated with some recently added watches and is now 1250 items big. Priceangels seems to have changed how the "hidden" items are handled. Before, you had to be logged in to your PA account in order to see them, but even that doesn't work at the moment. The watches are still possible to order if you use the link I have added to the hidden items in the list. I also added links to the pictures so you can take a better look at the watch even though the info page is unavailable at the moment. (I also added a page with their replica headphones, since there was some interest in those.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt rider Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Just amazing! I did notice that about their hidden watches. I also noticed they added a number of look-alike watches that are branded differently (not replicas). Thanks to your list, I have ordered many watches and have more on the way! I had a couple small issues but for the price I am still happy. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higs Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Love the 'Penarai Lomunir' with spy-cam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaking Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Is there anyone in EU who can buy some watches for me ? We have stric costums (from China...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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