StanS2

Not clear as to why you didn't wait 18 years to buy a watch for him.

Starking

Ciga Design

> Can I paint the dial of my watch

What???

Starking is an inexpensive Chinese brand. (I own one.) Probably more expensive to fix than buy a new one.

> these guys popped up in my socials earlier today

A good reason to ignore them.

And here I thought that kids these days don't know how to tell time on an analogue display, lol.

> It is always said that watches are a good investment

Just never in this subreddit.

Given that most of the parts appear to be only for decoration...$0

I bought one with white index marks, gray background.

An open heart on a Patek? That will never happen.

Personally, I wouldn't give someone a watch that, when it breaks in a couple of years, won't be fixable.

Except the OP got a Moonswatch.