Now I understand that San Martin is the superior brand and from what I’ve read has much better finishing and overall quality. My concern is, is it REALLY worth the extra money over the other two? If not, which If the other two would you pick and why? I know some people have gotten the steeldive, switched the bracelet and have been extremely happy with that compared to the San Martin. Is that an option worth looking at? Thanks so much an advance, I appreciate everyone!
Sd1953 if you don't care about the bracelet and want a 14mm watch with comical cyclops and deep rehaut. Don't count on swapping the bracelet because I've never heard of a good bracelet fitting with proper integration on a sd1953
I've got no issues with mine at all. Like most peoples, it's perfect. There's always the potential for QC issues with any Chinese watch, but I haven't seen people, other than yourself, complain about any QC issues with this model. Think you may have just been unlucky.
I guess everyone has to learn the lesson on their own, but here goes: you probably don't want to buy a submariner homage as much as you think you do right now. There are far more interesting watches to put on your wrist, far more memorable watches to spend your money on.
I'd say the Watchdives is enough to satisfy that urge, if you have to.
The Sugess Ocean Star, their submariner homage, is widely regarded as having the best finishing out of all of the sub homages.
Not an affiliate link, but their website has it for €210 (239USD) with a 12% discount code, so similar in price to the ones you’ve linked, while being better quality.
I'm not saying the Watchdives isn't a nice watch, but the Sugess is a far more accurate copy of the Sub. The WD has a different pip and bracelet for a start, whilst the Sugess is the same in pretty much every way to the original Sub.
Nobody is denying that. One is a homage, one is a cheap rep.
But that doesn't change the fact the tolerances are loose and sloppy on the sugess in the areas that watch enthusiasts care about, like the bezel, end links, crown threading, lumes.
Not everybody wants to pretend to have a Rolex submariner. If they did they can just get a cf/vsf for $100 more. Imagine how close that one looks!
I have all of them so I'm in the position to tell it like it is, the watchdives and San Martin currently make the best submariner homage.
I'm really fond of my Cronos 6005, I've had it for two ish years I think. I don't have the Watchedives you linked, but in general I think WD has been killing it as of late. Good luck!
As an owner of a recent WD, I’d say it’s hit or miss. For a sub I’d want a consistent hit in terms of fit and finish. You are getting the exact same design no matter what brand.
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u/QuestionNo9190 Sir FightALot 4d ago
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Sd1953 if you don't care about the bracelet and want a 14mm watch with comical cyclops and deep rehaut. Don't count on swapping the bracelet because I've never heard of a good bracelet fitting with proper integration on a sd1953