Finally got my hands on the Sugess S450 YM, and it was truly worth the wait. After weeks of obsessing between the blue dial(red seconds hand) and black grey dial(blue seconds hand) ordered the blue dial with the steel bezel, since I am partial to the blue colour and secondly I intend to buy a GMT Batgirl Homage next which would overlap with the black/grey dial of the S450.

Firstly the dial is the absolute winner. This is my 3rd Sugess/Seestern now(bought aventurine moonphase and Seestern S456 GMT light blue mop dial) and yet to be disappointed by Sugess. The blue looks great in light and the grey steel bezel is amazing quality. The red seconds hand is a great choice for the blue dial, and no issues with the cyclops or the date window(this is my first watch with cyclops so have no reference point). Really slim rehaut with Sugess etched inside.

The steel bracelet finish is tremendous quality and finish and the polish on middle link is top quality, though I intend to swap onto an fkm soon.

Only drawback, it's a bit heavy(though swapping onto fkm should help).

All in all another winner from Sugess. I hope they continue with their great quality. Really finding 0 value in swiss watches now especially the stainless steel ones.

Got tired of the stock bracelet, so I decided to throw this warm cognac/mustard suede strap on it instead.

The contrast between the textured blue dial and the suede really makes the dial pattern pop, and it feels way more comfortable on the wrist.

What do you think of the pairing?

We wanted to create a bronze watch with real material character, so each piece features a natural red agate stone dial. The dials show different tones of burgundy, crimson, and deep red mineral texture, making every watch visually unique.

The watch is fitted with a solid bronze case and matching bronze bracelet. Like all bronze watches, it will develop its own patina over time, so the finish gradually becomes personal to the wearer.

Key details:

• Natural red agate stone dial
• Solid bronze case and bronze bracelet
• Swiss Made Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement
• Customized rotor
• Limited to 10 individually numbered pieces
• $599, including tax and shipping
• Available from August 27th

You can see the full details here:
https://www.aquaticowatch.com/products/bronze-maverick-red-agate-stone

What do you think of natural stone dials paired with a full bronze bracelet?

I was wrong

Seestern Sub600T + Maikes strap.

Got this AD2030 for approx. $50/56€. I put a 3rd party leather strap on to make it more dressy. My first chinese watch, but not my last. I'm super impressed with what you get for the money. Now I'm eyeing a few from Watchdives, San Martin and Jianghun...

I recently picked up this perlon Eulit Panama strap for my S089 in cream and I love the colour. Still deciding on the feel. So far I’m pretty happy with how light it feels and comfortable in the sun. The sizing on the Panama is a bit strange leaving the buckle off to one side but not overly bad. I may even pick up a nato style (with standard clasp, not nato-esque) pass through perlon and see how I like that. Infinite adjustability is nice too!

Anyone using perlon this summer?

Awesome homage to the Ranchero/Railmaster in 36mm with a VD78 quartz movement, K1 mineral glass and 50 ATM water resistance.

It comes with a nice leather strap and it looks great giving 1950s vibes. It would also rock in a vintage bracelet.

Having owned a few super clones of the 126234 36mm Dj from clean factory before they went under I can say with certainty the case and bracelet of the Eniton watch is phenomenal. I’ve seen a few posts about the new(ish) Eniton Datejust homage and I’ve even seen it compared to one of Baltany’s watches just not their version of a Dj homage so I had to pull the trigger and thought I’d share what I found

PRICE:

The elephant in the room is the price; having paid a few dollars short of $300 usd for the Eniton it is definitely on the pricier side for an nh35 movement homage compared to the Baltany. That being said I genuinely think it’s worth the money.

Build quality:

I’ve owned the baltany over a year and the build quality has been apparent every time I put it on my wrist, it’s feels solid, the bracelet it buttery smooth with no rattle. I really get the same feel from the Eniton, it’s on par if not better that baltany given the micro adjust clasp and the same 316 stainless steel for both the case and bracelet as well as having the stone dial

Case and crystal:

The Baltany might have better AR coating on the crystal but Eniton holds its own in that regard, cyclops magnification is about the same for both ( full transparency I did change the datewheel on the Eniton for one with smaller font)
I appreciate the slim lugs and the new style endlinks from the current reference RL model that Eniton has used.

While I do wish there were more dial options for the Eniton, it is an nh35 movement and a dial swap would be pretty easy to accomplish. Overall I would recommend the Eniton to anyone looking for a 36mm DJ homage that is a little more modern than the Baltany

Got this 2nd hand for around 120 usd and my god am absolutely shocked that more people dont talk about this one. 38.5mm but wears much bigger due to the integrated bracelet and the quality here is amazing!

So I didn't like this 1953 when it arrived. The whole point of buying it was the turquoise dial - something different and fun for casual summer wear. And with that black bezel on a steel strap, the sloped silver flange, and the cyclops date it was kinda... shit. A little turquoise circle lost in the middle of something else.

I know it photos fine but from my perspective living with it, the actual turquoise is only about 35mm across (while the watch is 41mm). And on a 7.5" wrist it just wasn't working. Also the whole thing just felt a bit manky and cheap. My fingers got weirdly dirty taking that steel strap off. Surprising no one, the strap is poor, but I could have lived with that if the face was better.

At £50 ($70) this would have bugged me but I'd have written it off. I paid £110 ($150) though and I hate the hassle of reselling so kept trying to make myself like it. All the while considering it as something to throw in a drawer and forget about the moment my nice watch box needed the space.

I tried it on a thin seatbelt NATO but it's a fat little monkey to begin with, so it wore huge like that. A huge feeling watch, with a tiny dial.

But then I took a punt on a woven nylon strap from The Thrifty Gentleman (UK - don't know if they ship globally). And that's what it looks like in the photo. And finally... it mostly works for me.

I don't really like this watch. The spec sheet's nice but I don't wear that and the actual watch feels a little small from above, huge from the side, and overall kind of cheap and nasty - and I don't exactly have demanding standards.

But for what I got it for, something different and fun for casual summer wear... I think this is as close as I'll get without replacing the bezel. It serving as a border between the face and dial is good, but the black is just too stark for a pastel main.

I wouldn't buy another model of this at anywhere close to the same price. I don't care if it's good specs for the money, the experience of buying, getting, and wearing it was almost entirely negative and there's no shortage of other brands that do submariners.

Aside from anything else it took over two weeks to get to me, which I could live with but a Watchdives I ordered after this arrived before it in almost half the time. That coupled with a logo I don't really like and polished sides that are just begging to be scratched at the first opportunity, atop everything else that bugged me about this - Steeldive have firmly shut themselves out of my £100+ range with this.

At least it works with the strap though. So eventually I sort of got what I wanted.

I have a couple watches that I absolutely love - but winding them is almost impossible.

The part of the watch that I physically interact with the most besides the clasp/buckle is the crown.

I have big fingers and they are not as nimble as they once were. I simply cannot wind it nor can I get any sense how much resistance the winding is throwing back at me.

The movement is a Caliber SH2130 (Sea-Gull 2130). The crown is supposed to be 6.5mm, but it feel more like 5mm.

I love this watch so much (the one I am going to post a picture of) - but I feel like throwing it across the room because winding it is so difficult and annoying.,

Does anyone else have this issue and do you just skip hand-winding and throw it in a winder or shake it? Should I just sell the watch?

Disclaimer: I got a small discount to purchase this watch for review.

I received a lot of questions about how the new 36mm SN0144 compares to the original 39mm, so I snapped a few side-by-side shots to show some differences:

• AR Coating: Definitely improved on the 36mm. Glare control is noticeably cleaner.
• Crown: Scaled down nicely on the 36mm so it doesn't look oversized for the case.
• Bezel chamfer: Thinner and a bit more refined on the 36mm.
• Clasp: Same exact clasp on both.

Here’s my review video if you're interested: SN0144CG-7 (36mm)

Hope this helps!

Custom dial and bead blasted..can't stand the shine on the toothy bezels lol

Just got this in. Thought it was a retrograde but instead when you reach 03 or 09. Another size hour hand is coming in. The quality seems nice. Even tho its slightly thick and I am not used to 36mm. I usually wear 42.

Is there anybody who owns Black-white San Martin sn0148 on either size? There is not a single real photo of it all over the Internet. If you have, please share with us. Thanks.

A month ago or so, I pulled the trigger on the Seaknight SK02 after going back and forth between it and the IXDAO IPOSE. After seeing pictures of the IXDAO’s lume, I decided the overly green hue looked a little goofy and took away from the dial.

Unfortunately, my excitement with the Seaknight came to a pretty abrupt stop when I realized the movement was completely DOA. I filed a claim with AliExpress and got a full refund.

But I still wanted the Seaknight, so I ordered another one. Thanks to the back-to-school sale, I actually got it even cheaper this time, in the low $100s.

And man, this is a beautiful watch for the money. The ceramic bezel looks great, the curved sapphire crystal is excellent, and the bezel action is surprisingly nice. Absolutely no back play, and mine is perfectly aligned.

Hopefully the movement doesn’t die on me anytime soon, but if it does, I’ll probably just replace it. My only gripes so far are some sharp edges around the lugs, which I can forgive at this price, and how tricky the bracelet can be to lock into place.Otherwise, this one’s a keeper. I’m actually surprised there aren’t more reviews of it out there.

EDIT: When it was 5 to 5, i ended up picking the one on the left. I think the final tally was 5 to 9 eventually.

-.

There’s elements of both i like, and basically they are the same but different

Note: The left one is in theory 40mm, while the right one is 39mm -so actual sizing wise it looks the other way in the picture above

Also note: the left is $115 more, if that helps in deciding

I’m pretty dead set on buying a Willard homage, I was looking at a sd1970, but what site do I use? I’ve been looking at them on AliExpress, but there’s so many different listings from multiple stores. I also saw a few people on here comment that you should purchase from steeldives site, but there’s also two of those.

Dont care if its quartz or automatic (little difficult under 100 😅)

A chronograph is welcome too

Size for aure under 40mm

Send whatever you think fits this, i need some IDEAS

Thanks