FreeDiver Helium-Safe Dive Watch Sapphire Crystal Analog Japanese Automatic Diver Watch 1000M Water Resistant Diving Watch for Men

A well finished piece of kit. Good all round. Very happy with it

I collect watches, ranging from Omega, Oris, Seiko, vintage Benrus & Elgin, etc. While I love these classics, I began exploring some of the lesser known Japanese, Singaporean & Chinese watches. I wear my watches- they aren’t just sitting in a cabinet- so I began to explore less expensive alternatives. Having read some great reviews of the Ratio Freediver watch, I pulled the trigger on this watch and was very impressed with the quality, design and reliability. This stainless steel watch is perfectly smooth where it needs to be (some Chinese watches have sharp edges in places), with all surfaces polished to a beautiful satin finish. The machining of the case, stem, and bezel is excellent. The band links show no seams at all, and the buckle holds the watch securely on your wrist, with an additional fold -over safety clasp. I have a medium sized wrist and so I removed 3 links and moved the micro-adjustments on the safety clasp for a perfect fit. I really like the bold styling of the face, with the orange-outlined minute hand and large, bright dots of lume for the hour markers. The 120-click bezel moves smartly yet holds its place when adjusted. I think the watch is an ideal weight and perfectly balanced, so your arm doesn’t feel weighed down. It’s ludicrously “rated” to 1000 meters, and as a diver I know that no human has ever reached that depth outside a bathysphere or sub, but that’s ok- as long as it is waterproof for swimming or accidental dunking I’m fine with that boast. So far it’s been fine. The movement is the reliable and accurate Seiko NH35, so what’s not to LOVE about this diver?

A really great looking watch. The way that the face is illuminated, and the choice of a kind of greenish color against a black face makes it easy to read at a glance. Even the choice of the date window's black and white stand out. I ordered it with the metal bracelet which is quite heavy. I'd recommend buying it with the rubber strap to save weight. The only real downside to me is the lack of accuracy. It gains about 8 seconds every day. I think a watch this expensive should keep accurate time.

One word FANTASTIC!! The bezel is on par with my omega planet ocean, not sure how they manage to craft such an amazing watch at this price point.

This is a great looking watch but it loses about 2-5 minutes a week, and if you take it off for more than 10 hours it stops. Make sure the wined steam is screwed all the way in before you go into the water or it will ruin it.

I wound the crap out of this watch & found that my normal daily movement did not give it much reserve. It might just be me, but my other automatics don’t seem to give me that problem. Other than that, heavy, nice looking, “well built” watch.