1963 WatchSan Martin Men Watch 62 mas SN007GB, 39 mm 20 Bar Diver Watch NH35 Automatic Mechanical Luxury Diving Waterproof Wrist Watch
T**C
Supremely Well Manufactured
No credit for the design but it doesn’t matter. San Martin gets top marks from me for overall finishing, quality control, and total package. Sure the bracelet isn’t a $300 bracelet but it doesn’t matter it just does what it does. The watch itself is the show. At 39mm it’s a great all-around size. The gray dial looks superb and through the sapphire crystal, the applied markers make the watch easy to read. The lume is bright but hasn’t been really tested yet. So far it keeps decent time. The Seiko movement is well known to be reliable and tough and if it’s not regulated when you get it, crack the case open yourself and regulate it. (Giyf). Edges are nice, polishing is even and well done throughout, and alignment is near perfect. Gorgeous watch for a great price.
R**R
Best watch I've owned for the price.
I went through a couple of different watches over the last few years - Seiko, Apple etc. Apple doesn't do well in the wild, died in a pool, the Seiko is a good watch but the dial was such that my old eyes couldn't read it without glasses. Checked Seiko for dark face and white hands and waterproof (not resistant), and everything was over $400 or $500 dollars. Googled for a cheaper substitute and this kept popping up. Solid beautiful watch, keeps perfect time over the last few days, fits my wrist well, good bracelet, I have nothing but praise. Now I just need to hit the pool or lake, and see how it fairs, lol. I got it on sale for $170 so I don't mind wearing it everyday as a beater watch. Also, it's pleasantly heavy. Buy it.
B**M
This 62MAS is a ringer for my 1970 Seiko 62MAS ... VERY IMPRESSED
I collect watches ... I have about 100.I just happened on this watch ... it jumped out at me as identical to my first watch, the Seiko 62MAS that my parents gave me in 1970. It was Seiko's fist dive watch. I wore it thru High School, college and the military. Iwas still wearing it in 1988, when I got my Dive Master certification, and I wore it in 2003 when I made my deepest ever dive to 212 FT. I lost it a few years after that.Between the military and my career in federal law enforcement, that watch saw a lot of rough service. I missed it.When Seiko came out with the 62 MAS "reintroduction" of my original watch several years ago, I bought it but it was NOT the same. It didn't feel the same (bigger and heavier) and it didn't have the same handset. It's the one with the arrow handset pictured with another old Seiko of mine.This watch from San Martin seems perfect to me. It's specs are better than my old one.Specifically, this San Martin "hacks" and can be hand wound ... the 1970 version could not. This has a screw in case back and a screw down crown with a sapphire crystal depth rated to 200M ... original was a Hardlex crystal and rated to 150M.The lume is state-of-the-art for today and dramatically superior to what we had back then. I am struck by the fit and finish ... the bracelet is especially nice. It is MUCH nicer than the original and the clasp is very impressive.Anyone familiar with watches knows the NH35 movement ... it's a Seiko icon. The NH35 is extremely accurate and durable.I have no clue how they can market this watch at this price.Edited to add ... The third picture is the San Martin 62MAS with my new Seiko SPB143 62 MAS. Since I was wearing the San Martin every day, my wife bought me the Seiko version for $1200 for Christmas. The $179 San Martin compares MORE than favorably.If I handed someone who didn't know anything about the brand names both watches and told them one cost $179 and the other $1200, they'd have no clue which was which and they could easily guess wrong.If you look at the original ad for the Seiko 62MAS from back in the day and use it for comparison, the San Martin is a MUCH better rendition ... notice the dial color is a shade different. Where the San Martin has it right and Seiko has it wrong ... the bezel on the Seiko is thicker/crystal a little smaller, the indices are slightly shorter, the lume dot is in a triangle and there is no silver frame around the date window.In your hands, the quality feels the same.For ME ... I look at the San Martin and it is exactly the watch I wore for 30+ years, a gift from my parents, and my dive watch through more than a thousand hours under water. For YOU, without all the history, ... the San Martin is one VERY impressive watch, a better version of the 62MAS than anything else out there. The San Martin lume is better than the Seiko (who beats Seiko for lume) and the Time Grapher pic shows the accuracy of the San Martin. -3 sec/day is the best you ever see, even many of the finest Swiss luxury watches don't do that well.Last Pic ... At this point, I five San Martins in my collection with their SN0129 GMT on the way. I also have several Tandorios from Ali Express that are amazing.
H**H
Amazing quality for a reasonable price
I was looking for a nice looking watch to wear when I travel that has a luminous dial. This watch has a ceramic unidirectional bezel, sapphire crystal, 200m water resistant,Seiko Automatic movement and lock down crown and back. Was concerned about overall finish and quality control especially on the band. Everything was finished perfectly, runs great. Band adjustment took 5 minutes at the local watchmaker, he even said that this watch looked professional. The Chinese watch market is doing good job for a really reasonable price. If anything happens to it, loss or theft while traveling I am out under $200. Not thousands for a name brand diver watch. Strongly recommend.
M**.
OMG but this watch
This watch is worth every penny, seriously. Everything about it screams quality. I buy alot of micro brand and AliExpress watches, this one by far is the absolute best. The bezel lines up, the lume is crazy good, and it looks like a watch that costs 10X what I paid for it. Do not hesitate, but this watch! My only complaint is that there is no way this watch is 39mm as advertised. It’s clearly about 42mm, I haven’t officially measured it yet but I held it next to my 40mm tissot and it’s clearly larger.
C**A
Solid watch - Minor gripes
Watch head is fantastic. Dial is sunburst with applied lumed indices. Everything lines up - dial, dial & hands. Seiko movement with date, hacking and handwinding. On timegrapher got -6 secs/day / 330 Amplitude/ 0.5 Beat Error.Bracelet is nicer then stock seiko 5 watches, probably closer to Miltat/Strapcode. Wish it was a little better finished as it can feel a little sharp around some edges. Not much taper from the bracelet so there is some weight. Buckle is integrated so not able to swap. Pin and Collar pins so if your new to the game you may want to get it sized at a jewlery/watchshop; worth mentioning to them beforehand.Got this with a coupon and primed. Positive experience
F**.
Good and bad
Quality is good. Design is awkward. It is Bulky which is not a typical San Martin design due to the lack of curvature. Metal qualify good. Fit and finish good. Just lack of curvature on frame.
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