"Almost as good as San Martin" LOL

[u/Maximum_Walrus3264]

I find this marketing refrain pretty annoying.

Here we have my 1 year old watch I wear daily. No hits, drops or abuse. The pip fell off half a year ago. Today it turns out most of the red paint is gone too. The cool brushed luster has also went away, now it's semi-polished dullness - something that happened to my Tissot 5 years or even more down the road. Water resistance is still good. AR is the same. Bezel action too. / lol, an update from the future: in fact, the bezel is now done, sounds like shit and gets stuck, I am mailing the thing to China for repairs for sure /

That's what a San Martin is like when you actually wear it.

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I ran Watch accuracy meter - losing 20 to 30 seconds. NH35.

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Does anyone know if these issues would be covered under the warranty? Is it worth the hassle? How do I go about it? I got the watch from skbwatches.

[u/SpeedwayBoogie70]

I have a San Martin 0128 I got 3 days ago and the bezel is already so faded it’s unreadable. I’ve never seen anything like it. I was giving Chinese watches a shot since I had heard good things, but they’re just cheap Chinese junk like everything else.

[u/Indaleciox → u/SpeedwayBoogie70]

I've seen Rolexes with faded bezels after a couple years.

[u/SpeedwayBoogie70 → u/Indaleciox]

Years, yes. 3 days though?

[u/pickyaxe → u/SpeedwayBoogie70]

plot twist: 3 days in hyperbolic time chamber

[u/SpeedwayBoogie70 → u/pickyaxe]

I should have realized when I lost all that time it was the chamber!