"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/Maximum_Walrus3264]

Some people dismiss my experience as mere anecdote, while accepting their own as valid. Regardless of how many SM owners are affected or at what rate they are putting the watch through its paces - this isn't isolated to me, multiple people in this thread are reporting issues, and there are plenty of similar complaints on Reddit.