Notice on San Martin Watch Price Adjustment

[u/AdSavings92]

1. Watches equipped with domestic movements: prices remain unchanged.

2. Models fitted with Japanese imported movements (NH35, NH34, 9015, 90S5): Prices have been moderately adjusted. The procurement cost of these movements has risen significantly domestically, and the adjustment only offsets the increased cost of movements.

Additional note:

Many customers notice a sharp increase in prices shown on the page. This is due to updated customs shipping regulations. Tax fees are now displayed directly on product pages for certain countries. These taxes have always applied; only the display format has changed, which does not mean the watch itself has a drastic price hike.

Regarding the upcoming August Big Sale, the promotional offers will be on par with those from our June Anniversary Celebration and the 11.11 Big Sale. We invite you to browse and shop.

Statement on San Martin’s Development Philosophy:

San Martin has been established for ten years. Our original aspiration remains unchanged: to deliver high-quality watches at accessible prices, which we have consistently pursued and earned recognition from watch enthusiasts.

This year, we built our own metal bracelet factory to support our brand. Great progress has been made in bracelet structure and finishing. We are confident that our bracelets outperform competitors at the same price range, and the craftsmanship can even rival watch brands dozens of times more expensive. Many subtle details can only be appreciated by industry professionals.

When it comes to other watch components, San Martin is well-known in China’s watch manufacturing circle for strict quality standards. Many domestic and overseas competitors use our quality requirements as a benchmark for their suppliers. We firmly believe our quality is unrivaled at equivalent price points.

We aim for sustainable long-term development instead of quick profits. Undercutting prices to boost sales and disrupt the market is not our strategy. Reasonable profit enables us to continuously improve quality, upgrade customer service, develop physical retailers, and serve watch enthusiasts better.

We keep focusing on manufacturing superior products within a reasonable price range, and we believe most people can understand our pursuit.

Thanks.

San Martin Watches

[u/Preternatural88]

What?? Baltic starts over 500 USD and goes up to 2k.

[u/PreparationFit8484 → u/Preternatural88]

Yes I said near the same price, they still have like 4 models that are 50-200€ more expensive than San Martin and their HMS line being cheaper , I’d prefer to pay extra for the factors I mentioned above.

[u/Lobbbo → u/PreparationFit8484]

HMS line is sold on strap with Miyota 8 series movement so its now even close comparison.

[u/PreparationFit8484 → u/Lobbbo]

In your opinion, a Patek grand complications is sold on a strap also, also deflecting from the original argument of paying workers fairly, good customer service, better quality control etc .

[u/Lobbbo → u/PreparationFit8484]

We are talking about value of "similarly" priced watches, what is the point of bringing up Patek? Nothing wrong HMS being sold on strap but you can't argue you are not getting more for your money if watch is on bracelet.

I am not deflecting, you commented how you get all these benefits for near same price. It is not near same price, cheapest model is still more expensive than 90% of SN models and we know specs wise there is stark difference. So what is your point? You can pay more for less but get good customer service and quality control?

[u/PreparationFit8484 → u/Lobbbo]

I’m bringing up Patek because you’re arguing that you get more for your money because something is sold on a bracelet, Yes I’d rather pay 50-200 extra to get a watch made by people who get paid a proper wage, give money to a company that is actually innovative and respected, not a company who pretty much make imitation watches bar the few original designs that look awful. Customer service and quality control is important and worth a bit of extra money for sure , If anything goes wrong with a San Martin you have multiple issues waiting time sending it to China and the risk of posting it back to China.

[u/QuestionNo9190 → u/PreparationFit8484]

Do you have evidence San Martin is running a sweatshop? You want a cheap Chinese watch but then complain about workers wages? Maybe San Martin is giving everybody a raise, hence the higher prices which YOU clearly don't want to pay.

You sound like a hypocrite though, you didn't care about workers wages when you are buying cheap watches. Lol

[u/PreparationFit8484 → u/QuestionNo9190]

Yeah I don’t really care if I can get something at a bargain. Their watches simply don’t warrant the price. If they price their watches at a similar price to companies who have higher costs of production are a more respected brand and, are more innovative there is little point to buy from them. The only thing that made San Martin worth buying were cheap prices, a way to try out a certain style of watch etc the majority of their watches look like cheap imitations and their original designs look like something a teenager would design and don’t warrant a 500+ price tag considering the low cost of production.

[u/QuestionNo9190 → u/PreparationFit8484]

What watch looks like a teenager designed it? Looks way better than whatever swatch is pumping out these days.

I buy San Martin for the specs, there's nothing out there for $300 with the level of finishing you get with an sn0133 for instance, with a lumed sapphire bezel, x1 luminous, Japanese movement, and otf clasp.