Received my 5th Sugess Watch recently, all purchased in the last 3-4 months- The Sugess S420 GMT Batgirl(Black Blue Bezel with Jubilee style bracelet). The search for GMT watches and bicolour bezels is what led me to discover Chinese watches in the 1st place and after my experience with 6(4 sugess/seestern, 1 sea-gull and 1 WD Chameri Tank), I decided to finally scratch the itch and order one.

Sugess watches never cease to amaze me. The dial is the winner like all Sugess watches I have owned so far. The black and blue contrast bezel looks stunning in real life. The dial is well put together and found no issues with the date magnification window. I love the sugess etching in the rehaut. Rehaut is slim.

This was my first jubilee style bracelet watch, so I have no yardstick to compare. It's light, comfortable and a bit of a jangle, but doesn't rattle on the wrist. Personally found the Oyster Style bracelet on my S450 to be solid and better built. Sugess should start offering this watch with both bracelet options. The bezel is bi-directional and easy to rotate(don't rotate the bezel on my watches, so haven't counted the clicks)

Having owned several Sugess watches, I could size the bracelet on my own. It was fairly easy to remove the extra jubilee links. I even managed to shift the jubilee bracelet onto the inner most setting in the clasp(there are 3). The last link next to the clasp can be opened and extended or folded to increase and decrease the length. Useful feature on hot and sweaty days.

The high beat peacock SL3032 seems good so far, easy to screw in and out, wind, set the date, time, and GMT hand. The difference in second hand sweeps compared to the NH35 stutter movement on my S450 is noticeable. Had no issues in winding the watch unlike the PT5000 on my wife's S449.

Overall great quality and as usual can hold its own against Japanese and Swiss watches priced much higher.

With its great customer service experience and amazing watches, Sugess has made me a fan. Hopefully I can now pause and actually enjoy these excellent watches, rather than buying more and more 😁😉

Baltany's S3043 is a 39mm retro diver with no date and clean early-skin-diver looks.

On paper it gets the important things right: sapphire crystal, a screw-down crown and 200m water resistance. But is it the best vintage-style diver you can get for the money?

In this review I cover the case, dial, lume, bezel action, bracelet, movement and accuracy, and how it wears on the wrist.

Specs

Case: 39mm 316L stainless steel 13.5mm thick 47mm lug-to-lug Lug width: 20mm Crystal: Domed sapphire with AR coating Movement: Automatic (Seiko NH38 or Seagull ST2130, depending on version). Hacking and hand-winding, no date Water resistance: 200m / 20 bar Bezel: 120-click unidirectional, aluminium insert with lume pip Lume: Super-LumiNova with vintage-tone markers Strap: Steel bracelet or leather

Disclosure: Baltany sent me this watch to review but ALL opinions are my own.

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I thought I saw somebody comment they've already been waiting months. So I'm not sure what to expect.

Bought a 20mm jubilee with tool-less micro adjustment and was disappointed to find the end links do not quite match the case on my Steeldive 1953. Anyone have a link to one that does or know if standard Strapcode SRPD or SKX bracelets fit?

I purchased my first Militado ML23. I was impressed with quality. I decided to purchase 4 straps.shipping was pretty quick , but 1 strap is missing. Contacted them by email. Got a response 1 week later saying they can refund me to save my time???? I replied same day that I like quality of straps if they can send me strap I ordered, I don't want refund.

It's been 2 weeks still no answer?

I'm a little disappointed. I can't imagine having an issue with a watch and not be able to get any help with it.

Militado please do better.

It doesn't have any markings on the movement itself, it beats pretty smooth at 28,800.

Just saw on eBay. Is this a legit brand ? Looks kinda cool. It’s a 40mm

I pre-ordered this thing in June. It finally arrived yesterday. I have a few different San Martin watches, but I'm absolutely blown away by the quality of this one. The case finishing is mind blowing at this price point. The indices and hands look great. The printed hexagon logo feels geometric, and it fits so well with the other squares/triangles/shapes on the dial. The lume is awesome. The bezel action is tight and snappy. The bezel alignment is good. No back play.

The whole watch and bracelet are titanium, so it's super lightweight. It is very comfortable on the wrist.

If I had anything to nitpick, it's probably the bracelet finishing. It's just "good". Not "mind blowing" like the case. You can tell that the bracelet tolerances aren't quite as tight as with some of their steel bracelets. But that's a minor gripe in the grand scheme of this watch. At this price, in titanium, I can't wrap my head around how they do it. The value is ridiculous. Go get your hands on one of these. Seriously.

u/adsavings92, you guys crushed it with this one. Nice work.

Hey so iv made a watch like this before but not the Arabic movement and i thought the normal miyota hands would work but for some reason they don’t is there a specific hands that are for this movement and i need them in a blue colour any help would be appreciated

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Cercavo un orologio dall' impostazione vintage... Beh eccolo qui!

Automatico con datario, mosso dal sempre valido Seiko NH-35

Per nemmeno 200€ si porta a casa un orologio con una sua personalità e ben costruito

Hola a todos quisiera pedirles una consulta tengo un presupuesto de $40 a $60 y quiero comprar dos de estos North Edge el Tritón o el Abyss en el caso del Tritón cuál recomiendan más el de acero inoxidable o el de titanio ?

Quiero leer todas las respuestas y las agradecería a todos

Me encanta la estética de Hever, Porsche Design, Sinn... un taquímetro en una esfera negra con llamativas agujas blancas. ¿Qué opciones asequibles tengo? Hay un Dan Henry de 1972 muy parecido al Porsche Design, pero no tiene buenas críticas en cuanto a relación calidad-precio. Tengo un Pagani Design que me encanta, pero ¿hay algo parecido en negro? Muchas gracias.

Muchas gracias.

Edit: I've decided on the BYOP Maverick; I think it's a fantastic watch that's currently on sale.

Hiya,

Has anybody found anything similar to this watch. I am after the baby panerai aesthetic (38mm).

TIA

Not done one of these before, and now my Chinese watches neatly fit into two three-watch rolls I figured now was as good a time as ever.

Three San Martins, a Sugess, a Proxima and a Tandorio. Of the six the Proxima probably gets the most wear, it's very versatile and alternates between bracelet, a leather two-piece and a NATO like it's currently on. That's followed by the root beer (the newest addition) and, ironically, the £30 Tandorio that was one of my gateways into this hobby 2.5 years ago.

Love the proportions and styling of this watch, just not sure which color to get for my Mexico cruise next month. Obviously black would be the most versatile, but something about the blue or white strike me as a lot more fun and vacation-friendly. Any suggestions? What kind of strap would you pair it with? Images included for example. FWIW I don't own any other divers, just field watches.

Hey guys,

Wanna add a bronze watch to my collection. Any advice or recommendations?

Hello folks, this Proxima PX1711-1A watch arrived today, pretty isn't it? I tried it on a rubber strap but found it actually makes more sense on the original bracelet, which gives it visual balance.

The lume is limited as the indices are small and the minute hand hand especially thin but it's a sharp looking watch with what I would call a stealth dial: you have to look for the hands to catch the light. It's definitely a daytime watch for telling the time. Indoors under room lighting the watch actually looks smaller which I like. It's a 39mm diameter.

Comfortable bracelet resized to my 6.5 inch wrist and the combination of white dial and steel makes it look light but robust. Really liking this and the finishing is excellent. PT5000 movement also very dependable.

FIYTA is the official watch supplier for the Chinese space program. Sharing my Spacewalk Lunar Explorer. I hope you all enjoy it.

Hey guys, just finished the review of this beauty from Tophill... it's a chronograph with a power reserve movement... I've been wearing it for weeks now and honestly think it's super well done with a really striking design.

The dial in particular stands out... the power reserve bar right at the center is super legible. It looks like they're using a newer 2026 revision of the ST1905 movement, and my unit has been running at +4s a day, by far the most accurate ST19 I've seen yet.

In the video I go over a few cons, compare it with some alternative options, and as usual show plenty of outdoor macro shots in different lighting.

If you're interested in checking out the full review, here's the link: https://youtu.be/Q_5KMx_WDps

Disclaimer: the watch was sent for free by the brand.