If you are satisfied with our products and services, please don’t forget to give us a 5 star rating. Whatever else Orient movements may be -- and the YN55 is theirs, not Seiko's -- difficult-to-field-regulate is not one of them. i have two and i believe that there should be no problem getting yours down to under 5 s/d (or COSC compliant) if you are careful . . . particularly if you have access to a timegrapher for positional comparisons. This review will be focusing on San Martin watches. San Martin is a brand that many may not be familiar with. They are a Chinese watch brand. Their watches are comparable to brands such as Seiko, or Invicta. I stated earlier that we’re going to focus on their dive watches. And yes, a lot of their watches are made to look like more expensive brands. This is deliberate, so they can serve as an affordable alternative to more expensive watches. And that is not a bad way to market a product. I’ve collected watches for many years. I’ve owned a Rolex Submariner, Breitling Navitimer, Zodiac Sea Wolf, etc. This watch looks just as good as any of them. I just love it. San Martin hit a home run with this watch.

SAN MARTIN mechanical diving watch 100 meters waterproof SAN MARTIN mechanical diving watch 100 meters waterproof

So what do I think of San Martin watches? San Martin Watches are good, but not too much better than any other inexpensive dive watch or homage. In my opinion, I think that while San Martin watches attempt to be of a higher quality than other brands, they end up just being a more expensive version of something you can get for cheaper elsewhere. Kindly Note: Due to weather, customs or holidays, etc., delivery time may be slightly longer, please be patient. This is San Martin’s Homage to the Seiko Tuna SBBN015. Definitely a lot cheaper than the original! I also like that the San Martin Tuna comes in various different color variations for the dial. The red especially is quite striking! When compared to other diving watches in their class, San Martin watches inhabit the middle ground. Cheaper diving watches can be found, however, they will not be of the same quality, and will not have sapphire glass windows, if that is important to you. I added “Chinese” because their PT5000 movement (clone of ETA 2824-2 according to the internet) is purely Chinese. Given that and China now makes many high-quality products, I felt it right to display the watch’s country of origin. I removed the =330 for the simple fact many wearers of automatic watches know the approximate length/depth of 100 meters. Given that is the watch’s water resistance, most of us will never take our watches close to that depth. The best I can free dive on the rare snorkeling adventure is 30 feet. In fact, I swam laps today with my SN021-G, and it did perfectly well.

I’ve always like the look of this vintage style dial, but the smaller size was just a bit too small for my taste. This San Martin SN020-G is a dream come true. 39mm case that is slim and contoured beautifully. Nice finish! The vintage lume applied to the dial give just enough vintage vibe, but not too much. The crystal looks better in hand than the pics can show. Over all a nice clean look that stands out but yet flies under the radar.

San Martin 36mm Explorer homage - SN021-G - Full Review San Martin 36mm Explorer homage - SN021-G - Full Review

However, that’s just me. Yes the sapphire glass dial windows is an interesting touch, as well as the use of materials uncommon for dive watches. But truth be told, If I’m buying a dive watch or homage, just for the look and style, I will probably try to find something less expensive.San Martin watches have analog displays, and feature automatic movement. Their cases can be made of bronze, brass, or stainless steel. The bezels also, can be made of bronze, brass or stainless steel. Some bezels will be ceramic as well. The bracelet on my SM is of high quality. The mistake SM made was reducing the micro adjust holes on their new clasp from 4 to 2. Not enough micro adjustment to get a proper fit. Seeing as how many of their watches mimic well known luxury watches, they are going to have an appealing style to them. So what about the price? Pricing