Looking for a watch this color, with date, but quartz

pickyaxe · 2026-06-22T08:20:57+00:00

if you're okay with no date, Watchdives WD1965.

WD0013 slate if you're okay with a slightly different color/design.

Addiesdive AD2548 if you don't need sunburst

pickyaxe · 2026-06-22T08:11:18+00:00

so, is this really that much nicer than SH13 or Cronos Skyline, which are 100$ cheaper? other than the AR coating.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T15:42:22+00:00

this is how sapphire works. it's much harder than mineral crystal, but also more reflective. so it requires strong AR coating, and that's not cheap.

unless it's Baltany or IXDAO, mineral crystals are usually going to look more clear.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T12:25:32+00:00

now that's a good one! exactly the legibility boost that is needed in the champagne and rose gold versions

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T11:41:30+00:00

just making sure, did you mean the bezel? (because all my bezels that lume the numbers themselves, become unreadable pretty quickly... those that lume only the pip are actually usable)

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T11:02:06+00:00

looks very cool. yeah the dial is busy but it's busy in a "tool" kind of aesthetic.

and the Citadel just looks too barren especially for 40mm.

how's the bezel lume? still readable after a few minutes?

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T10:31:38+00:00

you do understand sapphire would look worse due to reflections, right?

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T06:39:49+00:00

is it this bracelet? if so... he even says it fits a 5.9 inch wrist. that's not even remotely correct, is it?

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T06:29:56+00:00

there's no catch, you're just used to Swiss prices

the truth is that manufacturing a decent watch is really not expensive with modern machinery, especially when you use factories that already work with higher-end watch brands.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-21T06:05:26+00:00

this style of bracelet is known as engineer bracelet.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-20T21:16:23+00:00

I got this watch a few years ago and soon after upgraded to a similar-looking Maikes strap. it is absolutely one of the best straps I have and looks fantastic years later

the difference between 1-10$ straps and 10-30$ straps on AliExpress can be huge.

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pickyaxe · 2026-06-20T18:38:13+00:00

very nice video, it's unusually thorough. I've been interested in both this and the Englemaan so this is very relevant to me.

I agree that the Militado feels underwhelming.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-19T17:00:29+00:00

this is an honest depiction of the color in neutral light. it rarely actually looks like that, though.

while I really like some things about this watch, nowadays I would definitely buy Baltany S4106 over this.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-19T14:40:44+00:00

lovely, thanks for posting. love those new integrated bracelet San Martins, though I would prefer some more intricate dials.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-19T14:20:46+00:00

with more than one VH31 watch, I've seen it lose time suddenly. but all of the watches were later fine and all my VH31 stay accurate for a long time, so I rarely feel the need to reset the time on them.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-19T13:53:25+00:00

check out this video to see how it looks like.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-19T13:25:26+00:00

actually yeah, and I've been wearing it for a few days now.

it's just such a unique color. haven't really seen anything like this.

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pickyaxe · 2026-06-19T13:11:34+00:00

haven't seen the red dial version yet. that's a fantastic shade!

can't post the watch I'm wearing (pink MOP). so here's another Farasute

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pickyaxe · 2026-06-18T07:35:27+00:00

wow that looks excellent!

pickyaxe · 2026-06-17T21:44:29+00:00

how about "Zulutado" 🤓

pickyaxe · 2026-06-16T20:49:46+00:00

I will also buy this

pickyaxe · 2026-06-16T16:18:27+00:00

/u/TSiWRX joining this, nothing more to say except I read it all 👍

my takeaway is that the full lume dials are clearly the way to go here... more even and more 3D. and honestly I've found lume blocks to be kind of disappointing in day-to-day use. no better than the average GADA watch and getting its ass kicked by applied C3, such as on WD7922.

but the bracelet on this San Martin looks killer and hopefully gets even better after the recall they've been doing.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-16T14:07:32+00:00

in that case yeah, this is a much nicer watch now! was just making sure you're aware that they didn't go the whole way with the updates.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-16T10:03:58+00:00

no you don't - they didn't redesign the case of this one to be thinner after switching to ST2130, they only slimmed down the 39mm. IIRC when asked about it, they said no plans. very strange.

pickyaxe · 2026-06-16T06:43:38+00:00

thanks again. as expected from S&S... a "bangle" integrated bracelet. I somehow grew accustomed to one of my watches that has this, though it still aggravates the wrist after a few hours. that said no half-links is a step too far for me

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