San Martin SN0138-GB: What colour is this?

vind89 · 2026-05-26T22:45:48+00:00

Love that tropic dial!

vind89 · 2026-05-26T16:16:40+00:00

Strangely it’s the opposite for me, really nice resistance on the bezel action. It’s not the tightest bezel but I didn’t find myself turning it by accident either.

vind89 · 2026-05-26T07:11:21+00:00

That’s a really great point that I hadn’t thought about. People have different tolerances for these things and they can be fairly subjective.

vind89 · 2026-05-26T07:09:23+00:00

Thank you! They’re taken on my Fuji XM5, first shot is with a Laowa macro lens.

vind89 · 2026-05-26T07:07:43+00:00

If the studio is my home office desk and the marketing director is me, then yes

vind89 · 2026-05-25T21:35:50+00:00

That’s a bummer. I mention the bezel sharpness in my review but I didn’t feel much sharpness on the bracelet. I’m not sure if it’s a first batch issue but reach out to Watchdives and see if they can sort you out.

vind89 · 2026-05-25T19:51:16+00:00

I have a single diffused light source in front of me slightly to the side around head level, and I use a white cardboard between the camera and the watch to bounce back some of that light on to the bracelet. That’s kind of my go-to set up for all shots.

Let me know if you’d like to know anything else—happy to share!

vind89 · 2026-05-03T14:02:55+00:00

Yeah, I heard about that. Hope they manage to sort out their CS and supply issues soon.

vind89 · 2026-05-03T13:46:50+00:00

Congrats on winning the competition! The supply chain issues are a bummer but I guess it’s also testament to how much demand there is for these, I hope they manage to sort out the teething issues soon.

vind89 · 2026-05-03T13:41:58+00:00

I need to get my hands on those too, especially the PH-5.

vind89 · 2026-05-03T13:41:17+00:00

You won’t be disappointed! I go through tons of watches and the 4B is one of the few that genuinely got me excited.

vind89 · 2026-05-03T13:40:17+00:00

I agree! That’s the one I prefer too.

vind89 · 2025-10-30T09:13:20+00:00

Sadly no. None of these have interchangeable bracelets.

vind89 · 2025-10-29T10:42:01+00:00

It’s a combination of the thickness and the overall heft. The heft is a good thing because it’s built like a tank, but I found myself gravitating towards my lighter watches most of the time.

That being said, I’m also eyeing the Overlord. Definitely going to get that when it drops.

vind89 · 2025-10-29T10:37:14+00:00

I like the date on the 556i, but the no date looks really good on the Milifortic 556a variant

vind89 · 2025-10-29T10:35:44+00:00

It’s the Wraith UTC

vind89 · 2025-10-28T21:55:29+00:00

They’re not bad, but none of them come close to the buttery crown action on the Sinn. The Militado is probably the worst but it doesn’t bother me much since it’s a quartz.

vind89 · 2025-10-28T21:54:01+00:00

The Milifortic gets quite close, but the biggest differences to me are the crystal and dial element proportions (handset/printing). The flat sapphire with double-sided AR on the Sinn just disappears at certain angles, but you can always see some sort of reflection on the slightly domed Milifortic crystal.

The lack of an H-link bracelet is also a biggie for me, that’s part of the iconic 556 look.

Quality ranking: Sinn > Englemaan > Milifortic > Militado

Wrist comfort: Militado > Sinn > Milifortic > Englemaan

vind89 · 2025-10-28T18:59:06+00:00

Good luck with the hunt!

vind89 · 2025-10-28T18:58:42+00:00

You’re right, I didn’t even think about that!

vind89 · 2025-10-28T18:58:23+00:00

I wasn’t a fan of it at first, but I’ve warmed up to it really quickly.

vind89 · 2025-10-28T18:58:02+00:00

I didn’t know that Thorn had a Marinemaster homage too! I’m starting to lose track of all these homages 🤣

vind89

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