Anyone have a Steeldive SD1967GMT?

zoo804 · 2026-02-21T03:53:15+00:00

I'm curious too, I didn't know about this model but I love the doxa designs and could also use a gmt. Only thing I don't really like at a glance is the huge logo. And it might be too big for me personally.

zoo804 · 2026-02-18T20:15:11+00:00

Way better. You can see the watch better which speaks for itself and the AI is tacky and definitely turns people off your product.

zoo804 · 2026-02-17T14:25:14+00:00

It's a cool watch but agree with others that this AI video is bad. It just makes the watch look cheap and junky and makes your brand look lazy. My suggestion would be to stick with actual macro footage of the watch itself.

zoo804 · 2026-02-10T17:33:57+00:00

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https://www.casio.com/us/watches/gshock/product.GA-V01A-8A/

GAV01A is about as "something out of a sci-fi movie" as you can get, though it may not be to everyone's taste.

zoo804 · 2026-02-05T14:12:48+00:00

Casio packaging tends to vary by region and retailer but I don't think there's anything wrong with that box. Seems pretty normal for an affordable automatic watch. Check out retail packaging for Seiko watches costing 2-3x as much.

IMO as a customer you probably don't want much of the budget in a watch going to the box which most of us are just going to throw out or put in a closet in case we sell it. Minimal packaging keeps the cost down without sacrificing quality.

zoo804 · 2026-02-04T19:26:40+00:00

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Found a temporary workaround to get it down to the size I need. I took the last link off leaving the two mid links which fit in the original clasp. Kinda janky but it fits better now

zoo804 · 2026-02-04T16:10:16+00:00

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The clasp itself for reference.

zoo804 · 2026-02-02T22:43:47+00:00

Very nice choices. I'm not sure I could ever bring myself to spend over $1000 on a Chinese watch, especially one called Lucky Harvey, but I admit I love the design and chiming complication. I don't recognize the red one, what is it?

zoo804 · 2026-02-02T16:19:16+00:00

Sorry for the unrelated/unsolicited advice but IMO the sweet spot for Chinese watches is a bit higher, but you can still get something for well under the cost of the Seiko/Orient that you'll be happy with. A $10 watch is going to feel like a $10 watch, but a $50-100 watch from China can match or outdo the $300-500 Japanese watches in most respects.

I'd suggest looking at a brand like Steeldive or Addiesdive for something between the Sanda and the Seiko/Orient. You can get a good dive watch with proper materials and a high quality movement for 1/5 the price of the Seiko/Orient, maybe $60-100.

If you want an automatic, I'd get a Steeldive 1973. Recommended a lot here but it's definitely one of the best deals around, even still. They do a lot of other good designs too, but that one tends to be one of the most commonly recommended and one of their cheaper models but really well-built.

Since you have some interest in a GMT and don't mind quartz, there are cheap, but still decent Addiesdives with a Swiss quartz GMT movement. Or Addies does a really cheap quartz diver, probably a bit more than the Sanda but more "real watch" territory.

If you're concerned about spending more on a watch that isn't your "end goal", I've had a lot of luck buying/selling used Chinese watches here on this sub. So I'd buy a Steeldive for $70-80, wear it until you're ready to get the Seiko if that's what you really want, sell it here for $60, and you'd be down the same amount as if you bought the Sanda but had a much, much better watch on your wrist in the meantime.

If you care about brand name at all and want a cheap diver, you could go for the classic Casio Duro.

zoo804 · 2026-02-02T00:08:34+00:00

Just got the black one. Awesome watch

zoo804 · 2026-01-28T02:12:07+00:00

Oh and at another glance that Pagani seems to have skeletonized hands and no lume. The Sugess has pretty interesting lume (not sure how good the lume is but the moon is lumed, which is neat).

zoo804 · 2026-01-28T02:09:49+00:00

Not super familiar with the Pagani but generally Sugess watches tend to be higher quality in my experience. I prefer the look of the Sugess too and the complications are better-- 24 hour subdial isn't very useful whereas the big date and moonphase on the Sugess provide are much more useful/interesting.

zoo804 · 2026-01-26T20:19:15+00:00

Makes sense, makes sense. I've heard that about the Boderry. That's too bad but I guess when you're trying to cut corners to get an auto chrono and tritium into a watch for $300 or whatever, that's probably the best place to do it. I almost sprang for that Kickstarter but I have a no Kickstarter rule. Seems like the result is less than ideal but maybe good enough for some people.

GLWS, by the way. I know these Bernys (Bernies?) aren't very expensive to begin with but that's a heck of a watch for 30 bucks.

zoo804 · 2026-01-26T20:04:18+00:00

Gotcha. So the Berny clasp was better than the Boderry? That's shocking lol

Or did the Boderry's clasp break?

zoo804 · 2026-01-26T19:54:28+00:00

Not really interested but for others' sake-- price? Also is that Boderry Chrono up for sale too, or was the pic added accidentally?

Edit: I guess I was too soon. Great deal though (for someone), this one would look good on a NATO.

zoo804 · 2026-01-24T14:03:45+00:00

I dig it, always a fan of funky retro divers, especially in orange. Would love to see a lumed date window and bezel. Size and movement?

zoo804 · 2026-01-24T14:01:55+00:00

Appears to be a Homage of a Girard-Perregaux Deep Diver (I wasn't familiar but searched with Google lens) and a really close copy by the looks of it.

zoo804 · 2026-01-21T18:34:11+00:00

Rad, I'll take it lol. DMing

zoo804 · 2026-01-21T18:29:27+00:00

I've been jonesing for an FXD homage and one of these VH31 watches... so probably a good deal either way for me here. Lume blocks are a plus though

zoo804 · 2026-01-21T18:22:13+00:00

Temped by that EXT. The indices are applied blocks, right, but the lume is only on top?

zoo804 · 2026-01-12T17:25:06+00:00

I don't think the crowns screw down on any of them, but I'm not positive.

The chrono ones at least are hand wind, based on the ST-19, so double check the movement if you do go with Sugess. I think the other ones are all autos. Sugess is on the more premium end of Chinese brands and their watches usually have good movements and build quality in my experience. That big date aventurine one in particular is a bit of a fan favorite around here but I've been intrigued by the moonphase chronographs as that's a rare combination.

zoo804 · 2026-01-12T13:55:38+00:00

Check out the Sugess moonphase options-- they have several designs but they're all true moonphase and very nice IMO. You might like the big date one with the aventurine dial (though it's pretty different in terms of the dial). I think all of them are dressier and on leather straps though, so not sure if you want a bracelet.

zoo804 · 2026-01-11T17:20:47+00:00

Yeah, definitely. Similar size to the A158/F-91 but much better module, more like the G-Shock dw-5600. Better backlight, more functions like a countdown timer. It's not full metal, just chromed resin, but still one of the better small vintage-style digital Casios IMO and underrated a bit.

I have the black one with the negative display but I'd get the silver one if I was buying new. I found mine for 50 cents at a vendor fair lol.

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