I really like what Seiko does with these unique case shapes. I like how the bezel fits with the grooves on the case. Heimdallr seems to have done a fine job replicating it.
Hats off for Seiko for bringing such unique designs, but there is a problem with Seiko which the market has done with it - back in the day when they were released they were a steal for the money. However time has passed on and Seiko did introduce newer generations, which obviously made the previous generations a somewhat limited edition - the price went parabollic on them. The problem is that those chinese clones/homages really picked up during that time and they became much better spec than the original Seikos. They really nailed what is essential in those monsters - the tooth like 2nd gen indicies + elevated the movement and the crystal. There is really not much room for improvement left - mayby we could wish a slighly posher caseback or a better resolution/sharper logo on the dial, maybe even go so far by having it applied🤩. My heart would choose Seiko, but at those prices only hardcore enthusiast would pay that much for a what it used to be - an affordable watch... So I guess I will hear the common sense in my brain and pick a Heimdallr, because it is now what that old Seikos used to be - best bang for buck affordable watch. I would even go so far to say - it is now spec wise what those Seikos should have been back in the days 😉 I fully agree with your opinion at the end 👍
I've heard a lot of good things about the red version. Hands down better then some actual Seiko watches. The caseback is weak but other then that it's 10/10.
Love this review. That is a great watch. Hard to believe we can get a great watch for this amount of money. I just ordered a red monster for $175 Canadian ($125 US?) using all my perks on AE. Been a crazy weekend. I also ordered a Merkur turtle and a Pierre Paulin Chrono. 3 watches! Both on sale and another $50US off with a code. I could not say no.
Great review! I'm so close to buying one of these. For me, it's the pointed markers, not so much the improved crystal, bracelet, and movement. If Seiko had just kept those teeth I would go for a gen 4, but I love the bite of the sharp markers.
Steeldive for the UK buyers, and I personally think their logo and brand name is much more nicer and more suited for diver watches than random letters in heimdllr ;)
I agree that their logo is better. When I first started looking into these brands (Heimdallr, Steeldive, Proxima, San Martin, etc) I was going to pick Steeldive solely off of their logo alone. I went with Heimdallr because I had heard from multiple sources that their finishing was slightly better. I'm sure the actual differences are marginal. Either way, I have a Steeldive 1969 Ploprof arriving next week and I'm very interested to see their quality firsthand.
@@degenerateWA initially I thought they are the same watches, just branded differently for whatever reason. It will be interesting to see if there are any difference in quality. Thanks!
@@harun5105 I know for a fact that they at least come from the same warehouse. The shipping origin for both Heimdallr and Steeldive is "SHENZHEN KEHUOREN KEJI CO.,LTD". Doing some light research I believe that Shenzhen is sort of like a central hub for the "knock-off" industry in China. I can only assume that all of these watch brands are tied to each other in some way and have different branding to maximize profits. I'm not against it, just curious about it.
Great video, excellent review. Scratching the itch is really what it's all about so very well stated. I've spent a few years playing with Swiss watches from Oris to Ulysse Nardin, anywhere from 1 to 5 thousand dollars per price. I've realised that as much as I love them all, they do cost money to buy and worse, they cost to maintain. Recently purchased a bracelet for my Ulysse which cost me $1500. I bought a titanium bracelet for my Oris aquis which cost $500. I had a service done by Oris on my Titan which cost $500. In the last 12 months I've started to play in the Gshock, Seiko, Helm, Heimdallr, steeldive sector and realising that I love and enjoy them just as much as my Swiss pieces. I will be keeping 4 of my very favourite swiss watches but will not be buying Any more of them. I've discovered that there really is no need for them in my life Any more and feel.just as proud wearing my Gshock steel, steeldive tuna and my Helm, with a sapphire and lumed bezel as an example. I can swap and change them at will as I please too which is exciting. I'm over the whole watch snobbery bullshit and throwing thousands of dollars to a a hobby. The irony of all this is that I get more compliments on my cheap watches than my Swiss watches. Go figure!
Wow you've got/had some great pieces! It's great to hear the perspective from people who has the experience of very high end watches. I think we can all agree that watch happiness can be found from any level of watch caliber. The important thing is that we find the watch the fulfills our own style and our own priorities while celebrating other people's choices in their watches. I think we can also agree that superb watch quality can be found from many different price ranges as well, which is great because good quality is not something only a millionaire can enjoy. You've the got the right attitude in this hobby sir. Thanks for your insight!
Heimdallr is a homage to a homage.....because every Seiko is a homage to some other watch anyway.... Nice watch.....probably i'll order one very soon (but before off course, i need a few more G's :-)) Nice video Simucom.....by the way, Heimdallr should send a few watches on your address for free because you're doing a great job for these guys.... Like
Getting free watches would be awesome, but in some ways I like that my channel only covers watches that I purchased myself. Of course I will never say "no" to a company that wants to send me something for free. The channel is still way too small for big companies to care about it lol.
www.heimdallrr.com/ Not sure why their website has 2 "R's" in the name, but this is the webpage that I purchase all of my Heimdallrs from. (Maybe the heimdallr.com was already taken so they had to use heimdallrr.com lol)
@@degenerateWA it already is unbeatable. But yes if they had a more 3D type case back it would be all over for any competitor. I really like Christopher Wards case backs on their Trident 🔱 line.
My (unsolicited) thoughts on homages watches. I would buy Seiko (or Citizen) for different reasons than I'd buy a Heimdallr. It's like buying Levi's selvedge jeans vs Uniqlo for a third of the price. I buy the Levi's if I only want one pair to last me a couple of decades. Sure, Levi's quality is not what is used to be. Their prices for the higher quality jeans have crept up. But they did invent the blue jean. Everything else is an homage. And they still have very good quality of construction at the higher price points. That said, I don't want or need all my jeans to be built to take that kind of long term wear. So... Sometimes a Uniqlo scratches the itch.
I think it's fine to want the original but also fine to get something close to the original. It all depends on the individual's priorities. For me personally I appreciate that I can enjoy this type of quality without having to pay the original price. Perhaps one day I will be motivated to purchase a Seiko Monster but I highly doubt it.
100% agree that this is a homerun from Heimdallr. The quality of this homage is excellent for the price. Nice job with the video, cheers!
Awesome, thanks for the positive feedback.
I really like what Seiko does with these unique case shapes. I like how the bezel fits with the grooves on the case. Heimdallr seems to have done a fine job replicating it.
One of the bedt homages on the market that I've ever had.
I dig the video man. I'm just starting to collect and buying watches, and searching videos like yours.
That's awesome man. I'm glad you stopped by here. Be careful though, this is a dangerous addiction!😁
Hats off for Seiko for bringing such unique designs, but there is a problem with Seiko which the market has done with it - back in the day when they were released they were a steal for the money. However time has passed on and Seiko did introduce newer generations, which obviously made the previous generations a somewhat limited edition - the price went parabollic on them. The problem is that those chinese clones/homages really picked up during that time and they became much better spec than the original Seikos. They really nailed what is essential in those monsters - the tooth like 2nd gen indicies + elevated the movement and the crystal. There is really not much room for improvement left - mayby we could wish a slighly posher caseback or a better resolution/sharper logo on the dial, maybe even go so far by having it applied🤩. My heart would choose Seiko, but at those prices only hardcore enthusiast would pay that much for a what it used to be - an affordable watch... So I guess I will hear the common sense in my brain and pick a Heimdallr, because it is now what that old Seikos used to be - best bang for buck affordable watch. I would even go so far to say - it is now spec wise what those Seikos should have been back in the days 😉 I fully agree with your opinion at the end 👍
Excellent review. The red version of this model is another piece I've been considering. Thanks for reviewing it
I've heard a lot of good things about the red version. Hands down better then some actual Seiko watches. The caseback is weak but other then that it's 10/10.
Love this review. That is a great watch. Hard to believe we can get a great watch for this amount of money. I just ordered a red monster for $175 Canadian ($125 US?) using all my perks on AE. Been a crazy weekend. I also ordered a Merkur turtle and a Pierre Paulin Chrono. 3 watches! Both on sale and another $50US off with a code. I could not say no.
Looks like Christmas is happening again for you soon! I don't blame you, it is very hard to resist these fantastic watches.
I've had my red version about 3 months now and absolutely love it! Incredible value, it actually gets more wrist time than my Seiko's!!
I feel ya. I've mostly been cycling through my Heimdallrs in my rotations, and the Seikos have just been sitting in the case.
Great review! I'm so close to buying one of these. For me, it's the pointed markers, not so much the improved crystal, bracelet, and movement. If Seiko had just kept those teeth I would go for a gen 4, but I love the bite of the sharp markers.
Go for it, it's one of the better homages and I think you'll be fairly impressed.
i agree with your statements completely.
🍻🍻
As always , great review and great video
Always appreciate the kind words and support!
Steeldive for the UK buyers, and I personally think their logo and brand name is much more nicer and more suited for diver watches than random letters in heimdllr ;)
I agree that their logo is better. When I first started looking into these brands (Heimdallr, Steeldive, Proxima, San Martin, etc) I was going to pick Steeldive solely off of their logo alone. I went with Heimdallr because I had heard from multiple sources that their finishing was slightly better. I'm sure the actual differences are marginal. Either way, I have a Steeldive 1969 Ploprof arriving next week and I'm very interested to see their quality firsthand.
@@degenerateWA initially I thought they are the same watches, just branded differently for whatever reason. It will be interesting to see if there are any difference in quality. Thanks!
@@harun5105 I know for a fact that they at least come from the same warehouse. The shipping origin for both Heimdallr and Steeldive is "SHENZHEN KEHUOREN KEJI CO.,LTD". Doing some light research I believe that Shenzhen is sort of like a central hub for the "knock-off" industry in China. I can only assume that all of these watch brands are tied to each other in some way and have different branding to maximize profits. I'm not against it, just curious about it.
Great video, excellent review. Scratching the itch is really what it's all about so very well stated. I've spent a few years playing with Swiss watches from Oris to Ulysse Nardin, anywhere from 1 to 5 thousand dollars per price. I've realised that as much as I love them all, they do cost money to buy and worse, they cost to maintain. Recently purchased a bracelet for my Ulysse which cost me $1500. I bought a titanium bracelet for my Oris aquis which cost $500. I had a service done by Oris on my Titan which cost $500.
In the last 12 months I've started to play in the Gshock, Seiko, Helm, Heimdallr, steeldive sector and realising that I love and enjoy them just as much as my Swiss pieces. I will be keeping 4 of my very favourite swiss watches but will not be buying Any more of them. I've discovered that there really is no need for them in my life Any more and feel.just as proud wearing my Gshock steel, steeldive tuna and my Helm, with a sapphire and lumed bezel as an example. I can swap and change them at will as I please too which is exciting. I'm over the whole watch snobbery bullshit and throwing thousands of dollars to a a hobby. The irony of all this is that I get more compliments on my cheap watches than my Swiss watches. Go figure!
Wow you've got/had some great pieces! It's great to hear the perspective from people who has the experience of very high end watches.
I think we can all agree that watch happiness can be found from any level of watch caliber. The important thing is that we find the watch the fulfills our own style and our own priorities while celebrating other people's choices in their watches.
I think we can also agree that superb watch quality can be found from many different price ranges as well, which is great because good quality is not something only a millionaire can enjoy.
You've the got the right attitude in this hobby sir.
Thanks for your insight!
Heimdallr is a homage to a homage.....because every Seiko is a homage to some other watch anyway....
Nice watch.....probably i'll order one very soon (but before off course, i need a few more G's :-))
Nice video Simucom.....by the way, Heimdallr should send a few watches on your address for free because you're doing a great job for these guys....
Like
Getting free watches would be awesome, but in some ways I like that my channel only covers watches that I purchased myself. Of course I will never say "no" to a company that wants to send me something for free. The channel is still way too small for big companies to care about it lol.
Nice review thanks
Thanks for watching!
The minute hand is too thin compared with the Seiko's.
deal breaker
The search continues
Great review! Did you purchase this from heimdallr.com or heimdallrwatch.com?
www.heimdallrr.com/
Not sure why their website has 2 "R's" in the name, but this is the webpage that I purchase all of my Heimdallrs from. (Maybe the heimdallr.com was already taken so they had to use heimdallrr.com lol)
Thanks for getting back. Wow I didn't even see that one, pretty confusing trying to find out which one is the official store lol.
My mistake, heindallrr.com actually came up in my search, I guess I didn't notice the two r's.
the hell with seiko. i want this!!!!!! invicta is garbage
DO IT!!!!😁
Garbage?
Why?
Explain
Im first, I asking myself What happen here in this occasions???
🤔
I uploaded later than I usually do so maybe it just worked out with your time zone😁
@@degenerateWA 👀
Crazy value compared to Seiko. It’s strange that you can get a better watch then the original at 1/3 the price!
Absolutely crazy value here. If they ever upgrade the case back the value will be unbeatable IMO.
@@degenerateWA it already is unbeatable. But yes if they had a more 3D type case back it would be all over for any competitor. I really like Christopher Wards case backs on their Trident 🔱 line.
My (unsolicited) thoughts on homages watches. I would buy Seiko (or Citizen) for different reasons than I'd buy a Heimdallr.
It's like buying Levi's selvedge jeans vs Uniqlo for a third of the price. I buy the Levi's if I only want one pair to last me a couple of decades. Sure, Levi's quality is not what is used to be. Their prices for the higher quality jeans have crept up. But they did invent the blue jean. Everything else is an homage. And they still have very good quality of construction at the higher price points. That said, I don't want or need all my jeans to be built to take that kind of long term wear. So... Sometimes a Uniqlo scratches the itch.
I think it's fine to want the original but also fine to get something close to the original. It all depends on the individual's priorities. For me personally I appreciate that I can enjoy this type of quality without having to pay the original price. Perhaps one day I will be motivated to purchase a Seiko Monster but I highly doubt it.