Seiko Tuna 🐟 Homage San Martin 300m Automatic Dive Watch NH36 Honest Watch Review
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Here's a quick review of the Seiko Tuna homage San Martin 300m automatic dive watch with the NH36 movement.
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I know how easy it is to forget, but current wisdom suggests never to carry out a quick date change with the hour hand in the upper zone of the dial. There is a plastic cog in an NH movement that can get damaged if you do. Enjoying your channel.Subscribed and liked.
I always forget about that 🤦♂️ I'm glad you're enjoying the channel, and thanks for subscribing 👍
Watching this again after your recent community post... Just worth noting when you change the date on the movement it’s good practice to make sure the hour hand is not in the top half of the dial ( ie not half way through an automatic date change in progress ). Otherwise you may be risking damage to the date change mechanism.
That Tuna looks awesome on the engineer bracelet!
I immediately look at the comments section when I saw this at 1:42
I’m working my way through these reviews and enjoying them. It’s really nice that you are not being over the top larger than life as seems to be the current vogue
I really appreciate that. I wasn't sure how well that style (my style) would be received as, like you say it's not what's really popular at the moment.
that's one solid watch. hoping I can afford it sometime soon. great review as always. keep up the great stuff
Yeah it is a good one.
Ive just ordered the full lume version in blue , can not wait for the delivery to arrive, thanks for the upload.
Good choice!
What's the full lume version?
Great review, the watch looks great on wrist, both on the bracelet and the rubber strap 👌
Thanks mate. I don't own any Seiko's, but I do have a few homages. I just think you get better specs for the price with homages. What do you think?
How is the homage tuna holding up ? I’m currently wearing my seiko tuna sbbn031 and wondering about this homage. Wow! Great review
Thanks. It's still going strong. No issues at all.
Great review mate 👍!
I love the look on that super engineer bracelet 🤩.
Have you tried the watch on a paracord NM style strap?
Thanks. No I haven't... Yet. I love it on the this bracelet at the moment.
This is by far the best version of SM Tuna in my opinion. Day Date, original green lume, traditional black dial and Basel. I don't mind if the Basel has lume like later versions. This looks just legit like an authentic diver. I'm suppose to purchase this watch 2 years ago but too large for me.. still now I'm interest and may reconsider.
nice review dude, which is better the heim or the san tuna?
Thanks mate. I've not tried out the Heimdallr Tuna, so I couldn't say really.
day-date configuration is such a value add. I am still deciding if I should get this, or the heimdallr 1K version...
What about the bronze model, look beautiful.
Yeah that does look good.
Nice video. It did hurt me a little watching you change the day/date at almost midnight and hurting the movement. 😥
Yeah I've learnt not to do that anymore.
I have waited for 15 years for Seiko to make this watch and they never did. I looked at every tuna model and none of them were right. I would have gladly paid $1,000 +. This one seems like a steal at $230.00. I just ordered the red one.
Yeah Seiko is definitely missing a trick. I glad you found the video useful. Did you use my affiliate link when you bought it?
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR I did not but happy to email them or otherwise notify them to credit the sale to your account. Let me know what to include in email (or if better way to do it).
@@egwpisteuw I doesn't work like unfortunately. It's an automated thing done by AliExpress themselves. Basically the way it works, if you visit AliExpress via one of my links and buy something, I get a small comission, no matter what you buy during that visit. But you don't pay anymore.
Don't worry about it. Perhaps next time you buy something from there you can use one of my links.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR ok, I'm definitely going to order more San Martins if this one is good.
@@egwpisteuw I think you'll be impressed with this one.
Would love to get my hands on one of these.
Currently in the market for a tuna homage. San Martin vs Steeldive vs Heimdallr. Owning the San Martin would that be your obvious choice or would you consider one of the other two as well.
Also having never worn a tuna or tuna homage does it feel really top heavy on the bracelet and especially on a lighter strap like silicone? thanks in advance.
I have a few San Martin watches, a Steeldive one and I'm waiting for a couple of Heimdallrs to arrive. With the Heimdallrs I've had to pay quite a bit in customs fees. I live in the UK. Just for reference, I've never had to pay customs fees on watches I've bought from AliExpress. So I'd say go for the San Martin. It's the slightly better quality than Steeldive and you won't get hit with customs fees, unlike Heimdallr.
It can feel a little top heavy on the silicon strap. But wearing it a little tighter solves that issue. As for on the bracelet, it's fine.
it is a pity that the watch bezel is not completely luminescent.
I think the newer models might be now.
I have a bronze one. The strap it came on was terrible and went straight in the trash. I love the watch though. Solid place in my weekly rotation.
What strap did yours come with?
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR it was a silicone one but it was all fuzzy and gross out of the box. I have it on a black ostrich strap now.
@@se7enspac3s What, like moldy? Where did you get yours?
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR no just dirty and made out of crappy material. Got it from ebay. Wasn't a big deal as I was always going to switch the strap.
Was it new or second hand?
Great Review and awesome set in the background!
Thanks a lot mate. I'm trying to improve a little bit every video.
The diamond selector only showed 6. That most certainly isn't sapphire.
Trust me it is sapphire. It all depends on what level of starts at. The important thing is how far it goes up from the start point. If it went any higher it would be diamond.
Will the San Martin Tuna take a bracelet off a Seiko Tuna?
I'm not sure, as I don't have one to be able to try it.
Hi,
Have you tried wearing it without the shroud? You can remove the shroud with an Allen key & it reduces the diameter to 40mm
No I haven't. I might try that though. It sounds interesting.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR check this czcams.com/video/3rbkkSpFncI/video.html could be cool quick "mod".
I've definitely got to try this out now. It looks really good.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR Could you please make a small clip of you showing us the watch without the shroud?
Wish these were in stock ?
This is a good alternative.
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How is this watch compared to mm300. Size wise, which wears larger. Thanks
I don't have hands on experience with the MM300, but I think it's slightly bigger. I could be wrong though.
Perhaps someone else has one and could tell you.
Have you tried wearing it without the shroud?
No I haven't, but I need to try it.
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That bezel sounds horrible what is that 60 clicks. The one on my tuna is very smooth. Other than that it looks ok.
Yes it's 60 click. It might not sound the best, but the action is great, there's no back play at all and it's aligned.
Do you still have this one in your collection?
Yes I do.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR if you consider selling this one, would you give me first refusal?
@@williamjenkins9423 It's funny that you mention that. I'm actually looking to sell some watches at the moment. Drop me an email or message me on Instagram and we can sort something out.
Hey man, what size you wrist is?
I have a 7" wrist.
By the way, is it the same as the Steeldive?
To be honest I'm not sure, as I don't have the Steeldive one to compare them.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR I see. Really hard to choose... The Steeldive had a lumed ceramicinsert and this one has a proper bracelet and clasp. Also, I like the logo better on the Steeldive.
my steeldive looks exactly the same, possibly nicer, though I've no knowledge of the relative quality differences. I'm over the moon with mine.
do you think i can handle this with my 6.5 inch wrist?
It might be a bit big.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR whoops. It's 6.9 left and 7.1 right. That might make it work.
Really like the watch but can't get one for love nor money.
I've added an alternative link to the description now where it's in stock.
Many thanks, appreciated.
No problem. Glad to help.
that lume pip is pure garbage, it is soooo crooked in that triangle LMAO
Yeah it is off, slightly. I wouldn't say it was way off though. If you look at 3:40 you get the best view of it.
Looks very crappy compared to the original. That bump at 12 at the bezel will get smashed off or damaged quicker then Forrest Gumps run.
Well I've had it quite a while now, and it's perfectly fine still.
Ripoff, plain and simple.
It's an homage... And in terms of specs it's superior to the original as well.
@@HonestWatchReviewsHWR bro i appreciate the review and all but there is no such thing as a "homage" that's just a justification/excuse for what the other guy said. it's a straight rip off of the Seiko Tuna. Call it for what it is.
@@pl2996 It varies depending on who you ask. For me personally I class it as an homage, as it's not trying to pass itself off as the original. It has different branding/sterile.
Also they are aimed at completely different markets. People who buy homages aren't likely to buy the real thing. As they can't/won't pay that kind of money for a watch. So they just want something with a similar look, but at a more reasonable price point.
When talking specifically about Seiko homages, a lot of the time you get better specs with homages and they cost less too. Things such as sapphire crystal, milled clasps, solid end links and even better Seiko movements. That bit especially really baffles me.
Seiko now seem to be upping their prices too. But without improving the specs. This is driving people towards homages.
So why buy a Seiko where you have to pay more for worse specs. Then pay extra upgrade things such as the crystal and the bracelets and if you want to even the movement itself? It just doesn't make any sense.
Nice watch but absolutely crap Crystal....if I buy a watch with a black dial I want a black dial not one that’s various shades of blue
That's the AR coating.
Impossible to change the Crystal as it’s cemented in