Yachting anytime soon? Is this a goodun for £1500?
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Bernhard.H.Mayer Powermaster First Review.
Is this chunky sailing watch from a lesser-known Swiss watch company any good for approx. £1500? Come and see the review to find out all you need to know! I also have a few ideas on how this watch can be improved.
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So this is $500-$700 more than a Longines Hydroconquest ... so an unknown brand vs. a Longines .. this would have to be a long think for me ... but as always I appreciate you bringing us a new brand.
Nice watch, but not worth this much money ;) First video I do not like on your channel. All others are fantastic. Thank you for your great job.
I had to check the date Dan, I thought I'd time travelled to April 1st mate. A definite no but cheers for the review though.
I don’t know what to make of this. Dan has created a lot of goodwill over the last year so I decided just to be chill about this review. 🤐
@@CanadianBeachcomber yeah I get that but I think Dan knew, when he presented this piece and asked for opinions the kind of reception it would get. A misaligned bezel, fluff under the dial, a badly regulated movement and a dive style watch relabeled as a boating watch for 2000 dollars, and all of this when watch sizes are shrinking not getting bigger? It was never going to be well received mate but I don't think Dan will be offended, he knows everybody appreciates his reviews.
@@davemck1887 It goes to show that a generously funded marketing department does not result in a good watch or market share during this time of watch collecting popularity.
@@CanadianBeachcomber totally agree Chris. It just surprised me that a company can so misjudge the market like that. I honestly think that watch design is starting to stagnate, hence the market's reliance on homages and reissues. Maybe this company thinks it's giving us what we want, I don't know but two grand ?!! That's almost a full weeks social security benefits payment for a single mother with 10 kids 🤣🤣
Looks like an ugly Hublot
The only Swiss movement I own (sw200-1) is the only one I have problems with. I find myself preferring seiko nh movements.
A company with a very long history of tool and die manufacturing just doesn’t appeal to me as horologically significant. I did read their website.
Like you said, stick a stylized coin on the back.
For this price, oris, longines, glycine etc. It's a crowded market
Bought from the right place/right price this is 3 Glycines!
@@TheTonyspoons definitely. I've seen glycine on Ashford for under 300 pound's. Just not sure how much it would cost to get them to the UK.
To be fair, this company shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath as the traditional manufacturers.
Unregulated watch that runs at +23, a watch that is diver style, but with lume worse than 50$ watches. And all that for 2000$? No thank you. If I want specs like that, I'll get an upgrade on that and buy a Vostok.
I don't want to be a hater, but you just cannot sell that for 2000$.
Great review!! £1500! That's worth more than my yacht! Which reminds me I must bring it to the pond for a little sailing. 🤣 I see that they're direct selling, cutting out the middle man.....Spaghetti Scametti with knobs on! Of course the watches are OK quality, but £500 will be a realistic price as the aftermarket price on these will be £200. Ive been noticing how fast microbrands lose their value, even limited editions can be found less than half price 6 months later on eBay. As opposed to the €1450 I was quoted for a pristine Seiko Monster 2nd gen! Stick with the tried and trusted, or else get really great value from one of the better Ali Express brands. Which reminds me, my Heimdallr Red Monster arrived at last...an absolutely fantastic watch for a hundred quid!
It's a tricky watch to review, I still wanted to show how varied the market is, and how exciting it really is to get a great watch for little money. This watch unfortunately shows how squiffy pricing can be sometimes!
Thanks for the review, fair and detailed. But... Na, could get 3-4 lovely micros with generally equal/better specs, except perhaps the movement (assuming NH35 or similar)
A cosc formex or this, no contest sorry. Honestly I can't see this being worth more than 400 and that's only because of the movement, put an NH35 in it and it's a 100-200 watch.
and the NH35 will probably have a better set of numbers, compared to what Dan presented with this movement....
Wait, how much is this watch? There are two issues killing this for me. A movement that's running at +23, this makes the whole Swiss made thing pointless. The second thing is the mineral crystal see through case back. I mean it's an acceptable and very understandable cost saving measure, but it's unacceptable at this price point, I'm afraid. A closed caseback would have been much better.
Hey Alexander. I think there are too many businessmen going around building up watch brands nowadays mate. For me it started when Seiko management became more about the money and less about the buyer. It's as if we're just cash cows now. If we don't buy it someone else will seems to be their credo nowadays. Watchmaking used to be a passion not a business model.
I just viewed half an hour of Qnet CZcams videos about this company. O M G 😂😂😂. This is along the same line as overpriced collector’s plates and commemorative coin sets.
All legitimate products but extremely overpriced.
It's not a bad looking watch, but it's not £1500 by any stretch of the imagination....as is I don't see anymore than £6-700....they have a quirky back story which is interesting and I'd agree with your suggestion regarding a coin/medal they have the ability and equipment to be able to do something special, a missed opportunity for sure....there are numerous pieces I'd pick up rather than this....🏴⌚🏴⌚
Given that you can still get a somewhat similar Davidoff Velocity diver from jomashop for a fraction of the cost of this, (although no longer in blue), I would go with the Davidoff.
Sailing watch ? Sailing away with your money !! Far too expensive .
I'm convinced that someone kidnapped Dan's wife, and only guaranteed her safe return if he recommended the watch. What other explanation can there possibly be? 😉
Horses for courses and all that but that does not look like a 1500 quid watch. The only thing I like about it is the movement and that’s not working brilliantly. Thanks for the review. As usual spot on.
Only 100m water resistance for a $2k diving (sailing) watch? Nope.
If you told me this watch cast £250 I still wouldn't be interested, I'd more than likely go for a diver liked a San Martin or something. Looks very nice but the accuracy of the movement, the lume and the slightly misaligned bezel suggest corners were cut. Great review though 👍
I didn't realise my Vostok amphibian was a yacht watch that's more accurate and with better lume at 4% the cost of that Swiss watch. 🤔
It's mental isn't it!
@@watchmewithwatches Yes it is and now because of you I have to buy a yacht!
Review suggestion: Sekonda 1846, a 200m diver on sale right now £30 @ hsamuel. A good Casio Marlin alternative
Thanks Elia, I just bought one off your suggestion. Let's see what it's like!
@@watchmewithwatches hope it doesn't disappoint 🤞
@@eliakuiper4266 well,for £30 it's well worth a try!
Great review I really think my money would be better spent any number of watches on the market for less than half the price Thanks for the video Mate
Thanks for watching!
So wait is this the full fancy name for a Berny watch??? 😉
I'd go with the Oris too :)
Imagine paying £1500 for that 😂😂
Terrible just terrible, I honestly wouldn't part way with £150 of my hard earned money for that
Totally agree,I'd rather get as sports Tissot
Hmm, that's Oris Aquis money...
The bezel is misaligned, dust on the dial, mineral exhibition caseback, poor lume and a movement running poorly, not for 1500 quid. Enjoyed your review as always though
Thanks Lance!
Overpriced by £1200?
Really interesting watch. The case is a masterpiece and the dial is quite good. All these intricate details is a proof of Swiss quality and is the distinctive sign of Swiss manufacture. But to be honest the watch seems to me a bit overpriced and the issue with the movement (+25 sec/day) in a $1500 watch is unacceptable. Nevertheless this a new piece and a new brand which is worth showing. At the end, that price its in the line of fire 🔥, its perhaps the most competitive segment in the mechanical watch industry. Great video as usual, thank you so much.
Thanks so much for watching! The video bombed a bit , but I kinda expected that!
The case does look interesting especially when I compared the side profile with my Cadisen Royal Oak homage! Mine is only $88.
Prefer my Aquis 👍🏻
Like he said lot of competition at that price.I'd buy a used bb58 for two and a half grand.hell an eterna kontiki with Swiss made automatic in house movement is the same price and I'd rather have the kontiki than this watch.hell u could get a used brietling or omega for two and a half grand usd.smh.I'd never buy this watch.it's a nice watch its just a $700 usd watch that they r selling for way more
Great review but ur dead right about lume etc nice but not £1500 nice
When you disregard all the obvious manufacturing flaws, the unregulated movement, the embarrassingly high price, the horologically insignificant brand and the laughable 100m water resistance... it’s a great watch! /s
Dan, please, you’re killing me over here. 1500 for this is just ridiculous.
Lol I know, it was difficult to be balanced and fair at this price! At least I got some variety on the channel!
Not for me at that price.
Does look the part, enjoying that blue
Alpina Seastrong blows this out the water and for less money .
Good review, the watch isn't good enough for the price, and is far too big lug to lug.
It's HUGE!
An unknown brand for £1500. Not for me.
I'd rather get a sport Tissot
Me too
Have to be an awful lot of "intrigue" for 1500 quid! 😉
Someone with lots of money and loves coin minting history.
@Gardius Maximus love a bit of minting!
That's big money for something that looks like a filippo loreti
Unkown 100m hockey puck with no loom and £500 more than a Muhle Pro Mare......🤣🤣🤣
looks like a microbrand made the bastard love child of a submariner royal oak nautilus menage a trois
Nice to see different brands, but, not enough here to deviate from usual suspects.
I agree
Naah....its no good. They probably paid you for the review....
And watches made for a MLM company....hmmm....the whole thing reeks of a scam to me
I appreciate you watching my review, but not the accusations. I declared the watch was sent to me for review and I don't have to return it. It's your choice whether to trust me or not.
A fantastic review of an overpriced, badly-finished and mediocre offering.
Christopher Ward and a chunk of change I think for me.
It's It's a tricky market to compete in. Got to have some big unique selling points and a fair price.