Is a Sinn U50 Better Than A U1? Best German Watch Brand?
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- One year ownership review of the Sinn U50 and what better time than now to compare it to its bigger brother the U1!
What I love and what I maybe don't love about possibly the most over engineered dive watch on the market! From its tegemented steel case to the 500 metres of water resistance !
Do I still prefer the U50 after reviewing the U1? Lets have a look then!
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I honestly don't know how this guy manages to be so hilarious and informative at the same time.
Thanks for another brilliantly entertaining review. Cheers.
Another great review. I just picked up a Sinn 104 and I am so happy with it. I was thinking I would save up now for my first luxury piece, but I’m also tempted to get more Sinn watches. They are that good
Congratulations my friend what a fantastic watch! Wear it in good health Soobin!
Great comparison. Love your style. Subscribed !
Russell I love your videos , your editing is superb 👏👏👏
Laurence thank you so much for this!!!!! Appreciate the support!!
I received delivery of my Sinn 856 at the end of 2023, much after I ordered it in June. They told me there was none in stock and was coming direct from the factory.
I love it, even with the 6-month waitibg.
Excellent review- might look at one of these.
Great editing work.. brilliant keep going young man
Thank you David!!!
I own the U1 T-SDR, nothing beats this monster, i wear it to the beach, hiking, the pool, under my suit and from time to time with my tuxedo. I have to tell you, i love my Sinn and i have the silicone band, along with the original tegimented bracelet and i love my watch! I own a Rolex GMT II coke dial from 2005, Omega Seamaster quartz, casio mtd 110 and the Sinn is my favorite. I bought mine in 2019.
Great video as always Russ, cheers
Thank you for your continued support my friend!
Loved this show MWC! It’s always so good to hear someone talking about a watch that they love.
Before you bought your U50 I would have disregarded it as too modern or not vintage enough but when you hear someone who loves it talk about it you gain a whole new appreciation for a watch you totally overlooked before. It just goes to show how broad the spectrum is when it comes to watches and that’s a great thing!
I’m still not sure I’ll ever love the Casio DW290 though 😂 But I do appreciate it now more than I did before.
Fantastic work as always MWC 🙌
Well said there Gareth! Had been lucky to own the 104 already so I knew the build quality would be superb. The next Sinn if I was to buy, had to have some of the technologies that set them apart from many other watch brands! This U50 is over engineered loveliness!:]
Great comparison! Love that u50, I have yet to get my hands on one in person but i know id love it
Thanks for the support TWM!! Hope you have been well!
Fantastic content as always, I think I still prefer the U1 because I have a 7.5" wrist but it's very close!
24 subs and you're on my recommendations you tube has blessed you
oh its 24k xD that makes sense
@@matthewhenshaw1069 always blessed when a newbie hops on board. It’s a grind this CZcams my friend I tell’ya
I see you own in the video a Sinn 104 too mate! That's awesome! I own a 104 with a blue dial. One of my favorites in my collection. Cheers mate!
when i first saw the u1 5 years ago i had to have it..been wearing it daily. its just got that look.
Great vid and review
Jonathon thank you my friend!
Loved the review. Maybe one for my Xmas list to Santa this year 🎅
Andy! Appreciate you watching!!
I've heard that Sinn put the back-play in the U1 bezel ON PURPOSE because, as a super tooly von-tool watch, that back play would assist in dislodging a grain of sand, or a shrimp fin, or something that will inevitably jam up the bezel while you're diving at 1000 meters. So it's not a bug, it's a FEATURE. Great video. Thanks from America!
Hmmmmmm yeah. So why isn’t it in the U50??? The same shrimps are about!!!!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR They used to had the same inside locking ring with 12 pins at the start of production. They changed it later for only 6 for the reasons stated by OP. I would loved if you could choose if you want 6 or 12 :(
…U50 on the wish list 😊; thank you for the always brilliant content.
Riccardo! Appreciate this my friend!!!
love sinn. have a 103, wanting a u50 now as my next piece
Bought the U1 at the Sinn factory in Frankfurt in 2010. 13 Years later I wear it almost daily and it has never failed. The rubber strap unfortunately didn’t last as long and I replaced it with a third party strap (the cost for the replacement strap w/o the clasp is excessive at best). This watch has been on a few hundred dives, has survived two motorbike crashes and still looks like new. At the time I was tempted to either go with the UX (the GSG 9 watch), the U2 or the U1. For me the design was one factor, but also that the UX is not an automatic, but a quartz. And I hate changing batteries in a watch. By the way I paid something a bit shy of a 1000 Euros and also got the 19% VAT back. Cheers from Sydney!
Is your u1 Regimented ?
Sinn are just awesome. Wish I had gotten one - instead of that mediocre IWC - while I lived in Frankfurt and they were still dirt cheap with now-owner Lothar Schmidt only just having joined. Thanks for another really entertaining and insightful show!
Thank you for watching my friend! If the IWC did the Spitfire in a 38 I’d be all over it!! Thanks
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR Well, that watch already exists: It’s called Sinn 365 and it is the only contemporary "pilot watch" I can take serious - just classy! It was actually Schmidt's first product after coming from IWC.
Love them both so clean and such a tool watch!
Not sure you can get toolyer!!!!???;)
Following on from your comparison review I ordered a U50 on the bracelet, I agree totally with both your comments on the watch and the bracelet, point of fact I was so disappointed with the clasp on the bracelet and the fact that all together I felt that it detracted from each other and made an incredible watch look boring that I then bought the red rubber strap and that just made the watch pop in the way I felt it deserved. I just love your channel and several of my purchases have come from your reviews. Keep it up its brilliantly entertaining. 😁😁
They make an on the fly adjustable clasp for this model now
Hello I’m a new subscriber, wonderful content. I’m now catching up on old videos ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you so much for finding the channel!!!!!
Another great video, MWC!
However, despite owning way too many watches, I now need a Sinn U50 …. curse you MWC!! 😂😂
Love love love the U50 Russell! 🤩
Artem does make a pretty great sailcloth strap, loving the short on my personal 58 too!
Fabulous looking watches, love the treated steel and ar coating does give the depth in the dial. Clasp is a minor let down. But looks great on the sail cloth strap.
Thank you for watching my friend! And for the support!
Fantastic Watches! Had my first 8yrs ago a 556a
Awesome!! What a watch!
Well pardon me Russel.. I obviously have not yet become accustomed to British slang after watching your videos, so when you dropped the “well it’s like taking a piss” I choked so hard, my wife ran into the room to make sure I wasn’t dying… absolutely yet another brilliant video!😂
He said "it's taking the piss" as no one can dive 1000m 🤦🤣
The U1 has become my most worn watch in my collection by far ever since I bought it. It's a brick shithouse of a watch, one you never ever forget you're wearing, and I just love the look of it. It absolutely screams "TOOL WATCH", I feel like I could take it off and use it as a hammer if I needed to lol. The Lego style hands were what drew me in in the first place, but I totally understand it not being for everyone, it's definitely a look
Definitely a look my friend! Congrats on the U1! Wear it in good health!
Good write. Totally agree as a fellow sinner 💯
Cool review love the wife's concise sometimes brutal comments! 😁👌
P.S. eagerly awaiting the steel Skmei Vs G video matey!
Actually looking forward to that one Paul!!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR coolio! Thinking about modding my AE-1200 with a metal case/bracelet upgrade kit from SKXMODS and having a full metal royale!
Great video bro.
Thank you my friend!!
First vid I’ve seen on this and it’s an extremely attractive watch! I don’t know if it’s on my personal radar but man it’s a handsome piece.
Thanks for watching Jack. Once you try since you very rarely go back!!!
My U1 is my favorite tool watch. Tough as hell, has a few marks on the case (non-tegimented) and the external AR has a couple blemishes, but still by far my favorite one to wear. On the bracelet and the Sinn strap.
Brilliant as usual and I love the wife’s “ comments ! Lego watch’ , sums it up!
Hahahaha yeah she’s gotta point!
I’m just on my way back from a two week holiday in Germany where I had hoped to treat myself to a Sinn 556, maybe the UTC version or the Sinn that looks like a Navitimer but was dismayed at how scarce they are in shops - the dealer I was aware of in Augsburg had a small selection but none that was on my list so I came away empty handed. What you say about Sinn regulating supply through whatever reason now makes sense of my experience. I love the show, brill as always and your wife’s right, it is a bigger Lego watch LOL, sorry! Cheers :-)
Wow!!! That’s crazy! Had a comment yesterday from a guy who lives near the headquarters and can’t get a Sinn!!!
The U50 seems to be such a huge improvement over the U1 and small enough that maybe even I could pull it off.
Absolutely Elizabeth! Wears like a 39 ! So thin with small lugs. It’s a great watch!
I‘m from sinn‘s hometown and I can tell you that we wait as long as you for a Sinn
Wow!!! Well that’s not in my friend!
Totally love Sinn! Still super happy with my 41mm EZM 2 Hydro. This model was issued to German counter terrorist unit GSG9 It includes an oil filled case and (speaking of overengeneering) is water resistant up to 5000 meters...not 500 but 5000.
Wow!!! That is crazy!!! Crazy that they had a machine that could test that amount of pressure!!!!
If you think that’s cool, how did they test the The Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Challenge that can go more than 36,000 feet under the sea !!!???. Actually creating very high pressures is not all that difficult. A direct injection diesel engine has fuel pressure around 2900 psi or about 40% of 500m of water
@@marcdaniels9079 hahahah someone’s just learned something new!! Fantastic my friend! The problem with that DSC is that it’s the ugliest watch Rolex have made!
Good show sir! Still loving your work! I tried practically everything on in their factory not long ago and although I'd reserved a U50-T on bracelet, I couldn't deal with the clasp and walked away with my other favourite, the EZM-3F. Now on green rubber, it's a beaut! See instagram tag with your name on it...in a few mins. Hope you're keeping well Russell! 😉👍
Thank you my friend! Yeah great looking dial and case I’m just not a left hand drive watch guy! Looks weird !!!;)
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR It does, but it’s so comfortable! I sold the 104 (again) as it dug my wrist. I have crown issues! If you do ever want to move the U50 on in future, drop me a line. I know how this hobby goes my friend!😁
Ive got the U50 S BS, it's a special piece. Love it. Wears very similar to a rolex 16570.
Very cool my friend! Wear it in good health!!
One of the best bezel faces ever!
I tried on that one matey!!
Great video mate as always. Do you like the U2? I'd love one, I love the silicon straps Sinn do.
Thanks for watching my friend!
Hi, i already own a 556i and plan to purchase a u50 for sure. Perfect review!
Just one question please: i really want to buy these kind of sailcloth straps from artem too. Is it possible to use the "fat"-spring bars (1mm) or do I have to go for the quick-release bars? Or which of them fits better? Can you answer this, sir? Thanks!
Both are great.
great episode Russ loce the sinns...
Thank you my friend!!
I went to the Sinn factory last week - awesome! Tried the U50 thinking that it’s size would be better for me, but once it was on my wrist it felt / looked way too small……. Bought the U1 instead….😂
What is your wrist size?
Sidenote, you need a t-shirt and emoji that say "CLICK IT" (or the full click it... Click IT... CLICK IT!!) 😃
HAHAHA need to now don't I!
U50 ... but both watches are amazing. great dial, great Glasses... great hands. these watches are special - special great!
Agree Steve!!!!
These are such beautiful watches. The bracelet too. My only reservation, with a tegimented watch with sapphire crystal, which is amazing at preventing scratches: why would Sinn then put anti reflective coating on top of the sapphire? Hit a door knob or a wall and the scratch will be visible. If they did a version with the coating under the crystal, that would be maybe my grail watch. All Sinns seem to have this issue with the coating.
I just now tonight ordered the fully tegimented Sinn U50 Black on rubber strap after watching The Mad Watch Collector's very entertaining & persuasive review (and also Teddy Baldassarre's equally informative review). I very much look forward to wearing this on my wrist in a few days! BTW, one of my very favorite movies is Das Boot.
how has the sinn u50 been holding up so far, any scratches
None whatsoever on mine after 1.5 years!;)
At that time in history Mr. Sinn was in the air and not in the water.
I bought a U1 last year because I have a bigger wrist, but sold it. Just to big tall and heavy. I’m looking at the u50 now. I’m just worried it might look to small.
Great video as always.
Thanks Dillon! If you want it to look bigger you get it on the bracelet!
Great comparison video, I never used to like the U1 / U50 because of the Lego hands but have slowly come round but still prefer the sword style hands on my UX's. Maybe more people have discovered Sinn are an excellent watch maker and Sinn can't keep up on demand as they seem to have no stock on there own website? I wear my grey full Tegiment UX everyday and love it! Excellent vid Russell 👍🏻
Glad you are still loving the Sinn my friend! In honesty this U50 and the 104...... I could get rid of the rest???:}
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR Whoa there, steady on son! Although not a bad idea to pitch to your deciples, what 2 watches do you keep out of your collection and sell the rest 🤔
@@n.s.g74 your right I take it back!!!!!!!;)
The problem it’s not the demand go a see the German boutiques, plus the Japan new store they even have special editions that in Europe you can’t find it … yes big demands plus lack of watchemakers personal … anyway love my Sinn’s super well built watches but if you go to the EZM , Flieger Chronos with all the high specs prepare your bank account 😊 the watch’s are all uprising the prices! 😮 one day with all this demands a proper mechanical good watch cost 6 figures 😳! Any way if we want good “watch’s” the U1 bezel is possible to fix but it should be in the fabric, plus the U50 does have a little tiny back play not too much but it’s there ! And have to agree with MWC the 104 is much better made :bezel action spot on , crown much smoother and mine it’s more accurate than the U50 not being picky! The tegimented is Top ! Expensive yes but only the AR coating outside in all Sinn’s are very easy to came off if you beat bit hard but always an option remove it
All the best and enjoy your watches wear them not photos and safe boxes….😂
@tTHE MAD WATCH COLLECTOR send me a DM about the silicone strap when you can please!
I’ve watched this video several times along with reviews of Zinn watches By other reviewers… I must have one… I’ve decided I’m going to save up and make it my next purchase!
Lovely little video, I like the focus on stuff like the AR. Any chance you could get hold of a Sinn UX? I’d love to see some macro of that oil-filled, zero-distortion loveliness.
Oooooo yes hopefully more Sinn’s to come!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR Ace, cheers mate! I’m enjoying your videos more and more. I really appreciate you taking the time to critique things like the crappy clasp, too many watch CZcamsrs just blindly praise pieces because they are worried about the supply drying up - this is proper consumer advice 👍
U50 is a heck of a watch and perfect size for the "Desk-Diver" in all of us. I've handled one U1 and I have to say, that antireflective treatment is something to behold. Crystal does absolutely disappear.
Gerry! Thanks for watching my friend! Appreciate the support!!
Agree they do. But on U1 i Have to say its quite strong though. I have 0 scratches after 8 years. Also have it on doing elect and mech work. 5/5
Both are great looking and German engineering is superb, but the price is the killer.
I would be more interested in a Longines Hydroconquest 'diver' for £1500.
Not a fan of the date window either as it doesn't add to the look and if anyone wants the date they look at their phone (yes i know the hydroconquest has one).
I love your high-energy reviews and please keep reviewing low to high end watches!
I'm not critising but stating my genuine feeling of love towards watches.
Not at all my friend! I’m all price inclusive!!;)
Russ very interesting as i need to pop in and try these bad boys on But waiting to see if they update the U1, which is a little overdue
Great video and watched the whole lot even thought they both don’t do anything for me.
Scott! You are a top gent! Thanks for the support!
Got a question about your wrist size MWC it’s about the silicone strap from your U50 how many rubber parts have you cut ? Bebe got the black model U50 S steel bracelet etc. the part that fits in the “quick adjustment “ kind off.. how many “cuts have you made ? If you can please make a small video review showing the rubber/silicone strap with the clasp plus that latch quick adjustment if you can mate ! All the best to you and your channel! Lots of fun 🤩👍
What a smashing review !! Thank you for that ...love that different wrist band for the U 50 ...Great choice....Ahm ..what is "Tennis" ;))...I also own a U1and have to admit the clasp looks cheap and is the biggest downfall of that watch !
RawGab thank you so much my friend!
For pretty much any popular Swiss watch model you can say: Or you take the version from Sinn of the same watch for a third of the price. In some cases you can even say: Or you take the original from Sinn (903 over Breitling Navitimer, 144 over the Prosche Design chrono).
Awesome review Russ, I think with a 7.1/4 wrist ide prefer the U1 but the back play on the bezel and slightly inferior clasp is worth pointing out, still a great looking watch
Wow , poor bezel back play on the U1! On that note I'd have to go for the smaller Lego watch ! 😆
Russell Have to admit I was surprised with the bezel action on the U1. or the back play! For £2615 its not much to ask to quit that backplay!
Yes Dale!!!:]
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR ive heard that the back play is by design, to allow sand/grit to escape at depth...but not sure how true this is?
@@esperoutdoors9421 Esper the question is why doesn’t the U50 do it to? Used for the same purposes.
Top content as usual! The U50 is definitely the better choice of the two.
Cheers Jason! appreciate that a lot! Yeah its the U50!
Im definetly biased, but they look like kids watch, at least from the video ;)
BTW they should have named it U.50
"1,000 metres, that's just taking the piss" might be my favourite quote of the year
I usually beep out the swearing ! That was rude!!
Having owned a BB58 I would prefer a U50 with tegiment option anytime
Your wife (like mine) cares for what is really important when it comes to watches. What does it look like. One day you will have to put together a video of just your wife's reactions
Justin! That’s a great idea! It’s on the to do list!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR Get the wife to co- present the What The Wife Said list!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR from best to worse please!
My wife turfs me into the spare room each time I buy a new watch now. 31 and counting 😂🤣
Russell!!! You are a super gorgeous nutter 😂 love your blogs keep it up
Smashing
nice vid and im a big fan of sinn (especially the u1).
I think im right im saying the u1 is available in a standard steel version (as well as tegimented), compared to the u50 which is tegimented only.
I also think its intestesting how the sinn rubber strap is the same cost as the metal bracelet. Usually a bracelet would be more expensive, but perhaps this is more a reflection on the quality of the sinn rubber...
Could point my friend! I would say that the clasp on the rubber though big is far superior!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR I havnt seen the clasp on the rubber strap, but i take your word for it. The whole rubber strap system does look amazing and i love the colours.
From all the U… Sinn models, I would pick the UX, the oil filled model. So unique.
Great comparison video Russell! Always nice to see Sinn content 👌
The U50 wins for me hands down! Mainly due to the size but also the indices and logo looking too small on the dial of the U1. The Artem sail cloth strap looks awesome on it aswell!
Yeah I'm with you James! Funny as I'm coming at it from having owned the U50 a year y'know and the U1 is the original daddy! But proportions wise the U50 just looks better doesn't it!
I cant believe its been a year since you first bought it, i remember your wife's comment lol, I think I said it had railway signal hands, still a nice well engineered watch
Amazing and scary Paul!!! Thanks for your continued support and always appreciate your honest reports!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR its a pleasure to watch. If you want to watch some lovely vintage watches being repaired I would recommend Ned, he is a true artisan with humour like yourself
Is Sinn still using Selitta movements and still raising prices? 🫤Love the vids. Keep 'em coming, my friend! Have a great weekend.
Top grade Sellitas and regulated before they are shipped out the warehouse my friend
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR Comment wasn't directed at you,or your watch, personally. Owned an Oris with a Selitta movement. Back for movement repair and then malfunctioned again, so into the bin it went. When Damasko knew ETA movements would no longer be available they developed their own. The price of their watches went up by about $500 per model. I talked myself into paying the difference, and I'm glad I did. Since I watched the first one of your videos I've been a massive fan, and always recommend your channel to others. And by the way, I'm 73 and still buying watches! Will I ever learn? NO!!!!!!
@@jeeperspeepers8323 you never lose the bug!!!!!!!! I think it’s healthy my friend and big respect to you!
Oooooooh the Missus is cooold! 😅😅😅😅 U50 over U1 any day, zhe Gzermanz! 🤙🏻
Very cold Dénes!!!!!
Have you noticed if your tegimented clasp for the silicon strap is completely tegimented?
Mine is tegimented only the external lid, but not the rest of the clasp which is not the case of mm y bracelet clasp that is completely tegimented.
The only thing I nitpick on the U50 or the U1, the stamped bracelet clasp looks totally out of place on such a good looking watch.
I found a reasonably priced 2nd hand of this U1, is it better than the Sinn 556i? I can get the U1 used for around 1,200$ and 1,700$ brand new for the 556i.
Will you trade it in for the u50 Hydro???
Ooooh nice. 👍👍
Cheers Jim!
Great show ! You should see my girfriend reaction when I show her the upcomming Doxa Army !!
OOOOOO if only you were in the UK i'd get that in for review Christian! Hope you are well!
I love the look of the case and strap but its the Minecraft inspired dial and hands I just couldn't live with.
Sinn make less than 12000 watches a year and have quite a big range so Undertale Rolex makes a million. Love my sinn 756, proper goes under the radar but I do get a few nods by those in the know .
Absolutely brilliant channel. ‘A bigger Lego watch’. Harsh/fair.
Andy you are a gent thank you!
Which "vintagy" dive watch is that on 1:43?
It’s a Hamilton I reviewed a few months ago my friend! Check out the show!
Where is your video about the Sinn 104? Or didn't you ever make one? I'm seeing you wearing it, but can't find your review. I would love to know your thoughts about it! Expecially your wife's thoughts;-)
I'm afraid I have to agree with your wife!! 🤣🤣
Any plans to review a RADO Captain Cook or Golden Horse 1957?
Would love to hear your and your wife's views 😉👍
And that’s no bad thing! One day!! If I can find one!
You're actually my new "Benny Hill" 😉
Just without the sexist innuendo! He comes from my next of the woods;)
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR Southampton ? You're inspired by him, aren't you? 😉
@@hdmedia7404 he’s way before my time! Only fools and horses, red dwarf and The office, that’s how I’ve been brought up;)
I like the 50 better than the U1. But which watch would you keep if only one choice, your beloved Squale or the U50?
Oooooooooo that’s not fair!!!! Probably the U50 only just though!!!
I hope the U50 gets the Black pvd coated bracelet. The U50 and the Sinn 144 STSA are on my short list
Superb!! I love how Sinn offer the U50 in so many variations now my friend!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR Absolutely 💯 agree a great brand 👌 no doubt about it
Oh yes. I like your Vids and I like Sinn watches. Maybe sometimes I will …
Thank you my friend appreciate that a lot!
Would the U50 be suitable for a latex-predominant BDSM party frequented by several cabinet minsters and a smattering of Russian and Chinese oligarchs? Bracelet articulation, wow-factor and smudge-proofness are vital, as is a business at the front, party at the back vibe. Look forward to your advice.
10:15 👍
Oh, great. I am waiting for a Pelagos LHD and here I thought Sinn are always in stock lol. These "not-waitlist" waitlists are getting a bit ridiculous.
i sold my sinn ux. after sending it to Germany they told me is was not covered under warranty. when i got it back i sold it as soon as i could
Great
I still love U1 better, I have 16,5 cm wrist and U1 are just fine. They are in the service right now, so I bought titanium 42mm Tutima Di300. They are ok, but I just miss that big ol chunk of U-boat steel on my hand 😂
Russell we've missed your mate. You're not posting as much as you used to. Hope you're all right? Hopefully you are well and just too busy to do this.
Vertex Aqualion or Sinn U50?