I will introduce more Sea-gull watches on my blog in future, Sea-gull is a brand we Chinese are very proud of, it not only has produced many classic watches, but is also one of the biggest movement manufacturers in the world. Among all Chinese watch brands you can find online, the first I recommend is Sea-gull, certainly, Sea-gull can make watches with high-end watch-making technologies, on some Sea-gull watches, you can even find Chinese elements, that’s one of the reasons why I like Sea-gull so much. Today, I want to share a reivew on a Sea-gull diver’s watch, which comes from Ocean Star series of Sea-gull, it is beautiful.
I choose the blue one, it seems to be a more popular color on the choice of a diver’s watch, the blue also reflects the ocean theme which the Sea-gull watch wants to present. The Sea-gull Ocean Star is made of 316L stainless steel, the case has a diameter up to 44mm, which is a very big-size watch, even bigger than the Submariner from Rolex, it does not matter, many fans of diving watches like big watches, the case is also thick, which is almost 13mm. The case is brushed, the arched lugs have polished edge, the side of the case has a different finish from other watches, which is also brushed. On the crown face, there is a delicate Sea-gull logo. The blue bezel is metallic, not ceramic, it is uni-directional rotating with a triangle mark that is filled with luminous material at 12 o’clock. I think I will like it more if the watch has used a blue ceramic bezel insert.
The dial has a blue color that is like the deep blue in the sea. You can see printings of Sea-gull logo and “SEA-GULL”, there is a three-dimensional five-pointed star at 6 o’clock. The blue dial has a very good readability, first, hands and hour markers are applied with luminous coating, the strong green lume light will help you read the time in dark conditions, second, the central second hand has a red tip, which is beautiful and also enhances the dial readability, third, the date window at 3 o’clock has a 2.5x magnifier, you will see the date clearly just at a glance. In a word, this is a classic dial design for diver’s watch.
Sea-gull installs a ST2130 automatic movement in the watch, the movement has a 42-hour power reserve, 28 jewels and 28,800 bph, ST2130 is a very mature movement of Sea-gull, it is very accurate, I received the watch about ten days ago, the watch still keeps a great time and only one minute faster, that’s ok for me, I usually do not adjust it as long as there are no big errors, it is not good to open the case back so often. By the way, Sea-gull sent me a blue nylon strap and one screw driver for free. The watch also available in black and green color.
Buying advice:
A top quality diver’s watch, not like other homage watches, this one made by Sea-gull has their own designs. As the biggest watch brand in China, as it says 200m water resistant, I think it can do that.