I never thought that I will buy a quartz watch, but sometimes a quartz watch is really convenient, you do not need to wind the watch every day, and a quartz watch is very accurate, the watch won’t lose seconds. I do not have a quartz watch in my collection except one G-Shock, I always think that a watch has a mechanical outlook while with a quartz movement does not look professional, especially for a man who is a supporter of mechanical watches. I have seen some homage brands making quartz watches under a mechanical look, they look nice, so some days ago, I searched online and found this STEELDIVE watch, I did not know this is a quartz watch til I read its specification of the watch, the watch has a great styling and classic features of pilot’s watches, I thought there will be an automatic movement inside, while it is a quartz.
STEELDIVE, this brand is not new to you, right? I have introduced STEELDIVE before on my blog, it is a popular Chinese homage brand, and also one of my favorite homage watches. Most STEELDIVE watches I have are diving styles, while this one is a pilot watch. The STEELDIVE, all attention should be paid to its dial, which is a classic style of pilot’s watch and have somewhat vintage flavor on the design of hour markers and hands. The inside Swiss Ronda quartz movement is also a big selling point.
The case is only 39mm in diameter, not including the crown, it looks a little small for this STEELDIVE pilot watch whose dial refers to the dial design of Zenith Pilot. The big hands and big Arabic numeral hour markers seem not to match the small case of the watch. The case is about 12mm in thickness, well, I think it is a little thick for a quartz watch. The case is fully brushed with a small round bezel, solid case back has a big STEELDIVE logo engraving, which contains diving mask and oxygen tanks. Both screw-in crown and case back ensure a 200m water resistance, I do not believe the watch has such a big waterproofing depth.
The black dial is all about big things, big hour markers and wide hands that are applied with superlume, the dial lume looks very strong, that’s one of the biggest feature of STEELDIVE watches. The first impression which the dial gives to me is a vintage pilot watch, big Arabic numeral hour markers are yellow but look a little brownish, the track-style minute scales also have 05-60 markers in orange color. The central second hand has a unique design, it has an arrow logo and a long tip in orange color, the hand is ticking around the dial. The dial is totally an immitation of the old Zenith Pilot watch.
The engine inside is a Swiss Ronda quartz movement, its power can last for almost 4 years, the watch is equipped with a black leather strap with white stitching, well, you can also ask the supplier to change a brown leather band on if you want a better fit for the vintage flavor of the watch. STEELDIVE is a very good homage watch I recommend.
Conclusion:
This STEELDIVE is a good choice for people who like a convenient wearing, it has all classic features of a pilot’s watch, with a quartz movement, which not only offers a more accurate timing, but also saves the inconvenience of winding every day. It has a cheap price but comes with a high protective box and all accessories.