I have reviewed some San Martin watches on my blog, there are different styles, including diver’s watches, pilot’s watches, but this is my first time to introduce its GMT-Master homage watch, I have heard that San Martin makes good quality GMT-Master homages watches, including Batman and Pepsi, today, the San Martin watch I am going to review is a great homage of the Rolex Sprite GMT, it has a much higher price than the other watches from San Martin.
I asked a green box for this watch and it perfectly fits. The watch is made with 316L stainless steel, not 904L, the case has a diameter of 40.5mm and measured to be 13.5mm in thickness, the watch has a jubilee style bracelet and features a black/green ceramic bezel that looks fresh, in the darkness, the bezel markers have the same lume light as hour markers and hands.
As far as I know, the Sprite GMT-Master from Rolex is a left-handed watch, however, San Martin still sets the crown on the right side of the case. I like this watch because of two things, first, its high quality finish on the case and bracelet, second, the color of the bezel looks very close to that of Rolex Sprite GMT, while the green GMT hand on the dial exactly in line with this green color of the bezel. The big triangle marker on the bezel is well aligned with the 12-hour marker on the dial. Well, I still do not like the metal San Martin logo at 12 o’clock, I would appreciate a more simple printing. The finish on the bracelet has two processing, brushing on the side links and polishing on the middle narrow links, this finish gives me a great visual enjoyment. By the way, the bezel has a very real click feeling, it is not too smooth, that’s the feel I want to get.
The watch is equipped with Hangzhou 6460 automatic movement, which comes from China. It clones ETA 2836-2 movement, the movement has 25 jewels and 28,800VPH. It offers the watch a correct GMT function, but the power reserve is not too long, you nearly need to wind the watch every day before going to sleep, if wanting to keep a more accurate timing. However, in my opinion, I still suggest you choose such type of homage watch with a Japanese movement like NH34 or NH35, which will be more stable.