I live in Ireland. I have same one now for over two years bought from Steeldive UK before the Brexit tax and am very satisfied with it. It did run up to two minutes slow every 24 hours but I opened it and gave the time adjustment a small nudge, on the protruding brass stud, anti clockwise and voila spot on now.
I’ve had the same watch for over 12 months now, purchased from an Aussie retailer and have had no issues …touch wood, and it has better QC than some of my genuine Seikos’. I wear it on a ribbed nato and love the look and feel. On the other hand, I recently purchased a big name brand from an Aussie AD which I hadn’t even removed the tags and stickers from before putting it back in the box and contacting customer service to arrange a return under warranty. It definitely takes the shine off a new purchase. Enjoy your content 👍🏼
Thanks for that mate, I do appreciate it...let me know if you have any ideas on videos you would like to see in the future! Stay well my friend! Cheers, Al
Well Steeldive use a Seiko movement in this so should be similar quality unless badly mounted. To be fair the repair man he paid should have been moore transparent about what the issue with the watch was. Could have been something really tiny but was well compensated for.
I bought the same Steeldive two weeks ago.Prompt delivery and so far the watch is very accurate Amazon in the UK charged me £124.The Seiko Willard is currently £1.250 and the price is going up,they are popular no doubt.1250 is cheaper than the 1000m Seiko Marine Master,some are costing up to £6.000.
The SD1970 is a nice looking watch. I guess the saying is 'You get what you pay for.' This watch is made in China and the price is around 70.00-110.00.
Most of them have new a Streeldive have Seiko NH35 movements. Yes any cell phone near a automatic watch can magnetize it. If you collect watches you should have a demagnitizer about $20.00
I got 2 of them by accident. One would loose 10-30 minutes a day and sometimes hours. The other was and is fine. But I traveled overseas to a 3rd World country and a watchmaker charged me $15 to clean and reassemble the movement, after which tge watch greatly improved... but is still quarky. The other one is fine though.
The Nd magnets would def be strong enough to "stuff up a watch like this" Many modern mobiles are killers of many things, not just electronics/cards etc. So what did the guy at the junction do to fix it up?
I had a similar problem with my Willard homage from San Martin. They sent me a new movement. I wanted it like that because I didn't want to send it back to China. I live in Europe by the way.
@@TheWatchChannelAU I did it my self. I wanted this watch for modding anyways. I see those Ali watches in generally as modding watches most of the time.
Oh dear oh dear. Great reminder to check if a watch is magnetised. Mate a new movement is $40. Get a rubber ball and a pair of tweezers and give it a go! We have reputable watch maker here assemble a Ali parts watch for 100..apparently checked for 10bar and regulated too! (Running at +2 a day).
@@TheWatchChannelAU we did and got the same reply as most ship it back and pay shipping and customs fee….by that time it’s a wash and waste of time…..they tried to bribe us with 20 bucks at that point we decided to keep it and make a video on it….several defects and we bought it straight from the manufacturer website
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I live in Spain. I use mine every day, including snorkeling. No problem till now. Thanks for the review.
I live in Ireland. I have same one now for over two years bought from Steeldive UK before the Brexit tax and am very satisfied with it. It did run up to two minutes slow every 24 hours but I opened it and gave the time adjustment a small nudge, on the protruding brass stud, anti clockwise and voila spot on now.
I’ve had the same watch for over 12 months now, purchased from an Aussie retailer and have had no issues …touch wood, and it has better QC than some of my genuine Seikos’.
I wear it on a ribbed nato and love the look and feel.
On the other hand, I recently purchased a big name brand from an Aussie AD which I hadn’t even removed the tags and stickers from before putting it back in the box and contacting customer service to arrange a return under warranty.
It definitely takes the shine off a new purchase.
Enjoy your content 👍🏼
Thanks for that mate, I do appreciate it...let me know if you have any ideas on videos you would like to see in the future! Stay well my friend! Cheers, Al
Well Steeldive use a Seiko movement in this so should be similar quality unless badly mounted. To be fair the repair man he paid should have been moore transparent about what the issue with the watch was. Could have been something really tiny but was well compensated for.
A degausser is a must have for anyone with mechanical watches. I do my own now.
I bought the same Steeldive two weeks ago.Prompt delivery and so far the watch is very accurate Amazon in the UK charged me £124.The Seiko Willard is currently £1.250 and the price is going up,they are popular no doubt.1250 is cheaper than the 1000m Seiko Marine Master,some are costing up to £6.000.
I have the Addiediver version of the watch which I believe is the same watch and love it. It runs great and I have had zero issues with it.
yes, I was wondering if they were the same watch but with a different logo. Is the lume just as good as the SteelDive version?
@@TheWatchChannelAU yes very good lume... 3 different shades: bezel, hands and numbers but I like it for those little nuances.
@@DroppingIn oh really, thats interesting...mind you the omega planet oceans have differing lume as well! Good to know! Thanks and stay well mate
18 months with mine,takes a beating as a outdoor labor watch,
That's awesome mate....that nh35a is a tough movement!!
The SD1970 is a nice looking watch. I guess the saying is 'You get what you pay for.' This watch is made in China and the price is around 70.00-110.00.
A watch demagnetizer is an inexpensive tool I recommend any watch collector should own.
Most of them have new a Streeldive have Seiko NH35 movements. Yes any cell phone near a automatic watch can magnetize it. If you collect watches you should have a demagnitizer about $20.00
I got 2 of them by accident. One would loose 10-30 minutes a day and sometimes hours. The other was and is fine. But I traveled overseas to a 3rd World country and a watchmaker charged me $15 to clean and reassemble the movement, after which tge watch greatly improved... but is still quarky. The other one is fine though.
The Nd magnets would def be strong enough to "stuff up a watch like this" Many modern mobiles are killers of many things, not just electronics/cards etc. So what did the guy at the junction do to fix it up?
No idea mate
.. probably just demagnetised it!!
right.
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I just got the SD 1975 Honeycomb, so far so good. Obviously they did indeed know what they were doing at that place.@@TheWatchChannelAU
I had a similar problem with my Willard homage from San Martin.
They sent me a new movement. I wanted it like that because I didn't want to send it back to China.
I live in Europe by the way.
That's pretty cool...how did you get the movement replaced...yourself or a watchmaker?
@@TheWatchChannelAU I did it my self.
I wanted this watch for modding anyways. I see those Ali watches in generally as modding watches most of the time.
my 1970 makes +1s pro day on table. on wrist making walk with dog(moving my hands, vibrations ..) it gains +6s pro hour. is that normal ?
@@Przemeknoname probably needs to be adjusted by a watchmaker
They are selling them on Aliexpress for £37 (price fluctuates daily)
Have you ever tried to contact a business in Sydney ON CHRISTMAS?
What?
I’ve had lemon Swiss watches costing thousands. There’s always a risk in any watch.
Oh dear oh dear. Great reminder to check if a watch is magnetised. Mate a new movement is $40. Get a rubber ball and a pair of tweezers and give it a go! We have reputable watch maker here assemble a Ali parts watch for 100..apparently checked for 10bar and regulated too! (Running at +2 a day).
Tell me more mate! Are you in Australia?
this could be a whole video... how hard can it be???😂
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@@TheWatchChannelAU yep Melbourne. Had my watchmaker build another one for me $60 with the regulated movement and 10bar test. Beautiful 🤩
hey mate, can i have a quick chat with you? I need some help with a watch. can you email me? - thewatchchannelau@gmail.com
We definitely got a lemon from SteelDive directly would never buy another video coming soon
Sorry to hear that
Did you contact them?
@@TheWatchChannelAU it’s all good we take it as a loss to so people what to be aware of especially when dealing with China sellers lol
@@TheWatchChannelAU we did and got the same reply as most ship it back and pay shipping and customs fee….by that time it’s a wash and waste of time…..they tried to bribe us with 20 bucks at that point we decided to keep it and make a video on it….several defects and we bought it straight from the manufacturer website
What's the point of buying a chinese copy ? For the same or very similar amount of money one can get dozens of offers from legit Japanese companys.
Can you show me one then? Not trying to be combative but the Chinese version is $100 AUD inc delivery.
These people who think San Martin are fantastic should try their non existent customer service.. Even seiko swap the NH 35 to service it..