Glad to see that Spinnaker is choosing to release some midsized (regular sized, if you ask me) watches. There are a couple design choices that don't personally do it for me in this instance, but I'll start paying closer attention to Spinnaker now, hoping for more
Based on this review I ordered this watch and received it a few days ago. It's stylish and fits good on my 17cm/6,7inch wrist. I agree about the finish which is very good. The only drawback I can see is that the bezel is slightly misaligned to the markers. The 0 dot will be either slightly to left or slightly to right on the 12 point. I don't find it a big problem, though. I like this watch. It's an allrounder which can be used for as well swimming and some shallow freediving and still is stylish enough to be weared together with a suit.
That pepsi bezel mid-size is the one I like most. 😍 This mid-sized one looks so much better than the 43mm Spinnaker Croft. I like the proportions and the cleaner dial layout. THANK YOU for the shout out for my Croft review! 🙏🏼
Not bad at all, wish they would do just a no date version of this. Not a big fan of totally circular cyclops as it looks like a droplet of water on the glass. Otherwise a great watch.
Got the anchor black variation its gorgeous and I like the lume because it does enough without it being like a flash lamp I kind of like it but ya it's really well built and great value for your buck, great vid
My 34 year old Seiko quartz diver has 150 metres water resistance too. I used it for diving in the RN and when using power tools it has never let me down. It is still my go to beater watch. Will the Spinnaker be as tough who knows.
Based on your honest review I now have two of these, and I'm very pleased with them. Your comments were bang-on - thank you. The only criticism I have of SPINNAKER is that their aftermarket customer service is very poor. The pin broke off a bracelet clasp (poor welding). Spinnaker's solution:- buy a new bracelet from us, $80 please... 🤨
Except for very few pros,150 m is plenty for diving Dave It's a good looking watch ,Def some Panerai vibes to the dial the hands are a bit Oris and of course the bezel [which does look a bit odd on a non gmt]borrows heavily from the GMTMaster .Like many others I'm sure ,I'd prefer a no date .I would buy the Vostok Amphiba 170863 Batman GMT over this .Similar vintage vibe but GMT to match the bezel but it's still a very nice watch and a great option
Looks awesome Dave but as far as originality I won’t give it a pass for that. Circular indices and batons are standard on Rolex sub and a number of Seiko watches as well, and the bezel as you mentioned looks like a gmt bezel which is also Rolex like as far as the look. That said, it’s a very nice piece But not one that I would be in a hurry to add to my collection as I already have a few watches with similar look and feel. Originality seems to be some thing that is harder and harder to come by especially with the dive watch but I have to say your videos are absolutely amazing superb quality as always thanks for this Dave
Their watches are great, but mostly on the larger size so I like the downsizing and having a smaller size as an option. Spinnaker keep doing an awesome job. 👏
Looks good. The hands may look a little too fat though. Question: This applies to many watches… aren’t diver extensions the most useless feature on a bracelet? Does anybody really use this ( honest question)? I would rather see manufacturers put their effort to incorporate on the fly adjustment system which are WAY more useful on a day to day basis. If I ever go diving and want to take my mechanical watch with me (definitely will) I’ll just swap the bracelet for a rubber strap.
Yeah, they're pretty much useless unless you're actually going to wear your watch over a wet suit. On the fly adjusts are way more useful, but also a lot more complicated and expensive to manufacture.
My hand is disproportionately big for my wrist size so I actually use the extension (just to get the bracelet over my fist) on every bracelet that has it. Otherwise I have to compromise by wearing an extra-loose watch bracelet
@@bboooobbyy interesting, never thought of that. You might be the only person that actually has a good daily use for it 😂. Maybe a good on-the-fly micro adjust system with at least 10mm travel distance could also work?
Thanks for review! This is an interesting watch. I am interested in a Pepsi colored watch and consider a Steinhart or Squale Rolex-homage. This Spinnaker is very nice as well. I like that the bezel is not very wide so dial becomes bigger. I also think 150m WR is adequate for swimming and freediving to a few meters depth.
Good video Dave. The problem with the Croft is that it isn't particularly cool or exciting in any way. It's perfectly... adequate. Which is just another way of saying that $300 divers are brutally competitive. I'd like to see a stainless insert and maybe a 12 hour option, just to give some more choice.
It's a nice watch. What I think it would make it better is a different bracelet. Every watch has that same bracelet so something modern would look better.
Giving me Tudor GMT vibes (colorway, bevel on the lugs, crown), but good looking piece nevertheless, however seems to be a little confused with the divers extension, but only 150m WR and the poor lune. Would be better if they gave it a count down bezel and forgot the dive extension altogether
What turned me off on the 43mm version was the second hand layout, this is much more improved look, also I like the Pepsi bezel insert and the round cyclops.
They don't put display case back on divers for a reason! And the 150m is following the vintage style do you really think a gasket knows the difference between 150m and 200m? 200m is only good for swimming no diving regardless of what they say and certainly no compressed air diving.. Anyway good review and nice imagery mate...
Really digging that circular cyclops. I popped the cyclops off of my Pagani hulk clone, but I would most likely leave this one in place. Honestly I'm having a lot of trouble justifying the cost of anything other than a significant name since the advent of the AliExpress dives. I mean sapphire (albiet synthetic) crystals, the same NH35, ceramic bezels, solid link/end link bracelets with 3 micro adjusts and a diver's extension AND screw links. All for $100 USD all day long. The only negative is the lume is usually crap, but for most of these micro brands, or just lesser tier manufactures, it's the same downfall. This is still a spectacular watch, and I'm sure the QA is better, but it's a lot to ask for a $200 premium over it's Chinese competitors.
Seems a nice watch, but.. I'm aware of how heavily they've invest in "influencers".. A lot of reviewers with affiliate program and discount codes.. All of you are ok with the 350$ retail price, but 15/20/25% discounts everywhere.. Hmm seams suspicious to me. Would prefer a less aggressive marketing, but more fair one, with a more REALISTIC and HONEST price tag.. Just my opinion
Nice watch, though not a fan of the cyclops in general and less of a fan of this circular one. The cyclops is the most unnecessary addition to watches in the history of watch making. Thanks Rolex!😄
Man I've been following you for a long time and didn't know you lived in Japan lol. Maybe I forgot or something. I've always assumed you were American. What's your ethnicity?
So I got one… and I have an Invicta 1953… not the same… Spinnaker way better material to start. Bracelet, excellent!! Love it! They made this one right I say. BUT, if the crown was just a little bigger it would take this classic watch from 99% to a 100 imho…. I’m told this watch sold out in 48 hours! Go figure.
Spinnaker get the price/quality ratio absolutely spot-on. NH35 bomb-proof. Definitely on the wanted list. Nice review as always Dave.
Can we all agree that the intro music is so incredibly tight! Thanks for the awesome video Dave!
Can't really take credit for that, Corbyn Kites made some great tracks available in the TH-cam audio library, including that one!
Glad to see that Spinnaker is choosing to release some midsized (regular sized, if you ask me) watches. There are a couple design choices that don't personally do it for me in this instance, but I'll start paying closer attention to Spinnaker now, hoping for more
Based on this review I ordered this watch and received it a few days ago.
It's stylish and fits good on my 17cm/6,7inch wrist. I agree about the finish which is very good.
The only drawback I can see is that the bezel is slightly misaligned to the markers. The 0 dot will be either slightly to left or slightly to right on the 12 point.
I don't find it a big problem, though. I like this watch. It's an allrounder which can be used for as well swimming and some shallow freediving and still is stylish enough to be weared together with a suit.
That pepsi bezel mid-size is the one I like most. 😍 This mid-sized one looks so much better than the 43mm Spinnaker Croft. I like the proportions and the cleaner dial layout.
THANK YOU for the shout out for my Croft review! 🙏🏼
Not bad at all, wish they would do just a no date version of this. Not a big fan of totally circular cyclops as it looks like a droplet of water on the glass. Otherwise a great watch.
Got the anchor black variation its gorgeous and I like the lume because it does enough without it being like a flash lamp I kind of like it but ya it's really well built and great value for your buck, great vid
Great shots of the watch. Unpopular opinion: this Spinnaker looks like the Invicta 1953.
My 34 year old Seiko quartz diver has 150 metres water resistance too. I used it for diving in the RN and when using power tools it has never let me down. It is still my go to beater watch. Will the Spinnaker be as tough who knows.
Is your Seiko a 7548?
@@Andrew.W75 Yes it has the remains of a blue and red bezel.
@@andrewmain8022 Cool, I have one with a black bezel, great watch, gets mistaken for a SKX
i have the old one and i love it; its new release is awesome!!!
Very clean, reminds me of my Steinhart.
Hi Dave, great review and I am happy to have found your channel. Cheers
when you drop the specs of the watch please kindly include where it is made.
Thank you.
That's often a bit hard to track down. In this case I believe it was manufactured in China.
Based on your honest review I now have two of these, and I'm very pleased with them. Your comments were bang-on - thank you. The only criticism I have of SPINNAKER is that their aftermarket customer service is very poor. The pin broke off a bracelet clasp (poor welding). Spinnaker's solution:- buy a new bracelet from us, $80 please... 🤨
Good morning from Ohio! Spinnaker have been upping their game lately. Thanks Dave!
Except for very few pros,150 m is plenty for diving Dave It's a good looking watch ,Def some Panerai vibes to the dial the hands are a bit Oris and of course the bezel [which does look a bit odd on a non gmt]borrows heavily from the GMTMaster .Like many others I'm sure ,I'd prefer a no date .I would buy the Vostok Amphiba 170863 Batman GMT over this .Similar vintage vibe but GMT to match the bezel but it's still a very nice watch and a great option
Looks awesome Dave but as far as originality I won’t give it a pass for that. Circular indices and batons are standard on Rolex sub and a number of Seiko watches as well, and the bezel as you mentioned looks like a gmt bezel which is also Rolex like as far as the look. That said, it’s a very nice piece But not one that I would be in a hurry to add to my collection as I already have a few watches with similar look and feel. Originality seems to be some thing that is harder and harder to come by especially with the dive watch but I have to say your videos are absolutely amazing superb quality as always thanks for this Dave
Ive seen a spinnaker font that is italicized, is that a fake?
The original Seiko 62MAS was 150m W/R so, nothing wrong with this depth rating.
Great review Dave. At the moment it's a toss up between the Croft and the Bradner in my fantasy shopping cart. 👍🙏🏻
Their watches are great, but mostly on the larger size so I like the downsizing and having a smaller size as an option. Spinnaker keep doing an awesome job. 👏
I definitely prefer the second hand configuration on this 40mm version as opposed to the 43mm, with the second sub dial.
That's actually a great cyclops...the Date magnified is nearly the size of the bezel numbers.
Looks good. The hands may look a little too fat though.
Question: This applies to many watches… aren’t diver extensions the most useless feature on a bracelet? Does anybody really use this ( honest question)? I would rather see manufacturers put their effort to incorporate on the fly adjustment system which are WAY more useful on a day to day basis.
If I ever go diving and want to take my mechanical watch with me (definitely will) I’ll just swap the bracelet for a rubber strap.
Yeah, they're pretty much useless unless you're actually going to wear your watch over a wet suit. On the fly adjusts are way more useful, but also a lot more complicated and expensive to manufacture.
My hand is disproportionately big for my wrist size so I actually use the extension (just to get the bracelet over my fist) on every bracelet that has it. Otherwise I have to compromise by wearing an extra-loose watch bracelet
Interesting, I can see how that could actually be really useful.
@@bboooobbyy interesting, never thought of that. You might be the only person that actually has a good daily use for it 😂.
Maybe a good on-the-fly micro adjust system with at least 10mm travel distance could also work?
@@NPrez-cv4jn Probably!
Good job, good information, thank you.
If they put bold red second hands. It would superb!
Nice watch. I wil go for the Seiko SKX 009 all day. Oké, not handwounding or hacking but a classic watch. You can find those stil new.
40MM divers are the best for me.
Thanks for review! This is an interesting watch. I am interested in a Pepsi colored watch and consider a Steinhart or Squale Rolex-homage. This Spinnaker is very nice as well. I like that the bezel is not very wide so dial becomes bigger. I also think 150m WR is adequate for swimming and freediving to a few meters depth.
Update: I just ordered one at the 20% discount!
Sorry, I was too fast and missed to notice that you earn commission with the 15% discount.
I will use it next time if it's still offered.
No man, take the bigger discount every time!
Good video Dave. The problem with the Croft is that it isn't particularly cool or exciting in any way. It's perfectly... adequate. Which is just another way of saying that $300 divers are brutally competitive. I'd like to see a stainless insert and maybe a 12 hour option, just to give some more choice.
It's a nice watch. What I think it would make it better is a different bracelet. Every watch has that same bracelet so something modern would look better.
Giving me Tudor GMT vibes (colorway, bevel on the lugs, crown), but good looking piece nevertheless, however seems to be a little confused with the divers extension, but only 150m WR and the poor lune. Would be better if they gave it a count down bezel and forgot the dive extension altogether
Its perfect - I love it..... oh, the lume just snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, oh well
What turned me off on the 43mm version was the second hand layout, this is much more improved look, also I like the Pepsi bezel insert and the round cyclops.
They don't put display case back on divers for a reason! And the 150m is following the vintage style do you really think a gasket knows the difference between 150m and 200m? 200m is only good for swimming no diving regardless of what they say and certainly no compressed air diving.. Anyway good review and nice imagery mate...
Why is the bezel rotatable?
For timing things. If you line the little dot up with the minute hand, you can read how many minutes have passed on the bezel.
Glycine Combat Sub has everything this has but more.
Better movement and build.
Better heritage.
Same price.
Combat sub is not $350 us!! More like $450-500 but is the better watch..
Plus the size...40mm opposed the Sub being 42mm
Really digging that circular cyclops. I popped the cyclops off of my Pagani hulk clone, but I would most likely leave this one in place. Honestly I'm having a lot of trouble justifying the cost of anything other than a significant name since the advent of the AliExpress dives. I mean sapphire (albiet synthetic) crystals, the same NH35, ceramic bezels, solid link/end link bracelets with 3 micro adjusts and a diver's extension AND screw links. All for $100 USD all day long. The only negative is the lume is usually crap, but for most of these micro brands, or just lesser tier manufactures, it's the same downfall.
This is still a spectacular watch, and I'm sure the QA is better, but it's a lot to ask for a $200 premium over it's Chinese competitors.
It looks a nicer watch at the 40mm size, the proportions for me seem better
Appreciate your objectivity and candor.
Short rounded lugs reminds me of Seiko.
like the grand seikos, right? Or a sumo
Seems a nice watch, but.. I'm aware of how heavily they've invest in "influencers".. A lot of reviewers with affiliate program and discount codes.. All of you are ok with the 350$ retail price, but 15/20/25% discounts everywhere.. Hmm seams suspicious to me. Would prefer a less aggressive marketing, but more fair one, with a more REALISTIC and HONEST price tag.. Just my opinion
Ladder hands. Looks a lot like the same shop made it as made the early Obris Morgans.
Very nice 👍
Please review a Q TIMEX.thanks
Its nice but Id rather see a ratcheting clasp than one with a dive extension.
San Martin still looks better in any aspect imo .
that is great
Nice… I want one….
… so I just bought one.
It has a very nice dial but I have never liked Pepsi bezels.
Very nice
Nice watch, though not a fan of the cyclops in general and less of a fan of this circular one. The cyclops is the most unnecessary addition to watches in the history of watch making. Thanks Rolex!😄
I agree. Cyclop is much of a gimmick, in my opinion.
Man I've been following you for a long time and didn't know you lived in Japan lol. Maybe I forgot or something. I've always assumed you were American.
What's your ethnicity?
I'm an American. But my grandmother was Japanese. I moved over here from California in 2013.
Kinda looks like a mix of the subby, skx and timex pepsi
So I got one… and I have an Invicta 1953… not the same… Spinnaker way better material to start. Bracelet, excellent!! Love it! They made this one right I say. BUT, if the crown was just a little bigger it would take this classic watch from 99% to a 100 imho…. I’m told this watch sold out in 48 hours! Go figure.
At least they have original designs but if I want a Chinese dive watch you get better value elsewhere
Can't buy one knowing this guy got one for free just to talk about it.
He has put in a lot of time, money and effort into building this channel
Totally understandable. A lot of people feel that way, which is why I always mention whether or not I got the watch for free in my reviews.
I'm afraid the design and execution of those picket-fence hands is ... ham-handed.
Spinnaker always have had crappy lume.
Female end links....great...now my wrist is gonna get nagged...
Nobody noticed that the twelve o'clock marks are totally misaligned ? it's disgusting !!
I posted about my experience.
@@patricj951 wtf ?
Yeah because the bezel rotated…?
@@matyasd007 between them, not with the bezel.
They make beautiful watches but their after sales service is beyond terrible, so bad that I sent mine back
It’s just a bit meh, boring I think.
Honestly i don't like it. That hands....Jesus.