I myself have one of these-which is white...these watches are CORPORATE wathes...the style of a dial expresses the corparate. therefore they could be called "corporate"...white -typical corporate in cities, in those high buildings, green suitable for big farmers with heavy technology and technique, blue - I dont know someone can help?
Got the V2 in blue today for $196. First San Martin purchase in years. Nicer finish on this new one and very nice size for my 17cm wrist. Nice comparison.
Thank you for this review. Would you be so kind to measure the bezel insert for me? I'd buy this one if I was able to change the bezel insert to a 12hours one. Thank you!
Have you tried the "cut off the double pass" technique? I've found that I prefer this across the board to take away the 2nd pass. On a single pass, most watches end up just fine. My problem with a nato on this one is just the odd color choice - most natos don't look very good with it.
Yeah, I put that on my SN008C as well as the SM BB Pro GMT. I didn't put it on the Pelagos as I don't think it matches the look quite as well personally.
Got the white dial V2, love it so much, got the green dial/green date. What an amazing watch. Bracelets and clasp are the best I've ever had on any watch. And I've owned 10 Breitlings.
GOT THE ROOTH BEER I PAID £45 INCLUDING TAX. ORDERED THE PEPSI FOR £31 INCLUDING TAX...HOPE TO GET THIS COKE, SPRITE AND BATMAN IF I CAN GET THEM CHEAP ON FUTURE SALE. UST SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CHANNEL.
Good review. San Martin SN0128 offers a much better value when competing it to the Pagani design. The Pagani design looks good but the QC with Pagani design watches are often well known.
This is true, but the Pagani Design has also fallen in price from when I bought my 3. They used to be in the $150 range, I've got one of my listed basically close to new for less than $80.
What happened to yours? Mine has been fine (and if you have seen my other reviews I've had the same thing in 4 colors - no major issues other than making sure to use loctite on the screws), bezel action (though a non-ideal 90 click) and crown action actually beats out much more expensive pieces on all 4 of them - so that is some positives for the QC.
I like that you mentioned how the dial color is not a color that may go with a wardrobe, I agree with you. It looks really good, it’s an original color but it wouldn’t match with a lot of my shirts, albeit, the watch also goes with a black outfit.
I've got several Paganis. For the price, you honestly can't beat them. They're no Rolex, but they're just as good as a $500 Seiko, if not better, for 1/5th of the price.
I've owned about 30 of them at this point. If you get a good one they are fine, however - I've seen QC issues on a few of them that Seiko isn't going to miss. The specs are great, but sometimes they fail on the execution. I've moved on to San Martin, except on Quartz pieces that are not on stainless. For this 1688, the bracelet was so terrible, Pagani had to send me a replacement (which was at least passable). I now have it on a silicone strap but the lug length is so short, none of my plethora of other straps fit it.
The advertised wr as actually legit. The Beyond the Press channel tested a 2000m Cronos L6027 to 2900m before it failed… and then it started up again after the pressure was released!
Nice, I just checked it out. But that is a Cronos watch with a helium escape valve. Would be interesting to see how Steeldive/Watchdives hold up. We have already seen Tandorio fail well below the stated WR rating.
The pagani’s isn’t really burgundy. I don’t get why Tudor people have tried to convince everyone that red in darker light is burgundy. Burgundy is red with some purple in it, not just darker red
I agree. The color I'd prefer is likely Maroon not Burgundy. Neither of these get it quite right, but the Pagani is closer to Maroon than Burgundy (to my eyes). I only used Burgundy because that is what people search for when they talk about the Black Bay.
Looks like the ad2043 could be a great alternative. Still waiting for a review, before pulling the trigger, but the addiesdives promotional video, makes the watch look sick!
@@simonrodriguez7204 Looks good on paper, but I have yet to have an Addies Dive that is anywhere close to the quality related to the bracelet and that really impacts my desire to wear them. If they could really step up that part of the watch, I'd be very interested.
@@ArtoftheDial Good to know mate. Seems like no brands really get it right, apart from Tudor. The Cronos version looks good, but the patina is just way too yellow for my taste. Oh well.. Cheers mate
Depends on what the rest of the collection is like. Dark blue if it is one of the only watches I had. But if you have a large collection with a bunch of boring dial watches, the "egg shell blue" provides something very different. The egg shell blue one will really only match a few things (greys, whites). It clashes with many light, medium and somewhat dark blues, greens, etc.
Thanks for the video. I own the V2 in blue. I wasn’t crazy about it at first but now I love it. In the black version, I do prefer the darker black in V1 to the grayish one in the matte version but I’m still considering buying the newer BB54 one. Your video helped me appreciate both versions.
@charliealva4833 does your V2 in blue have a dial color that is matte and matches the matte blue ceramic insert? I'm seriously considering getting the blue one. thanks
@@rpc061963 Hi! I’m not sure if I can say that the blue in the dial matches the one in the ceramic bezel. I guess that I’d say most of the times they don’t look like they’re the same blue but that doesn’t bother me at all. What I love about this watch is how the blue changes with light, it’s amazing. Also, at first, I wasn’t loving the blue AR coating in the glass, I thought that it was too intense but now I think that it goes perfectly well with the watch as it makes it more blue. One thing though: as in many San Martins, the bezel is not correctly aligned with the dial. This doesn’t bother me a lot as the rest of the watch is close to perfection but I thought you’d like to know this. Also, if you’re interested and if there’s a way for me to share with you the pics I’ve taken of it, just let me know and I’d be happy to do that.
Yes, for the price I paid - it looks great and feels solid. I do wish the Rehort was the gray stainless look instead of gold but other than that it looks great. The clasp is a different design than all my other ~20 something San Martins but it works well and plenty of micro adjusts. I do tend to baby a watch like this - so those that are rough on it, I have no idea how scratches on the "gold" parts of the bracelet and bezel will fair. The little stuffs I have on mine are just fine.
@@bavarianwolf3806 Sad that it looks sold out! At the price, I might try one of these but while I have tried other Tandorio watches, I have no experience with this one. Bluesy options are limited that is for sure. s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DcJ9tQV
I have lots of videos, and no I haven't done lume shots as frankly they provide no value unless you are comparing it to a universal known source due to the way camera exposure works that is simply different than human vision. Any advanced photographer or videographer knows this. As for the micro adjusts, I'm also aware that is one term used to describe them. As an update, I now have a better fit with this two adjustment system when I changed it up and removed a link and changed the one micro adjust. Still isn't as perfect as the new "on the fly" san martin's but this watch also costs between 2 and 3 times what that clasp alone costs.
die should make a V3 with the black dial from the V2 and the ceramic bezel from the V1. Cause not having the bezel from the V1 is a dealbreaker for me for the V2. although the V2 has the "original" black dial with round hour markers like the black bay
My v1 have aluminum bezel inserts. These feel like a mix between the BB Heritage and the Pelagos (square indicies). I've moved on to San Martin for this general look though they are pricier. Will likely be selling off my Pagani's due to the larger size and poorer lume. Still think these have great crown action.
San Martin released one in blue, since this one has been such a good seller for Pagani I'm a little surprised they stopped with the color options after the Black and Gold (though I have to imagine it didn't sell a fraction of what the panda or reverse panda did.
What a lot of folks forget....sapphire is not the end-all.....it is more scratch resistant but less shatter resistant. Mineral glass is more shatter resistant and less scratch resistant. IMO.....get mineral glass and apply a clear vinyl watch protector.....been doing this on my watches and have never had a scratch. Almost entirely invisible.
I've personally never done anything that would shatter sapphire myself, but over many years have done a few that would have scratched Mineral. I agree sapphire isn't the end all be all, but everyone should think about their lifestyle and the way they wear a watch to have some context around which option might be best,
@@ArtoftheDial...all true enough....my point is that you get the best of both worlds with a lens protector-over-mineral glass..... at maybe a $3 cost for a pack of three to use. Also meaning it should then not be seen as a deal breaker for some watches if sapphire is then missing.
Really torn on this one. I think I like the Aqua Terra, but I remember when it was possible to get one, automatic, for a couple of grand... and getting a nice Chinese homage in order to do what, to tell people "no, it ain't an Omega" if someone asks once in a blue moon? I don't know...
My very first watch was Aqua Terra. I agree with the center links being polished was good when I first got it (I wanted everything to shine) but as time progressed it is actually a no go for me. Also I had a 42mm and I think 38mm is prefect for this design for majority of the wrists.
Thank you for this review. Beautiful piece. I do want to suggest that you upgrade your microphone for future videos. I think it would really add significant quality to future videos. Camerawork and review insights/comparisons are wonderful.
I have all three of them. The blue and salmon types have much more recessed and defined radial patterns on the subdials . Of all types I thought this to be the most bland. The jeans blue one is the most interesting to me, because of the brushed finish on the dial and contrasting radial finish on the subdial, that really gives a nice sunburst.
@@ArtoftheDial you don't miss out much on the salmon one. I thought the retro colour scheme was interestingly different, but the dark brown makes the not so much contrasting writing very unreadable.
I like the look/style of the Corgeut, but not a fan of the Myota 8215 (loud and no hacking movement). I'd go with the Pagani, but if you can swing the extra cost I think the San Martin is a much better watch
@@corradocentanaro7127 Cronos is a good brand but I find both of those to be over priced. I wouldn't want a PT5000 as they are too unreliable for the price, and paying around $500 for a SW-200 watch made in China is just too much.
Thank you for the review. I'm a big fan of San Martin but this watch was a bit of a miss for me. I love the dial and the brushed sides but I thought the bracelet was terrible. The constant binding was obnoxious and the clasp didn't suit the style of the watch. I also thought the bezel was slightly too big for the watch. The watch is really enjoyable to wear on a nato strap though. Cheers!
I haven't experienced the binding once it is on wrist, but agree the tolerance there is not the level we have come to expect from them. I would have liked a larger dial with a bezel that is proportionally smaller. I'll take this on the fly clasp instead of a butterfly enough though a butterfly is aesthetically more pleasing. Fully understand this one can be a miss for some.
Why does the crown protrude so much? For me, this puts me off buying an otherwise excellent watch. I hope version 3 will have the crown problem corrected?
@@michaelmaguire9330I agree with you on the over-protruding crown. I have both the V1 and this V2 in Blue and the crown issue is disappointing. I have 3 other San Martin watches and only this one has this problem. Clearly the crown barrel they used was too long and they should fix this in another version, because overall the watch is is nicely designed
Thanks for this review on this model and I’m sure that some people will appreciate those wrist shots. I’ve gotta admit that they do help to have an overall idea of how the watch looks when you wear it. Although I always favor blue as it’s the color I wear the most, I also love green and this one looks really good. Again, one advantage of your videos over other’s is your impressive collection. You always have a watch to compare with. 👍🏼
I wear blue a lot more frequently also, but as the collection grows - a little variety doesn't hurt. I find this green is nice as it goes with grays and blacks as well as earth tones.
Indeed, I thought about that as I was tearing down my setup. BWG9 doesn't last all that long with the small lume plots but the Pagani Design lume is quite dreadful. On my 18 other San Martin watches, the difference is even more dramatic.