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Microbrands have a place, but they are in no way replacing the heavyweights. They offer great style for the money, but their movements are neither special nor advanced.
To be perfectly honest, the minute you put this watch on you just feel the luxury. It sits well, it wears well, it looks really good, and is just "it". Leaves a Rolex for dead in my opinion.
Aslına sadık kalınmalı ama küçük dokunuşlar neden olmasın. Mesela saatin ölçüsü çok küçük. 38 mm olsaydı çok şık ve özel bir şey olurdu. Ve sipariş listeme eklenirdi. Güzel video.
Given the history and story of these watches, it is worth all of that money in every way. As a proud Brit, I'd feel far more proud wearing this than a similar priced iwc or breitling.
I had the 104 on my wish list for a long time then I started reading stories about servicing costs etc every 2 years I’m not spending big money (for me) to shell out more cash every 2 years so will look elsewhere
How i get here?( I tend to judge watches for how they feel on the wrist) i remember the day i bought the casio dw290 and after a week of wearing it, i realized how good it felt i was very pleased with it! so i return it in to the box. with hes green letters.. Later i made this comment to a british friend and he told me, what you realy need is ; the casio Gshock 5610! to be your daily wearing i want to tanking him for it this watch is so amazing in so many levels that i dont need another watch at the moment.
@@billymania11 I watched it again and its still not great IMO. Nobody is 'being late' so that's a nonsense for a start. He said its rarely +6 (the average of +1- +11) but I would say that happens a fair bit (its the average!). The average of COSC is +2. COSC at its worse is Sinn's average. Just seems better to have as short a range and an average nearer to zero IMO. The Hydro used to accept air bubbles as a 'feature' but I think they have sorted that now and it would be a warranty issue. I really like Sinn (have a U212) but the COSC thing seems weird to me.
@@billymania11 I am not sure what COSC movements they are using, but Tudor guarantee their COSC certified movements to -2 - +4 I believe (I cannot be bothered to check as it is unimportant to me). Would reducing the range not be better than just shifting it?
I've never owned or wore a watch, but over the last twelve months, I've been looking for a nice watch, and i do believe that i will buy this watch for my 40th just around the corner.
If you are a real watch collector, you are not bothered about residual value. Therefore you are spending a lot. the true watch collector is often somebody who has the same value in spending as someone who has two Rolex watches.
Was moments from buying the 556 I (no date) with the Selita SW200-1 movement, before realising (thanks to the online manual) that Sinn install the date movement and gift the owner with a ghost position on crown. Selita manufacture a no-date version of the SW200. Once I realised this was a corner they were cutting I couldn’t see past it. For all the theatre of showcasing components, measuring tools and white coats - at the end of the day they’ve made a business decision on a €1300 + VAT watch that I simply can’t get behind.
(Reads the premise of the whole video again) … yeah, fact-based perspective which is directly on-point not doing it for those in the cheap seats? Standard. Go on - got an informed opinion on Sinn to offer up?
Is that true? The part of the case that is normally covered by the end links is not polished? (So that the unpolished surface becomes visible when changing to a leather strap?) For a watch in this price range...? For a brand with this quality standard...? 😮
Sinn is a great brand with really credible watch credentials. They're not blingy, they're not show ponies; they are the definition of what a tool watch should be. I don't have one but I want one. I wouldn't have my case repolished, I'd want it to show signs of wear, that's par for the course I feel.
What a pleasant surprise to click on this video to find the familiar face of Mario from the ol’SpeedyFeetUK channel! Good to see you mate and in my other favourite subject of watches! Definitely a different world from working with EUC’s! Keep up the great work mate! 👍🏽👍🏽
"Sinn doesnt make watches, they make time instruments." Oh, absolutely! Because calling them 'time instruments' totally changes everything. Next, they’ll be making *wrist-mounted temporal measurement devices*!
His first statement almost turned me away. Silly statement. Not watches. Only "time instruments". And then continued to say their "watch/watches". Yeah right.
Sinn are great. Hanhart as well. My Hanhart 417ES Flyback is a bit less than +2spd. I really like the Sinn 103 St Chronograph. German Watches are what I prefer. Adjusted in the positive is always better than the negative in my opinion. It also makes it easier to set correct time; pull out the crown, wait for time to catch up to you, press the crown in.
