Save $15,000 With The Seestern 'SeaQ'! 

Holy shit, I was just looking at this watch on Ali and then searching for reviews and boom! My favorite reviewer dropped a video two minutes ago... I think the universe is telling me something 😅

I bought a Panorama Date SeaQ last year for my first major luxury watch purchase. Wanted a sub but my local Rolex AD jerked me around with a estimated 6 month wait. Went down the road to my Glashutte AD and picked up a green dial SeaQ. I haven't been disappointed.

The SeaQ is itself a carbon copy of an old "Le Forban" french skindiver watch that came out in 1969, you can look it up. Originality depends on the obscurity of your sources, as they say ;)

To be fair, the Glashutte takes a big haircut right off the top and is one of the many watches you should never pay retail for. It goes for around $8k on chrono, but that’s still way more than most could pay.

Every time I review a Seestern I love it! Seestern have also just released a Nomos homage. Looks incredible, would like to see your opinion of it, Jody

Watches like these provide for “proof of concept” meaning you buy these and make a determination whether you want to spend for the real thing.

Damn… I’m never gonna save up for that Omega Seamaster professional…. I’m stuck halfway there… And now I’m going to be $200 less than halfway there.! Thanks Jody!

I must admit this is a quite convincing package for the price.

The Glashute SeaQ is my favorite and is better than a submariner imo

$15k for a watch? No thank you. I’ll stick with my sub $600 price point for all my watch purchases. Thanks, Jody and Happy New Year to you, Mrs. JOMW and your little precious boy. 🎉

Not only is the Seestern a stellar value, the exact design was used by numerous brands (Helbros, Herma, Andre Bouchard, Arnex, amongst others) in the 60’s and 70’s. Thanks as always Sir!

Nice find. Incredible value for price. That blue dial is gorgeous. I’ll take that logo on the clasp instead of the dial all day every day.

Glashütte are made about an hour up the road from where I live in Germany. Might as well be on mars though in terms of price. Im a fan but this particular model wasnt really on my radar. Great looker though and an absolute corker of a GADA from Seestern 🔥🔥🔥

1. You don't buy a GO new from an AD (and if you do you get a significant discount). You buy GO grey, usually for 40-50% off. 2. The value in the GO is in the movement. GO make almost everything themselves - they train their own watchmakers and even make their own tools. It's a haute horology diver. Although one could argue it's frankly wasted on the SeaQ as it has a closed case back.

I live near Düsseldorf, Germany, where there are two Glashütte Original ADs within 200 yards of each other. I compared my black Seestern S435 with the GOs on display in the shop windows and it's scary how close the Seestern comes to the GO. The GO's bezel is shiny as well BTW, and it's only the crown and the datewheel that are visibly different, but you'd really have to look very closely to spot that.

I just can't get into the Ali Express knock offs.

This is the far best of Ali watches in 2023! Best 200$ watch to get, it is literally destroys the Seiko and Citizen entry-mid range specs wise. I have S434 and S435 and strongly recommend S435.

Got the black NH version. Absolutely love it. Great quality and runs within 5s/day.

Would've bought this Seestern homage as I really like the design, especially in that blue colour varient. But the last time I bought a Seestern (62MAS), the QC was dreadful. The bezel was misaligned, and when unscrewing the crown, it would pop out in such a way that the date would change as you were unscrewing it 😅 When I left a poor review on their website, they just deleted my review.

Lovely watch. Happy New Year to you and your family, Jody. Getting excited to see my black origin soon!

I have this in the blue with gold accents version. My favourite AliExpress watch in my collection, absolutely beautiful!

I also got a NH compatible rose gold rotor from Ali and replaced original bland one. Its a 10 min job, start to finish.

The Seagull movement I got in this watch is a lot more accurate and better decorated than my automatic Tissot, Seiko and Miyota movements, so I am definetly NOT complaining.

Nice and cute small watch. Seestern did a fantastic job here. Thank you for the review.

Alright, you talked me into it. My wife's going to be thrilled to hear how much I saved today! I only saved $14,970 though, as I went for the S435 version with the high beat movement.

It really looks smart in that dark blue - a better choice than some of the other colours shown in my opinion

I have one of these in blue with the NH35. It's been a great little watch and I enjoy it very much.

I absolutely love mine. I have the blue and gilt dial. I took it off the bracelet and put it on blue FKM rubber. But I've always been a fan of the SeaQ over the Rolex or Omega.

Just incredible value for money! It’s got it all…nearly. What would have made it perfect for me, is if it had incorporated a metal frame around that date window. But that’s it, very nice indeed 👍

I'm not in the market and just about zero chance I'll buy one but I've got to say, that's a darn good-looking watch! A bit more 'fieldy' vs a pure dive watch look which suites me just fine. Great size. I would prefer a bit more of a satin/matte look overall but yeah... not bad.

I have the black version with the NH movement. Great size, very comfortable to wear. The bezel action is great. I think the bezel action is bit underrated here. It feels fine, but the back play is surprisingly satisfying. I wouldn't say it's a back play, but more of a spring action, which puts it back into perfect alignment. At least with my watch. For the price, it's a great beater.

Just got mine today! It's gorgeous and I noticed that it has a much nicer quick adjust mechanism on it than the old one they were using which appears in the video. What a deal for $200!

Thanks, Jodie. This looks like an excellent value for money watch. The dial is really nice, a lovely colour, although I wish manufacturers would stop including the depth rating text. Worth a look though :). Cheers!

I call the one I picked up my "NearQ"! I love it, great value!

Well, Glashütte is far better watch than Sub. Also I have already mentioned it but once again: this design was pretty standard for dive watches in the 60' so it's not a copy of Glashütte. For sub 200 USD watch with NH35, this has no competition.

I have had the blue version with gold details for six months. On the NH35 mechanism, at the time there was no alternative, more expensive version. One of the nicest watches from China that I have. It cost me just over $190 with taxes, in November the price was even lower. Recommended.

It's nice. Seems very good value. I'd have to change that crown to something without the flare though

I bought that SeaQ for $7000 US last year. A lot more than $300 but….

I find the white date wheel to make a better symmetrical experience than the original with the color match. Also I do like the star on the clasp

Now I want one but one a beads of rice bracelet to max out the bling factor

The beat rate of my right wrist is immeasurable.

For the money (especially on sale), i think this is a great left fielder indeed! I do enjoy my blue dial divers!

Snagged the NH35 version for $90 from a private seller. I’m constantly amazed by the quality!

Beautiful watch! I just saw that Pagani released their homage of the Longines Spirit Zulu time. Looks absolutely stunning!! Thanks for the review, again nice job . Thanks!

Can't understand why more companies don't use the ST2130 over the NH35 I'd take a high beat decorated movement any day

Nice watch. Great review !!!! I’m putting it on my shopping list ✔️

Thanks for the review Jody. Finally pulled the trigger and ordered the gold/black NH35 movement version after initially seeing this watch on your channel. Decided to go with the NH35 movement so I can modify it. I have purchase a black date dial movement and will swap the m over, like you I don’t particularly like the white date wheel on different coloured dials. Thanks for the honest, great and entertaining reviews.

Just received a blue & gold sq434. Wow, what a fantastic watch. Nice bracelet too.

I just picked up this watch and can confirm, tis a banger 👌

Happy new year Jody..

Definitely a nice looking watch, and good dimensions

Hombre, ya era hora! A que esperabas😄😄😄

I own one with blue dial and bezel and gold accents. Just bought It from my friend despite of I never liked gold accemts in watches but.. This is a lovely watch!

Seestern is in general better than SM, but they fail here at something they've been failing lately, which is the clasp. Using the same generic off the shelf clasp as SM and others, instead of sticking to what they did best, great bracelets. That gap between the clasp and the bracelet doesn't exist in Glashutte.

Nice review. No half links though. So you're gonna need that on-the-fly to get a good fit. And then there is a good chance youre gonna be at one of outer edges with a good fit. Then on a cold or hot day you won't have any room to move. San Martin have this issue too. Large links, no half links and small range for adjust isn't really that useful after all. Need a half link to make it so much better.

Well done Glashütte original, that's a good looking watch. The Seestern is also, and affordable with the Seagull inside it will be a good watch. I could live with the starfish where it is, it's the dial side of a watch that's seen most.

I save so much money watching this channel that I can't afford to stop watching! 😅💰💸

Ordered mine yesterday, was a 20 usd discount coupon for it. First chinese watch I've pulled the trigger on, unless counting seikos. First chinese microbrand at least.

I had my heart set on the green one until I learnt about the misaligned 10 and 12 hour numerals. The one in the video appears to have the exact issue.

i fear another purchase! my berny titanium, bell & ross (square red dial), megir drum barrel are on the way! really like my timex vintage seamaster and timex limited edition Q (blue dial manual wind) from worn add wound. also just got a D1 MILANO quartz command (force) in gun metal

I got the Version 1 of this watch. My only complaint is that the crown is a touch too small. I got the blue & gilt colorway which is stellar.

There are some documentaries about the Glashütte factory and indeed the attention to detail and the intricate handmade decorations to the in-house calibers are INSANE. That's why it cost so much. Great review, btw... great Seestern watch!

This t-shirt is awesome.

I love the backstory of G.O. and bought a Senator 18kt. gold Power Reserve (with moonphase and date), back in 2008. It's a wonderful dress watch and the movement (with exposition caseback) is amazing. That being said, it's a hell of an investment/purchase and once was enough for me! Hence, for an everyday wear tool watch...the Seestern S435 fit the bill, perfectly. For only $200...a no-brainer purchase at this level of quality/fit/finish/spec. I really do not mind wearing homage watches. Truth be told...there are very few watches made today that are not playing "homage" to some other past watch design, in one way or another. I had a close look at the dial with a 10x loop and the quality and finish of this $200 watch is very impressive. Nice!

Nice looking watch and that price is so good you really have to wonder how they manage to do it even when you know how the make them cheap. Hope you have a happy new years and an amazing 2024. And thanks for the kind words to me a few weeks back when I was looking at buying your cocktail time but life issues got in the way. It made a difference to me.

The extra springy crown may have been an answer to the problem that isn't mentioned much. On some otherwise excellent homages the spring in the crown/stem assembly doesn't have enough strength to fully reset the mechanism that allows you to change the date and time. You may have seen the hands moving as you tighten the crown or even the date wheel clicking around on faulty examples. Sometimes the stem is not the correct length, but stronger springs are the way to go.

Wasn't that keen til the wrist shot... Then it was clear it's got a great wrist-presence without being flashy. Like a classic seamster I guess

I have the same issue with the crown on my seestern 62mas homage, which runs an NH35. That one has the starfish symbol on the crown rather than the S. Nice watch, too.

I love that watch.....awesome Lume. I want it

Nice looking watch

Love the shirt! I also like the GO SeaQ, but I am with you that it’s tough to see the value proposition in a watch like that. Maybe we’re ignoramuses together, who knows. For a couple of hundred bucks, Seestern did a nice job with this homage, it looks really sharp. But yeah, the starfish logo. Yep.

Looks great

Dope shirt Jody

Nice looking watch - never heard of what it is knocking-off.

I like the Starfish, although its posture suggests that it's going "Ta-dahhhh!"

Nice clean looking watch, great value for the owner.

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I cannot imagine what is worth $15k on a Glasschutte. No cache. Stainless steel. Mechanical movement. But this Seastern is definitely worth $300. And Jody, at least Patrick is on the buckle, not the watch face.

I almost bought this during 11.11 but I’ve owned enough seiko NH/4R movements. I bought the Zodiac-inspired Proxima this week instead

I have a few Seestern watches. They make great beater watches. I like the looks of this one but would want it in 42.

The Glasshute is gorgeous in the AD. The feel, proportions and weight are perfect. Yeah but the price is off putting

I have this Seestern watch for some time. But if that is a german name the pronunciation should be see-sh-tern ? The sea star is such a great name for a watch. Chinese people are fond of the word star. If you will make diver watches the Sea Star brand is a perfect pick.

It doesn’t help that the real deal is drastically overpriced (even for luxury). No way it should be more than a Sub. Should be between a Seamaster and a Sub imo

That’s a beauty!

That’s a great t-shirt 👌🏻

Just watched Teddy's recent video on the Glashutte. The design doesn't appeal to me at all. The movement however is a bit special but not sure if it's £12k special.🤔

Great looking watch, I would like this as a longterm daily.

Do you also check the alignment of the hour/minute hands, at 3/6/9 o' clock, and when exactly does the date change over, e.g. how close to midnight? Would be interesting to know if certain brands are better or worse than others.

The starfish, for some reason, reminds me of Starro from the DC universe.

I love the look of this Seastern, Ali Express just keep putting out great value watches. Got myself a Baltany recently, haven't looked back, might have to get myself an New Year's present.

2:00 1. Rolex should not be your price benchmark (10k for a 3-hand-diver? C'mon^^) 2. If you ever should be able to hold/try on/examine a Glashütte Original a bit further, i. e. in persona, you will be able to understand :) But be sure to look at one with an open case back. The fronts are already nice, but the back of the watch is where the party is starting. The normal SeaQ does not have an open case back, but the PanoDate version has one, for example. Or rather take a Panomatic Lunar to look at. (and from there, at the latest, you will never Rolex as benchmark for anything again, trust me) P.S.: I know that we are talkin about 15k for a threehander here as well, BUT this one does play leagues above Rolex in every respect. These are the "grail watch" kind.

I have the NH35 version in blue gilt, the V1 with the undersized crown and now this one with the ST2130 in blue. The NH35 is larger on wrist, the sapphire is more flat and therefore it appears larger/flatter. Also the midcase on the ST2130 is slimmer and as a result the lugs curve down more. This St2130 versions is my current favourit Aliexpress watch! Hopefully the movement holds up! My crown also is strongly springloaded….

Very nice !

What value! I actually like that it's somewhat playful with the starfish and the 6 numberal. The Sea-Gullv 2130, does it pose more upgrades over NH35 apart from allowing the slimmer package, or can it be expected to have longer servive intervals and life cycle?

I have 2 seestern watches and must say they do make a great value for money watch.

If you could take a look at the San Martin year of the dragon SNO116-G5 GMT. The dial on it looks crazy. Unfortunately the numerals are in Chinese characters. But still a beautiful looking watch.

The Seestern S434 is the one you are looking for (just compare the crown to the GO)

Good looking homage but I’d go with the NH35. No one knows what movement it’s running & as it’s a Chinese homage, the NH35 is more than adequate & a known workhorse. Each to their own but I’d save the extra bucks. Still the specs on these are really good!👍🏼

Also identical to the Le Forban "Brestoise", except they don't offer a metal strap.

Also looks like the Wolbrook Skindiver.