Steinhart Ocean One 39 Black Ceramic Full Review - The best Subby homage on the market  

Steinhart is possibly the best value for money of all watches right now. I hope it continues to produce quality timepieces for years to come

Thanks Gunter Steinhart for the gift of unbeatable quality

I just received mine today and gosh… that dial looks so good, 39mm is just perfect. That quality for ~500e totally worth it.

Thanks James - your video was one of the reasons I bought one... and I'm very pleased I did - it's a great watch.

Totally agree with your review. I’ve had the same watch for 4 years now and it still looks like new. I wear in rotation through my collection for maybe 4 or 5 days before change. Watches have come and go but I can’t imagine I would ever want to sell my Ocean One 39. Love it 😊

I fully agree. Got myself an Ocean one GMT with the Batman Bezel. I was looking for the 'original' Rolex, but i don't want to wait maybe 5 years or so. So i purchased the Steinhart and i am absolutely happy with it. For me the Rolex is obsolet now. What i also like very much on those Steihart watches is the bracelet with the screws. You can adjust the width perfectly over a few days. Wear it and check until you find the perfect size. The only requirement is a good screwdriver because the screws are really tight. 😁

I had one of these for two years, utterly gorgeous to look at and outstanding quality. I have recently sold it but only to buy a Steinhart Ocean 39 Premium 904, it will be my third Steinhart. I had a warranty issue with the watch, it was sent back to Steinhart who dealt with it and sent it back all free of charge. I had excellent communication with the after sales team. Highly recommend.

I truly love my Rolex GMT Master II but I love my Steinhart Ocean One Black Ceramic better because it’s just smart to have an excellent watch that’s 29 times less expensive than my Rolex. I will always live my Rolex and will buy a Submariner when one becomes available - that will give me 2 Rolex watches but I will have many more Steinharts - they are just smart and beautiful!

Definitely is a step up from the other subby homages I've seen, for me though the Cronos with the pt movement is just about everything I could want or need. Great work with the review mate

Got the same diameter watch in Green/Green. Absolutely love it, a fine piece of work.

I recently picked up a bronze Ocean One and they definitely make a nice watch. Thanks James.

Great review! I will be buying the 39mm doubble green ceramic soon :) Thanks!

My first "good" watch was an Ocean One. My grail when I got into watches was (and still is) the Sub. So the Steinhart ticked every box. I wore it for a week while waiting on my first luxury piece to arrive (Tudor) last week and it still keeps great time, after 7 years and no service! Will never part with it.

I have two Rolex’s a Datejust and a steel/gold submariner, my daily wearer is the Steinhart had it 4 years never missed a beat.

Good show mate! Steinhart is a great brand, I'd love to own that chocolate GMT jubilee bracelet, the 1655 homage, and the titanium dive... oh well!

Great review of A Gorgeous Watch!

Great review! 😊

I have the 42mm version that I've been enjoying since April of last year. Great watch, I appreciate it more as time goes on.

Great review james, as usual im late to the party, i found your review because im going to get one of these in fact its in the basket on there site, im just waiting till monday to see can i get a discount code! Looks like a winner to me , i see they partner up with gnomon to do some special editions but this looks fine to me. They do a nice fitted rubber strap for this model too. Anyway cheers im subbed.!

4 months now with this watch,my rolexes stays in the safe...geogeous watch

A really good looking watch. Lovely!

I have the first gen ocean one 39 since 2017, runs pretty well although I hardly wear it. Being first gen, the bezel is slightly misaligned with some back play and the lume isn't that great but for the price, it is definitely a good buy. The ETA2824 runs okay at -12secs per day without being serviced since I got it

I have Steinhart ocean one blue ceramic 39, the mother of pearl. Discontinued now, I am glad I got it in time. And I am very tempted to get a few more Steinharts. The next one I plan to get is the ocean one black ceramic 39 GMT.

Great review James! Looking back at your enthusiasm for this piece and the CW Trident 300m, which is your pick and why?

I have one and as you say fantastic value for money 👌

Bought same watch used, I thought it was aluminum bezel. Great to have a very elegant ceramic bezel with filled markings

Some of your old videos are pretty good James👌🏼, & I’m trying my best to help you get to 10k subscribers & beyond 🤞🏼🎉🎉🎉

I'm wearing mine now. I got it used new for $350 AUD and still under warranty. I love it and like my King Turtle, will never sell it.

Enjoyed your review so much I ordered one. Thank you

beautiful rolex, congrats!

I think you may have found the perfect subby mate looks great

The lug-to-lug is 47mm. The Lift angle of the Swiss ETA 2824 is 50 degrees and not 52 degrees, as shown on your timegrapher. Nice watch and nice enthusiastic review. Thumbs up!

Might be interesting to add that this is an older O39 Black - they've since changed the ceramic bezel insert to a more traditional one that has markings that are cut into the insert and filled with white paint. I think yours is a gen one version which had those metallic looking markings on the bezel that will "fade out" under certain lighting conditions. I've owned seven Steinharts altogether - two of which I still own to this day (39 Ceramic Green and 39 OVM). I tried a couple of 42s initially and found them too large for my wrist. And while I will recommend the brand to anyone who'll listen, after two to three years of ownership, there are a few things that bug me. I find the indices on my Ceramic Green a bit underwhelming... they look more like flat steel donuts put on top of printed-on lume plots - not like lume filled indices you'd get on other divers (like the Rolex Sub). The dial is a bit boring what with its matte black/nearly grey looking color (I much prefer the deep black, lacquered dial on my CW Sealander). The cyclops is way too weak. Should be 2.5x, but I reckon it's only around 1.5x on the Steinhart. I'm having a hard time making out the date unless I put on my reading glasses - and I use pretty weak reading glasses.. :). All that said: It's hard to think of another brand in this segment of the market that offers this much value for relatively little money. Considering the entire package you're getting, these are pretty hard to beat. Plus all of my Steinharts came very well regulated from the factory and their customer service is very good too.

ASTOUNDING RESULTS AFTER REGULATING MY BLACK STEINHART OCEAN 39 A FEW TIMES. I’ve noticed that my black Steinhart Ocean 39 runs slow every time after I hack it to synchronize with GMT and after a few days it starts to speed up. I’ve regulated it a few times trying to get it just right, but even though it starts out slow, it gradually picks up speed as the days go by, so it’s difficult to get it just right. The testing I ran this past month was very, very interesting. It was running about 3.5 sec slow on average for the first 9 days and then it started to run faster. By 15 days, the average was down to 2.25 seconds per day. By 20 days the average was down to just 1 second per day. By 25 days the average was just 0.4 seconds slow per day (it was a total of 11 seconds slow after 25 days). By 30 days, the average was 0.0 seconds slow (it was exactly the same as GMT to the second). So, after 30 days, my automatic mechanical watch had neither lost nor gained one second compared to GMT time. My quartz Tissot was running a bit more than 2 seconds slow after the same 30 days. The difference was my Tissot was never more than 2 and a bit seconds slow at any time during the month. My mechanical watch peaked at a total of 36 seconds slow compared to GMT on day 13 and then started catching back up until after 30 days it was exactly the same as GMT to the second. I think I will just synchronize my Steinhart with GMT once a month and leave it regulated where it is.

I really like this watch, ecxept one thing..... they should have used a different design on those hands. That is the only reason why I havent bought it. For me personally it makes the watch scream copy instead of homage. Yes, I could change the hands. But I am at the point, where just on princip it annoys me that I "have to do that", to get it where I would love it for a homage watch. Mayby I will change my mind. I did change the hands (and crystal) on my seiko monster srpd25, but that was for aesthetic reason.

Had exact same watch some years ago and sold it , decent quality and yes its an hommage watch but who cares right 😂

Nice rev, I have the Steinhart, Grovana, and Debaufre versions of this watch in 42mm, I want to buy the final one in the "set" namely the Robert Posiden , My Stein is Green Dial Black Bezel. Grovana Black Dial red Bezel, Debaufre Blue Dial Green Bezel ( raised Breitling style) all new purchases, if I can track down a Robert am happy to take whatever colour. They are all badge engineered versions of the same watch like say BMC cars Riley Elf, Wolsley Hornet, . I just subscribed so dont know your review portfolio, but would love to get your take on the Rotary Henley Seamatic ( if you not already done one?)

With that many Submariner homages, it’s hard to tell which ones are the best for each price bracket. Personally I’m not that much into the Submariner but at that price for a homage it should have a glide lock micro adjustable clasp IMO.

Nice watches but there are some. issues in my experience. Wish it had aluminium bezel insert. I'd be all over it but I don't like the ceramic. Another issue I have had with Steinhart is that the bracelet screws have been know to become very loose, very quickly. This has happened on several of. the Steinharts I have had. The clasp can be a bit tough to open and we all know the famously stubborn bezel rotation. I can live with the but not with the screws coming out of the bracelet that is deal breaker for me. Fix that and get me an Alum. bezel and lose the useless mag bubble over the date and this watch would absolutely great value for money Great video! Of course, I have had a genuine sub and they really are superb. Yes, I could be. happy withe a Steinhart. no problem.

I have been toying with my next "expensive" watch. I am a cheap watch guy. Love the Steinhart Ocean One and also the Mido Tribute. Thinking the Tribute will get my money. I am a month and a bit away from the purchase (budgets and all that) Have you any experience with the Mido Tribute?

Wow what a watch. What else do I need to say. Well. Watch the video to see 😄

Aww this is the previous version with the ghost ceramic bezel. The numbers disappear under reflection on this one. The markings on the ceramic bezel isn't engraved like on the later ones they produced which has engraved markings on the bezel.

i like it ... espeacily those CROWN GAUDS

I know that its a “hommage” but i would love to see the handset different. No mercedes hands. Feels so cheap for me. For me Steinhart can give there own style to the watch. Litle less hommage and more own style. Not an ugly watch but just dont know about hommage.

Great Review! Do you still have It ? Any regreats ?? TKS

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The Pepsi GMT James, forget the Seiko 😉👌🏽

Mido Oceanstar GMT diver with 80 hour power reserve.

It’s a quality looking watch. However I’m totally anti cyclops and for me it spoils the whole watch. I have one watch in my collection that has a cyclops, and that’s only there because it was a gift.

What size is better? 39mm or 42mm Thank you

Hello From Brasil

Is it worth $350-400?

It's missing the number 10 on the bezel am i right?

The only homage its ok to buy 😂😂🤷‍♀

I know this watch very well and I have to say, that except the ETA movement (SW200 nowdays) it is worse than 100$ Watchdives WD1680. Mainly because the cyclops which is bigger and has only 1.5x magnification instead of true to original 2.5x one on WD and also glossy dial on WD. It is very difficult to justify Steinhart's price here.

Ginault piss this!

So many sub homages that all look the same (obviously),£70 pagani to these steinharts. These, San Martín & cronos may be better quality but still a homage at the end of the day. If it’s not a genuine Rolex it’s second best, so why pay so much money.

Price of the watch: 500 euros. Price of a simple overhaul (cleaning and lubrication): between 300 and 400 euros. Verdict: Not viable.

ETA movement...I don't think so. Take the back off and have a look.

Poser gear. Mr Steinhart should be ashamed.