Steinhart Ocean One 39 Ceramic Review ( + Straps )
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- Review of one of the best bang per buck divers in the sub 500 dollar category. This Steinhart Ocean One 39 Ceramic has awesome specs for the money. ETA/Sellita movement, AR coated sapphire, 300m water resistant, great solid link bracelet with screwed links and milled clasp. The size is smaller than the "role-model" Rolex Submariner which makes it great for smaller wrists like mine! The 47mm lug to lug makes it a great fit for a sub 7 inch wrist. Simple and monochrome dial makes it a strap monster and it's hard to find a strap that won't look good on this watch! In the end I show you the Steinhart on a variety of straps. I'll link some affiliate links to similar straps here.
I recently paired up with some strap brands, so check these links out for strap alternatives!
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Some Amazon Affiliate links to straps and stuff!
United States:
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United Kingdom:
amzn.to/3G5eOGB (Barton canvas strap)
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Germany:
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Good to see you here again!
Since a few months I have the 39mm ocean one blue ceramic. The finish is excellent and Steinhart is very high quality.
I consider to get even the black model in this video, or the green/black version.
Actually 39mm is a bit small for my taste. I would like 42mm but chose 39mm because of the straight lugs of Steinhart. The 42mm version has ca 50mm l2l and it may be too much for my 17cm/6,7 inch wrist.
Good to se you here too! Congrats on the satisfied purchase! I think the 39mm just looks so much better peoportioned than the 42mm. But I have a preference for small watches in general😁
Great review and good to see this one. I just bought it last week and am really enjoying it.
Thank you! Congrats on the purchase, it’s a great one😎
I own both Rolex and Steinhart watches. I have to say that I like the 39mm Steinhart case better when it comes to design and feel on my wrist.
Smaller cases are often more comfortable and subtle :) Cool to hear that!
I owned a 16610 and a ocean 39 in the past and I must say that the ocean case is very nice indeed and the bracelet is nice too.
It's a super good deal!
i bought the ceramic bezel ocean1 gmt prior to a 3-month back-packing holiday in the far east. i wanted a tough gmt watch with excellent water resistance and this ticked all the boxes. whilst travelling, i wore it on a nato strap but once home i fitted a black stingray strap, which really suits the watch
Awesome to hear stories like this, thanks for sharing! Sounds like you got the right watch for the job! :)
Just bought the 42mm Hulk today and very satisfied with my purchase :) This review helped me decide thanks
Nice, congrats! Really happy to hear that this video was useful! :)
I have Steinharts and the quality is epically good. Third one is coming and the new 904 steel proved they can do it all for under a 1000 euro
It is! U had not heard of that 904 steel in Steinharts. Looked it up quickly and it seems impressive!
Very cool, also with the alternative straps. Great review
Thanks mate! Glad to hear you liked it😊
Had this model for 3 years never had a problem excellent quality
Glad to hear that!😎👍🏻
Pretty cool and pretty neat, I own the 42mm version. Yes going on 3 years ownership, this watch is awesome haven't tried of it yet. A great Swiss watch is truly the GIFT that keeps giving. Its accurate within COSC Specs at plus 6 seconds a day; some days it doesn't gain anytime. My daily beater one and only watch.
I have been using this model since 2017. cant be more happy with it!
I believe you! It's a great watch!
Had my 42mm going on 3 years strong now.
I have one Steinhart 39mm green/black ceramic. Its very good.
Very nice... it's great value for money!
I just bought an almost 2 year old one off a work colleague, I love it. My 15 watch collection includes Seiko, Orient, 2 Casio Marlins, 3 Invictas (1953, Pro Diver and a Swiss made green dial quartz with a white pointer dial motif and sapphire crystal with cyclops) and 2 G Shocks. And my 2 favourite quartz divers; the Citizen BN150 and 190 models. This watch kicks them all out of the park! 3 days in it is way more accurate than any of the automatics listed above. I will never part with this watch. I don't want a Rolex. This watch is all I will ever need. I could go on for hours but there is beer to drink while I admire this watch. If you can get one, jump on it!
Happy to hear this! You sound very satisfied with the watch, that's great! Your collection also sounds nice! Drinking beer and admiring watches sounds like a fun activity!
Nice review and yes very good strap selection for it!
Thank you very much! Appreciate it😊
Everything in the voice, intonation, word selection and the way of speech made me think this got to be finnish guy speaking english. Sure enough, finnish dude. Nice video and that watch really is a good watch, only gripe is that it looks like rolex, but its just my opinion. greetings from finland.
Hahah it’s impossible to hade the good old ”rally finnish”😂 Thanks for the compliments and also for sharing your opinion!
Great review. I wish Steinhart would make a version of these watches without the date.
Thanks! That’s a good idea! That would be an awesome watch😎
Steinhart do the Ocean Vintage Military 39 which is a no date.
Thanks for the review!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching mate :)
Nice review. Yesterday, I bought one of these, used. My only complaint is the lume is very weak. I love the overall look and I am very satisfied with the quality of the finishing and the movement. The seller provided me with a nice, no-name rubber strap with a decent deployant clasp. I will likely soon be switching to the rubber.
Thank you. Nice! I agree with you on those points. Lume is a little bit lackluster but it’s allright. Seiko and Orient do a better job with lume for sure. Otherwise really nice quality!
Interesting. I recently bought a Vostok K-35 (my most expensive watch yet) which has the strongest lume I've ever seen...but it fades quickly.
I'm planning to save up and buy a daily wearer below 500$...torn between a simple field watch like Boldr Venture, or some submariner style diver, maybe a Seiko, maybe something else. Double green, double glazed Steinhart was in consideration, but if the lume is not much better than on a four times cheaper Vostok, I'll keep looking...the Boldr reportedly isn't stellar in the lume department either, but it has a lot of other stuff going for it, like elegance and lightness.
@@vaclav_fejt Any Seiko Diver you get will be incredibly bright and still readable six hours after charging the lime!
@@jefferyneu3915 I know, but those with sapphire front and back are too sporty and busy for me. I imagine something like a Lorier Neptune, but with a date (I know there's a date on the Hyperion, but I have no use for a GMT hand and bezel), maybe with some numerals. I'm gonna buy it in a year or two, depending on when the war ends and prices start behaving again (they're about to double, any time now), so maybe something show up in the meantime....
@@vaclav_fejt Vostok watches are bad. Seiko Lume is one of the best in the affordables section. Try looking at SWC too.
Congratulations for your new watch purchase. It's really a good homage watch. I just wish it had a deep black glossy dial instead of the matt black.
Thanks! It sure is👍🏻 Hmm not sure what I think about that dial point. Both kinds of dials have their pros and cons. Thanks for watching and commenting!😊
I have this same watch model and I really like it. It's a solid Diver but at the same time sort of discreet since it's not super big or bulky. The lume could be better and a slim buckle with some kind of diver's extension would be a great improvement, but again it's already very good like that!
Good points! Those are two things that could be improved. But like you said, it’s still pretty good despite those minor ”flaws”.
Really don't know why they went with this lume instead normal bg9w or superluminova...
It's suppose to be BGW9@@CptSlow89
I agree that Steirhart doing great homage watch,wating for dress watch.👍
Great value for money! That would be interesting👍🏻 Something as timeless and elegant as this diver but a dresswatch😎
I have the ocean one gmt 39 with the ceramic pepsi bezel. The biggest complaint people have with this watch is it looks too much like a Rolex gmt master II. The people I hang with have never seen a Rolex gmt master II. So I do not have a problem with that.
Nice! Haha I would probably have the same situation pretty much😁👍🏻
Seems to be a great value proposition.
It is for sure. Specs to money ratio is pretty much the best I’ve seen so far I’d say.
I have two of them, and they are great
The more, the merrier 😁
I have 5 steinharts n couldnt be happier with the quality......
Nice! Having 5 watches from the same brand says it all :) Very obvious that the quality is great!
What a great watch❤
Indeed it is!
It's hard to take off your wrist once you put it on. 39 mm is perfect size for me. I went with the green aluminium bezel. Love it...
Perfect size for me too!👍🏻Steinhart hit a home-run here with the size!
Whats size wrist ?
@@theodorebagwell8048 6.5
I got an Ocean 39 three months ago and shared your feelings exactly 😁👍
Fun to hear that! Any observations you think I missed in this video? Curious!
@@NordicWatchChannel don't know much about watches, but I love it that when buying a Steinhart I am not paying much for marketing and fancy shops and such stuff 👍
Agree with you on that! You pay for what you get. The product itself, not the ”experience” of buying it.
Hey, is the watch size 39mm on the case or 39 mm on the bezel?
The bezel is pretty much flush with the case at the measure-point so I’d say both!
im thinking of the davosa ternos 40 mm oder the ocean one.. love black submariners but not over 40mm. can you help?
I’m afraid I’m not familiar with the Davosa at all. Based on pictures and brand recognition, I would personally go with the Steinhart :)
I’ve had 3 Steinharts. I’m not understanding the lume complaint. The BGW9 lume is always not going to as bright as green lume. Different wavelength performance. Also, the overall initial brightness of lume is not the best indication of how legible it will be for 6-8-10 hours into the night. I rather have a dim lume that will last all night, than a bright lume that will completely fade away in an hour
That’s true! Do you mean that bgw9 glows longer that lumibrite? I have found the opposite to be true in my experience. I’m fine with bgw9 and lume is not super important to me. I like the blue color more than the green, but in my reviews I just state the fact that it is not as bright as lumibrite for example. There are always viewers who don’t know and want to find out 😊
Thanks for the review! I really like the first two nato straps - the grey one and the striped one. Where did you buy those?
My pleasure mate! First one is from cheapestnatostraps and second one is from Zuludiver :)
@@NordicWatchChannel Thank you! :)
Looks like the lumed triangle on your bezel shows the same behavior as the one on my 39mm Ocean Green. Meaning it's turned slightly yellow. I bought mine brand new about two years ago and I'm very sure it wasn't that color when I bought it. From what I hear, Steinhart will replace these "patina-ed" inserts, but I haven't contacted them yet.
Oh I hadn’t noticed or heard that before, thanks for sharing! Definitely worth a shot to contact Steinhart about it!
Now to chose the ceramic or aluminum bezel with the lume pip. 🤔
I recommend the ceramic👍🏻 Really liked it myself!
Great Value Watch ! Very Good Video ! 😊
It is! And thank you very much for the kind words :)
My only complaint with Steinhart is with the case. They could be closer to a oyster style case and be more curved in the lugs.
That could be nice!
totally agree re the curved lugs! that is the only reason why I haven bought this one yet...
I felt that way years ago; about 10 + years back and thats what kept me from pulling the trigger at first. But I finally did pull that trigger in April of 2021 and purchased a 42mm Ocean One Black Ceramic. The style has grown on me, I love it and she serves me well at a COSC +6 a day. Some days it won't gain any time ❤
The case shape of the Ocean One is very distinguishing from most other homages this it is not a 1:1 of an actual Submariner. I really don't understand why Steinhart gets so much Grief from the naysayers.
Did you sell it because of the bezel yet? That would drive me crazy. Great review. I bought a Davosa dive watch. All the same but with a different name.
Oh you mean the mark on the number 3? Honestly, it didn’t really bother me but I did sell it for other reasons. Thanks! Interesting, never heard of Davosa🧐
@@NordicWatchChannel that looks horrible omg
@@otrico7106 it’s unfortunate! But to be honest I didn’t even notice it from a distance😁
Subscribed. 👍
Glad to have you as a subscriber!😊 Welcome!
how good is the lume ie how long does it last?
I haven’t done any timing regarding this, but if you’re familiar with BGW9 it’s pretty basic performance for that type of lume. Worse than Seiko Lumibrite but still good.
It would have been nice to have a glide lock clasp, other than that it's bang on I think
Sure! Those are really nice. Would be a good addition. I could personally do without any extension.
"Controversies" aside, this one and Invicta's makes a more pragmatic mind think: why does Rolex Submariner costs so much for the same basic design and certain capabilities? It's easy to note that for the "original" there's far more than just a superior movement and proprietary materials.
Yeah well this one does that even more than the Invicta. Probably huge overhead costs at Rolex. Swiss labor costs a lot and everything is made is Switzerland etc. And there is undoubtedly a premium you pay just for the brand ofcourse, but there’s more to it than that!
Ego, vanity
You’re paying more for quality, serviceability, and resale. And a bulk extra for brand name. But without a doubt it is much higher quality.
My ocean vintage red was $400 two years ago and I’m sure I could get that for it on eBay right now, Steinhart watches hold their value quite well
How do I change my pro Diver strap
Hi! I don’t have a separate video for how to remove bracelets, but in this video you can see the basic idea of how it works:
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@@NordicWatchChannel thanks man I'm enjoying these videos keep up the good work
Glad to hear it! My pleasure mate :)
Part of me wishes steinhart would at least use different handset or something
That could be a good move!
Nice review, though I think you would look better with an even smaller size watch to be honest. 36mm
Thanks! I think many watches would benefit from a smaller case size... you're not wrong!
Отличные часы! 👍👍👍
Да, это! Let's see if Google translate got it right :)
I would like to see this and a San Martin next to each other for comparison
I’ll keep that in mind! But I’ll be honest.. I haven’t been considering a San Martin ever so far🤔
@@NordicWatchChannel you maybe pleasantly surprised 👍🏻
I probably would!
I have a San Martin SN019 and when you put them side by side the Steinhart stands out. Quality is better on the Steinhart. Clasp, movement functionality (my SM has the PT5000) and cyclops stand out. The cyclops on my SM is maligned (off by one minute).
Only thing I would change on the Steinhart is to make the cyclops 2x. Otherwise it’s great.
I couldn t wear a watch that look like a rolex that much
I know what you mean! It can feel kind of fake. To each their own!
Das Natoband aus dem Bondfilm "Goldfinger" hätte noch gefehlt.
Hahah ja, vielleicht sollte ich eine in 16mm kaufen😁
@@NordicWatchChannel Ja, im Film war das Band zu schmal.
Ah, 300 meters, is that how far you can swim, or how deep?
Neither actually. But it means you can go scuba diving with it, no problem👍🏻
It seems to be a quality product.
But are you comparing it to shity invicta?
Yes well comparing it in a way. They’re both homages of the Sub but in different priceclasses. Invicta is under 100usd sometimes even 60-70usd while this one is around 350-400 maybe. The Steinhart is obviously going to be superior in every way and it sure is! But if you just want a cheaper homage and not this kind of legit quality homage then someone might go for the Invicta before this :)
@@NordicWatchChannel I literally just became curious about steinhart. Don’t know why.
I always had Seiko and became very disappointed lately with its pricing and drop on quality.
So sadly had to find a replacement and got Orient and slowly tried to accept it.
If I look at a 200 meters Seiko it will be over $800. If I had that kind of money for a watch I would buy a Swiss one, like maybe a Tag Heuer.
I thought maybe I should start exploring the Swiss made for first time.
Tissot seemed to be at Seiko level and financially reachable.
Well there are many 200M Seikos for less than 500 but I still agree that their value for money offering has been declining.. 800 is a tricky category! Sure there are Swatch Group brands like Tissot and Certina offerings. I might recommend checking out Sinn, Yema, Squale, Hamilton (also Swatch) Group) for less generic options maybe. Especially if you’re open to consider second hand options, it becomes a very interesting price-category!
@@NordicWatchChannel thanks
Salita is a clone of the eta so it is the same but a little cheaper
Yeah I know but I still find it weird that it’s legal to say ”this watch has either an ETA or Sellita movement” when the company knows for 100% that it’s a Sellita, not an ETA😅
Ah a LowRex ;)
Low in price, not so much in quality😉
which do you think is better between those 2 movements?
Well I’m not an expert, but I would personally go with ETA. Just because it has such a long history so you just know that it’s a tried and tested movement.
@@NordicWatchChannel i see how about the quality of the lume?
Well it’s BGW9 superluminova. It’s nice in my opinion but as you can see on the video, Seiko’s lumibrite is brighter and it’s also longer lasting. I do however like the blue color of BGW9👍🏻
@@NordicWatchChannel i see do you think the number on the bezel will fade or removed overtime? or no?
You mean the bezel markings? No I don’t think they will fade. I think they will stay pretty much the same over time👍🏻
Your Steinhart dial looks really inky black. My new Ocean One 39 looks more dark gray than black.
When have they released the latest model? I'm not sure if this still is the newest one. Camera might also skew the colors a little bit..
@@NordicWatchChannel maybe it's just a light. Mine looks the same with a newer engraved ceramic bezel like yours.
Yeah could be🤔
nice watch, but i prefer some more original like a King Turtle
Yeah I understand that point 100% :) Lots of Seiko models have models with great own history and heritage!
@@NordicWatchChannel The batman ocean one 39 gmt for me is the best watch of steinhart. Killer watch. Great video!
@@ale142v I was really close to buying that a few months ago! It’s really nice. Thanks!
There are no Steinharts with ETA movements anymore; they're all Sellita.
Yes nowadays. Ofcourse there are old Steinharts out there with ETA movements. But doesn’t that make it even more strange that they mention ETA in their manuals? I think it’s bizarre.
@@NordicWatchChannel Oh - And GREAT review!
Thank you very much mate! Appreciate it.
Of course they have still ETA movements..bought the same watch two months ago
:)
🙂
looks like a $10k Rolex Submariner
Very much so!
@@NordicWatchChannel BUT they need to make bracelet 316L stainless steel
Isn't that what it is made out of?
@@paulvon2378it is made out of 316L
Cheap clasp, awful Cyclopes, dead dial. 💩 I mean if you would absolutely have to get a homage, go for the Ginault. Not trying to upset anyone here. It’s my opinion.
Thanks for your input! Would be interesting to hear you elaborate what the things are with the clasp, cyclope and dial that make you feel this way about it 😊
That ginault watch its a real clone and not homage, this watch is epic , I have the submariner, the roly but this one it's near the same Quality, I have them both side by side and the finish its impeccable so when you say about it that's shit I can't belive you had a submariner next to this one 😑
@@sleepmusic10 no bias here. I actually own a 5 digit Sub 16610, two 6 digit subs 116610 & no date 114060 plus SD43 50th anniversary. I’ve owned both Steinhart and Ginault. No comparison. Ginault is clean and the finish is very very impressive even under the loop. You can get better magnification with most micro brand cyclops and even with the knock off replicas than this Steinhart. The clasp is dime a dozen with zero effort. Off the shelf with a logo slapped on. I’m just saying, they need to improve these shortcomings. I gave away the Steinhart and still have the Ginault. You don’t have to accept my opinion. These are the facts in terms of built quality. Both Ginault and Steinhart lack originality. But one is 10x better than the other. Hope you enjoy what you like in good health my friend. No reason to get overprotective over a brand. Steinhart was very popular 6-7 years ago. They need to start improving the fit, finish and quality.
@Harry Hewitt first time I hear someone not going along with the near fanaticism of seemingly all watch reviewers when it comes to clasps on inexpensive watches. 👍👍
Cheap clasps on inexpensive watches have never bothered me, as long as they work as intended. Recently bought a Steinhart, this clasp is perfectly serviceable.
@Harry Hewitt "Some people must have “ better”. I think that’s not just an issue with their watches."
well said-- hope they pay as much attention to their behavior and character as they do their clasps