San Martin (SN095-Q-DA) | A bronze Pilot/Flieger and it’s a BIG boy!! | AliExpress
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Please find the specs of the watch below along with a summary of what I thought were ‘pants’ & ‘pukka’ and also a link to take you directly to the watch.
Specs
Model no: SN095-Q-DA
Movement: Automatic (YN55A)
Case Material: CuSn8 Bronze
Case Thickness: 15mm
Case Diameter: 45mm and 50.9mm including the crown
Case Back Type & Style: Stainless Steel and Screwed-Down
Bezel Type: Fixed
Crown Type: Signed and Screw-Down
Lug Width: 23mm
Lug to Lug: 53.9mm
Strap Material: Leather
Clasp: Pin Buckle
Dial Window: Sapphire Crystal
Water Resistance: 100 Meters (10 atmospheres)
Weight: 131g
Pants - Case size, second hand length, ghost position, lug width and crown
Pukka - Sapphire crystal, hands, dial, lume and leather strap
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I believe the 40mm should be a better fit for me, I would love SanMartin to issue an aged steel case of this watch in 40mm
I’m with you John, 40mm would of quite possibly made it a keeper for me as well. Thanks for watching mate 👍👍
Looks good on your wrist, keep up the great content my man 👍🏼
Appreciate that mate and appreciate you watching. Good to see you doing your thing as well, be well 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime 🙏
Love it! I have 6.75-7.00" wrist, the 50mm lug size is 3mm shorter than my biggest watch and would fit fine. Thanks for sharing!
The lug to lug is definitely the most important measurement. Thanks for watching Steven and I hope you’re well 👍👍
Interesting mix of 2 styles with this one a pilot sized trench watch. Rules are there to be broken 😁 I'm sure there'll be those that get all historically upset by it haha but I think it's pretty cool. 👍👍
Notice I didn't moan about the ghost date!.........oh wait......🤣
Exactly that mate. Am all for watches doing something different, it’s not always about conforming. Thanks for watching my man and always supporting 👍👍
Great review!
I contacted Watch Dives and they said the Crown is the same Cusn8 bronze material as the rest of the watch.
Cheers Donnie. Am glad you got it confirmed by watchdives but the one I reviewed definitely didn’t feel or look like bronze. Thanks for watching mate 👍👍
Are you sure the crown is plastic?
Doesn’t sound like San Martin QC.
It definitely feels like plastic mate which as you say, is very unlike San Martin. Thanks for watching 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime this might sound a bit weird, but you can tell if it’s metal if you tap it on your teeth. Same with sapphire vs mineral glass. I can tell by tapping on teeth.
Sounds like a good way but I have already sold the watch, thank you though mate 👍👍
Cool SM definitely can be a ww1 inspired watch
Most definitely mate 👍👍
Nice watch but really too big for me 😅.
Great review 👍
I understand that Johnathan and I think many people will feel the same. Thanks for watching mate 👍👍
Looks more like a trench watch to me [certainly not a flieger] I like the size though ,nice review as per usual .p.s if you keep it ,would be interesting to see how it patinas over time
It's a zenith type 20 pilot homage/ripoff
I take your point and can see what you mean mate, a definite hybrid. Thanks for watching mate I appreciate all your support 👍👍
Excellent review Simon, yes the big onion style (sort of) crown is harking back to WW German pilot watches, looks a bit like a trench watch in some aspects too. Just back from the Irish bar in İstanbul having watched Ireland beat the All Blacks and England beating the Australians, so I might be looking at this watch with some beer goggles. Lol!
Is all good my man. As an English born Irishman myself, it’s been a very, very good day. Enjoy mate and thanks for watching 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime Thank you for the informative review. I also want to buy pilots in the collection, and not just, but in bronze. But one nuance is confusing, the crown is screwed in bronze, the watch too. As you know, bronze is a soft metal, and therefore the question is, is the threaded connection made of bronze or are steel elements present there?
I would appreciate it if you would take the time to answer my question. With respect.
Hi Simon and I appreciate your question. My understanding is that the crown stem and thread are made up of steel, so cross threading shouldn’t be a problem - I hope that helps mate 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime Hi. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I'm just afraid that if the carving is made of bronze, it won't last long.
@@WatchtheTime The winding shaft, of course, is steel, because it is part of the mechanism. But the thread in the crown and on the case of the watch is a completely different matter.
It’s a belter, but my only hesitation is that you can pick up a Stowa flight watch for maybe twice the price and have a genuine pilots watch on your wrist. That’s definitely a sweetcorn crown… It’s good to see they’ve settled on branding, my first SM arrived a week ago, so review over the next 4 weeks
Nice one mate and I completely take your point. I look forward to seeing your review Chris 👍👍
It's a beautiful looking watch. It appears to be a homage of the Zenith Pilot Type 20 which comes in at 45mm as well, but I'm baffled by the crown. It it is plastic, that finish will wear off in no time and the watch will look trash. They put so much effort into replicating that vintage look and bottled it with the crown. I'm sure they had their reasons. Probably unavailable or too expensive to make. It's a shame Great review as always Simon!
Ah thank you for the info and it most certainly bares a striking resemblance to that Zenith, great shout. The crown is a real let down especially with the rest of the watch being so well made. Thanks for watching my man 👍👍
It's not plastic. I can't for sure say it's not plated or coated to appear as bronze, but I would be surprised if it isn't bronze.
@@WatchtheTime It's not plastic.
I can’t only tell you what it felt like and in hand it feels like plastic. Thanks for watching mate 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime No worries. I liked the review. I bought that piece a couple of months ago and it's everything you described. I have a eight and a quarter inch wrist (bigger on warm days) so it's the perfect size for me. The way I could tell the crown was metal was that it is cold to the touch when you pick it up. Also, I put a multimeter on it and it has quite a low resistance. While this does not mean there is not a metallic coating on it, that and the coolness of its feel tells me it is at least solid metal. I would be very surprised if it isn't bronze as well as San Martin seem to want to establish themselves as a quality brand and I doubt they would want to be caught doing a plastic crown.
Beautiful watch for sure, but way too big for me to pull off. I'll take a look at the 40mm. I'm sure that will be more in line for my wrist. I love the look of bronze cases. I have an Oris Diver's 65 with a bronze bezel, and it's patina is really coming along nicely!
I hear that bro and can understand what you’re saying. If you haven’t already can I make a request, can you upload a pic of the Oris on Instagram? Would like to see how the patina is progressing 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime I'll take a pic when I can and DM it to you on there. It's still shiny, but the coloring is a lot deeper than it used to be. I don't know what type of bronze they used, but I have a feeling it's the aluminum mixed that doesn't get the crazy green patina over time.
Thank you bro. I look forward to seeing what it looks like. There are some companies that mix the materials, I hope that’s not the case with yours 👍👍
Can or how do you hand wind with a screw down crown?
Thanks for your unbiased and thorough review. I think for $200 I'm going to buy it. Like many I'd like the $7000 Zenith but this looks so much like it.
I have to have good lume, so thanks for covering that.
Firstly, you need to turn the crown towards you to unscrew it, once done and the crown is loose, turn the crown either way where you feel a winding motion and a slight bit of resentment, that is you now charging the watch. I hope that helps my friend 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime thank you for your response and time ⌚ 🤔
Beautiful! I reviewed the STEELDIVE version of this Zenith homage and this looks like an overall better build. I prefer the orange handset on the SD though. But this leather strap is WAAAAY better! Weird that it comes in at 23mm. SD started using NH38, so no ghost position. If you’re keeping this one, are you going to let it patina, or keep it shiny?
Nice one and no, I’m not keeping this one unfortunately but if I was I’d definitely let in patina, no doubt. Thanks for watching mate 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime Cool. I didn’t keep mine either. They’re beautiful, but a little too bold for me. I think I would be somewhere on between on the patina…would clean it up once it started getting TOO green!
Maybe this is an homage to a PP 5524G?
Quite possibly mate but I wasn’t sure enough to make the reference. Thanks for watching my man 👍👍
Great review of a very attractive watch, a cross between a pilot/marine/trench style, and a
fraction of the price of an "authentic" Swiss or German version. I like the clean simplicity, without superfluous complications, showing off the period font and cathedral hands.
I don't understand why people get so hung up on ghost positions and hacking and all modern flieger watches are homages and lack authenticity in terms of crystal and size.
Am glad you like it Ronald and I can see why. If you buy one, I hope you enjoy it and I appreciate you watching mate 👍👍
@@WatchtheTime Thanks for the reply, Simon. I'm sorely tempted but I have a Luch bronze defender on the way which is very similar, so I might opt for a type B flieger.
I greatly appreciate what you and others are doing to promote the budget end of the market, where some very attractive bargains are to be found, as the top tier brands are way beyond my means.
No problem my friend, I make it my goal to reply to everyone given you have taken the time to message me, it’s only right I return the favour. That’s the reason I started my channel tbh, I think it’s a market most people are shopping in and exposure to suitable, good propositions is crucial 👍👍
Is it real bronze or color bronze ?
It is indeed a bronze watch mate 👍👍