Great to see Damasko getting more airtime. After doing some research I pulled the plug on the DK36. I've owned a few Sinn's, and whilst I've enjoyed all of them I do feel with the price rises there is less value for money. Also feel their QC tolerances have dropped somewhat as they've gotten bigger. Some other notable points about the Damasko worth mentioning: - The ice hardening is all the way through through, as opposed to to surfaced hardened which is what you see on the DS30, and Sinn Tegiment. So in theory it should withstand and major dents more then something which is only surface hardened. - The base material is Mertensitic Stainless Steel, therefore it also features an iron cage to provide anti magnetic protection up to 80,000 a/m. - The crown uses a special crown protection and lubrication system. - Damasko used to make the cases for Sinn. The website unfortunately is a bit clunky, but there's lots of good info on there if you poke around.
I do like the brand as they are very similar to Sinn, They have some cool tech like their Ice Hardening which works out to 800Hv placing it between Seiko 500Hv and Sinn 1200Hv. I do like the crown system it do look interesting. Unfortunately I do hear lots of horror stories about their after sales and warranty claims on the net plus its a shame they don't offer a bracelet with many of their watches and when they do its silly prices
@@ClickSpringReviewAgree I've read the same stories. Potentially due to being a small outfit with increasing demand, but I've heard they are getting better. I'll let you know how I get on.
I'm sure you going to be ok its a lovely watch and at the end of the day turns out it has a ETA based movement, so worst case scenario any watch maker including myself could sort it out for you
The resaon is because I'm guessing there is an iron cover below. As I own a de magnetiser and to be fair every watch enthusiastic should have one, I'd take a display case back over this as I love to see the movement.
That winding sounds very much like my Sinn 157. I don't know about the resistance, but in terms of sound it I always say it feels like cranking up a WW1 fighter plane lol
Hi Barry, this is a treat! I think that Damasko makes really good watches, but I have no information regarding a service centre in the UK. The last time I enquired the watches needed to go back to the factory for both warranty claims and regular maintenance. It's the same for Yema, and is a deal breaker for me. If I lived in an EU country of course it would be different... Have a good weekend, LG Bob 🍻
@@ClickSpringReview Good luck! Both Yema and Damasko offer in house movements of course, and they won't support independents so if you can swing the service contract for either or both manufacturers this would both give them greater leverage in the UK and also provide reassurance to potential owners. As a side issue, my Muhle Panova aggregates at + 6.3 s/day, varying between -3 and +12. The beat error is between 0.1 and 0.2. I use a truly excellent App called "Watch Accuracy Meter" which is both free and advert free. It's a great stepping stone between guess work and investing in a Timegrapher. One big advantage of it is its mobility: you can easily check the accuracy of a watch anywhere... And no, I have no connection with it...
Love the full on tool look of the Damasko range- as I’m fast approaching knackered old git age and the old eyesights starting to go, legibility is a big thing! pleasepleasepleasePLEASE get hold of the Dsub50 and compare it to the Sinn U1 😬
@@swanney75 As a fellow Knackered Old Git I understand fully. However I think Sinn covers our demographic really well, as do Damasko, Muhle and Tudor (plus many others...). I find Chronographs a challenge to read when using the stopwatch mode (since cataract surgery) so I'm sticking to three hand watches now...
Damasko , decided to develop their own in house movement due the difficulties of obtaining ETA movements . There in house movement longevity is increased due to developing the movement
I'd love to strip down there movement to see how it compares to a ETA, I did also test the timing on the DS model with the SW200-1 movement and that was reading +1
Damasko recently seemed to have gone away from the offset day/date. I'm glad they went back to this look. I like the Damasko name and offset date at 3:00.
Very cool timepiece. Yes, one position is not a good representation of accuracy. They average out all 6/5 to get their number like everyone else. Thanks for sharing!
Thats true, this one has Elaboré spec movement which has maximum deviation in all positions of 25 seconds which matches the SW200-2 Elaboré exactly. An interesting point I placed the other DS on the timegrapher that was around +1
The Damasko DC57 chronograph on bracelet with the full lume dial is amazing.
At some point I dare say I'll review it Sir
Great to see Damasko getting more airtime. After doing some research I pulled the plug on the DK36. I've owned a few Sinn's, and whilst I've enjoyed all of them I do feel with the price rises there is less value for money. Also feel their QC tolerances have dropped somewhat as they've gotten bigger.
Some other notable points about the Damasko worth mentioning:
- The ice hardening is all the way through through, as opposed to to surfaced hardened which is what you see on the DS30, and Sinn Tegiment. So in theory it should withstand and major dents more then something which is only surface hardened.
- The base material is Mertensitic Stainless Steel, therefore it also features an iron cage to provide anti magnetic protection up to 80,000 a/m.
- The crown uses a special crown protection and lubrication system.
- Damasko used to make the cases for Sinn.
The website unfortunately is a bit clunky, but there's lots of good info on there if you poke around.
I do like the brand as they are very similar to Sinn, They have some cool tech like their Ice Hardening which works out to 800Hv placing it between Seiko 500Hv and Sinn 1200Hv. I do like the crown system it do look interesting. Unfortunately I do hear lots of horror stories about their after sales and warranty claims on the net plus its a shame they don't offer a bracelet with many of their watches and when they do its silly prices
@@ClickSpringReviewAgree I've read the same stories. Potentially due to being a small outfit with increasing demand, but I've heard they are getting better. I'll let you know how I get on.
I'm sure you going to be ok its a lovely watch and at the end of the day turns out it has a ETA based movement, so worst case scenario any watch maker including myself could sort it out for you
As per Damasko's website, only the watches with solid casebacks get the anti-magnetic shield. So a good reason to have the solid caseback!
The resaon is because I'm guessing there is an iron cover below. As I own a de magnetiser and to be fair every watch enthusiastic should have one, I'd take a display case back over this as I love to see the movement.
Love the drilled lug holes on these. Wish my DC66 came with them.
Drilled lugs just give a more tool ish look to the watch which suits this brand completely Sir
I have 3 Damaskos. I love them.
Lucky guy, I hope at some point to get one myself
Damasko innovation and development is rather interesting.
Just wish they would push design towards something unique, like sinn.
I'm going to start seeing more of them on the channel with some comparison videos with Sinn which should be interesting
Defo a brand I'd like to see more of and wish they made a few more affordable watches 👍😎
The next one I'm reviewing is the DS30 which is their entry model which is very similar to the Sinn 556 Duncan
@@ClickSpringReview awesome will keep an eye out 😎👍
That winding sounds very much like my Sinn 157. I don't know about the resistance, but in terms of sound it I always say it feels like cranking up a WW1 fighter plane lol
Funny enough I never I thought of it like that 🤔🤣👍🏻
Love Damasko and Sinn! Love this review.
I'm lucky now as First Class Watches is an AD for them as I've always wanted to get my hands on one expect to see some comparisons videos to come
@@ClickSpringReview Bring it on Barry! 👍
Hi Barry, this is a treat! I think that Damasko makes really good watches, but I have no information regarding a service centre in the UK. The last time I enquired the watches needed to go back to the factory for both warranty claims and regular maintenance. It's the same for Yema, and is a deal breaker for me. If I lived in an EU country of course it would be different... Have a good weekend, LG Bob 🍻
Thats a fair point Bob and not one I'd thought of , We are thinking of expanding at AJWSL maybe we need to contact them :)
@@ClickSpringReview Good luck! Both Yema and Damasko offer in house movements of course, and they won't support independents so if you can swing the service contract for either or both manufacturers this would both give them greater leverage in the UK and also provide reassurance to potential owners. As a side issue, my Muhle Panova aggregates at + 6.3 s/day, varying between -3 and +12. The beat error is between 0.1 and 0.2. I use a truly excellent App called "Watch Accuracy Meter" which is both free and advert free. It's a great stepping stone between guess work and investing in a Timegrapher. One big advantage of it is its mobility: you can easily check the accuracy of a watch anywhere... And no, I have no connection with it...
Its definitely something I'm going to look into Bob 👍🏻
Damasko makes some great watches though they tend to be outside of my personal price range I still admire them from afar lol
They do look great but I think I'd save my money and go for a ETA model over their in house movement maybe,
Love the full on tool look of the Damasko range- as I’m fast approaching knackered old git age and the old eyesights starting to go, legibility is a big thing! pleasepleasepleasePLEASE get hold of the Dsub50 and compare it to the Sinn U1 😬
LOL I know that feeling :) and once they have one in I'll do it 👍🏻
@@swanney75 As a fellow Knackered Old Git I understand fully. However I think Sinn covers our demographic really well, as do Damasko, Muhle and Tudor (plus many others...). I find Chronographs a challenge to read when using the stopwatch mode (since cataract surgery) so I'm sticking to three hand watches now...
Damasko does a lot right except design in my eyes, that's why I chose Sinn
I find they are very similar but for me Sinn still has the edge
Love it!
Me to Peter oh yeah
Damasko , decided to develop their own in house movement due the difficulties of obtaining ETA movements . There in house movement longevity is increased due to developing the movement
I'd love to strip down there movement to see how it compares to a ETA, I did also test the timing on the DS model with the SW200-1 movement and that was reading +1
That's an old photo of the movement. They recently updated the rotor, so they probably changed the bearings then.
I got it of their website, I'd understand if they said 3 bearings but two just doesn't sound right to support a rotor
@@ClickSpringReview Possible printing error? Maybe email them with the query.
Does the lume last all night 🌙?
I'll double check, I believe if the room is dark enough then the should be able to read the time though the night
Damasko recently seemed to have gone away from the offset day/date. I'm glad they went back to this look. I like the Damasko name and offset date at 3:00.
The other model I have in has the date only at the 3 o'clock placement 👍🏻
Very cool timepiece. Yes, one position is not a good representation of accuracy. They average out all 6/5 to get their number like everyone else. Thanks for sharing!
Thats true, this one has Elaboré spec movement which has maximum deviation in all positions of 25 seconds which matches the SW200-2 Elaboré exactly. An interesting point I placed the other DS on the timegrapher that was around +1