I have the quartz black dial version and I really enjoy it! I agree with all your comments, especially about the sharp edges. I currently use mine with an orange silicon strap and it gave it a more relaxed feel. It is also wears way lighter on my wrist, so I wear it more often. Cheers!
Excellent review, I agree on all points. In this price range it’s usually easy to see where the company cheaped out, but aside from the minor issue of a stamped clasp, it seems Steeldive gave us everything on this one!
Again, firstly, thank you Thomas for a work that astonishing is increasing its quality at every of its items!! Thank you!! Well, I must also confess that this new thread of you has changed my mind respect to Aliexpress's watches. Following your analusys is a serious candidate for a next purchase. Even its quartz version equiped with a humble but decent Miyota 2115 movement is enterely made in Stainless Steel with also an astonishing price of 35€ ! Thank you! Saludos!
I Have this green bezel variant and mine also is flawless ... alignment of bezel the clicks of the bezel excellent.. Did come with there older version bracelet which had the poor clasp but actual bracelet very good....also got the full black dial n bezel variant that has got QC issues.. Bezel action is ropey so far round for a few clicks and doesnt line up perfectly either...did come with the V2 newer clasp which is very good at the price point ...but do agree with you for the money these are they are in my opnion the best budget homage subbie .....
YES... The Sound of Quality. Got the Addisdive Kermit Quartz. I love it, but it has Sharp Edges and just a Mineral Glas, and the SEconds Hand does not align, and the Rolex Indicies are a bit short. And the Secondshand Jumps when it put in the Crown. So Is this the Way to to Go. The Steeldive?
@@SalvatoreDiazManrique Well I do Prefer a watch that keeps perfect time and is slim and light (maybe because I have a smaller wrist). The Addisdive is great, altough a bit sharp on the bracelet. I knocked the sharp edges down with a nailfile. I have the Steeldive on my wrist. And It runs 20 seconds fast each day. So after 3 Days it runs a Minute fast. The Addisdive I set a Month Ago.. And still keeps time.
Great review brother. In my opinion there is one big issue with the steeldive watches: the logo. It just looks complicated that it ruins the look of an otherwise amazing watch.
I have this in black on black. Beautiful piece but I've never been able to wear it. There's a problem with the stem tube. It's been impossible to cut a new stem to size. Other than that...
El Steeldive 1953 Automático tiene igual resistencia al agua que el Addiesdive de Cuarzo? El Steeldive si resiste bien al agua con pruebas de usuarios del reloj, no sé si la versión de cuarzo de Addiesdive resista el agua de igual forma.... Otra pregunta, en comentarios de videos de reseñas de este Steeldive 1953 automático, veo que está teniendo algunos problemas de calidad.... Sabes algo de eso? Al parecer a varios le han venido así, eso me hace dudar en comprarlo o no hasta que aparentemente se solucione este problema... Sabes algo de ello?
Thomas, if a Submariner was your grail watch, would you say this is good enough, or would you save up for a Sugess/Seestern, San Martin, Steinheart.... You seem to be quite impressed with this one, I trust your judgement, maybe I should just get that one....
the problem here is, that up till ~200eur you can't get anything good and original. So it makes sense buying something like this. But if you are thinking about SanMartins, I would rather go with Orient Kamasu or something else with some originality and street credit rather than 1:1 copy of a Sub. As for the price this watch is amazing, I just wish some edges were a bit less sharp.
@@TomasWatchReviews Thanks for the reply, mate. About the Kamasu (and many other Orient/Seiko/Citizen) I dislike the day/date in one window look.... I have bought Seiko 5s as presents, but not for myself for this reason. Also aluminum bezels above 200 euro, come on. I don't care about originality or street cred. Just quality. Your review of the 1953 might be the push I need to finally get it. Only question is which color combo. Thanks.
@@plamenpenkov2865 Then you might wanna try SanMartin, people say it is amazing. But I never had one, so don't know for sure. People also say PRX is amazing.... Wait for a discount and get this Steeldive for 50~60usd. If you wont like it you will sell it without much loss anyway.
I have a Question: I want to get myself a 40mm Rolex Homage Watch. I got a 42mm Invicta and like it... And I got a 41mm Addisdive that is Awesome. I want to get myself a Black or a Blue One. Question is, do I go for a 40mm Invicta, or a 41mm Steeldive? If you want to give you Opinion, I would listen. Or maybe Save up for that Orient Ray 2. Luv myself a DAY DATE.
very difficult question. 40mm Invicta is amazing. Steeldive is better made. Orient is on another level, super cool, but same materials as Invicta. Since you have Invicta and Addiesdive go for the Orient now.
@@TomasWatchReviewsThan I will get myself a 40mm Invicta. I a 6 Inch Wrist. I will get myself a Steeldive, and the Ray too. I will get them Gradualy. Patiently. Selling off watches I don't use anymore and pooling it into new Ones. Thank you Tomas! God Bless!
Steeldive build quality is better than PD that I had. Bezel is better. Invicta is a different watch, smaller. Invicta is one level below in terms of a material quality but it is very lovely watch.
@@TomasWatchReviews so if one is looking for slightly bigger watch then better go for Steeldive or PD instead of Invicta? Invicta also has sizes like 43mm and grand diver series which is 47mm. So i think only quality separates invicta from both else size we can get in invicta. Do u agree? Or Steeldive design feels more premium and better than invicta even bigger dials?
@@tahirhussain1755 have not had big Invictas. I do not see the point of going larger than Steeldive unless you are some kind world class powerlifter or similar..
@@laurentgagne892 first of all it is a business. And they sold in their official shop alone over 600 units. So yes, if you want to make money it is necessary.
Is the magnifier off center? Is the date out of sync? Can you kill people with your knife-edge clasp? Well, this is a description of my SD, and I suggest you buy a Seiko. I threw this piece of junk in the trash
You talk BS. I got 4 sd1953 watches. Every bezel was slightly misaligned and every bezel had a backplay. Even on your video it is seen that bezel has a backplay. 7:59 NO BACKPLAY???? HAHAHAHA
there is a spring inside, of course it is going to have some back play. But it is not free play. I do not consider this amount of movement on the spring to be a backplay as it is not loose.
@@TomasWatchReviews Nah, I get fun. Cuckoo clocks are also fun. My neighbor has one on the wall. It really is fun... and most of the time very annoying. But this one is not fun at all, not even for a moment. I've worn mechanical watches, and they are just opposite of fun... inaccurate, prone to internal damage and demand often expensive servicing every now and then. They'd be fun just as trying to save family pics on floppy disks, or to drive a Ford Model T daily, or maybe diving underwater in that iron scuba suit from the beginning of the past century... Sorry, but I don't see fun there. :p
What a useless post, we get it, you don't like mechanical watches. Go buy yourself another shit apple watch or whatsoever, and be the special one that knows everything.
@@damyrOh boy, wait until you discover the negative sides of women, you'd be pissssed😂 Compared to those, mechanical watches are a breeze to own, maintain and operate...
@@plamenpenkov2865 Two marriages later... no need to say anything. Tho, back to watches, the thing which pissses me off the most is that every serious company in the world still produces them. Even few of those good quality Chinese companies. And because of that, almost no one wants to produce quartz. Why? Well, because they aren't profitable enough. Quartz is much less expensive to produce and doesn't need expensive maintenance. So, for that simple reason, they all are forcing much more profitable mechanical watches. Casio, Citizen, maybe a few Seikos, and a few luxury brands... There are also just a few respectable Chinese brands (like Baltany), but their offering is still very scarce... The rest is just ultra-low quality junk. And that's pretty much all of it. Now, compare that to mechanical watches... I mean, just look at several youtube watch channels... There's a whole ocean of brands and microbrands with their mechanical watch series. And that's incredible to me. Just incredible. It's like companies are competing who will produce more of low-quality/obsolete products and who will sell them for more money. Now, imagine that happens in any other industry... Nah, that'd be literally impossible to pull off.
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Darn. This video made me order one for myself… Black on black, oyster bracelet. Unbeatable price.
Love your kitty (@ 12:34) strolling in the background! 😍🐈♥️🥰
I have the quartz black dial version and I really enjoy it! I agree with all your comments, especially about the sharp edges. I currently use mine with an orange silicon strap and it gave it a more relaxed feel. It is also wears way lighter on my wrist, so I wear it more often. Cheers!
Another nice video editing Tomas!
You can dull that sharpness down with some fine grit metal sandpaper or stick.
Citizen Promaster is a great choice. I have the Fugu with the blue lume. Can't beat Japanese quality.
Excellent review, I agree on all points. In this price range it’s usually easy to see where the company cheaped out, but aside from the minor issue of a stamped clasp, it seems Steeldive gave us everything on this one!
They even took care of that. They are not shipping with milled clasps.
I have the blue faced one. Great watch and quality accuracy looks are excellent. Only criticism is my winder doesn't look like it's fully screwed in.
Again, firstly, thank you Thomas for a work that astonishing is increasing its quality at every of its items!! Thank you!!
Well, I must also confess that this new thread of you has changed my mind respect to Aliexpress's watches. Following your analusys is a serious candidate for a next purchase.
Even its quartz version equiped with a humble but decent Miyota 2115 movement is enterely made in Stainless Steel with also an astonishing price of 35€ !
Thank you!
Saludos!
12:53 This Video is a Labour of Love! Thank you so much for your Passion!
Just scored 4qty SD1953s (rubber band model) for a total of 175$ 🤗.
I Have this green bezel variant and mine also is flawless ... alignment of bezel the clicks of the bezel excellent.. Did come with there older version bracelet which had the poor clasp but actual bracelet very good....also got the full black dial n bezel variant that has got QC issues.. Bezel action is ropey so far round for a few clicks and doesnt line up perfectly either...did come with the V2 newer clasp which is very good at the price point ...but do agree with you for the money these are they are in my opnion the best budget homage subbie .....
Cool!
Tomas goes deeper into mechanical watches!
Very nice video :) Love from USA!
I have the black one. Mine is the same way. Almost perfect.
YES... The Sound of Quality. Got the Addisdive Kermit Quartz. I love it, but it has Sharp Edges and just a Mineral Glas, and the SEconds Hand does not align, and the Rolex Indicies are a bit short. And the Secondshand Jumps when it put in the Crown. So Is this the Way to to Go. The Steeldive?
Prefiero cuarzo.... No tengo tiempo para poner la hora todos los días casi.... Nunca tuve un automático además.....que me recomiendas??
@@SalvatoreDiazManrique Well I do Prefer a watch that keeps perfect time and is slim and light (maybe because I have a smaller wrist). The Addisdive is great, altough a bit sharp on the bracelet. I knocked the sharp edges down with a nailfile. I have the Steeldive on my wrist. And It runs 20 seconds fast each day. So after 3 Days it runs a Minute fast. The Addisdive I set a Month Ago.. And still keeps time.
Great Video. What do you think is made better the Jubilee or Oyster Bracelet?
Great review brother. In my opinion there is one big issue with the steeldive watches: the logo.
It just looks complicated that it ruins the look of an otherwise amazing watch.
I actually don’t mind it on the back and crown but when compared to the classic style of the dial it just looks off
I actually like it :D
I have this in black on black. Beautiful piece but I've never been able to wear it. There's a problem with the stem tube. It's been impossible to cut a new stem to size.
Other than that...
Whats a stem tube
@@profound369 it's what I'm calling the part that the crown screws down to, to keep the case water tight, whatever it's actually called. 😆
What app are you using to test for the movement? How does it work?
ONly one issue with mine. The dial to sits too low so the cyclops over magnifies the date. Everything else is very good
What if you papersand those sharp edges
El Steeldive 1953 Automático tiene igual resistencia al agua que el Addiesdive de Cuarzo? El Steeldive si resiste bien al agua con pruebas de usuarios del reloj, no sé si la versión de cuarzo de Addiesdive resista el agua de igual forma.... Otra pregunta, en comentarios de videos de reseñas de este Steeldive 1953 automático, veo que está teniendo algunos problemas de calidad.... Sabes algo de eso? Al parecer a varios le han venido así, eso me hace dudar en comprarlo o no hasta que aparentemente se solucione este problema... Sabes algo de ello?
Prefiero cuarzo.... No tengo tiempo para poner la hora todos los días casi.... Nunca tuve un automático además.....que me recomiendas??
Yes .. absolutely 💯 I got 2 during 11.11 😂
Poetry!
Reseña el Pagani pd 1701 Moonwatch... Cuarzo MECAQUARTZ!!!!
Thomas, if a Submariner was your grail watch, would you say this is good enough, or would you save up for a Sugess/Seestern, San Martin, Steinheart....
You seem to be quite impressed with this one, I trust your judgement, maybe I should just get that one....
the problem here is, that up till ~200eur you can't get anything good and original. So it makes sense buying something like this. But if you are thinking about SanMartins, I would rather go with Orient Kamasu or something else with some originality and street credit rather than 1:1 copy of a Sub. As for the price this watch is amazing, I just wish some edges were a bit less sharp.
@@TomasWatchReviews Thanks for the reply, mate. About the Kamasu (and many other Orient/Seiko/Citizen) I dislike the day/date in one window look.... I have bought Seiko 5s as presents, but not for myself for this reason. Also aluminum bezels above 200 euro, come on.
I don't care about originality or street cred. Just quality.
Your review of the 1953 might be the push I need to finally get it. Only question is which color combo. Thanks.
@@plamenpenkov2865 Then you might wanna try SanMartin, people say it is amazing. But I never had one, so don't know for sure. People also say PRX is amazing.... Wait for a discount and get this Steeldive for 50~60usd. If you wont like it you will sell it without much loss anyway.
Please review of g shock dw 5900bb please please
I did, long time ago ua-cam.com/video/wcW81iw6KoY/v-deo.html
Thanks
What is your wrist size?
I got the same watch in the sale. My movement is not as good as yours, mine gains 20 sec a day
I have a Question: I want to get myself a 40mm Rolex Homage Watch. I got a 42mm Invicta and like it... And I got a 41mm Addisdive that is Awesome.
I want to get myself a Black or a Blue One. Question is, do I go for a 40mm Invicta, or a 41mm Steeldive?
If you want to give you Opinion, I would listen.
Or maybe Save up for that Orient Ray 2.
Luv myself a DAY DATE.
very difficult question. 40mm Invicta is amazing. Steeldive is better made. Orient is on another level, super cool, but same materials as Invicta. Since you have Invicta and Addiesdive go for the Orient now.
@@TomasWatchReviewsThan I will get myself a 40mm Invicta. I a 6 Inch Wrist. I will get myself a Steeldive, and the Ray too. I will get them Gradualy. Patiently. Selling off watches I don't use anymore and pooling it into new Ones. Thank you Tomas! God Bless!
Any recommendations for a no date submariner homage? I've been looking for one for ages.
Steeldive has something. Should be good s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEHFzC1
How does it compare to the Addiesdive?
I also wonder how it compares to a San Martin water ghost (I found one on a special sale for like €100)
sorry, didn't have either of those. Addiesdive I had was quartz.
@@TomasWatchReviews I meant the quartz addiesdive: is the case very similar?
@@nintendokings basically the same. Lume is different.
@@TomasWatchReviews so you’re basically just paying for the NH35 and sapphire? Which would you prefer/recommend?
@@nintendokings sapphire is a must for me. I hate mineral crystals, they have no benefits. I would rather have acrylic, than mineral.
How much mm size of the dial?? How do u compare it with invicta and pagani design??
Steeldive build quality is better than PD that I had. Bezel is better. Invicta is a different watch, smaller. Invicta is one level below in terms of a material quality but it is very lovely watch.
@@TomasWatchReviews so if one is looking for slightly bigger watch then better go for Steeldive or PD instead of Invicta? Invicta also has sizes like 43mm and grand diver series which is 47mm. So i think only quality separates invicta from both else size we can get in invicta. Do u agree? Or Steeldive design feels more premium and better than invicta even bigger dials?
@@tahirhussain1755 have not had big Invictas. I do not see the point of going larger than Steeldive unless you are some kind world class powerlifter or similar..
Como darle cuerda?
What's your wrist size
they could of put something different than the mercedes hands
they do. There are several different versions. But this one is the cheapest.
@@TomasWatchReviews i dont know why it was necessary to do a 1:1 sub hommage...
@@laurentgagne892 first of all it is a business. And they sold in their official shop alone over 600 units. So yes, if you want to make money it is necessary.
Is the magnifier off center? Is the date out of sync? Can you kill people with your knife-edge clasp?
Well, this is a description of my SD, and I suggest you buy a Seiko. I threw this piece of junk in the trash
paid mine 60 euros
You talk BS. I got 4 sd1953 watches. Every bezel was slightly misaligned and every bezel had a backplay. Even on your video it is seen that bezel has a backplay. 7:59 NO BACKPLAY???? HAHAHAHA
there is a spring inside, of course it is going to have some back play. But it is not free play. I do not consider this amount of movement on the spring to be a backplay as it is not loose.
Maybe he just got 4 bad ones in a row. Mine is perfect.
No one cares how many you have Chief.
@@IlDiavolo2515 who asked you butthead
I'm not sure what's worse... the fact that it has a mechanical movement, or that it's a chunky diver. It's literally a combo of useless and cringe.
not everything must be 100% functional to be fun :D I see mechanical watches same as a sand clock. Just a nice and interesting thing to have.
@@TomasWatchReviews Nah, I get fun. Cuckoo clocks are also fun. My neighbor has one on the wall. It really is fun... and most of the time very annoying.
But this one is not fun at all, not even for a moment. I've worn mechanical watches, and they are just opposite of fun... inaccurate, prone to internal damage and demand often expensive servicing every now and then. They'd be fun just as trying to save family pics on floppy disks, or to drive a Ford Model T daily, or maybe diving underwater in that iron scuba suit from the beginning of the past century... Sorry, but I don't see fun there. :p
What a useless post, we get it, you don't like mechanical watches. Go buy yourself another shit apple watch or whatsoever, and be the special one that knows everything.
@@damyrOh boy, wait until you discover the negative sides of women, you'd be pissssed😂
Compared to those, mechanical watches are a breeze to own, maintain and operate...
@@plamenpenkov2865 Two marriages later... no need to say anything.
Tho, back to watches, the thing which pissses me off the most is that every serious company in the world still produces them. Even few of those good quality Chinese companies. And because of that, almost no one wants to produce quartz.
Why? Well, because they aren't profitable enough.
Quartz is much less expensive to produce and doesn't need expensive maintenance. So, for that simple reason, they all are forcing much more profitable mechanical watches.
Casio, Citizen, maybe a few Seikos, and a few luxury brands... There are also just a few respectable Chinese brands (like Baltany), but their offering is still very scarce... The rest is just ultra-low quality junk. And that's pretty much all of it.
Now, compare that to mechanical watches... I mean, just look at several youtube watch channels... There's a whole ocean of brands and microbrands with their mechanical watch series. And that's incredible to me. Just incredible.
It's like companies are competing who will produce more of low-quality/obsolete products and who will sell them for more money. Now, imagine that happens in any other industry... Nah, that'd be literally impossible to pull off.