Stop buying fake Seagull! Unboxing and review of an official Seagull 1963 60th Anniversary Edition
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2024
- This is the 60th Anniversary Model of the Seagull 1963 Air Force Chronograph. This is the official version manufactured and assembled by the Tianjin Watch Factory.
This was was purchased after a slight discount from Seagullwatches.com. I paid about SGD760 all in, after taxes.
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Finally! I bought this same watch from Seagull and have not been able to find ONE video on it. Thank you so much!! Great video!
Glad you liked it!
Very nice. I like the solid case back.Here in the UK, I have a cheap Chinese brand with a Sea Gull movement. So far, it has performed extremely well.
I note you did not use the word "first" as well is it quite hilarious envisioning an obese tuna.
I thought Seagull released an international version with a clear back
Yes they announce the see through case back very recently
Yeah, I dunno mate, I think you're mostly just paying for the brand name here.
I haven't seen a comparison between this & a generic one, so I don't know if the case quality is all that much better, though I think the dials might be a bit more premium?
At the end of the day Tianjin isn't an integrated watchmaker afaik so any other factory making generic 1963s could source the same parts from the same factories as Tianjin is, negating that advantage anyways.
The only other potential advantage of a Tianjin fab watch is the presistent rumour that Tianjin keeps all the high grade ST19s for itself, & offloads the worse ones on to other factories. So you're potentially getting a cleaner, better quality, better regulated movement.
& that's also why buying generic 1963s isn't really an ethical issue compared to the usual fakes, because Tianjin knowingly sells those factories ST19s, giving implicit authorisation to make the generics. If Tianjin was actually concerned by the generics, then they'd cut supply to those factories.
Think about it, it's a win-win for Tianjin. They make money selling the movements for generics, & then market themselves as the original & the higher quality watch, & charge a massive premium.
Though that brings up the question of who is actually making the most margins on the Tianjin watches, the factory or the reseller?
Unless something has changed in the last couple of years, Tianjin has *no* western facing storefront on the internet, all "official" Tianjin internet stores are just 3rd party agents given licence by Tianjin to market their products. & there's been drama in the past with agents doing shady things.
Afaik the only ways to buy directly from Tianjin are to go to one of their 3 brick & mortar stores, or I think they have an actual official storefront on Taobao.
So, in effect, you're paying a massive premium to a 3rd party agent, for a possibly better quality watch, an unknown guarantee, & easier shipping.
I think the generic reproductions of the original 1963 on AliX are really the better buy, even if the movements can be a roulette of quality. I'm not interested in a "modernised" version, I want 36mm & an acrylic crystal!
(Plus they usually come with an exhibition caseback, & while I usually don't care about those on low grade movements, it is fun on an ST19)
Thank you for your comments. There alread have been videos made on the comparison plus I sold my non official version some time back, so it is senseless to buy back for the review.
Granted that I have an affiliate link, but I also wanted to have one that I know is official because that's what I'm looking for as a collector. It's hard to explain but maybe a future video on it would be useful.
@beyond36horology nah collector value definitely makes sense
Too big !
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Thanks for watching