Fortunately, both Steinhart and Squale make amazing bracelets that are comfortable and durable. BraceletĪny true diver will tell you how important a good bracelet is on a dive watch. For this reason, I must admit that the 30 Atmos GMT's case is a notch above Steinhart in terms of quality. Indeed, they used to make cases for reputable brands such as Blancpain, Tag Heuer, and many more. As I mentioned above, the Squale has slightly curvier lugs wich makes the 30 Atmos wear a bit smaller and more comfortable than the Ocean 1 GMT.Īdditionally, Squale has a very good reputation as a case maker. The two watch cases are made of 316l stainless steel and feature brushed lugs and polished sides. This might not be so apparent in pictures, but it's definitely something you will notice if you have both watches next to each other. It's as if the hand was pointing towards the chapter ring rather than the bezel's 24-hour layout. However, a lot of people dislike the shortness of the Squale's GMT hand. I like my Steinharts but for me the better wrist hugging case / lugs shape, as my previous comment and better bracelet swing it Squales way, when it comes to this particular watch any way.For the GMT hand, both watchmakers use the same simple arrow design as the GMT-Master II. Mines has stayed within +1 second over the last 3 days. But in my experience you get a lot for the money.ĭitto above. Not sure what the QC is like with Squale as I may have got really lucky and got one that's spot on. People have complained that the end links are a little fiddly to refit on the bracelet, whilst this is true it does also mean there is absolutely zero play once fitted. It also came very well regulated from the factory at -2 a day. For example I really like the subtle bevel from back to front around the whole case (so the sides of the case are slightly angled). Polishing vs brushing is sharp and there's a lot of subtle elements in the case that I really like about it. I've been nothing but impressed with it's build quality, it stands up against the Tudor and Sinn's I've owned. I have been wearing the Squale Tropic which I think is the 30 atmos case.
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