Unboxing the BEST VALUE Chronograph money can buy!! Sea-gull 1963 Chinese Air Force Chronograph

[@allanlarsen5098]

Bought one of these exact watches a couple of months ago, with a soft Rios 1931 leather strap. The watch was the power reserve of a fly, but it looks amazing and if you are a watch enthusiast, you cannot help falling in love with this piece. It doesn't matter whether it's this 'semi-official' copy or the real deal.

[@timoteomeccanicatecnologia]

This watch is stunning. The cream dial, golden indexes, blue hands and the chronograph red hand, all together makes an amazing set. There's this issue about official and unofficial watches, but I really don't care. They probably comes from the same factory. I think I'll pull the trigger for one of these soon.

[@WatchGeek]

Wait for the full review! The macro shots really took me by surprise

[@truxton1000]

Go acrylic, looks so much better and is so easy to polish the argument that it will scratch is not really a problem. I have very old watches with acrylic and I have never got so bad scratches that 5 minute polishing does not sort it.

[@VictoriaStobbie]

Wow, this reissue came out like 7 years ago. Hectic to know that it’s still very popular.

[@sombrerogalaxy1]

Just got mine. It’s so beautiful! Very classy and so different. Can’t take it off my wrist.

[@Newsthink]

Love this review, thanks! I checked out your link. Is that the only AliExpress store you’d recommend? Seems like lots of replicas so unsure which stores there are the most credible

[@matkomatokovic5324]

Got one with swanneck, if you figure out positions that is gaining or losing time it can be 0s per day like mine. Out of all the watches i own this one is my favorite 😁it has some xfactor

[@Eqqs]

I bought the original reissue from SeaGull. I really hope this lasts well as it would be very expensive to maintain. Waiting for your review!

[@calligramien8855]

Can I ask you which official Seagull website you bought yours from? I found two that claim to be official but I don't know which is the real one haha

[@Mark467]

​@@calligramien8855 Same. And one is charging around $100 more then the other.

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

​@@calligramien8855Nobody does . Another reason which stops me from buying this watch .😢

[@runrin_]

ive had one of these for about 5 years. it runs almost exactly +15 seconds a day. i haven't tried regulating it yet, but its remarkably consistent. the little blue colored bit in the crown popped out at some point and now its just got a matte finish around the star which looks okay, but not great. sometimes the chrono hand jumps a bit when you start it, but most of the time it is fine. i think the "blued" hands look a bit tacky, and i hate the shape of the running seconds hand. it's a pretty good watch for the money. the nato strap it comes on really sucks.

[@P3ktoRis]

i bought sugess watch that has this movement. Very accurate...

[@WatchGeek]

Yup, this one as well, to my surprise

[@dgar715]

Thanks for the sneak peek! This one has been on my shortlist for some time. Looking forward to seeing the complete review…

[@timoteomeccanicatecnologia]

I'm very inclined to buy one, but recently policies of my country's government is ruining the possibilities to buy things worldwide.

[@Correxis]

Which country?

[@iwanpurnawan3583]

My country is Indonesia

[@LisztGOAT]

Brazil?

[@timoteomeccanicatecnologia]

@@LisztGOAT yes, my fellow

[@LisztGOAT]

@@timoteomeccanicatecnologia puts. Se antes eles estavam apenas "arruinando as possibilidades", hoje eles foderam tudo de vez kkkkk

[@sylvainster30]

Very nice vintage piece for sure! That movement is really beautiful to watch! I kinda like the dial of the 40mm, the seconds dial is a bit bigger. ✌🏼😎👍🏼

[@baandoptager]

The Chrono moonphase 40mm is straight up FIRE!

[@icas80]

Gotta go acrylic with this one. That big steel bezel ruins it on the sapphire.

[@entelferidun6367]

Hi, thanks for this great video. Is the store at your link reliable for this watch? The price is lower from some stores that sells this watch many. Thanks.

[@petergreenwald9639]

There seem to be so many variants of this watch. Special Supply vs Swan Neck is my most confusing aspect. Does anyone have a comment on this?

[@wealthaddictsltd.5121]

Where can I purchase on of these??

[@SlasherGuyy1]

Has anyone ordered the watch from the link?

[@goranjakopovic9277]

Classic watch :) Nice one!

[@williamhill7312]

Great video

[@Gearsandco]

Since I got this watch it's been stuck on my wrist!

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

Does it hold up? Durability scares me ????

[@LBee70]

Ive had a few of them, they’re fragile. (The movement in particular) zero shock protection so If you drop it it’s game over. Be careful with it, don’t overwind it and fingers crossed you should be ok

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

​​@@LBee70I would baby it and only wear it a handful of times a year . Looking at it would be enough .😊 What would the odds be it's a lifetime watch ?

[@truxton1000]

@@LBee70 Zero shock protection? I believe they have the normal Incabloc on the balance, like almost all watches has. Overwind is not really a thing either, well unless you wind it so hard that the mainspring break but who would do that?

[@cedricspies6293]

I have one

[@curvetrcalinga]

Looks like a casing from harbor freight

[@ArtPop]

wow

[@eddiejones.redvees]

I am tempted but a have bought a few watches in the last few weeks so I better have a cooling off period to keep the wife happy

[@WatchGeek]

😂😂👍

[@Co808]

Tell her it's a 20 bucks replica 😊

[@montebrodie4086]

NATO strap keeps you from easily showing the movement

[@S-Ltd1000]

Weird, I just commented on the video and it's disappeared?! 🤷‍♂️

[@WatchGeek]

Saw that as well, went to see if it was filtered as spam by youtube, but it isn't there either

[@S-Ltd1000]

@@WatchGeek lol, I must be on a KZbin watchlist.🤔 I'll wait for the full review and add another comment. They are very nice watches.

[@rizkhan4727]

So is that a real or fake?

[@אלכסס-ח5ג]

The so called fakes were actually first before seagull realized the potential and started making their own official version . so if you want to pay three times the price for the same watch go ahead.

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

Nobody knows if people are being honest .😂

[@truxton1000]

It’s the same movement, I believe the official version is exactly the same quality so…

[@CLASSIC-WATCHES]

👍👍

[@krishmys]

It is not official Sea-Gull!

[@HardyMung]

The Sea-gull company says you have a fake watch.

[@ferdinand2506]

ccp china!

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

This movment is obsolete. It's not even 3htz - 21/2 for God's sake. The Swiss sold off the machinery when they upgraded it. Good luck with the service cost!

[@benldr]

I think the point is that it's beautiful, has history, and you can buy another one for less than it costs to service a "new" non obsolete movement.

[@jakekaywell5972]

This is about the closest to an actually vintage watch you can buy new in 2023. Thus, it is very desirable to more than a few watch enthusiasts.

[@MuadDib74]

All mechanical movements are obsolete....and yet we buy them.

[@ninebar69]

Haters just hate. 👊 Lovely watch!

[@truxton1000]

Well what can you have for the same price, with that spec? Column wheel chronograph for that price? And you say “obsolete”, well Omega started a couple of years ago to make a new 321 version, the movement they stopped making in the 60’s. According to you this must also be “obsolete”? The price on this obsolete watch from Omega is £15.000.

[@lidijabacic8348]

i just cant get over that ugly design

[@Canoneosmiami]

Best value ,ugliest chronograph…

[@Moshikokotashima]

Is it true that after using this watch for sometime you'd have to throw it away because the servicing cost is too high it would be more affordable to just buy a new one? This watch is very beautiful and It would hurt me to have to throw it away if it stopped working after sometime.

[@truxton1000]

Well it’s possible to just get a new movement but in most cases a brand new one is so cheap, I just got one for £90 delivered to the UK, including shipping and VAT.

[@gregorynelson2327]

You can get a new 1901 movement for $60 on Alli, but if you go with the swan neck I couldn't find that one. I got a 38" red star with lume and goose for 145.00 and love it.

[@FernandoGarcia-oo6ru]

Where did you buy this from? I’d like to purchase one but don’t wanna get scammed 🫤