Unboxing the Steinhart Oceans 39 Sub Explorer

[@willardhooton920]

Has to be my favorite homage of all time!…gilt, aged printed lume, 369 dial, drilled lugs, quality oyster bracelet, 300m water resist, all in a nifty 39mm size - ‘nuff said! (I too have the GMT Vintage Premium (on jubilee), and Smiths Everest - you have exceptionally good taste in timepieces!

[@ronaldtrepanier6606]

Ordered mine about 10 days ago, received it yesterday. Looks and feels great. Your bracelet looks loose.

[@csharpewalls]

I have the 42mm OVM which Is on a brown Bund strap. It’s my most worn of my small collection.

[@ianmarshall3633]

Hey Rob, great video as usual. Try wearing your watch above the radial knuckle and you'll find that stienheart watches sit flatter. It works for me.

[@RobertBlanchard]

Well, unfortunately this watch is now at the bottom of the Florida straights… lost it in a fishing trip where I had it on a rubber strap and got it caught on a cleat which popped the spring bar and I watched in shock as it quickly sunk into Davies locker. Should have had it on a nato.

[@frznrrfan.frznrrfan102]

Your enthusiasm has me sold.

[@RobertBlanchard]

It is a great watch… classic simplicity. Only thing that threw me off was the gilt hands… so I modded mine with silver hands… and now it’s perfect!

[@eugenioordonez5480]

Great video! You should do an Ocean 39 Explorer vs Smiths Everest. Best regards.

[@brucemcintosh8260]

I like Yr Videos. I got the Plexi Version of this a Year ago. It is A Beautiful looking watch. eminently wearable, & A Great Every Day Ticker. With the Plexi-Dome it is A Tad thicker than yours, but 39 mm is Th' Real Hunny-Zone for me. For Winter i like the Bracelet & in Summer it goes great on An Erika's Original Black-n-Red Marine Nationale Strap. I REALLY Dig those old '50s Subbies with the Explorer Dials, but they change-hands for Squillions nowadays, plus they still have Unsalubrious RadioActive Radium Dials. An excellent Homage & for the $$$, A Real Snip!

[@RobertBlanchard]

Thanks Bruce... a few folks don’t like ‘homage’ watches but I give a pass if the watch that’s being ‘homaged’ is over 30 years old, has been out of production and it’s difficult to buy do to rarity/cost. This watch and the Vintage GMT fit right in.

[@1SaG]

I own three Steinharts already, including your 39 GMT on a Jubilee, and I think I need about two more - perhaps three. Number one is the Panda Daytona homage and number two is this one from Gnomon. The only thing that's holding me back at this point is the fact that it's limited and only available from Singapore. Well, that and the fact that the Daytona is first in line... :)

[@007jjr]

New to the channel. Nice to see emphasis on specs. Bought the plexiglass limited numbered addition, one of 300, and love it. Great size and homage. Keeps great time, also looks great on a Colareb brown strap that I own. It is great value, solid time piece.

[@RobertBlanchard]

Welcome to the channel! Slowly but surely I am putting out content...my next video will be about the 1963 Accutron Astronaut I just bought... it was either that of the new Seiko willard (SBDC109/SPB151) I chose to go with the Accutron.... cause I have been lusting for that watch for years. I just need to do a proper video since I got carried away with the unboxing. Stay tuned!

[@steveroberts619]

Good luck on that 1016. That's alot of saving to do mate. Great video!

[@RobertBlanchard]

Yeah, I have since decided to cut my collection to 6 watches... and the 1016 did not make the cut (I have an Omega Speedmaster Straight writing that took its place... one needs to be a realest).

[@steveroberts619]

@@RobertBlanchard Right on I certainly understand that. I'd like to have a Speedy at some point. I have a Breightling Colt 44 2015 with Boxes and papers due to arrive here on Thursday. It's on the rubber strap which I like but I'd rather have the bracelet. Oh well I couldn't pass on the box and papers. I have to make sure that I'm the one who signs for the package and not the little lady. She's not fond of watches since I got heavy into this hobby. Anyway I don't own any Steinharts but I definitely like the way they look. I can't remember off the top of my head which model it is but my favorite is the vintage diver with no #'s on the bezel. I'll have to check and see if You've done an update video on your new piece.

[@steveroberts619]

Ocean One Vintage. I was incorrect about the #'s on the bezel.

[@sangwon0116]

Thanks for your great review This model has date function under dial and ghost position when winding crown?

[@AcmeRocket]

My gmt bezel ,same as yours, is STIFF AF!!!!

[@mmb4063]

Beautiful watch 😍. I would miss the date indicator thought. For that reason alone i prefer the regular ocean 1 39. Probably it was discarded for the homage resemble?

[@RobertBlanchard]

I’m going to have to agree with you... it was a design choice. Personally I don’t mind not having a date... but I understand it’s importance to others. I have on order the B&R V1-92 and that has probably the best date function have seen on a watch... it’s there when you need it and ‘disappears’ when you don’t.

[@TheLahiru123]

Great review! I wish they made this watch slightly shorter lug to lug distance than 47mm. I think it's little too long for a 39mm watch, this looks amazing but sadly not fit great for slim wrist coz of the lug to lug length,

[@RobertBlanchard]

Let me suggest the Seiko SRP777... I have been completely surprised by this watch. You can see my unboxing video on it. I moded it with a red tip second hand, a black day wheel and a Uncle Seiko Tropic rubber strap and now it looks, dare I say... perfect. Lug to lug is 47mm and it wears like a 40mm. If that is still to big the Seiko Mini Turtle is another under the radar watch... also wears smaller than it is. both are tool watches and thats how I use them. I have yet to wear any other watch since I got the SRP777 Turtle... its that good! You can see pics of the mod on my Instagram.

[@TheLahiru123]

Thanks a lot for ur reply mate, i will sure have a look on that watch and ur unboxing video.

[@1SaG]

Don't know what wrist-size you have, but the 39mm case works absolutely great on my puny 17cm wrist. From personal experience I can tell you that these things look deceptively large in videos and pics. Even the 42mm, which I thought would be way too big for me based on videos and pics, looks good on my wrist and I ended up buying two in that size.. :)

[@jessedominguez543]

I own this watch. I really enjoy this watch. I would like to see this watch without the bronze handset. It dresses the watch up too much at times. Am I crazy?

[@RobertBlanchard]

Ha! that is exactly how I felt... so I went on eBay found a silver handset with proper Lum color and made the switch! I believe I posted it on my instagram... now the watch is perfect! Although I am going to sell it simply because I am A. going down to a 6 watch collection and B funds to purchase watches that I really like to do reviews then sell off after, wash rinse repeat.

[@jessedominguez543]

@@RobertBlanchard oh that's a great idea!!! I will have to take a look at your Instagram. Thanks!!!

[@RobertBlanchard]

@@jessedominguez543 Let me check if not I'll post a pic for you... @blanchardwatchco

[@RobertBlanchard]

@@jessedominguez543 Yes its there just scroll down and you will see it (post was on November 3rd)

[@abramhenk5503]

Do you still own the steinhart? Is that steinhart be able to use in swimming? This is because, i bought it used, and my seller told me that i shouldn't use it for swimming.

[@RobertBlanchard]

If the seller said that you should take it to your local watch repair and have them inspect and test the watch. Steinhart has it rated at 200 meters… and I have used mine even for some diving. Never had an issue with mine. I also believe that Steinhart uses the same case across most of their watches all they do is switch the bezel/dial it’s basically cost savings to use the same case across multiple watches and just switch out the bezel/dial/movement. As for my sub explorer…. It’s at the bottom of the Florida straights… a Mahi-mahi knocked it off my wrist… and it also got away. Loose loose.

[@mrcrowley5597]

How much just the watch cost before tax and shipping?

[@RobertBlanchard]

Van Halen shipping was free... I don’t recall the tax...

[@RobertBlanchard]

Sorry looks like my post didn’t go through... it was $499USD

[@RobertBlanchard]

Also... I will be putting mine up for sale on eBay... I was going to keep it but I think I have finally found my 1016 replacement in the Bell&Ross V1-92 and raising funds to purchase one. I wore it for about a week.

[@Todayisagoodday11]

I recently got the San Martin of this 369 dial with female endlinks.. i think it's more impressive than the steinhart imo

[@RobertBlanchard]

I’ll check it out… unfortunately this watch is at the bottom of the Florida straits sitting there ready to be found by archeologist in 5000 years. It was a short lived ownership that I enjoyed but not as much as I thought I would.

[@clash79]

@@RobertBlanchard Oh no! Clasp opened up while swimming?

[@RobertBlanchard]

@@clash79 I was stupid enough to put it on a rubber strap and trying to gaff a Mahi-mahi my arm slipped and banged side of boat… springbar popped… and down she went. The only thing that gives me solace is that I just imagine Aquaman wearing it as he rides his giant seahorse through the Florida straights…

[@clash79]

@@RobertBlanchard Do you think the rubber strap was the issue? Sounds like a bad spring bar. Hopefully Aquaman has access to replacements so that he can enjoy wearing it

[@RobertBlanchard]

@@clash79 I don’t know… but I venture to guess it was the spring bar.

[@resjon7981]

This watch is actually 300m WR.

[@RobertBlanchard]

Mines actually 6000 feet… cause it now lies at the bottom of the Florida straights. 😔

[@CocoKoi321]

Why only 100m...

[@RobertBlanchard]

It’s 200 meters... did I say 100?

[@milansmrz4430]

On the watches is written 100m? @@RobertBlanchard

[@RobertBlanchard]

@@milansmrz4430 unfortunately I don't know since this watch was lost at sea (fish fight and spring bar broke and watch is now lying in the Florida straights. Also why now when I go into the deep ocean (not the beach since I can always dive to get it) I wear my dive watch on a NATO.