So, I found an interesting watch on flea market, Deep Blue Master 1000. I traded my SKX007 and Citizen NY2300 for this he he. Yeah the box (the original one) really showed how old this watch is.
But wait till you see the watch. It’s awesome!!! Glorious and epic to say the least he he. Just see my unboxing he he. The case is really good.
The watch came with rubber strap and steel strap.
Honestly, you may never heard the brand. Because Deep Blue is a micro brand and yeah, it makes the watch exclusive and kinda personalized he he. Sure the design is some sort of homage for Rolex (what kinda diver watch doesn’t?) and a direct homage for Omega diver (especially with Helium release valve). But the build quality, the heft and the size (it’s big, 45mm round) makes this watch a stellar.
The steel strap is awesome. You can tell the quality just by seeing it. Unlike SKX007 with the cheap jubilee and (not my cup of tea) rubber strap. This watch is really robust, ready to war he he.
Seriously, look at the watch! Even in my not so good picture you can see the detail on the dial, on the bezel, all of its body. Even the back case is well crafted without looking corny.
The machine itself is a robust and reliable. They use Seiko’s engine he he. But this time is a hack-able automatic engine. The bezel itself is a 120 click uni directional, though not as buttery smooth like Seiko but still give great accuracy.
The only downside that I can found is the size may not for everyone. Even the rubber may be to big for everyone. Oh the luminous also weak, but it because its old. But weirdly that at pitch black it somehow glow (though weak), so the luminous last for a very long time somehow.
So, to sum it all, this is a very good watch. For the prize, it’s close to Seiko SKX but you’ll get a 300m diver watch with very high quality strap (rubber and steel), a robust, solid build quality. A winner in every way. If it’s too big wear a perlon like I did.
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