Zombie thread but Steinhart is going to be producing Divers in 39mm for those of you that wish the 42+ were smaller. Steinhart has ditched the Soprod movements after issues with the mainspring and the movement being just a hair too thick and now they are using ETA 2982 and 2983 (GMT) in Elabore Premium grade.
The ETA 2982 is thinner than the 2824-2, it has just 21j but is a very accurate movement. The Elabore has better shock resistance using true Incabloc and a better hairspring assembly/balance wheel.
The ETA 2982 was used a ton in Breitling and the base of Chronograph watches for IWC and others as you could easily add more to the base movement to name it into a 30+ jeweled Chronograph.
With Squale being harder to find in the USA, Gnomon has limited choices and their new company owned distributor also is short of watches leaves a huge market for Steinhart, CW, Damasko and a few others to fill. You can't beat a Swiss made, or German/Italian brand that makes quality job one.
Nope they are not Rolex or Blancpain or other luxury brands but they are solid, reliable tool worthy watches that work in the water , in the air etc.
They don't need to pay for actors to sport their wears, nor sporting organizations. No marketing as they are often out of stock just from word of mouth.
Some people on WUS may fuss but they are so worried about the brand. I get it as some jobs and places are all about the brand and few want to check the quality. After all watches can be measured for accuracy.
I rally wanted a Mint Squale Atmos 20 but only had the coin for one, and I bought the very last Blueray. I've thought about buying a hulk, but with all the issues and needing to mod, I just will have to wait for another micro brand to do a nice green dial with green bezel insert.
The last Atmos 20 run changed 2 things, improved the grip on the bezel as well as the crown and greatly increased the lume.
I'm really tempted to buy a Steiny Ocean Black as I have loved the DLC coated divers since I bought a Rolex/Prohunter rep back in early 2009. The DLC holds back the daily desk diver scratches and bumping into cabinetry it doors which I tend to do.
I really love FM reps but the factories just don't make them often enough and as I age I have less and less use for formal watches but I still love their unique look.
Anyhow I thought some of you would be interested to know about these future 39mm Steinhart Ocean divers.
Finally the tend of massive watches seems to be slowing and getting back to reality.
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