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Steinhart: I’m Just Not Into You

January 23rd, 2007 Leave a comment Go to comments

pict1569.JPGA big to do about Steinhart over at WuS today. Steinhart sells “homages,” watches that look strikingly similar to well known brands but have enough subtle differences to stand as their own brand. I can support their efforts, but I’m kind of tired of the homages to Rolex and Panerai I see. I think there are plenty of odd, little houses out there that deserve our cash rather than some junk dealers who traffic in Chinese-made crap. Sorry. Ranting.

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  • steinhartisti

    Steinhart looks better and IS as good or better quality than any rolex, omega or panerai. Love Steinhart history, what a noble watch for the upper class succesfull people. Steinhart Ocean for me for EVER! I’m Steinhartisti 110%.

  • Royal Lichter

    Wow, so much arrogance and also wrong facts here. This is a fight not worth fighting.

  • ETAjunkie

    @steinhartisti
    I’ll agree with you there, Steinhart is an awsome watch! from what I have researched on them you cant beat their value. When it comes to Rolex or Panerai your just paying for a name. The Ocean 1 is a beautiful watch, the 2824-2 movement calibrated correctly will keep better time than a Rolex. The Steinhart Ocean 1 is my next purchase, You cant beat it!

  • Ari

    Steinhart does make good watches and they are Swiss, the problem I may have with Steinhart is that they copy bigger brands’ look … they really dont have their own personality or uniqueness – which to me really cheapens them

    as far as the movement, if you really know what you’re talking about then there is no comparison between Steinhart and the high end brands (Patek, Vacheron, Lange and Sohne, Rolex, Piaget, etc) they are a world apart

    people who knows watches will never say Steinhart would compare to any of them

    but as many people said, they are good for their value, and they are good looking watches (because they copied other brands)

    it’s like wanting a Harley Davidson and not being able to afford one so you get a Darley Havidson – still made in America and it looks like a real Harley, just with less expensive parts … and not a real Harley

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  • Boren

    I’m a watch maker and Steinhart is better made then all of those watches mentioned and they keep better time than those others as well. They are a great value as many have stated, you can buy a Steinhart for $450 or $500 and get a great time piece or spend 4x that on Rolex and waste your money…you’re just paying for the name!!

  • Dr A

    Well,
    I have seen the light. I want a triton 100atm. They look great. I still think they are probably questionable, Chinese garbage, but for the price point I can lose a few bucks. I will join the nation of steins, and salute the steinographical red vintager steina-lots, and steinee my way to steinland!
    Heil Steiner!
    boo yah bitches and cheers to yellow gold and fake diamonds

  • http://wristwatchreview.com Bill

    To my knowledge there isn’t any chinese in this watch. It’s all Swiss Made. Do they copy? Yes. I own a Harley Davidson but if I could find a bike that looks, tastes and feels like a Harley for a lot less I would buy it. The problem is it’s very hard to find that. Props to Steinhart and Debaufre.

  • Anonymous

    Harley sucks @Ari

  • WillyTheBis

    Some of you guys are so ignorant and narrow minded. Steinhart are German and Swiss. Their movements are Swiss, assembled by German/Swiss watchmakers and use Swiss grade materials.

    Granted, some components may be China manufactured (name one thing that isn’t these days) but the flaw is in the QC, not the manufacturing process. You’d be surprised at how many “luxury” brands use China-made components. They don’t develop “homage” or replica
    watches without legitimate funding (and tooling) for official watches, you know.

  • Danny

    I think very little was known about Steinhart a few years back, so there is a lot of hate about the quality. Today, it has quickly become highly respected and popular among watch collectors. I’ve seen pics with Rollies next to the Ocean-1, so clearly, the owner doesn’t think Steinhart/Debaufre is a POS. There was a post on WUS which linked a German forum site that showed pics behind the scenes at Steinhart and you can see watch casings, dials, unassembled movements, so the whole Chinese theory can be put to rest. I think any comment after mine will be positive, because all the ignorant people found the truth in Steinharts quality over the years. And what the guy said on the previous page towards the bottom about +6 secs after 2 years; he’s being sarcastic. 6+ secs meets the COSC requirements, and that means that POS is freakin’ accurate.

  • Lionheart

    Buy one and be impressed. I have Omega,Breitling and so on, bought a superocean (real)and it broke after one week! Steinhart is good quality and good price which is rare nowdays.

  • DaveF

    I own a steinhart as well as a Fortis b42 cosmonaut and a Tissot Visodate and i do love the quality of the steinhart. Really are we discussing homage watches? I think they have their own little twist on them. All of the big brands make the same principle watches. diver, flyer, sport square round, etc. Really. Checkout of all the big brands and compare. How many different designs can you get, right? I used to own a fake rolex watch but not anymore. steinhart is a very good brand with a high quality standard. I don’t think big brands have to suffer from cheap imitation (I mean honestly if you can afford a real rolex would you buy a fake?… don’t think so) But when you can buy a midlevel not too expensive watch with all the quality marks from a high end brand AND own an original. You guesses it right. Go steinhart!

  • http://www.chefluigi.com luigi

    I have a breitling chronomat with diamond bezel,I’m not a pilot i time parking meters with it when i hang in south philly, i also have a datejust 18krt with dimond dial,and an accutron vx200chrono , but thier all to expensive to wear in the pool even though there waterproof,i wear a grovana coral reef in the ocean because the only thing worst than getting your arm bit off buy a shark is getting the one wearing the rolex bit off.chef luigi out.

  • Joe Blow

    wow – I now feel dumber for actually reading this entire thread.
    BTW, I love my Steinhart GMT. Sold my Rolex when money got tight and bought a Steinhart.
    They both look good. They both tell me the time and date. And I know have another 4k in the bank.

  • Chefluigipa

    who cares if your tired, if you like a watch buy it.geetting all worked up over what others do,really;i can’t stand posers,i’d rather see a good watch thats similer but has its own name,i have a Breitling, a rolex and a coral reef from grovana, they all need repairs now and then,i own 40 watchesand looking back ;i only need 2 or 3 anything else is madness,get a grip.

  • Pelle Peloton

    Steinhart is more than Rolex or Omega!

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