I remember reading somewhere that the genuine Sea Gull chronographs have a solid case back (which is strange given how the movement looks) whereas most copies opted for a display caseback - is this the case (pun intended) with yours?

EDIT : I see yours has a display back - I must be mistaken. I found this on Sea Gull's store.

Great looking watch btw.

Sugess use a few different movements (they are the same group as Seestern) but in their chronographs it does seem to be exclusively Sea Gull.

I know See Gull get a bad press, but when you consider they have a brand history that some Swiss companies envy, and at the moment produce about a quarter of all the mechanical movements made every year, there are bound to be some bad reviews out there!

Their own brand watches seem to have much better reviews than those that use their movements (perhaps there are 2 tiers of production?). People think of Sea Gull as being an 'Ali Express brand', which is like saying that Timex are an 'Amazon brand' - in China Sea Gull are everywhere, its just in the west that Ali Express is our exposure to the brand.

If you want to know more about Sea Gull, search for the Tianjin Watch Factory.

FYI if you do purchase a watch with the chronograph movement I have read more problems with the companies using the ST1901 movement when using a 40mm case - when used in a 38mm there seem to be less issues (this could be due to pusher length/tolerances).

I have a google doc with all the watches I own (and have owned) - prices, dimensions, movement details - and I can access it on my phone if I see something I think might add to my collection.

Titanium without a hardness coating is a hard pass from me, especially on such an expensive watch.

There is no right watch. Just the right one for you.

There is no wrong watch. Just the wrong one for you.

Like a lot of things in life, watch collecting would be pretty boring if we all liked exactly the same.

In Jan I was told by eBay to remove 2 listings I had containing the term NATO in the description, how I was singled out from the 1000's of others, who knows!

The copyright claim was by 'International Watchman, Inc'

The 37 sounds perfect - cant wait to see it.

I often find its the lug to lug (and lug shape) that are equally important, in some cases more so.

Nice to see you on watch crunch.