The new 40mm Seagull 1963 Moon is magic 👌

Great Video! Love both.

Thanks Chris 😊

I wonder??! 🧐… How many watches does @Max have in his current collection now?!

Hey I sold one last weekend, so... Still too many 😅

Ha! I’m still on the fence about the bulova you reviewed last week the lunar one in blue dial…let’s say if you have an option regardless of price would you go Omega speedy Hesalite or bulova lunar ? I know it’s a stupid question but hey im stuck at home with rowdy kids and it snowing so 😂

Yeah...I did this thing instead of the Moonswatch, and saved myself $80 in the process:

My thoughts here: https://www.watchcrunch.com/JBird7986/posts/nwa-the-other-other-moonswatch-alternative-the-speedmaster-homage-by-phylida-20315

beautiful movement with adfordable price 😍

Yo, man, when you gonna do another SOTC video? It's 2023 now, and inquiring minds want to know!

Oh speedy for sure imo, Bulova only makes sense if you are on are targeting that budget.

Straight up between the Speedy Pri and the Lunar Pilot, definitely the Speedy Pro. I did sell my speedy pro, however, to buy me a Grand Seiko Snowflake and a Lunar Pilot, and I am very happy about that. Although, I do find myself longingly staring at every used Speedy Pro on the market. 😁

All that to say, you cannot remove the price from the equation.

If I did one now, it'd be 3 hours long 🤣. Trying to split it into smaller videos.

Thanks for a great review. I briefly owned a Sea-Gull a few years ago and it was a nice watch with the same movement as the 1963. I bought it mainly because I wanted a watch with a column wheel movement, which was another lesson it watch buying, never buy a watch solely for the movement. I sold it to make room for a much better, and commensurately more expensive, piece. I never really liked the 1963 and until I saw this video, never really knew why. The 40mm version is much, much better looking and doesn't look as cheap. Still not to my taste these days, but it looks like it should cost double the quoted rate. Definitely a big improvement. It looks great on your wrist!

I really like my 40mm Seagull 1963 - especially because it's proud to be a Chinese watch. WC and other watch forums always talk about the issues with the fakes and the clomages (spelling?) being made in China, so to see a watch so brazenly proud to be made in China is great, and I'm not even Chinese.

Haha!! I was thinking the same ! I was ok since I passed on the speedy I’ll get a GS Gmt and a bulova to satisfy but like you after a day I’ll be salivating all over the Speedy pro again hahaha!!

Ok! I’ll blame you when my wife complained about my new Speedy ahahah!!

Point well made! This is the OG

Seagull1963.com is where I got mine. I think Mark at long island also does good QC.

Hey Max too many watches never happens…..🤪

great video! Now I need to grab one for my own collection!

+1

I'm pretty sure @Max needs this one... it's the watch built by the community he built...

Project Build a Camel - The Auction https://www.watchcrunch.com/GasWorks/posts/project-build-a-camel-the-auction-27888

I know I'm shameless... but it's for charity and therefore I have shame immunity

I'd add that it being a more or less authorized replica of the original adds additional points since it isn't actually an homage or fake.

Where to buy it??

Blows my mind that you can get a mechanical chronograph AND Moon phase at that price!

Very nice video, as usual! I also owned a 38, and have since dispatched it into the void. I hope some dial variations will be forthcoming, as I don't care for the moon phase dial at all.

I have both a1963, and a Mission to Jupiter. The MoonSwatch get's worn fairly regularly, the 1963 sits in a drawer...

It's not that the 1963 is worse than the MoonSwatch, but as an occasional wear it's far less convenient than a quartz watch that requires no setting.

I’ve been looking at this watch and love the 38mm. Any of you guys in the UK bought one recently as Amazon of all places have them!!

Great video!!

Great video. I lucked out and got a reasonably good one from Aliexpress, no issues with it so far. Great value for money as mentioned. On a leather strap it looks great. The Chrono complications work well and the caseback looks a lot better than it should for the price. All in all it’s a great watch if you get a good example. Disagree about proportions comment, yes it’s a little odd somewhat but only because it’s a small watch overall, but it is more true to the vintage size this is going for.