Seestern..do we all have to hate these?

My goodness I’ve seen a lot of, let’s say, mixed feelings on Seestern. I didn’t even know about these until someone posted a shot on WRUW a few weeks ago. Watched a few vids, read a few reviews, had a few martinis, and before that last olive went down I was the proud owner of 3 different styles.

Why. Well, curiosity mostly, and at this price point most of us can be unregretfully curious. I also clonk the crap out of my watches at work. And I also wear green at work so the green dial was a no-brainer. And there you have it. I will say that I am amazed at the finish on the case, dial, and bracelet. This green one is quite stunning. If you own a Glashutte SEAQ I could understand your disdain for this dial but I won’t lie - I like it. It keeps great time and I don’t have to worry about wrecking it. And it is silky comfortable, more than my Snowflake, and it has a quick adjust. If you hate, and you may, I would implore you to pick one up when they’re $130 ish on sale and see for yourself. I’m having fun with it.

Lower your cannons, or love, and take a shot at this post. I’d love to hear it. Cheers, brothers and sisters 🍸

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No hate from me. This is a very nice watch, without qualifications regarding price. Add the fact that it's $189 and it's amazing.

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Good looking watch and green dials/bezels are 🔥

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gbelleh

No hate from me. This is a very nice watch, without qualifications regarding price. Add the fact that it's $189 and it's amazing.

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Nice!💪🏻💥

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gbelleh

No hate from me. This is a very nice watch, without qualifications regarding price. Add the fact that it's $189 and it's amazing.

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Looks great!

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drcarter13

Good looking watch and green dials/bezels are 🔥

Love the support, good Dr. 😎

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No hate here either.

A spec monster at a great price.

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Love it! Loved mine...

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... but a good buddy just stole mine literally last night. He's back on the dating market, and said he needed something to help boost his confidence as he approaches the gals. He chose the Seestern over all the other options I presented him!

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Mr.Dee.Bater

Love it! Loved mine...

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... but a good buddy just stole mine literally last night. He's back on the dating market, and said he needed something to help boost his confidence as he approaches the gals. He chose the Seestern over all the other options I presented him!

Love the black

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Sometimes copying is the biggest flattery.

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Barabus

Sometimes copying is the biggest flattery.

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OMG , the beautiful real deal. WOW. 🔥😎👊🏻

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It is a great looking watch for sure. I've told myself not to buy any more AliExpress homage watches, but that one has definitely been tempting me.

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Honestly, Seestern is hardly the only AliExpress brand guilty of creating clomages/rip-offs. Even San Martin or Baltany "original" designs are very derivative. As I have several Tandorio "homages" in my own collection, I am hardly in a position to throw stones. Too many windows in my glass house. 🤣

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Really nice I like them original and homage 👌

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Like it, looks like a bargain to me

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Not a China fan, not a clomage IP swiping fan… .. BUT very much a fan of fellow watch enthusiasts getting watches they love ❤️

I’m apparently a bit crazy since I wear my favorite and nice watches for adventures and my rough work jobs 😂.

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Not going to lie, I like their ST19-based chronographs

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these look really nice and are certainly priced right? I will post my all green Aquitaine and see how it compares.

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ChronoGuy

Seestern is a solid homage brand. Great quality for the price.

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gosh are they copying Doxa or what

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secondhandcourage

Hear hear! Could not agree more. Picked up for $137 during the recent sale.

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Sale in Alibaba or their own website ?

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chrisom

Sale in Alibaba or their own website ?

Aliexpress

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skydave

Yes, that was exactly my thought as well. I wished it was in the 42-44mm range.

That's why you and I love the SLGA015!!! We're big watch degenerates!

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boobooheadesque

gosh are they copying Doxa or what

Totally - I think they have copied every Doxa design.

Seestern is in its purest essence a homage brand producing replicas of popular designs with their own brand on the label.

My guess is you could probably get them to produce sterile dials or your own brand if you ordered sufficient quantity.

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boobooheadesque

gosh are they copying Doxa or what

It’s Doxa for people who have a hard time making the rent. I have one myself.

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I always wanted to buy one Seestern but they do not ship to India.

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ChronoGuy

Seestern is a solid homage brand. Great quality for the price.

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That’s a beauty

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ChronoGuy

Totally - I think they have copied every Doxa design.

Seestern is in its purest essence a homage brand producing replicas of popular designs with their own brand on the label.

My guess is you could probably get them to produce sterile dials or your own brand if you ordered sufficient quantity.

they look like they are pretty good quality, but as I have so many divers , I am nervous about seestern , hm

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boobooheadesque

they look like they are pretty good quality, but as I have so many divers , I am nervous about seestern , hm

I let my buddy borrow my Seestern and he gave it a thorough workout. He is a total waterman...he took it surfing, kayaking and paddle boarding.

When he returned the watch it was identical to when I lent it to him.

That is the best way I can confirm the quality of the build. It survived several weeks of that without a scratch or a ding and is running perfectly.

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ChronoGuy

I let my buddy borrow my Seestern and he gave it a thorough workout. He is a total waterman...he took it surfing, kayaking and paddle boarding.

When he returned the watch it was identical to when I lent it to him.

That is the best way I can confirm the quality of the build. It survived several weeks of that without a scratch or a ding and is running perfectly.

wow, I will give them another look see, One of the things I like the most about your collection is that it steers clear of the ones "everybody" has, Pelagos , speed master, Rolex, I frankly am NOT a big fan of this aspect of collecting, I try to find ones that are almost as good for a fraction of the cost

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boobooheadesque

wow, I will give them another look see, One of the things I like the most about your collection is that it steers clear of the ones "everybody" has, Pelagos , speed master, Rolex, I frankly am NOT a big fan of this aspect of collecting, I try to find ones that are almost as good for a fraction of the cost

Thanks for the kind words.

I always joke that I am monogamous in my marriage, but polyamorous with my watches. I love them all whether they are a $50 Casio Duro (best dive watch under $75) or a watch that is in the five figures.

So much choice to be had and so many great ideas shared by the members of this community.

It's a great place to learn about brands that are less popular and that produce a high value to cost ratio.

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clever I am certainly polyamorous with watches, I have a Casio euro, however I just saw they came out with what looks like a rather nice new one, I also saw a Corgeut on Ali express for 80 which looks identical to the Blancpain 50 fathoms, amazing I am never going to save at this rate,

cheers Paul