watchdivesSteeldive Men's Automatic Watch SD1953 Stainless Steel NH35 Movement 300m Diving Watches

The Steeldive 1953 is, simply put, a spectacular diving watch. Its build quality is outstanding — the brushed stainless steel feels rock-solid, and the detailing rivals far more expensive timepieces. Honestly, it is nearly indistinguishable from a Rolex Submariner, and in some ways it even surpasses the Rolex, with modern upgrades and thoughtful finishing touches.The bezel action is crisp and satisfying, the lume is powerful and long-lasting, and the sapphire crystal is crystal-clear. The dial is beautifully executed, giving off a classic yet bold presence on the wrist. The Steeldive 1953 wears incredibly comfortably, with a great balance and reassuring weight that makes it feel like a true professional diver’s tool.What really amazes me is how many compliments I get when wearing it — people routinely assume it’s a Rolex, and are stunned when I explain it’s a Steeldive. That speaks volumes about the quality and presence of this watch.I absolutely love wearing this piece, and it has become one of my go-to daily drivers. I’d buy it again in a heartbeat, no question. If you’re looking for a beautiful, well-built, and affordable dive watch that punches way above its weight, the Steeldive 1953 is a phenomenal choice.

It's a big,heavy, diver's watch! Looks great on my wrist and the look and the quality suggest something MUCH more expensive. And, it keeps nearly perfect time so far! For a mechanical watch and at that price, amazing!

I thought this watch was an attractive watch at a great value. Its basically an off brand steel dive case with a NH35 movement (I assume, I haven't opened the case). The one I ordered is a 'smurf' style (blue dial, blue bezel, oyster type bracelet). The watch comes with an appropriate sized small snap plastic case with padding inside, a double ended combo tool for watch bands, and a very cheap press to remove a watch band pin (Its sufficient to adjust the watch band at least once but not much more). It came with a basic manual on the movement in multiple languages, and a green warranty card. It did not come with instructions on the band, and taking a link out, but a quick video search will show you how to do that. I didn't think to check before I started, so I originally tried to drive the band pins out backwards, but I got it done and sized for my wrist. Unless you have a monster wrist, you will probably have to take out one link, maybe two. My one real gripe and one star deduction is the magnification window on the date. I am not sure if it is overmagnified or undersized, or just distorted, but basically the watch has to be perfectly oriented to read the date correctly since if its not, the magnification is mostly just distortion. It happened to be on the 16th when received, but I believe it said it was the 6th, because the '1' is reasonably small and unless perfectly centered in your viewing you won't even see it. It would in fact be easier to read without the magnification window. But there is a magnification window on the name brand watches, so this one has to have one too. But since I paid $130 for the watch not 10k h I will ignore the date function. Is it really worth the 1 star deduction, logically no, its such a great value, but aesthetically, that distorted blob where the date is seen every time you look at the watch to check the time. Its rated for depths to 300 meters, which of course none of us are able to test since recreational limits are 40 meters. I'd say you probably be okay diving with it as it does have a screw down crown, but it is an inexpensive clone so its always a crap shoot. I usually dive internationally and don't take any jewelry with me on those dive trips, so I won't know till I do some US diving, and even then its been almost 25 years since i dove without a computer so the watch is more decoration for diving rather than an essential timekeeping piece for diving. I ran one of the free timing apps on my phone, and the watch showed as 2 seconds per day fast, (when fully manually wound) sitting upright. Which is certainly acceptable to me.

Awesome watch for the money. Hits well above its weight class

I don't normally write a review on something that I have bought, however I am going to make an exception because I absolute love this watch !.I must say I was concerned buying this watch, simply because of the price and the fact that it was labeled as frequently return product before I bought this watch.but I am extremely happy with the watch, the movement is extremely accurate, + 3 seconds per day, the watch has a very clean and professional look and on top of that it comfortable to wear

This watch was surprisingly a really good deal for the type of watch that it is it's well made and looks really good on got a bunch of compliments this weekend on it definitely will be investing in a another color

This Steeldive SD1953 is a tremendous value for a watch that costs just over $100... Seriously, I realize I bought a homage to the world famous Submariner but I am completely satisfied with what I received. It has a NH-35 movement, sapphire crystal, and it's been working great. The design is very clean and the quality is good.. This watch was expertly packed and it took time to unwrap the plastic/bubble sealing, so it's ovious Steeldive cares about getting you the watch is pristine condition. Overall I just bought this steeldive because I like affordable watches that I can wear around town and work without worrying I'm going to break the bank on luxury watch costing thousands of dollars. If you want something that looks good and is just fun to have as a daily wear watch, then this will do the trick... It you want real expensive luxury brands for special occasions, then make sure your checking account is very well funded and look elsewhere.