Of all the listed watches, my personal choice would be the Squale GMT Ceramica. The Steinhart watches look far better on a strap, while Squale is the better choice if you are going to keep it on the bracelet. My rule of thumb for people choosing between the two brands has always come down to what someone intends to wear the watch on.

Squale's finishing is superior though, in both bracelet and case finishing. Also I feel their dials are nicer looking in general. The automatic Ocean One BLACK Ceramic sports a 42mm stainless steel case water-resistant to 300 meters and it’s topped with, as its name implies, a black ceramic bezel. The Steinhart wears much flatter than the Squale, and has a lot more wrist presence in person. The Swiss-made Steinhart Ocean One BLACK Ceramic watch is an homage to modern steel Rolex Submariner watchesbut slightly bigger. Squale, they're actually very different watches in terms of shape. Have also looked at Squale- ie, 20 ATMOS Classic - 1545 - SEL Bracelet, or 20 ATMOS MAXI - 1545 - SEL Bracelet. The ceramic bezel really does look good on the Steinhart in person, and I'd personally choose the ceramic Ocean One over the aluminum GMT.Īs to Steinhart vs. At present, I am favoring getting a Steinhart- Ocean 1 Black, versus Ocean 1 Vintage Red. Also, there are pics of the ceramic GMT on the GMT-Black page. The option for aluminum or ceramic is on their site, but only aluminum is listed in the drop down menu. 1st Steinhart 2nd Squale 3rd Glycine 4th Hamilton The OVM really has a cool factor about it, an intangible more so than the others. You should email over to Steinhart and ask them. It could be that they are out of stock currently. Virtually indestructible and impervious to scratches, the ceramic bezel will last for years to come.Hey, I actually own an Ocean One Ceramic and a couple of Squale 1545s, so I think I could be of some help here.įirst off, I'm fairly certain you can get an Ocean GMT with ceramic. The excess on the surface of the bezel is than polished to a high gloss leaving only the numerals filled permanently.

The engraved numerals on the hardened bezel is than carefully filled with silver gilt. Next, the engraved ceramic bezel is super heated to 1500 degrees to harden and purify the ceramic. The ceramic bezel is first cut into shape and than the numbers are carefully engraved by machines made specially for this purpose. The most obvious addition to the 20 ATMOS Militaire Ceramic is of course the new bezel insert. Within the large genre of sports diver watches the „OCEAN 1 BLACK' is one of the few examples in its price range which demonstrates such an excellent cost-performance ratio. source Another measurement that should have weight in your decision is the lug width. The steinhearts that I've seen in person are somewhat disappointing compared to what I expected. I would probably get the Squale, but I haven't owned either. Squale makes a more complete replication of the Rolex design. This comes from the lugs which are slightly curvier, making the Squale a bit more comfortable on the wrist. The Squale is the better between the two imo. Its solid design guarantees highest resiliance as well as an outstanding quality. Although they share the same diameter, the Squale's L2L length is a millimeter shorter than Steinhart. The sporty exclusiveness of the „OCEAN 1 BLACK' makes it stand out from other diver watches. I hear good things about the Squale and it is a little more compact which I like but definitely more casual. Which would you guys say go with? The Steinhart I own so I feel the quality and beauty. Need help deciding to keep my Steinhart Ocean One Ceramic 42mm or sell it and buy a Squale 1545 Militaire? Both cool divers, one a little flashier and one a little more vintage.

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