Sea-Gull ST-19 aka Venus 175
Discussion
As some of you are well aware, the Chinese Sea-Gull manufacture (hell, I'll give them that name, they've got a 50 year heritage in making watch movements, even though some of the designs may have been bought / reverse-engineered / etc.) makes a lovely column-wheel chronograph. It's basically the Venus 175, and the story goes that Sea-Gull bought the tooling off the Swiss. There are some who claim that Sea-Gull reverse-engineered the movement, but IMO if they wanted to do that then they'd have reverse-engineered the 7750 as it's more widely used.
Taking them at face value, currently Sea-Gull are making lovely-looking column wheel chronos. I've seen them in a lot of fakes, but I'd really like one of these *for the movement* with a display back, since I think it looks ace:
So - does anyone know of a *genuine* watchmaker that is currently making decent-looking watches using Sea-Gull's ST-19? I don't want something chintzy or blingy, just a nice subtle watch but with a display back so I can see the movement. Since I respect this movement (and Sea-Gull) it'd be a shame to buy a counterfeit watch, since it's a movement I'd like to show off, really. I think Invicta make some watches with the movements in - anyone know anything about Invicta as a brand? I've tried their website but it's a Flash-ridden monstrosity that puts me off immediately....
Taking them at face value, currently Sea-Gull are making lovely-looking column wheel chronos. I've seen them in a lot of fakes, but I'd really like one of these *for the movement* with a display back, since I think it looks ace:
So - does anyone know of a *genuine* watchmaker that is currently making decent-looking watches using Sea-Gull's ST-19? I don't want something chintzy or blingy, just a nice subtle watch but with a display back so I can see the movement. Since I respect this movement (and Sea-Gull) it'd be a shame to buy a counterfeit watch, since it's a movement I'd like to show off, really. I think Invicta make some watches with the movements in - anyone know anything about Invicta as a brand? I've tried their website but it's a Flash-ridden monstrosity that puts me off immediately....
No - been snowed under with other stuff since then 
I'd really like the Air force watch as it has a bit of history behind it, but the M200S chrono in the modern Sea-gull line looks good. Importing from the USA normally involves stupid customs charges and 'administration fees' that often exceed the actual duty paid - $399 is a good price though.
At least I know where to get one from if an original air-force watch doesn't show up.
Other things have come up though, and new watches are lower priority now I'm afraid
I'd really like the Air force watch as it has a bit of history behind it, but the M200S chrono in the modern Sea-gull line looks good. Importing from the USA normally involves stupid customs charges and 'administration fees' that often exceed the actual duty paid - $399 is a good price though.
At least I know where to get one from if an original air-force watch doesn't show up.
Other things have come up though, and new watches are lower priority now I'm afraid
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