SEA-GULL Men's Mechanical Wristwatch, Seagull 1963 Aviation Chronograph Pilot Mechanical Watch, Manual Winding, GD 1963 International Edition, ST1901

O relógio realmente é muito bonito, tem um acabamento impecável, e tem variação de +20s/d, aceitável. Estou muito feliz e estou usando como meu relógio diário.

This is probably the best value for a mechanical chronograph you're going to find, and as a bonus it's a great version of the famous 1963 watch, which MAY actually be an official product of Sea-Gull. (More on that in a second.) The movement is beautiful, and is definitely an authentic ST1901 movement, though it's not the high-end version of it that you'll find in the more expensive versions of the 1963 on the Sea-Gull official site. For one, there is no engraving on the top bridge, and the regulation isn't the upgraded "goose neck" version that you'll see on nice version. The latter difference may be why THIS version of the watch doesn't keep time terribly well: about 14 seconds a day by my timing runs. That's decent, but not great, even by Chinese watch standards (I have watches that cost less than $100 from China that consistently do better than 5 seconds a day.) The other difference from nicer version is that the window is acrylic, not sapphire. So, is this an authentic version? I think it is, but oddly enough Sea-Gull won't own up to it on their main website, omitting this downgraded "International Version" on their website's list of official releases. I don't know why this is, but everything else about the watch appear legit, down to the proper manufacturer logo, the movement, and the very nice real leather band with Sea-Gull imprints. (For those of you that know Chinese watches, it's the fact that both sides are real leather that is the giveaway, not the logo!) This listing is also shown under Sea-Gull's official Amazon page, so I suspect it's really from them, but on their main website they are focusing on selling the more expensive versions, so they exclude this. Some people have complained about the size. It's true that coming from your typical pilot's watch this feels small. But it's really relative. After wearing this a while it doesn't look small, it actually looks fairly elegant. In no way will it be mistaken for a woman's watch, as one person worried. It's about 38 mm, which is well within standard size for a men's watch, and more importantly, from my research this is actually the size of the original PLAF version of the watch. I kinda like the fact that it's the "right size" even though bigger might be arguably better from a readability standpoint. So, should you get this? Heck, yeah! It's beautiful, well-made and an insanely good value for a watch, probably the best I've ever found in my short career of being obsessed with mechanical watches. And if you really want to collect a 1963, get this for daily wear AND buy the $800 version that Sea-Gull sells that includes a sapphire crystal and better regulation for your collection. This is too good a watch for the price to pass up, regardless of the question of whether or not it qualifies as an "official" 1963. It's officially a damn good watch, not matter what.

Très joli garde temps le mouvement est splendide, montre très qualitative pour le budget.

I've been doing some research for this 1963 First Chinese Pilot watch, it was called the D304 Secret Operation. Now it's no longer a secret. When the CCP ordered the Tianjin Watch Factory to produce 1400 pilot watches for the Chinese Airforce in 1961, distributed in 1963, in fact, there were some different versions and designs. This International Edition is one of those design watches. I expect The Sea-Gull Watch Company will launch more unique 1963 time pieces in the future, the price is affordable, and I want to buy all different versions for my collection.

One of the best customer service!! And the watch was lovely!!