Saxony goes to sea
By Tom Hargreaves, Falmouth, Cornwall ·
Glashütte isn't a place you associate with diving. It's in the hills south of Dresden, about as far from a beach as Germany gets. But they made a diver back in the late sixties, the Spezimatic, and the SeaQ is the modern version of it.
It's a lovely size. 39.5 mm across and 12.15 mm thick on 20 mm lugs, so it sits flat and doesn't get in the way. No date, which I like on a diver because it keeps the dial clean, and the lume plots are big and clear. 200 m, closed back, screw crown.
The 39-11 movement gives you 40 hours, which is a bit thin at this price. The price being $8,800 to $9,700.
And that's the problem really. For that money you're well into Rolex Submariner territory, and the Sub is a tougher, more serviceable, more resellable watch. What you get with the SeaQ is something nobody else at the marina will have, with very good German finishing on the bits you can't see.
I'd buy it if I wanted a quiet diver for the office. I don't work in an office.