American-made, Swiss-powered, priced to match
By Tom Hargreaves, Falmouth, Cornwall ยท
St. Louis isn't anywhere near an ocean, which hasn't stopped Monta building the Oceanking, the diver that put them on the map. 40.5 mm, 12 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, 300 m, closed back, ceramic bezel, black dial, steel bracelet. The M-22 is built on a Sellita SW300 with 56 hours.
$2,550. Dave would probably tell you that's a lot for a Sellita, and he'd have a point. But the finishing on the case and bracelet is genuinely nice. The dial is clear, the lume is good. The trouble is it doesn't look like much from a distance. You'd need to be up close to see what you paid for.
Good watch. Not sure I'd pay that much for it.