San Martin SN0109 Coke Bezel + San Martin Jubilee = A Robust Daily

Though on the more expensive end for Chinese watches you can find on Aliexpress, the San Martin BB homage is every bit deserving of its ~$300 price tag. 

This 39mm solid stainless steel watch sits a little larger on the wrist due to its nearly 49mm lug to lug length but still wears okay on small wrists like mine. Any larger and it wouldn't work.

Though Chinese watches have a negative connotation for the uninitiated, some brands (Sea-Gull, Sugess) do create affordable but well-made pieces. San Martin is among these brands. Beneath the sapphire crystal and applied lumed indices, a trusty automatic Seiko NH34 powers the time, date, and GMT functions. 

Speaking of GMT, the SN0109's aluminum bezel both clicks nicely and looks great. While I was out and about someone even mistook this for the Tudor it's an homage to.

The screw down crown helps this watch achieve 100 meters of water resistance, though sometimes it does look like there's more room to screw in and I'd be hesitant to really test the watch's ability to keep its innards dry. 

While we're nitpicking, there is the occasional less-than-smooth edge, though it's only felt when leaning my wrist against something hard like a desk. Five more minutes rounding out some of the edges in the factory would've done the piece good.

The stock oyster bracelet suits the watch well but the San Martin jubilee (about $70 purchased separately) really bumps it up a notch. 

Highly recommend this watch!