Two Of The VERY BEST Affordable Watches Go Head To Head

These two highly regarded affordable San Martin watches are going head to head. The SN0129 and the SN0130 are two of the best San Martin watches you can buy but which is right for you?

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SN0129 GMT NH34

SN0129 NH35

SN0130 GMT NH34

SN0130 NH35

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[antonysmith]

I think for me, personally it's the SNO130. Just looks a nicer watch, but as l say its personal choice. 😊

[miguelmendez]

I would pick the SN0129 it’s much sleeker and top bezel is more stream line with the watch. I think it would wear more comfortable on the wrist. 👍

[stephenschroeder]

As my only San Martin, I have a 0129 Non-GMT in the red desert and I LOVE IT. It wears perfectly and gets a fair share of positive comments from folks. It is fun introducing people to a brand and watch they had not heard of.

[chunkhenderson]

Not sure. You may have to send me both so I can judge them in person.

[FullyLumed]

I picked up the purple SN0129 recently. Everything about it just works and proportion-wise, it’s pretty much perfect for my wrist. I quite like the polished centre links, it just adds a bit of difference to most of my other watches.

[Wrist-rolls]

I have a SN0130 and I can't get over how reflective the crystal is. It's like there is no AR coating at all.

[ikeman]

I like the SN0129. However, if I get it, the first thing I'd do is brush the center links. I hate polished center links.

[robh.]

I'm wearing the red dessert texture SN0129 today. It's a fantastic watch. The 130 is a bit big for my preference.

[jasons]

I think the bezel on the 0130 is too busy and bulky. It distracts from the dial also. The best here to me is the Dune in white with the polished center links for $250 USD

[stevev]

I got the 42mm Peacock Green dial sn0130-g-b. What a fantastic watch. Just beautiful. Great grand seiko vibes. I think San Martins best to date

[redbarchetta]

I like San Martin's design, I don't like San Martin's throwing NH movements into all their 3/4 hander watches. I wish they'd use the Seagul 28.8 tickers myself, or option the SW200s more as well.

[Spectrecontrol]

I agree, the 0129 has the edge, certainly looks great

[AlexanderB.]

None of them is right for me. Not a fan of the polished end links and the crown guards of the SN0129, the SN0130 is a touch too big for me, wish it had female end links too and I don't like the notches on the bezel. What I do like about both of them are the handsets and indices though.

[robbbbery]

Sexy macros, as always! The polished chamfers on the center links look really swell, I hope they do that for more models in the future.

[richardpool]

Have the SN0129 and it works great on my 6.5" wrist. Not many 42mm cases I can get away with. However, prefer the bracelet on the SN0130.

[adk]

I could pull off the 130, but the 129 is the perfect size for me, and the watches look similar enough where buying one over the other doesn’t really matter. Phenomenal watches though. Thanks!

[gregtolley]

Why male end links on the sn0130 and not on the sn0129? It's already a large watch, those end links just stick out.

[gilbertoflores]

Do you have any idea when we'll see better images of the new SN0144X? I have a feeling like that'll be the clear winner of it's best watch, if they make the bracelet like the GS bracelet they did for the GS Diver they did in ghe past.

[laurencehogg]

Very nice, and the split screen content really works imo, but I'm kind of with you on the done-to-death aspect of these models. SM need to do a follow up 'difficult second album' now rather than endlessly resleeving the first one.

[CapatinMoondust]

Would love to see a comparison with the GADA