It’s really really close between the Squale and the Hamilton in fact the Hamilton is better when it comes to the clasp and bracelet, but the Squale is just so refined and nicely finished in every other aspect and the ceramic bezel is just wonderful. 1st Squale – 2nd Hamilton – 3rd Glycine – 4th Steinhart.1st Hamilton – 2nd Glycine – 3rd Squale – 4th Steinhart.The Steinhart takes second purely because of the low cost it comes in at. While being a tad more money the Squale is really of the finest quality, in fact it just oozes refinement in every aspect, the finish of the watch is just spectacular Squale’s experience of making cases for companies such as Blanc Pain and Tag etc… really show here. 1st Squale – 2nd Steinhart – 3rd Hamilton – 4th Glycine.No contest here the OVM is in a league of its own from a cost standpoint, and while the Hamilton and Glycine can both be had for much less on the grey market this is based off MSRP values. 1st Steinhart – 2nd Squale – 3rd Hamilton – 4th Glycine.Squale and Steinhart being homage pieces bring up the rear however the Squale I feel is just slightly better designed with its lovely curved lugs compared to the poorly fitting straight lugs of the OVM. Steinhart vs squale full#Hamilton is a very close second and while the full day complication is extremely useful, the lack of lume on the indices I find irritating. Glycine takes it because while it is a familiar shape, it is not an homage, it’s its own thing and everything is designed for function. 1st Glycine – 2nd Hamilton – 3rd Squale – 4th Steinhart.Hamilton comes second because it uses a day and date complication and the other two tie for third. Now all watches here essentially use the same movement Glycine takes it because while being based on the 2824 it is modified in house and named their own Calibre. 1st Glycine – 2nd Hamilton – 3rd Squale and Steinhart tie.4 points for the winner of each category down to 1 for last, the Watch with the most points wins it at the end! So let’s break this down by category and I’ll rank them best to worst. Ok so there’s the specs, I don’t usually post them because that’s something you can google, but for the sake of a comparison let’s get it all out in front of you and save you the time. Here’s what’s on the Menu for this review. So if they were on Tinder, which one would you swipe right and which would you swipe left. None of these brands have taken any shortcuts in quality, they all have Swiss ETA based movements, most of them have a decent degree of heritage or pedigree, they all look great, and they can all be had for less than $1000. Since affordable means different things to different people, I’m going to label these as well made watches for good value. Somewhere between Invicta and Rolex you are going to run across these. If you’ve been collecting for some time, you probably started with cheaper watches and then worked your way up to the more expensive pieces. The steinhart has a nicer clasp vs the stamped clasp of the Squale but at this price, I don't care. NOthing wrong with 42mm watches in general, I have larger watches but for this kind of watch specifically, I prefer the Squale case by far on the wrist. The Squale to me has the perfect sub size and proportions. I cannot compare the finishing of the two or talk about the ceramic, but I can tell you some pros and cons that I myself considered when the 39mm Steinharts came out and I started thinking about whether it’s worth swapping the Squale out for Steinhart. I have a pre-ceramic Squale 1545 Militaire and a 6” wrist, but no experience with Steinhart.
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