Sea-Gull D819.449 Mechanical Watch

Watch arrived. Very impressed. The numbers and indexes are applied (contrary to claims below) watch is quite thin and well finished. The style is nice. The dial has 3 layers with the outer upper level holding the numbers and indexes. The separation from the face is accentuated by a chrome ring. The sub seconds dial is further recessed. Elements are nicely finished and look to be a soft white silver sparkle finish. I also like 4 8 12 layout on the dial because it is different than all the other watches that you typically see. I think it is nice to have something different in a design. If I were to complain about one thing it would be the sub-second dial is a bit busy given the rest of the watch but that is a small complaint overall. The watch itself does not indicate anywhere that the crystal is sapphire which is of some concern I'm not sure that it truly is sapphire as advertised. the leather strap is a bit stiff but looks to be a decent quality and the Buckle is etched Sea-gull. For the price paid this was a steal.

21700 is 6 beats per second not 3 to 4? You​ act like you are so watch a savvy yet are way off on this. And 9mm is pretty damn thin for a 40mm watch these days (not being an automatic sure helps though) . Sure there are thinner watches but probably starting 5x the price. You state printed indices but I see no indication that is true. They appear applied to me. Where did you find this info? Yes seagull is a lower end movement internationally but they do and have long made some nicer pieces. My recollection is the brand bought Swiss movement designs and machinery many decades ago and is the highest regarded watch MFG in China . I also understand when they put their name on a watch it is generally a good piece. Seriously $130 mechanical shipped with sapphire. Not a lot of room for negative snarks on this one.