“The Squale GMT is a beautiful balance of form and function. The 40mm size makes it infinitely wearable. The face and applied hour markers are a perfect background for the Mercedes hands and the RED 24 hour hand.
The lume is adequate on the hands. It could be heavier but the hands are fairly slender. The lumed, ceramic bezel is incredible! On my watch, it is actually brighter than the lume on the watch face or hands. Over time, the lume seems to balance out.
I have never been a big fan of the "Jubilee" styled bracelets. But I do find this one comfortable and well matched to the watch. I managed to damage a screw and a couple of links when adjusting it for my wrist. Long Island Watch dame to the rescue with some much needed replacement parts!
I think it would be difficult to find a watch with all these functions at this level of fit and finish at a better price. I am really pleased with mine!”
“As an owner of watches from a certain brand with a coronet logo that currently seems to be undergoing a shortage in their sports ranges, it took a lot of forethought to purchase an homage from a brand I was habitually reluctant to consider. With this GMT, however, I'm glad I did; it's beautiful, durable, and keeps time very well. The luminous ceramic bezel should be a standard on this type of watch, and the lack of a magnifier over the date gives the crystal a clean look. The multi-link bracelet is comfortable, but the threaded pin construction was somewhat of a challenge during resizing with some pins unthreading and backing out in the course of a day's wear; nothing a bit of thread lock couldn't solve (its destiny is with a rubber strap at least part of the time, anyway). No complaints here about the uni-directional bezel as it makes this watch fully useable as a diver if need be. I'm very happy overall with this purchase and great service from Long Island Watch.”
“I've worn the watch for a week and I still find myself just admiring it. Pretty accurate even before settling in. While the band is quite satisfactory it looks even better on a black/gray Bond NATO.”
“One of the best GMT homages out there (especially for a fraction of the price and no wait time/begging ADs to be in line...)
Love the look and feel. Great quality bracelet, bezel is super smooth. Movement is great as well for the price (mine runs +5 per day). Dial is spot-on, love the applied indexes and the red contrast of the GMT had and GMT logo.
'Multi-link' bracelet is very comfortable and adjustable.
Also MARC has been an outstanding stand up guy that stands behind his product 100%. One of the best watch buying experiences I've ever had. Will buy again from the 'Island'!!!!
Keep up the good work Marc!!
;-)”
“The Squale Giramondo GMT is a classic watch design. This is my first Swiss made watch, and I am very impressed by the fit and finish. On wrist, the case dimensions and weight (142 g fitted; 155 g stock) are perfect, and the Sellita movement is robust and accurate. In my opinion, Squale's history is as interesting as any other watch company, and thus, a viable alternative to the rare and costly GMT Master models.”
“This is an amazing watch for the price point. Beautiful design and finishing. Superb movement, and the bracelet is incredible. My first Squale, and will not be my last. Excellent service, and fast shipping too! To the reviewer above: your watch movement may have been magnetised somehow, and always cinch up screws in links. A small amount of Loctite is also advised.”
“I thought if I paid nearly $800.00 for a watch that it would be perfect. Not so. I don't remove my watch when I sleep. The first morning after I wore the watch to bed I woke up to find the watch band had come apart in the night. One of the screw-in pins had come out and the band was in two pieces. After wearing the watch for several days I noticed it was running slow. I found it loses nearly two minutes a day. I hope that will improve. I have several automatic watches that cost less than $200 that won't be off that much in a month.”
