I’ve got their Silent Service and I absolutely love it. I get that Sub feel (case, on the fly adjustment, date cyclops window, creamy smooth bezel action, great lume, chronometer accuracy, and low key bling) which is what I’ve always wanted. It’s a fine watch and I got it because it’s an homage.
@EricZ726
Жыл бұрын
Great review. Between the Rolexes, the Omega, GS and the Tudor, my most worn watch is the OR-II. That’s says something.
@watchandrew
Жыл бұрын
It really is saying a lot about the quality
@mitchleo3192
Жыл бұрын
Owner of a Ginault Ocean Rover. It’s amazing. Keeps perfect time; Rolex quality and looks with customized features that make it look better in my opinion. I’ve got the blue and gold bezel with sand lume plots. Red seconds hand. Looks incredible
@AIR-KOM
25 күн бұрын
Caliber 7275 of Ginault Watches This movement is the seagull st2130 (eta 2824 clone) NO NAME AND FAKE IS COPY NOT GOOD MADE IN CHINA NOT AMERICA OR SWISS NOT CHRONOMITER Owner Ginault Watches is Tsung Chi aka Charles Ginault aka Thomas Caddell is Swindler
@pastalavista5754
Жыл бұрын
I sat near to an older gentleman in a pub recently. He had a real sub on and I had the OR, he didn't know it wasn't a Rolex. He kept going on about how much better the subs were compared to the Datejusts. I just agreed with him!
@inlandwatchreviews5745
Жыл бұрын
I just bought mine from Chrono24 I am wearing it now . I have two Tudors and a Rolex OP. This Ginault ocean rover II is a functional tool watch. this is a keeper.
@alexxela3933
10 ай бұрын
If that watch would be released by rolex for an anniversary edition, I believe that the waiting list would be quite interesting, as well as the Grey market. Let's be honest, it looks better than the last few generations of subs.
@gabrielvazquez7147
Жыл бұрын
I'd wear it, no problem, it's a nice watch. The man makes the watch, not the other way around. A nice watch purchase is supposed to be fun, and there is nothing fun about having to jump thru hoops to buy a watch.
@slackdaddy1912
Жыл бұрын
Been wearing the Ocean River 1 everyday, religiously, since 2019, very accurate, very nice and very well done! Sent it in for service and I’m sure it will be just as nice as day 1. I can say it was worth every penny and I wish I could afford the O.C.2 but that’s the way it goes.
@ams914
Жыл бұрын
If you want to support Ginault, if that's where you sent to service, that's fun but in case you didn't know, the movement can be serviced by anyone. FYI.
@tennistron588
Жыл бұрын
I have the exact same model. Kept it and got rid of my BB58, so brand name isn't the be all and end all for me. This is the Sub Rolex should have made. Best of the 5 digit + best of the 6.. The quality is undoubtedly up there, and to all the snowflakes crying about the brands history, get a life! Haha
@sheldonsplace4511
Жыл бұрын
I returned three tudors and kept this watch the first Tudor was a 41 bb heritage that shit weight was a pound on my wrist then the bb 58 39 strap was flimsy and then the bb58 bracelet never fit right I mean bb was a waste of time and money what sense did it made. I love my ginault It is a good watch and no one cares what watch your wearing I mean a man in America could put on a pink dress and no one seems to care. Therefore no one care about your watch
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. That reminds me - I have a BB41 heritage I need to flip
@mikedavid6681
Жыл бұрын
I don't have any issue with this watch. It's a greatest hits of the last 30 years of Rolex. That's a 5 digit case with the angled brushing on the tapered lugs and slim crownguards, but it has the insert from the sd43 and glidelock from a 6 digit. Every other homage I've seen looks like a shitter version of a Rolex with weird proportions. This is objectively a great looking watch.
@bruh_oly1370
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree - 99% of homages get something wrong on their versions . The only thing this doesn’t do right is homage one particular model. Instead it homages the best of Rolex . 🎉
@paulthompson9062
Жыл бұрын
Something about this wants me to hate it, but I can't help thinking it actually looks really good. For a non-watch collector who needs a good tool watch and isn't bothered by brand recognition, this is probably a really good purchase. Even as a submariner owner, I'm actually quite impressed with this!
@watchcurtisn
Жыл бұрын
Sold mine with an aluminum bezel… I miss it dearly. Even though I have heavier hitters
@hourkid
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a nice watch to me. Certainly from a build quality point of view.
@iwanttoplaywithspringsteen9188
Жыл бұрын
There is definitely a satisfaction about wearing an under the radar original design .
@omegafanboyian
Жыл бұрын
No way on God's green Earth am I getting my arm chopped off for a Homage
@andyp2343
Жыл бұрын
Best comment ever 🤣
@iwanttoplaywithspringsteen9188
Жыл бұрын
Ha … that would be seriously shity ..
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
Yeah get it chopped of for a Submariner instead.
@ianarn
Жыл бұрын
I think I prefer this as the Mercedes hands look a bit naff on the Rolex models!
@mr.eswatchreviews
Жыл бұрын
Ginault in my opinion is actually a much better watch than the Submariner for many of the reasons you mentioned but I always say this is the Rolex that Rolex should make but will never make and it has all the best features ceramic bezel glidelock slim leather case milsub hands bgw9 large indices and beyond all that its hand built just for you when you order it that's something you'll never get from Rolex and on top of all that the customer service is the best not just in the watch world but just in general combine all of that with these are just being assembled by two individuals by hand and the fact for me is it having all the features that I really want that I can't get in an actual Rolex is the reason why I have 3 ocean Rover 2 and asked to have the Submariner removed from my Rolex a.d-list
@jodysilvia2
Жыл бұрын
I ordered the silent service a couple weeks ago.
@SLVRFOX88
Жыл бұрын
Have you gotten yours?
@jodysilvia2
Жыл бұрын
@SLVRFOX88 Yes, mine came 2 days ago . It's a well made watch the bezel and glide lock work flawlessly. The bracelet is very nice. It's a steal at the phase 1 price .
@tomriley5790
Жыл бұрын
Looks great! To me.
@simon0044
Жыл бұрын
Barnet is looking good. Seriously thinking about doing myself (my hair is likes yours Pre procedure) How much and would you recommend the company that did yours?
@janncfl
Ай бұрын
To me, this is a "best of" of all previous Divers from the company with the five-pointed crown. case: Sub Ref. 16610, bezel: Sea-Dweller Ref. 116600, bracelet and dial: 116600/116610/126610, minute and hour hands: MilSub, seconds hand: own design. This is obviously the design the original should have today - but regrettably has not...
@stuartheyburn8741
Жыл бұрын
Love the quality this brand offers but wish they could apply it to something just a little more original, this is just a bit too sub mariner for me.👍
@timsmith645
Жыл бұрын
I have OR2 and SS by Ginault, absolutely fantastic value and quality for the money. I also have 4 steel sports Rolex watches, which just hit a different nerve. Both brands great in their own way, but does beg the question what do you get physically for the extra £6k for a Sub vs the OR2.....answer is an in house movement and a $billion marketing budget 🤔 😆
@watchandrew
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely Tim!!! Genuinely isn't much difference in the quality at all
@EricZ726
Жыл бұрын
@@watchandrew agreed. It’s the movement that makes the difference. With all honestly, the power reserve is much superior on the Rolex and the accuracy is just better. But all and all, I love the Ginault. It’s just so refined.
@theadventuresofwolf5.77
Жыл бұрын
Love it
@snowman01
Жыл бұрын
300m water resistance, nice looks (albeit unoriginal), with an ETA (clone) movement for less than $2,00 sounds like a nice preposition.
@iwanttoplaywithspringsteen9188
Жыл бұрын
It’s 1300 pre tax …
@garybunting3035
Жыл бұрын
I can confirm that when Andrew put it in my hand I could tell it was quality......and the watch was ok too 🤣🤣
@watchandrew
Жыл бұрын
it was a beautiful moment 😘
@andyp2343
Жыл бұрын
I think we need to be honest. It's a copy not a homage. A homage would be something like a christopher ward Sealand gmt being a homage to a rolex explorer 2. This, at least in my worthless opinion, is a direct rip off. But if you're going to copy a watch it might as well be the Submariner! 😁
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
My poor sweet summer child who doesn’t know Rolex references. Worthless indeed.
@andyp2343
Жыл бұрын
@@thegorn I remember when I had my first beer.
@morgan.enfield
12 күн бұрын
I would prefer one with a green bezel, a kermit Ginault.
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
Your opening monologue “it’s a carbon copy”.. displays your ignorance. Name the Rolex reference it’s a “carbon copy” of. You can’t. Because it doesn’t exist. It takes the best parts of the Rolex 5513, the 14060M and 114060, and melds them into one. It’s what’s called a “fantasy homage” being the watch that people wished Rolex would make, but they won’t. Plus it adds its own Ginault flair with a dark blue bezel (a better shade that the white-gold sub blue bezel), and the red seconds hand.
@chrishennemeyer7276
Жыл бұрын
This was a big controversy back in 2019. Worth Googling and learning why these clones are problematic.
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
It’s not a clone. It’s a homage piece. There is nothing problematic about making a better submariner design than Rolex.
@chrishennemeyer7276
Жыл бұрын
@@thegorn Do some Googling, my friend. My point had nothing to do with making a "better design". It has to do with some very troubling allegations: pretending the watch was "Made in USA"; hiding the real owners of the company; possibly having been manufactured by a company that makes fake Rolexes -- not homages, actual fakes, also known as counterfeits. Ginault may be a good quality watch, but I'd recommend reading what's been uncovered before making up your mind.
@iwanttoplaywithspringsteen9188
Жыл бұрын
Ahh conflicting . I owned one in 2019 .. yes quality is there but for me the homage thing was just too much . If it’s your thing it’s your thing and you will be getting a decent watch . Think it’s 1300 hundred add 30 percent in taxes and import charges to the uk you will be talking 1700 .. personally I would rather spring for an oris or a rado captain cook , cracking watches with no homage controversy..
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
My second hand watch dealer (brick and mortar store) always pays out on Oris and Rado. Says they are rubbish.
@iwanttoplaywithspringsteen9188
Жыл бұрын
@@thegorn who cares ..
@jazzman5598
3 ай бұрын
If it does not say ROLEX on the dial then ENJOY!
@johncoyle8191
Жыл бұрын
Not the biggest fan of homage watches. But I have to be honest and admit a few years ago I nearly got one of these . But I just couldn't get by the whole Sub rip off thing.
@sheldonsplace4511
Жыл бұрын
Great question what you paying for in a submariner
@dingodave3966
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I’m not a buyer. Not for me anyhows. But looks good for anyone that likes it I say go for it. I’m just at a stage where I don’t need another f’n watch…😮
@chriskehoe3180
Жыл бұрын
What are you going to replace you rolexes with.
@RelojesYRelojes
9 ай бұрын
its a problem is you let it be a problem... who cares if you are wearinga a watch that looks like a sub and its not? wear it with pride and dont worry about that
@LiamMulholland
Жыл бұрын
Not technically a Chronometer as the movement isnt certified by COSC
@marcdee4427
Жыл бұрын
It doesn’t say Rolex, so yeah I could wear it but like you I’d have reservations, at least omegas are distinctive and they look like omegas. But very nice 👌 anyway
@driller7714
Жыл бұрын
You can get the Silent Service which is a unique design. That’s what I did.
@paulvon2378
Жыл бұрын
Rolex can charge more for the name.
@barlow1973
Жыл бұрын
Oh come on! You too? No matter how much quality it has, it will always be a wannabe. A watch that wants to be another one has no interest for me. Give me an SKX or a Hamilton Khaki, and I'll be 1000 times happier wearing it on my wrist than that copy, which is also expensive.
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
Then you don’t understand the concept of a pure homage, which strives to make a better submariner than any submariner ever made, by taking the very best of the 5513, 14060, and 114060 and putting it all together into a brilliant piece that Rolex will never make, but should. People who sprout “copy” or “clone” are lacking in understanding, proudly displaying their extreme ignorance.
@drdesign6886
Жыл бұрын
People wear Tudors - if they’ve no issues with those homages then what’s the problem with this one? Personally I find the sub somewhat dull and ubiquitous- so this and the real deal itself are not my wheel-house.
@KeepingWatchUK
Жыл бұрын
Tudor is a sister company of Rolex…& in any case, no Tudor model looks like any of the current Rolex lineup; they take vintage cues from older Rolex if anything. Tudor v Rolex is not the same comparison as this piece of junk pretending to be a modern Submariner 😂
@drdesign6886
Жыл бұрын
@@KeepingWatchUK whatever helps you sleep easier.
@andyp2343
Жыл бұрын
Because this a direct copy not a homage.
@iwanttoplaywithspringsteen9188
Жыл бұрын
… not really an argument …if it’s the same stable then it’s not a homage . What Tudor sports are the is the dna of the Rolex group but also quite different which is fine ..
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
@@andyp2343 tell me the Rolex reference this copies, and I’ll tell you how wrong you are.
@KeithBeacham
Жыл бұрын
No you can't put a blue bezel and a red second hand on it, AND it be a carbon copy.
@markplayford5836
Жыл бұрын
I’m actually quite surprised this company still exists, thought they were issued a cease & desist notice from Rolex many moons ago. However they were all (reviewers) in raptures about them about how good they were. Never been a big fan of the sub really, so not really one for me.
@anthonyonline4740
Жыл бұрын
Are you aware of the amazing and deceptive and disgusting and absolutely filthy criminal history of the owner of this brand? I've done my own research. It's hard, all the info is online. But it's so likely that this owner is an absolute crook. It's disgusting to be proud to wear one of these.
@driller7714
Жыл бұрын
He who is without sin cast the first stone. I doubt you are without sin so save the speech. Does the man make a good watch or does he not? Apparently he does.
@jonirwin7316
Жыл бұрын
If you must ask why Rolex's cost so much you're uninformed, or live under a bridge. Sure, they cost too much. We all know it.
@thegorn
Жыл бұрын
Supply and demand more than anything. Simple economics. Manufacturing costs are but a fraction of what the watch costs. You’re mostly paying for name, marketing, a bit of R&D, and fat AD margins.
@jonirwin7316
11 ай бұрын
@@thegorn AD margins are not higher than any other lower end "luxury" watch, which is what a Rolex is. The biggest difference is $$$ spent on advertising.
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