I picked up a San Martin SN0008 on the cheap during the Black Friday sale. I bought it solely for the purpose of the watch donating its case for a custom build, and discarding everything else into the parts bin.

Purpose of this thread is just to share observation on San Martin build quality. Dismantling watches, taking them apart and putting them back together gives you a very different perspective. And a very different perception of luxury brands (and their often unjustified pricing) when…

San Martin BB58 Homage: Tear Down, Re-Design, and Rebuild