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List with all Seagull movements (accuracy)

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#1 ·
Hello,

Someone could you please share is there any page where I can see all Seagull movements especially for the accuracy?
Also will be nice to share from experience which one are the best.
Want to buy my first Chinese one so I want to bet on a win horse.
Here is the list with the current one Seagull Movements
  • Seagull ST36
  • Seagull ST1612
  • Seagull ST1812
  • Seagull ST1901
  • Seagull ST2100
  • Seagull ST2130
  • Seagull ST3621

Thank you in advance.
 
#3 ·
I think it really depends on how well regulated a particular watch is. Naively thought, and all else being equal (which it is not, comparing different movements) larger and higher beat movements should have an easier time running more consistently.
The ST36 variants are 1940s pocket watch size, the ST19 is a 1950s column wheel chronograph, Alpha-Getty already talked about the ST16 (basic, but that doesn't prevent it from being regulated very well) and the ST21 (modern high beat).
There is also the ST25, with a different balance bridge design, but not high beat.
 
#5 ·
Don’t forget the ST17xx calibres in your list, which are often found in watches with “small seconds” dials.
 
#7 ·
Sadjoe--

FWIW, in the last year I've bought two Seagull watches--one with the ST1812 movement, the other with the ST2130 movement. Both keep time within +/- 2 sec./day, which is well inside the COSC standard. That's time keeping in daily wear, not formally tested. Both watches are attractively designed, classical and conservative, certainly not clones or homage watches, but very much consistent with the traditions of Western watch design.

The one with the ST1812 movement cost just under $400, the one with the ST2130 cost just over $250. The next watch I buy will most likely have a 1901 movement and be in that same price range. From what I can tell, Seagulls are expensive compared to other Chinese watches and a bargain compared to European ones. For reference, before I started goofing around with Seagull, I had been wearing a Stowa and a couple of Omegas over the preceding 30 years. My impression, as a customer and owner of daily wear watches, not a collector or an expert, is that the Seagulls are comparable to their European counterparts. I assume it's safe to say that that here, although I image it might trigger a fecal weather event in some other forums.