Heron Marinor Review: One of the Best Divers Under 1000

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0:00-0:26 Intro
0:26-1:23 Dimensions & Specifications
1:23-3:27 The Dial
3:27-5:48 Macro Dial
5:48-6:28 natural light
6:28-11:58 The Case
11:58-13:42 How it Wears
13:42-16:01 Other straps
16:01-17:41 Pros
17:42-19:25 Cons
19:25-20:54 Final Thoughts
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  • @theknightswatch
    @theknightswatchАй бұрын

    Clarification from the brand after posting: The 12 hour marker represents a north star which was used by mariners as a guiding light to navigate the seas

  • @hannibalbarca198
    @hannibalbarca198Ай бұрын

    Badass watch, I just bought one. Love this company’s design. My wife doesn’t give a fuck about watches but said the North Star was slick. Good shit.

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    As long as we got the wife’s approval it’s a winner haha. Enjoy yours man

  • @heronwatchco.6870
    @heronwatchco.6870Ай бұрын

    Thank you for taking your time with the Marinor Xavier!

  • @miguelmal
    @miguelmalАй бұрын

    I like this more than the fifty fathoms haha. Nice color and nice features, and for the price it’s hard to complain about anything imo. Thanks for the review!

  • @matthewjee
    @matthewjeeАй бұрын

    Great looking piece, waiting for mine to ship in June ❤

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    Hope you love yours. Shouldn’t be too far away now

  • @_all_around_us
    @_all_around_usАй бұрын

    Very nice looking, but I personally feel like the "star" at 12 is a little too big for my liking.

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    Completely fair. I like the flair about it. Different from any other marker we see, but agreed it could be smaller

  • @CNijs
    @CNijsАй бұрын

    I'm a bit confused, it says "skip to 7:07 for the lume shot. Is that leftover from another description or something?

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    It is a little confusing. I mean to skip to 7:07 In the just one more watch video I have linked below

  • @heronwatchco.6870

    @heronwatchco.6870

    Ай бұрын

    It is worth mentioning that the lume has been improved in the prodcution models!

  • @user-tx4wj7qk4t
    @user-tx4wj7qk4tАй бұрын

    Is this the Atlantic Blue? That's the best looking one for this design imo

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    No this one is the Caribbean!

  • @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    Ай бұрын

    @@theknightswatch I feel like that style of colorway doesn't really work with this style of watch. Mido ocean star or doxa sub 200 have nice carribean styles but this style suits dark blue/black better

  • @jeffreygoss8109
    @jeffreygoss8109Ай бұрын

    Gorgeous watch!! I love the dual color symmetry. I hate the spelling of “marinor “

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    Ya maybe they just wanted to be unique. Or liked the way it looked. Not quite sure!

  • @heronwatchco.6870

    @heronwatchco.6870

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! Marinor actually stand for Mariner and North (star)!

  • @user-tx4wj7qk4t
    @user-tx4wj7qk4tАй бұрын

    I'm honestly confused. This watch is basically a much better looking fifty fathoms with a scratchproof bezel, case, and bracelet... It has on the fly micro adjust which even $40k watches don't have...a bubble sapphire insert and a movement that if Swiss would only be seen in $1000+ watches... All for $620 retail... Why the mediocre response to it? If this was sold by longines you'd be calling it a grail for $4000. Reminds me of how the alpina Ocean Star heritage is better and better looking than the longines legend diver but nobody cares somehow. The north star looks bad though

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    I’ll have to look into the Alpina. I usually don’t love that brand just because most of their pieces are too large for my taste, but I’ve enjoyed them from afar. I don’t think I came across lukewarm on this one, I do think it’s a fantastic watch and as the title suggests, a fantastic diver for the price. Always things to improve and like you implied, very diminishing returns once you go to some of these luxury brands

  • @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@theknightswatch I meant to say Alpina Seastrong Diver Heritage, the ocean star heritage is from mido which is also good. Definitely not big and probably my best watch (bought for $650 lightly used but better than the LLD imo). I'm not really criticizing you specifically, I just find the watch community very odd. They hyper-obsess over some watches that are objectively 5-10x the price of what they're worth..many of which are outright ugly as can be proven by asking any "regular" person and yet countless much better watches are being produced for much better prices and get ignored or mocked when they're rarely brought up. Like again, why is the alpina seastrong heritage ignored while people will give up a kidney for the LLD? It's very odd and I think the secret reason is people care more about flexing brands than they pretend to care about things like "heritage" and "movements".

  • @aubsta1
    @aubsta1Ай бұрын

    J’❤

  • @astorbeijer9424
    @astorbeijer9424Ай бұрын

    That arrow hour hand. It reminds me of Trump's "tiny hands". It needs to be almost twice the size. Other than that; it's a good looking watch.

  • @mountainhobo
    @mountainhoboАй бұрын

    0:50 This trend of a tiny white arrow tip at the end of an hour hand needs to die already. A watch should be easy to tell time at a glance - particularly on a diver. I also don't know how you can consider it a "dressy diver", it looks like an homage to one of those terrible Russian divers.

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    Agreed on the arrow tip, but what would you consider a dressy diver?

  • @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    Ай бұрын

    It looks like a fifty fathoms... One of the most high end divers that exist. Go buy your apple watch

  • @mountainhobo

    @mountainhobo

    Ай бұрын

    @@user-tx4wj7qk4t It did not even stand close to Fifty Fathoms. "Go buy your apple watch" -- 🤦 🤦‍♂ 🤦‍♀

  • @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    Ай бұрын

    @@mountainhobo You're right. It looks better and doesn't get scratched. And sorry you prefer fitbit?

  • @mountainhobo

    @mountainhobo

    Ай бұрын

    @@user-tx4wj7qk4t "And sorry you prefer fitbit?" -- Don't struggle with humor attempts. Accept it, some have it, some don't. Embrace your shortcomings.

  • @Super3xtr4
    @Super3xtr4Ай бұрын

    Ist this just a Lorier Neptune ripoff?

  • @theknightswatch

    @theknightswatch

    Ай бұрын

    I don’t think so. Lorier are taking inspiration from an era just as this one is. Different bezel, indicies, case, bracelet taper design. Lots of differences here.

  • @Super3xtr4

    @Super3xtr4

    Ай бұрын

    ​@theknightswatch the bracelet and clasp are almost the same as the first bracelet Lorier did

  • @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    @user-tx4wj7qk4t

    Ай бұрын

    A ripoff of a brand that exclusively does homages? Lol. If anything it's a fifty fathoms ripoff that doesn't cost $34k and looks better