Best thing about waking up at 2am in Las Vegas is watching brand new JOMW videos! Always makes my weekends!

Spinnaker is a brand that is literally never on my radar and I’m not sure that this piece changes that. Thanks for the video, Jody.

@andrewbourn1513

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Also, COYS!

@bobcrane812

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I really like how thin it is….. but absolutely everything else about it is very ‘meh’! As ever, a great review 👍

@apeekintime

2 жыл бұрын

Often the problem with Spinnaker. One aspect of the watch will be great and the rest trails behind. Decent value for money but the design always feels incomplete (or lacking cohesion).

@moorwatch9654

2 жыл бұрын

Glycine combat sub could fit the bill?

@fark69

2 жыл бұрын

Can you elaborate what's meh about it? The dial and AR coating seemed good as well as the bracelet and finishing. Do you not like the design? The printed indices? Or maybe the movement? Just curious because I've been liking some of the Spinnaker divers and wondering whether to pull the trigger

@moorwatch9654

2 жыл бұрын

@@fark69 The Fleuss is a knockout mate

@AudioFlat

2 жыл бұрын

@@fark69, by ‘meh’ I mean it doesn’t offend, but it doesn’t excite me either. It’s a bit of a ‘parts bin special’ in that it’s a combination of bits I feel I’ve seen a million times before. As suggested in the review, the blue of the bezel insert is tonally nothing like the blue of the dial and it looks like an afterthought. I’m sure the quality is fine and if you like it I see no reason why you shouldn’t buy it.

IMHO the brown version definitely deserves attention. An interesting example of a neat attitude to the classic diver style.

Jody is such a fantastic reviewer. Fun, engaging, consistent. Always a fantastic video.

I appreciate your reviews. Opens my eyes up to watches and brands I would otherwise overlook.

The price of this is eye watering, even with a discount! They're also up against some stiff competition and I don't think this cuts it, as thin as it is.

It's a seriously nice watch. I agree on the female end links, in fact this was my first thought seeing the watch. And I'm a fan of the bezel insert. Finally a matt ceramic bezel insert that really looked like aluminium. The dial markings had the strongest lume. Perhaps the lume of the hands gets improved upon as this was only a prototype.

Like the looks and dimensions. For me however, to get a similar style I would go with the Islander Southold. Yes, thickness is higher but price is lower. Plus, you get Marc's customer service.

@ajh5407

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe he will stick this one. I know he has sold them before.

I do like this one. The “N” looks too much like the Z of the Zelos logo to me though. A tad puzzling that one.

@wzk921109

2 жыл бұрын

Turn “N” 90 degrees.

@handlesarethelaststrawiquit

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too.

Thanks for sharing. It's nice to see a brand do a thinner dive watch. Just wish the bracelet tapered more.

Pretty decent watch! Even uses a higher-end Miyota rather than the ridiculously ubiquitous NH35. Still, I don't see how they're justifying the cost, but it's close to competitors (my Steinhart Ocean One, made in Germany with a Swiss movement, sapphire, no date, same depth rating cost less). Great review all the same, Jody!

Love Spinnaker! I have the previous gen Spence and I think it's awesome

It looks identical to an NTH, not the dial or bezel insert so much but the case, crown, bracelet, crystal, bezel and caseback.

@landthieves850

2 жыл бұрын

My first thought

Great looking watch! I wish more brands would do matte bezel inserts.

Great video, sir !

Spinnaker: fantastic job with the interesting hand set, and the no date. Now begin installing display case backs on every watch, with a closed case back as an option.

Can’t help but to think of the Casio Duro. I know it’s not an apples to apples comparison but if I’m reminded of a around $50 watch to this over $500 one, makes more sense to go with the Duro.

Love seeing the difference between the protos and the final release. The bracelet is much more defined on the final release. The endlinks have proper sharp definition on the 3 link design. I really don't like smoothly rolled finishing on bracelets and it really took it a step up making this change.

I really like the rotated Zelos logo on the clasp and the dial ;)

'there is only one shade of black' - I think RAL and Pantone may want a word with you, Jody.

Bought the original Fleuss in 2018,and it's been a favorite of mine. This is quite nice, and the thickness (thinnesizm?j is brilliant.

Just One More Great Review. I really enjoy your reviews, in fact you have inspired me to start building my own watches. I like the look and size of the Spence . The price, not so much . Thanks again for another great video.

Big Zelos logo on the case back. Spinnaker needs all the support they can get 😂

Finally, a no date spinnaker. I own multiple spinnakers and have been waiting for a no date, fantastic news !

Excellent looking watch. Let’s hope it does well for them and that other manufacturers take note; we need more slim dive watches. Jody, do you reckon Miyota 9000/150m WR/9mm thick would be possible?

Very nice dimensions are spot on as well getting expensive now but good specs

I like the case shape, dimensions. The dial, less so. Great review.

I feel like more companies should focus on the skindiver category of dive watches. This is still a very capable diver, at 300 meters, but it achieves a wonderfully slim profile. I love a deep diver but it is refreshing when companies put a bit more focus on "wear ability." 100m is more than enough for most of us *cough Seiko 5* *cough Vostok* Great video and thanks for bringing another beautiful diver to my attention!

I got the deep crimson red one on sale at the Spinnaker website for 40$ off. It goes from crimson to black with the light and the bezel is often like a Coke bezel. It is becoming one of my most worn. It is a terrific watch!

I admit to finding several Spinnaker models attractive, I never thought the entire package worth it. In the price range this model plays in, there's so much competition. And, honestly, for about half MSRP without discount, you can have a Glycine Combat Sub with a Sellita movement inside (of all places, look at Walmart online). At 12mm thick, it's not quite as thin as the Spinnaker, but it's arguably a better, or at least equal, movement in a Swiss watch. I generally prefer Glycine's combat sub style, which is a bonus.

@fark69

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I see Glycine Combat Subs selling for often more than some Spinnaker divers (like the Cahill) especially when you consider the 20% discount code for Spinnaker off the website. And afaik, Glycine combat sub doesn't have double domed sapphire crystal, doesn't have as nice case finishing, and it's also printed dial, so what are you getting with the Combat Sub over this or another Spinnaker diver? Just curious

I agree with the comment on the blue on the dial and bezel not matching. I noticed it about midway through the video. It is a nice watch though. Black bezel with the same dial would be a good improvement.

This is the first Spinnaker to pique my interest. Awesome specs, great design and reasonable, if not bargain, price. And that hour hand is a beaut!

Very nice Jody. Then I looked at my NTH Sub and thought I don't need another one.

Thanks for the video Jody, it is a nice watch. Another 300 m WR really slim is the Tissot Seastar 1000 36mm, maybe we could have in the near future your opinion

Looks like a winner to me, assuming QA on the production models is better than the prototype. Love the blue and case design - perhaps reminiscent of Tudor?

thats one nice watch love it cheers

Good clear review of a meh watch. Thank you.

Good morning. I love watching your videos. Great job as usual. I do have to say that I don't believe there is any Spinnaker that Should be priced as this one is. I have bought 4 models from their company from watching your reviews. I like them OK, but none of them should be priced this much. Keep up the good work :)

Nice watch. Thank you.

Great video as usual. Btw top 10 Casio to buy will be appreciated ( ex military,I had my share with g shocks,wonder what is your opinion).

Loving the t-shirt

Good morning from Algeria 🇩🇿

@JustOneMoreWatch

2 жыл бұрын

Hellooooooo Algeria! The world is tuning in today all right!

@ahmad9406

2 жыл бұрын

good evening from egypt

@dahliaxxv5162

2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmad9406 Hello brother 🇩🇿🇪🇬

I watch and enjoy the review. Always a thumbs up. I have 2 dive watches and it's plenty for me. I prefer field watches with vintage design.

Hi Jody, I think you like the handset so much because it reminds you of Seiko, precisely the reason I don't own one.

Gorgeous blue dial.

That circle N is also the logo of the UK anarchopunk band Conflict, which is a clear selling point for most dive watch enthusiasts

Looks really nice, I love the handset as well! Are you sure that the bezel is ceramic though? I’ve heard elsewhere that it’s aluminium. The mat finish makes it look more like aluminium too

The black and the Burgundy variants look great. I think it's price is competitive once discounts are applied. Slightly disappointed with the lume and I think you're quite right to pick on the size of the speNce text. It's unnecessarily big. However, I'm tempted by this. Never had a Spinnaker before and I think this looks like a nice entry into their brand.

Saw this pop in my email recently, not a bad watch. What I did miss was the Christopher ward sale!

Nice watch but don’t understand why microbrands haven’t figured out by now how much better a tapered bracelet looks and wears.

It's like a Pelagos LHD and an FXD got together and had a slender offspring. Looks great!

Love it, 40mm diver as thin as a dress watch.

The similarity to the NTH series of dive watches particularly the case and bracelet, is uncanny....

@red75v67

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought.

Nice watch love it. This watch as GMT and I a buy one

I love my Spinnaker Dumas because it's unusual and fun (and at 200g+, you know when it's on). If i want thin, i'll wear a dress watch. Nice enough offering, though.

Nice review! Nice watch but no Spence model on Spinnaker's website.

I've got one Spinnaker, the limited edition Hazy Sunset Croft. Since, they haven't released much to my likings I'm afraid. I did like the Piccard, as I love watches with a twist... but a watch has to be somewhat practical as a daily watch too. This one... I get the brief... but I'm just not a fan of the execution all that much either. But, the past has proven they can come out with something stunning, so I'm sure they will again in the future!

I was just watching Ben's Watch Club's video on the Spinnaker Piccard, and jumping from that video to this one is a huge shock let me tell you. Spinnaker really covering the market for slimmest and thicket affordable dive watch!

1st time I've ever commented, been watching you since you started, pretty much. Very enjoyable. Anyways. I BET the case was made by the same folks eho make the cases for NTH! Made the same way!!

Jody. Between Aphex Twin and the Roland music machines, It looks like you want to produce an album! Watches and drum machines? Watches and Bass lines? Watches and Synths?

Loving the t shirt Jody 🎹🥁🪩

@JustOneMoreWatch

2 жыл бұрын

Loves me a bit of acid Gareth!

What a dope shirt!

The minute hand sits atop the hour hand leaving plenty of clearance, in my opinion, for applied indices without adding to the 10.8mm thickness. Handset is nice. "N" logo eats it.

I love your t shirt. How long have you been into electronical music?

Hey Jody, what about Stuhrling? What about doing a review on one someday!

Helm Miyako review please! Ive loved my blue one so far, its my daily. Feels comparable in build quality to Tudors ive tried! Also CW Aquitaine

I don't think I can buy another Spinnaker after my experience with my Tesei bronze. The first one I bought had the crown break within a week. Mark at long Island was great and sent me a new one. This one broke a year and a half later where my unidirectional bezel suddenly became bidirectional. I sent it in for a warranty repair through the place Spinnaker does warranty work in the USA and they decided that it wasn't covered under the warranty. So begrudgingly I paid them $300 to replace the case and regulate the movement. I got the watch back and it was loosing time erratically. -15 seconds one day, -50 seconds the next day, -25 seconds the next and after a few weeks of this the movement stopped working completely. I sent the watch to my local watch maker who told me the pallet jewels were broken and it would cost another $300. The Spinnaker repair center refused to pay to have it fixed but offered to replace the movement for free, so I sent the watch back to them. I have been waiting 2 months for them replace the movement and they still haven't returned my watch. Their customer service is awful. I constantly have to follow up with them because if I don't they forget about me and nothing would ever gets done. At this point after 2 watches and almost a year without my watch, I am convinced that Spinnaker watches are overpriced, made poorly, and their warranty is complete B.S. That being said, this doesn't look too bad. Just a little expensive for a Miyota powered watch.

@swilkobarfingtoniii1642

2 жыл бұрын

I hate to say it, but your watch maker did you a huge disservice. The fact is- The wholesale cost of an NH3X movement is about $50. Even if he charged you a full hour for the service (which a competent watch maker could do in about 5 minutes- including regulation) it should be a $100 repair. Replacing the pallet jewels in a Seiko movement is ridiculous. So is waiting two months for the manufacturer to make good on it's own product. Thanks for the warning. If anybody has a different story I'd like to hear about it.

@Ngo1ful

2 жыл бұрын

@@swilkobarfingtoniii1642 The Tesei actually come with an SW200. So while I think they were charging me too much it is not as bad as if it was a nhxx movement. The Spinnaker's repair company wanted to charge me $200 to do the same repair. I only know this because I was told they would replace the movement at no cost to me and then went ahead sent me an invoice for it anyways.

The thinnest watch I ever saw and I owned it for a while after my dad, was his 1979 Bulova Phantom Digital. In gold of course, the two button pushers on the front were thicker than the watch itself but the problem is batteries only lasted about six months, and there was a glitch and it couldn’t be repaired which is a shame because I think it was about C$800 back then if I recall the sticker on it (it did look about as thin as the example you showed.) I am seeing a lot of those progressive Blue fade dial watches from the interesting new offerings on watch dives, for example the new mini turtle from Heimdahler.

I don't dive but boat and fish so, WR has some bearing on which watch I wear. A true 50 meters is fine, 100 meters would be great, 200 meters is I sank but watch kept working, 300 meters was not for me because of the thickness - this watch seems to fix that - thanks for the review.

Really love the look, but 650 bucks for a spinnaker? At that range, I’d be looking at seiko, Hamilton, Tissot, etc.

Nice watch. I actually prefer the chunkier watches, but none the less some good points all round.

I like this, the applied /embossed dial looks good and won't have bits falling off like I've had on a couple of watches. Only 300m dive watch I have is 15.5mm so this is nice and slim. Only thing that would put me off is no date.

@matyasd007

10 ай бұрын

What bits?

Good measurements

Morning Jody, yeah spinnaker seem to be popping up everywhere right now. Never really brought into the brand but the tide could be turning!

@JustOneMoreWatch

2 жыл бұрын

Morning Bob! Hope you are in tip top health today mate.

@bobyoutube4037

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustOneMoreWatch thanks Jody, I really am making excellent progress 👍

For anyone who might like one of these in the crimson red colorway, they are on sale right now for $349 USD

Obvious competitor for this would be the new Glycine Combat Sub 39: also 300m, also very slim, similar price, but Swiss made with an SW200

Very impressed with how slim it is. I think it looks like every other diver though. Hopefully they produce a more interesting looking watch that thin.

Very nice watch over all. It is just a shame that the blues of the dial and the bezel insert are so terribly mismatched.

Off topic, was looking to see if you have ever reviewed a Helson. Didn’t find one, would be curious to know your take on it

The case and bracelet remind me a lot of an NTH watch. No bad thing for sure.

Couldn’t help but notice your T-shirt. Are you also a techno producer on the side? 😎

jody... please review GX-56SL-4.. i am sure you'll love it

Very nice watch, carries off the vintage skin diver look. I don't know what it is about Spinnaker, I always just feel like they're a little 'Meh'

Great video, bu the links are blank again.

Spinnaker clasps always a bit of a bugbear with the cheap and intrusive dive extension... great value watch though. Thanks Jody

Nice watch have been looking at the Bradner but this one's Nice too!What's your discount code.Plus how's fatherhood treating you?Getting any sleep 😴?

There's always a little thing missing or something I find to be too much with Spinnaker. I wanted the Fleuss soo bad but the dial texture kills it. It's the N and the lume with this one...

Was going to mention this one to my mate as his son's name is Spencer!

@JustOneMoreWatch

2 жыл бұрын

Seems appropriate!

@jaysterling26

2 жыл бұрын

Such an idea - chose your child's name fom a watch brand: safe choice - Christopher Ward ; avant garde - Formex ; humanoid territory- Casio ( erm..G-Shock ?).

@paulveneziani9857

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaysterling26 haha! I do have a mate called Christopher Ward, could do with one named Richard Mille now! 😁

What’s not to like? What’s to like? It’s nice . Nice and well… nice. An unassuming slim dive watch. Glycine combat sub for me at the same price thanks. Nice… review. Your a nice man. And that was a nice watch.

i love how they can make a 300M dive watch for $650 and under 11mm thick. I'm looking at you omega

Your t shirt has 303 on it.In england the A303 road and parts of it that havent been rerouted is a very ancient road.It does in fact go past Stone Henge.As for the watch it looks like a million others.

@glennpowell3444

2 жыл бұрын

Oh as for the RM " ferari" i can only conclude that the tolerances of the mechanics are so tight that it will be very sensitive to heat.Too hot and it will lock up.A modern F1 car engine from stone cold by the opposite is basically siezed untill heat is introduced to allow the pistons to move.If they get too hot they sieze again and go bang.I need help.

I would say the manufacturer for NTH, which used to produce their first versions of the SUB's (like the Näcken, Baracuda, etc.) has sold the design to Spinaker, as the first gen. of NTH subs is no longer available. I wonder what Cris Weil would think about this...

Miyota 9039 - A+ More independent watch brands need to be using this movement because the day/date complication is so Seiko 5 lame. I will say that Hemel makes dive watch called the Sea Dart with the 9039 movement at a cost of $499. It's a very good looking watch.

Where can I buy the book "world of time" (and author) nestled on your book shelf please?

Isn't that the MK1 NTH sub case and strap with a new dial and logo?

@JustOneMoreWatch

2 жыл бұрын

Looks VERY similar. NTH had drilled lugs though, but also slim.

@simonbailey2151

2 жыл бұрын

It’s (even) thinner than the NTH.

@red75v67

2 жыл бұрын

It's not just me thinking this then

@jaysterling26

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustOneMoreWatch Drilled lugs should be obligatory, or at least an option. Anyone know how much extra per piece it costs to add?

Dartmouth has alot of awesome watches

I like like this watch it show originality nice dile and hands...

Give me a Ti version and I'm in... Thanks Jody. Can you help me? I still need just ONE more watch!

Maybe its the camera but the lume on the hands looks to be a bit darker than the dial