Steinhart Ocean 1 Black Ceramic Vs Rolex Submariner

The steinhart ocean 1 black aluminium 335 approx the rolex submariner 16610 from 2008 from 6 100 9 000 on the pre owned market.
Steinhart ocean 1 black ceramic vs rolex submariner. Beyond it s movement the steinhart ocean black offers a number of features also found in the classic submariner. At 42mm in diameter it may be a bit too big for some people a final word on the steinhart ocean 1. In addition to the classic rolex sub homage the ocean one steinhart has a take on the classic military submariner with a slightly different bezel and dial that reflects the british frogmen s. The squale vs steinhart vs rolex submariner image credit.
My ocean line picks would be in this order. Ceramic black bezel steinhart ocean 1 cons. Meanwhile the black. The steinhart ocean one 39 ticked all the boxes.
So there you have it a fairly detailed look at the steinhart ocean 1. My sweet spot is 38mm 40mm 2 a rolex submariner homage with its own personality just look at the case design unlike the ginault ocean rover that is arguably of better quality but. Entire discussion threads on watchuseek are given over to the celebration of divers that look like the rolex submariner. In conclusion choosing between the rolex submariner and the steinhart ocean one will be an emotional decision rather than a rational decision.
Rare submariner red ocean 1 vintage military ticks all across the bezel very rare rolex that almost nobody can afford so nobody can really knock you for having a homage many people wont even know its a rolex homage because of the lack of the mercedes hour hand. 1 39mm diameter watches seem to be finally returning to wearable sizes imo to be explored. Both house highly accurate automatic movements in black dlc coated stainless steel cases both are water resistent to 300 meters both have a sapphire crystal both offer a date function and the list goes on. Ocean 1 red no cyclops.
From a pragmatic point of view the steinhart s price to quality ratio is much better than the rolex sub but the latter still has a je ne sais quoi that draws in tons of enthusiasts every year.