Sinn 104

I fell in love with Sinn after visiting their boutique in downtown Frankfort when I was in Germany for work. I tried on the 104, 103, 837, and a few others. Also got to compare the fine link bracelet vs the H link. Ultimately I thought the 104 was the best proportioned, I love the polished case (tegiment is awesome but the darker gray appearance was a little too... industrial) and the fine link bracelet most comfortable.

This is the best addition to the collection, the limited edition Sinn 104. These are still available to buy brand new from an AD in Australia, which is lucky for me!.

Hey there r/watches. I’ve been lurking for a bit and finally decided to pull the trigger on my first substantial watch: the Sinn 104. It was a tough decision between the black and anthracite dials but alas I went with what I deemed the safer choice for a daily driver. I am pretty thrilled with it so far as it seems to go well with pretty much everything I own.

Last but not least, the Sinn 104 is my “beater” watch, since in my lifestyle nothing I do would ever actually damage it, but it is the watch I would wear when going hiking or to the dog park with my pups. I love these three equally, with the BB58 as perhaps the first among equals. In the watch community these choices may look basic and overrated, but I love how virtually no one I know has heard of any of these brands. I’m all about that stealth luxury, no Rolex for me!

So after much research and lots of YouTube videos I finally decided where to spend my hard earned money. I wanted the most watch for my money and I landed on the Sinn 104. The green variant was very tempting but I decided to go with the white dial and polished case.

I've been eyeing the watch since I purchased my Sinn 104, and decided to sell it to help finance this one. If any of you are on the fence about this watch, DON'T BE! Only had it a couple days but this thing is an absolute strap monster. Just look at how this specific shade of green still pairs stunningly with the watch.

Built from submarine steel that is then hardened, I don't anticipate removing this thing from its bracelet and expect the watch to look about the same a decade from now. Let's start with the fit of the watch, If you have ever handled a Sinn 104, it wears very similarly. With that being said, it has a different curvature about the lugs, and sits on the wrist a bit better in my opinion. It is also a little under 1mm thinner, which is noticeable on the wrist.

Sinn watches are very well engineered, packed with useful tech, and tend to fly under the radar. This watch is antimagnetic, good in extreme temperatures and pressures, has a date & gmt function, filled with argon gas, has copper sulphate capsules, and is tegimented on the case and bracelet. It’s a tool watch through and through. I have a Sinn 104 in my collection, and love it, but was looking to add a gmt to the stable.

I posted this on WUS as well, but I think comparing this to the other dressy sport watches on the market that this is trying to elbow up next to- the Rolex Datejust and the Omega Aqua Terra- it's a solid value proposition. The SW300/ETA 2892 base caliber is a step up from the typical 2824-2s you see in a lot of microbrands, and it's 1/3-1/4 of the price of the DJ and AT. Sure, the name doesn't have the same cache, but let's be honest, you're not going to get the same gravitas as Rolex and Omega at $4000-$6000 less. In the same price band, you've got watches like the Sinn 104, which I've owned twice.

This is probably a different way of answering it but my most disappointing watch purchase is also now my daily wear and what I'd call a brilliant watch; a Sinn 104. The problem is that it was the first watch over the £1000 mark I'd ever bought and when it arrived my initial reaction was 'oh it's a watch, I spent a grand on just a watch'. It didn't do anything special, it was literally just another watch. It took me a week or two to just start wearing it normally then a week or two more to realise that what it is is a *really nice* watch.