What you'll find in our San Martin range
San Martin watches lean into classic tool-watch design: textured dive dials, clean pilot faces and slim dress cases.
Most pieces in our range are built from 316L stainless steel, a hard-wearing, corrosion-resistant steel.
Almost every watch here has sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective (AR) coating.
Sapphire resists scratches far better than mineral glass, and the coating cuts glare so the dial is easier to read.
The range is mostly mechanical, with a few quartz pieces for anyone who wants grab-and-go reliability. Every product page lists the movement, so it's always clear which is which.
The movements inside San Martin watches
The movement (or calibre) is the engine of a watch. These are the automatic calibres in our San Martin range.
An automatic winds itself from the motion of your wrist, with no battery.
- Seiko NH35: a tough, widely serviced Japanese automatic that hacks (the seconds hand stops while you set the time) and can be hand-wound. Found in the SN0130, the SN0108 pilot and the SN0046 abalone diver.
- Miyota 90S5 and 9015: Japanese automatics from Citizen's movement maker. The 9015 beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour with around 42 hours of power reserve, according to Miyota. You'll find the 90S5 in the SN0126 divers, SN0144 dress watch and SN0149, and the 9015 in the SN0150.
- Miyota 9120: a multi-function automatic showing month, day of the week, date and 24-hour time, in the 43mm SN0075.
- Sea-Gull ST2130 and ST1812: Sea-Gull ST-series automatics. The ST2130 powers the SN0138 and SN0017 divers, and the ST1812 sits inside the slim SN0110 dress watch.
- YN55: an automatic used in the SN0142 diver and the SN0033 pilot.
Three San Martin pieces are quartz, which means they run on a battery:
- VK63 and VK64: quartz chronographs, sometimes called mechaquartz because the stopwatch has a mechanical feel when you press the pushers. They're still battery-powered. Found in the panda-dial chronograph and the SN0127 vintage pilot chronograph.
- VH31: a quartz movement with a smooth sweeping seconds hand rather than a tick, in the 36mm pilot.
Divers, pilots and dress watches
Vintage divers. The SN0138 (37mm), SN0142 (39.5mm), SN0017 (40mm), SN0046 (42.5mm) and the SN0126 wave-dial divers carry a rotating bezel for timing dives, bright lume and a 200m rating.
Most use a screw-down crown to keep water out.
Pilots. Pilot watches put legibility first: big numerals, high-contrast hands and luminous markers.
Choose the SN0108 (38.5mm) with a light dial and blue hands, the SN0033 (39.5mm) with a numberless dial, or the quartz 36mm pilot on a nylon strap.
Dress and statement pieces. The SN0110 is a 37mm dress watch just 9.8mm thick, so it slides under a cuff. The SN0144 (39mm) has a sunburst dial.
The SN0130, SN0149 and SN0150 bring mother-of-pearl, aventurine and gemstone details.
Chronographs. Both San Martin chronographs are quartz, rated to 100m. If you want a mechanical watch for every day, browse our automatic watches instead.
Choosing the right size
San Martin cases in our range run from 36mm to 43mm. That spread makes the brand a good fit for a lot of wrists, not just large ones.
For a smaller wrist, or a vintage look, try the 36mm pilot, the 37mm SN0110 and SN0138, or the 38.5mm SN0108.
These sizes suit many women's wrists as well as men's.
For an average to larger wrist, the 39mm to 43mm pieces give more dial and more presence.
Lug-to-lug (the distance between the tips of the lugs) matters too; for example, the SN0130 is 42mm across but 48.5mm lug to lug.
Not sure what fits? Our watch size guide shows how to measure your wrist and compare cases.
Looking after your San Martin
An automatic will stop if it's left off the wrist until its power reserve runs out. Give the crown a few turns, set the time and it's away again.
An automatic watch winder keeps it running between wears.
Screw the crown down before swimming, and rinse the watch in fresh water after the beach or pool. Avoid hot showers, spas and saunas, which are hard on seals.
Keep mechanical watches away from strong magnets, such as speakers and magnetic phone cases. Plan on a service every few years.
Quartz pieces just need a new battery when they stop.
Why buy San Martin from Time & Lustre
- Honest specs: every product page names the movement, case size, crystal and water resistance.
- 2-year warranty on every watch.
- 30-day returns on unworn watches in their original packaging. See our returns policy.
- Tracked delivery Australia-wide, free on orders over $50. See our shipping policy for delivery times.
New to automatic watches? Our complete guide to mechanical watches explains how they work, which movements to look for and how to care for one.