I have one Sinn watch (104 b) that I wear almost everyday and it has a blue sunburst dial. So I guess we can close the case on the “always black and white and minimalist to a fault”.
As for the appeal- I don’t really go too much for the whole “built like a tank, no-nonsense tool watch” type descriptors (though the U1 and other models sell that pretty well), but I am a sucker for German engineering whether it’s Porsche, Helles lager, or a gorgeous Bavarian woman.
I was looking a few years ago for my first “nice watch” to celebrate a milestone birthday. I had gotten the watch bug and had been researching for a couple years while wearing inexpensive pieces. I had given myself roughly a $1,500 budget, and in the end, after months of pouring over watches, nothing stuck with me within that price range like the Sinn 104. I really loved how it took the signature Sinn tool watch case shape with the blocky turned down lugs, and dressed it up into more elegant daily driver piece. I also liked how it blends a pilot and diver aesthetic/functionality, but all in an understated and attractive manner. While I’m not always a fan of a day date complication, it made sense for a daily watch, and the black date dial blends in nicely against the blue dial. The blue changes color in different lighting, and the dial is very legible because of the minimal white text, indices and hands, and the excellent AR coating that makes the glass disappear.
As for the brand appeal, I think Sinn has a good reputation for quality/value and I also respect that at least in the US, their distribution model is very tight, though resale value on this watch isn’t important to me because I’m keeping it. It is nice to not see your watch on sale for 25% off at the local mall. Instead I see the only US AD selling it for $330 more than I paid.
It is kind of funny how the Sinn 104 is an obscure product in the public’s perception (at least here in the US), but it is kind of “on-the-nose” as a “watch guy” watch. I guess it checks a lot of good boxes.
I have one Sinn watch (104 b) that I wear almost everyday and it has a blue sunburst dial. So I guess we can close the case on the “always black and white and minimalist to a fault”.
As for the appeal- I don’t really go too much for the whole “built like a tank, no-nonsense tool watch” type descriptors (though the U1 and other models sell that pretty well), but I am a sucker for German engineering whether it’s Porsche, Helles lager, or a gorgeous Bavarian woman.
I was looking a few years ago for my first “nice watch” to celebrate a milestone birthday. I had gotten the watch bug and had been researching for a couple years while wearing inexpensive pieces. I had given myself roughly a $1,500 budget, and in the end, after months of pouring over watches, nothing stuck with me within that price range like the Sinn 104. I really loved how it took the signature Sinn tool watch case shape with the blocky turned down lugs, and dressed it up into more elegant daily driver piece. I also liked how it blends a pilot and diver aesthetic/functionality, but all in an understated and attractive manner. While I’m not always a fan of a day date complication, it made sense for a daily watch, and the black date dial blends in nicely against the blue dial. The blue changes color in different lighting, and the dial is very legible because of the minimal white text, indices and hands, and the excellent AR coating that makes the glass disappear.
As for the brand appeal, I think Sinn has a good reputation for quality/value and I also respect that at least in the US, their distribution model is very tight, though resale value on this watch isn’t important to me because I’m keeping it. It is nice to not see your watch on sale for 25% off at the local mall. Instead I see the only US AD selling it for $330 more than I paid.
It is kind of funny how the Sinn 104 is an obscure product in the public’s perception (at least here in the US), but it is kind of “on-the-nose” as a “watch guy” watch. I guess it checks a lot of good boxes.