RATIO FreeDiver Helium-Safe Dive Watch Sapphire Crystal Automatic Diver Watch 1000M Water Resistant Diving Watch for Men

I liked the look of this watch as soon as I saw it, I was afraid the face would be too small but it’s perfect. This is now one of my favorites and would wear it everyday if I didn’t work in a factory environment. Watch seems very rugged and the band is comfortable. Pretty sure I won’t be testing the 1000m water depth but have always liked the look of Divers watches. Hopefully it turns out to be a good purchase and it holds up for years. I also bought a watch winder since I won’t be wearing it daily. Very classy looking watch and has a Seiko movement and never needs batteries!

I found it impossible to not fall in love with this watch. This watch delivers beauty, functionality, precision, robustness and lumes galore. Granted, I could have waited months or years to leave a proper review, but given that the watch may not even be available years from now, I can only update this review at a later date if something changes. This watch either gains 0 seconds, or 0.5 seconds in the few days I have worn it constantly, including showers, dish-washing, sleeping, but alas, not diving yet. The precision blows my mind. I do have a 20 years old Eco-drive that basically keeps atomic time (no radio) and to get this kind of precision on an automatic is either luck or the stuff of legends. As others have stated before me, this watch is a tank. It even looks like a melted tank. Everything is so precise and gorgeous, including the bezel action. Simply delicious sound as you rotate it and it comes to a fully centered state. The lume, as imaged, I took from inside a closed closet and adjusted the camera to image as close to what my eye sees. The lume lasts through the whole night, all the way to the morning hours and is easily readable even then. I don't do anything special to charge it. The image was taken after 5 seconds exposing to direct sunlight, but even in office light, and then going to bed, it just shines, almost like it is an LED. Simply remarkable. There is no question that the watch can easily be upgraded to be even more gorgeous but clearly that would increase the cost without increasing functionality, and this watch is incredibly functional. Now, the silicon straps that it came it, I replaced with the nylon straps, but those too are far too short. If you have large wrists, like I do, I barely get to the very first hole without cutting the blood circulation and that is annoying and has nothing to do with the watch itself. It is also nearly impossible to get XL canvas or nylon straps (non Nato) from Amazon. Many brands say they have XL versions, but no option to select during ordering. So I wonder if this watch could survive for however long on the surface of Venus, with surface atmospheric pressure of about 92 bars and 600 degree Fahrenheit temps. Both the melting point of sapphire and steel are much higher, so who knows :)

I only leave two types of reviews. Usually the reviews are if products or support so bad I want to give people a heads up. Or in this case I am blown away by the product or services. This watch is phenomenal. I bought it as a work watch (I usually wear G-Shocks to work). I wanted something that looked a little classier and didn't want to subject my "nicer" watches to the beating that my work can do to a watch. I am blown away by this watch. I cannot find a single flaw. It's literally perfect. I can't comprehend how they can offer a watch like this that has such a nice finish, the Seiko movement and a mineral crystal. Crazy this watch has any bad reviews. I assume people just dont know watches that well. People complained about lum. The lum isnt mind blowing, but it is on par with my SKX's and Ecodrives. I get people having timekeeping issues, that would be frustrating. But this has a Seiko NH36 movement that can be easily adjusted to correct that, there are vids on YT showing how to do it. I love this watch, value per dollar is nuts. I will be buying more Ratio watches, hopefully before people start recognizing the brand and price goes up. Hope this helps

Ratio's are excellent watches and a great value for the price. It's an automatic watch (i.e. all mechanical, no battery) and it keeps excellent time. The lume is as good as my Seiko's and Citizens. One thing to note, however...the pictures of this watch shows a Ver. 2 of this watch, and the model number is for a Ver. 2. However, I don't believe this is what I received. I believe I got a Ver. 1. It's the same size, same movement, but the main difference is the Ver. 1 has an oyster red dial, and the Ver. 2 has a flat maroon dial (pictured). I would have much preferred the flat colored dial over the oyster version (very much preferred). I took one star off an otherwise 5 star watch for this. I don't like misrepresentation. This was a hard review for me to write because I love these Ratio watches, but the dial is represented in all the pictures as flat (not shiny), and the dial I received was oyster (shiny). It's a real dive watch though, so I'm keeping it. Oh, and the strap is a nice flexible silicone, but I switched it out to a nicer velcro strap with reflective badges on it.

This watch is amazing!!! Period!!! My current watch collection has been whittled down to around 31 watches currently. This was a birthday gift to myself and all I can say is HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! The photos literally do NOT capture the quality and craftsmanship of this timepiece. It's stellar!!! The sapphire crystal appears to be of great quality. The second hand sweeps very smoothly. The day/date is uncomplicated and easy to read and lovely. The black isn't a faded black but a bold black. It looks amazing! Tremendous lume! The crystal has a beautiful anti-reflective coating. The rubber strap is both soft and you can even have it loosely buckled and it comfortably sticks to your arm a bit. It has weight to it but not too much. I've not wanted to take it off since I put it on! The case is superb! There's an absolutely lovely subtle engraving of a scuba diver on the case back! The value of this watch far exceeds the price by a ridiculous amount!!! Just buy it already!!!

I wanted an automatic as I know we are headed towards hard times, battery dependent is NOT what I want so far the watch is nice in terms of quality , even the band is comfortable. BUT , this thing is really small compared to every dive watch Ive worn since 1991 ... it's a lil mini .....I guess Ill have to get used to the small housing and package.... Compared it to my G shock.....it's NOT what many would be used to ....everything is shrinking today, must be the economy .lol ! It's a Beta Male watch UPDATED ! The watch loses 10 minutes every month .. I have to reset the time every month to keep it accurate as it's always behind and not accurate. UPDATE !!! A year later it last nite QUIT completely ...I cannot make it function So after a year of NOT keeping time it is a paper weight ! JUNK !!!!

Fantastic watch and case is heavy duty and the dial is gorgeous . The movement never requires battery so that’s a plus . The illumination works perfectly fine and the watch is a great fit . The strap is soft and easily adjusted and lastly the specs are awesome . Material of the watch is great.

I was a little wary about this watch bc of the case size (46mm) but I took a chance anyway since the price is unbeatable for a 1000M dive watch. I was pleasantly surprised to put it on and realize it wears small; in fact, other than the weight, it wears noticeably smaller than my 43mm resin Luminox. The watch is stout and the build quality is excellent. The bezel is solid and has excellent detents when rotating, my only complaint is that I wish the bevels had a smoother finish bc they are SHARP. I don’t doubt that it could leave a nasty cut if it somehow got caught in someone’s skin. The bezel markers don’t QUITE line up, but everything else lines up correctly, which is incredible for the price. The only negative I can say about the watch is that the sapphire crystal is an absolute fingerprint magnet. It’s worse than piano black in vehicles, I’m constantly wiping off the crystal surface. I will update this review if any issues pop up, but so far, I’m loving this watch! And the price is unbeatable, I will likely buy 1 more as a backup before the company realizes that they’re practically giving these away.

I have received the product and it is really amazing but I ordered for Ice Blue color but received mint color.

What a bargain ! great looking dive watch with helium valve . I use it in a medical hyperbaric chamber so haven't got it wet yet, but it keeps great time and is not to heavy. It appears to be well made and has a solid feel to it which I like. The luminosity is great and its easy to ready at night especially if its been in a bright place during the day. It claims to be 1000m waterproof I cant comment on that but I would be comfortable and will be recreational and tech diving with it ,

This watch exceeds expectations even as compared to a much more expensive brand. The look, comfort and functionality are excellent! This is my first purchase of this brand. I will certainly be buying more.

Excellent watch

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