The Pantor Seal Watch Is A Beastly Diver

Back in February I reviewed the Pantor Sea Lion, a watch that I found to be surprisingly great. Now Pantor is back with the new Pantor Seal Watch, a massive diver with a lot of Sea Lion attitude but with its own unique tricks. I got to spend a little time with this bad boy and as far as looks go, it pretty damn cool. Lets see if the looks matches its functionality.

The Seal Watch Dial

The Pantor Seal watch is a simple three hander with date. The dial color is matte black with contrasting white hands and hour markers. The hands are mounted to a Swiss-made automatic movement. The hands are large and filled with lume. The bulky case does make the dial feel a bit small and crowded in its space. I do like the simplicity of the dial. Everything is very legible at all times, even during my limited attempts to test it in water.

The Seal Watch Case

I really like the style of the case on this Pantor Seal men watch. Everything looks so machined. I can just imagine the CNC machine cutting this out of a solid chunk of 316L stainless steel. The bezel is very large and turning it is actually very difficult. Even if it loosens up over time there is no good way to get a grip in it. The edges of the bezel are very smooth so if you are planning to dive with this then good luck marking the time. This case is made for some serious diving. The water resistance is 1,650 feet and there is a helium valve for those saturation divers out there. I would probably have to remove some weights in my weight belt when diving because this watch is one heavy beast. Even after removing six links to fit my wrist this watch weighs in at 265 grams. That’s a lot of weight on the wrist.

The Seal Watch Bracelet

The look of this bracelet on the Pantor Seal is great. Made from 316L stainless steel like the case this bracelet is quit heavy. It has a locking clasp which is signed with the Pantor name. This bracelet does not have a divers extension which is an issue if this is truly made to be a true diver. To be honest though most people who don’t dive will not care at all about not having the divers extension. One issue I have that could bother some is that this does tend to be a hair puller when moving around on the wrist.

The Seal Watch Lume

I would say the best part of this Pantor Seal is the lume. Using Swiss BGW9 Super LumiNova the glow is fantastic and take very little time to charge up. In the light this lume is totally white which looks great on the matte black dial. The glow from the bezel marker also really stands out so there is no way you can’t see the marked time… as long as you can get that bezel to move.

Overall Impression

As far as looks go this Pantor Seal Watch is very cool. It big and bold and has that machined industrial look that will appeal to a lot of people. As a diver, however, this is a fail. The Watch bezel with nothing to grip onto is useless. I struggle to turn it with dry hands so in the water forget it. There is no divers extension to fit this over a dive suit. If you are not planning on diving with this and just want a cool-looking watch, and you don’t mind the weight, this is pretty cool. Price on this is $599.00 USD and you can find them at pantorwatches.com.