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San Martin automatic GMT watch with cream dial, black and green bezel, red GMT hand and steel bracelet
Photo: San Martin · Manufacturer press image · Source
San Martin · Ref. SN0109-G-2

SN0109-G-2
the sub-$310 Pepsi GMT

Worth a lookHYPESCORE™ 77 / 100

San Martin's SN0109-G-2 is a 39mm GMT with sapphire, a fly-adjustable clasp and an NH34 for about $309. The trade is 100m and an aluminum bezel.

PRICE BAND
$300-310
CLASS
GMT
IN PRODUCTION
Current production (exact start year not published by San Martin in our verified source set)
Specification, per San Martin's published sheet
Case diameter39 mm
Thickness12.85 mm
Lug to lug48.5 mm
Lug width20 mm
MovementNH34, automatic, GMT
Power reserveNot published by San Martin in our verified source set
Water resistance100 m (10 Bar)
CrystalTop hat sapphire, AR-coated
Bracelet316L steel, 20 mm to 16 mm taper, fly-adjustable clasp with safety (link style not stated)
HypeScore™ 77, and how it was calculated
MOVEMENT & RESERVE17 / 25
BUILD & MATERIALS19 / 25
VALUE AT PRICE21 / 25
WEARABILITY20 / 25

Scored by the published HypeScore formula from the specification and the street price. Never edited by hand, never influenced by affiliation. Read the formula →

Atlas notes

A GMT with a sapphire crystal and a clasp you can adjust without tools used to cost real money. San Martin’s SN0109-G-2 asks $309 on its own store, marked down from a listed $459, which tells you how seriously to take the “was” price.

The case is 39mm across and 12.85mm thick, on a 20mm lug width. The one number to check against your wrist is 48.5mm lug to lug: that is long for a 39mm watch, and it will wear bigger than the diameter suggests on a small wrist. The bracelet tapers to 16mm and closes on a fly-adjustable clasp with a safety catch, which is the feature the pricier divers on this site are scolded for leaving out.

The weak points are plain. Water resistance is 100 meters, not a dive rating, and the bezel is aluminum, so it will scuff where ceramic would not. The page names an NH34 and gives no power reserve, and I will not fill that gap from memory. You are buying a GMT hand and a bezel colour, not a movement story.

Worth a look if you want a second time zone at this money, and I think it is the sensible place to start. If the extra $200 or so is available, the SN0144 trades the sporty look for a dress dial; neither is a bargain bin, only one is this cheap.

Theo Nakamura
WATCHHYPEHQ
Sources
  1. San Martin Official Store: SN0109 product page · This URL resolves to the SN0109-G-2 listing. Supports 39mm case, 12.85mm thickness, 48.5mm lug to lug, 20mm lug width, NH34 movement, 10 Bar water resistance, top hat sapphire with AR coating, aluminum bezel options, 20mm to 16mm 316L bracelet with fly-adjustable clasp with safety, and the $309 store price (struck through from $459). The page states no power reserve. Price band is the store's own current price; we did not cross-check dealers.

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