MAEN Manhattan 39 Watch Review
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- I was very excited to get hands on with the new MAEN Manhattan 39 watch
It has exceeded my expectations in many areas, but also left me wondering if just a few niggles could be addressed, this would be an ideal dress / sports watch
Link to Website: www.maenwatches.com
watch: www.maenwatches.com/collectio...
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Wow, I like thin mechanical watches. The Maen website is saying it will be 6.9mm thick. The ETA 7001 movement is just 2.5mm thick, which is pretty good. For comparison, I have a Cartier Santos-Dumont that is like 7.6mm thick and uses a Piaget ultra-thin hand wind movement. The Cartier was also ~$8,800. This is a very compelling offering from Maen!
LOVE it all, aside from the seconds hand missing!! :(
Very cool! Love what Maen are doing, I really need to get one soon. With this one I’d definitely prefer having a seconds hand, especially since it’s a manual wind watch - it would help a lot to be able to tell whether the watch is still running. I think for this model I’d still go with the 37, but I’m happy that they made this watch as another option
As always, top quality video detailing the beauty, specs and comparison very well! The thinness and the lower weight are really attractive. Can see huge difference when compared side to side. thank you!
I'd personally want a second hand too as this is a sports watch not a dress watch, but otherwise i love it
Both sizes of the Maen watches are great. For my wrist size, I prefer the 37mm of which I am ordering.
39 is definitely my cup of tea!
Coming out of the age of oversized watches, i quite liked the 37mm. There's a lot of 40mm intergrated sport watches out there, so it was a good point of difference and suits the vintage design imo. I havent handled the watches though.
This update looks excellent! Super impressive thinness and a great enhancement from the original. Thanks for sharing and phenomenally presented, though it's no surprise 🥂
I prefer the wearability if this one on my wrist..sits well. Good to hear from you brother
@@PeterKotsa The thinness reminds me of the Zelos Nova (it's thicker, but only because of the box edge crystal), which also has a 7001. That's one of my go-to watches (I have three) and favorites to wear. There's something special about wearing a well done, super thin watch.
Personally I think the 37 is more classically proportioned, thin enough, maintains the running seconds and benefits from the convenience of automatic winding. I gifted mine to my brother but I’ll be picking up a replacement soon enough.
A small seconds on this would look killer.
Agreed..
pretty nice..i cant‘t wait until your state of the collection..❤ cheers from sinncity
Best Maen Ultra Thin video on RUclips
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I like this a lot, I think with the display caseback it'll be elevated nicely as you say. I don't mind the lack of a seconds hand. I think this watch will do well, cheers Peter. 🙂🍺
I suppose if there is no hacking, then there really isn't a need for a seconds hand. Although I would have loved to see one here personally myself
Thank you. I like the 37. My small wrist requirement 😂😂😂😂
If it had a second hand and bigger crown I’d be interested
All bracelets should have microadjustments at this point.
Love the case shape
Love it!
Went to their site and signed up to be notified of when it is available
I loved the Manhattan 37 when it came it out, but was one of the many who thought it was too small. To that point, it wound up on your wife’s wrist. Glad to see Maen has upsized a bit. Not too sure about the missing second hand. I guess on a dressier watch it’s not a big deal. Anyway, Maen sure knows how to make a sharp-looking watch.
You've become the micro brand whisperer. I agree, as I usually do, with your critique of the watches. Even with a bigger octagonal shaped crown it's not a great choice for a manual wind and lack of a seconds hand, meh. I think they are going for a Genta/Cartier mashup. I also wonder why they use NYC borough/river references in the collection names, the company is based in Stockholm. 🤔
Awesome review of An awesome time piece !
Glad you enjoyed it
I like my 37 salmon so much I may get a second one in blue.
The crown is a big miss for a handwound piece and butterfly clasps are a personal deal breaker for me. However it's a good looking piece.
I would have preferred a screw down crown and getting rid of the ghost position on the no-dates over a new case size and hand wound movements.
Also an integrated rubber and/or leather strap option.
Love your intro theme music.
Cheers 😊
Thanks Peter 👍
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Without second hand? Why not quartz? I really don't understand automatic watches without second hand. I love sweeping hands... Love your content! Best regards from PL ;)
What's worse, is that movement does have a second hand. Maen chose to leave it out. And since it is small seconds at 6 o'clock, they could have included a sub-dial without adding any thickness to the watch.
Drop all the script on the lower dial except the “ 39 “ .
Add applied MAEN and it would look so much better .
Odd style direction without a Seconds Hand I think .
Toooo Static for my tastes .
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Lower beat rate, no sweeping secondhand, no hacking and a manual wind. So the upside is a 2 mm larger case that’s a little bit thinner, no, thanks!
Nice watch. Just ordered 😊
Hope you enjoy it! 👍
Sweet!
Its a nice watch , but manual wind kills it for me. Not a big fan of butterfly clasps either. Its basically a homage, but the thiness is the plus to this watch. You could just buy a tissot prx quartz and have a similar vibe though ,and they only cost around £300 for the quartz or £600 for the auto . Its a cool watch but its lazy in a way , that their not offering a sleek adjustable clasp , to warrant the £800 price tag. I really love the zenith a384, but the hand wind , just kills it for me . Same with the speedie sapphire sandwich . I dont want to think about winding a 7k watch every day , or even an £800 one for that matter , even though i love the vintage vibes . Great vid as always peter , have a fab xmas and all that jazz !!
I ordered mine the minutes they went in presale. The wait is rough.
Fantastic review 👏 enjoy the sun ps it's -4 with snow hear in Glasgow 🇬🇧👍
Stay warm and enjoy the snow (if any) 👍
Small seconds on this would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
So, I'm going to be contrary and say that this watch (also for you) really didn't need to be bigger. The propositions are fine, but now we have a 37mm that looked already great on your wrist, and one at 39mm that looks just fine, but is undeniably a big watch to wear. The reduced thickness helps a little, and probably most in mitigating the wearing of a bigger watch, but ideally they'd have reduced the thickness of the 37mm instead and I, for one, would have loved to see the adoption of the Seconde Seconde cherry colour in the main collection of the 37mm. That would have been smashing. As well as that seconds hand counterweight. Small masterstrokes of the LE if you ask me. All that before a bigger watch. The manual wind doesn't have my preference. I don't really need a display case back. And I love the stuttered sweep of a mechanical seconds hand. All in all I think I prefer the proportions on the 37mm, especially the narrower bracelet endlinks. I'd talk to the wife and negotiate shared custody! ;-)
I think the 37 stands alone in its own right. Also being an auto and having the sweeping seconds..that is my preference for sure.
That said, I prefer the wearability of this 39. It's more balanced in my eyes on my size wrist and sits really low, so easily slides under the cuff.
Hate the fact thats it manual wind though...we cant have everything :((
@@PeterKotsa yes, I agree. As said, I have a bit of a wish list for this watch and seeing it this thin, I'd sure love for the 37mm to do a bit of slimming. I've always liked the Manhattan, but it wasn't till the colour on the Seconde Seconde version and the rectangular counterweight of the seconds hand that the model truly came to life for me. I didn't need the other flourishes of the LE though, I'd much rather have a further refined Manhattan with those elements. Slimming the 37 further may only be possible with a more premium movement though.
As a guy who doesn’t mind smaller watches, i honestly think the 39 looks better on him! The watch design deserves the bigger dial too, it’s a head turner
Nice presentation as usual, Pete. Personally for my smaller wrist it's the 37 all day long, also because this is a 2 hander. At least with the display case back you will be able to quick-check it's running :) From the pic (finishing) it looks like the 7001 is 'Top Grade'. Do you know? I have this spec in a Stowa which retains small seconds and it's excellent although no hacking. I suppose they've gone for this style crown aesthetically, but if they were to say double the facet count they could keep that with a better winding experience.
As far as Im aware this will be a Top Grade, but don't quote me Chris...😊
Love the look, shape, size, dial. No second hand is something that I don’t understand or appreciate yet. Being new to the watch scene that’s the thing that grabs me. The sweeping second hand mesmerises me. I would have thought that for their target market the addition thickness and sweeping second hand would have been of more benefit. Just looking at your comments on this thread it’s the biggest gripe. Possible solution would be 40mm with sweeping second hand, let the consumer decide. Big expense but could also be big reward. Risky. What would I know, just a noob 😂
Haha
If you get in to dress watches you'll probably quickly come to the same realisation that the seconds hand is an added complication, and sometimes watches are better without. Though saying that, this one is a bit weird, you'd think this larger, more sporty model would have the sweeping seconds, and the smaller, dressier one wouldn't.
Don't knock the deadbeat seconds complication though, you're just too used to quartz models now, but the tick per second was originally a high end complication that afforded a watch better precision in time telling.
@horizontalvertigo great point. I didn’t consider wearability in a more formal setting. It would look and be more practical with a suit I guess. Thanks for the input.
I had a 36mm Stowa marine classic with small seconds and i believe it used an ETA 7001. And, it was really thin, too. I believe it was 8.5mm. As such, are u sure Maen didn't just remove the small seconds from this design? As someone also commented, this might look damn good woth a small seconds as well as give back the dynamic look of a visible running seconds hand. Perhaps it was removed to keep the hand stack lower and thus the overall thickness under 8mm.
Stowa Marine Classic 36 is a beautiful watch, I’ve got that on my shortlist for my next watch. The sub-seconds one is 😍
Yes, the ETA 7001 is a small seconds movement, so Maen made the conscious decision to not include it. I imagine it was either for aesthetics to match the previous version or for thinness.
Nice🎉
Great watch I must say! But what I do not get is the lack of micro adjustment with these types of watches… I too find the aesthetics of the butterfly clasp beautiful, especially on integrated bracelets but there must be a way to make that happen… I don’t wanna have to buy a Rolex to get a nice bracelet AND clasp…
I think there are half links available as well...I have to confirm though
Yeah, good point on the crown, the height superb. Bracelet ok, but no seconds hand or at least small seconds? It looks dead to me. I buy a mechanical watch to see it functioning. As it is now, look just a like a regular quartz watch. Oh, and that brown dial, very nice. Home it comes in the same colour.
Looks nice, I like Maen watches, they have a great lineup. I thought the thickness was 6.9!
This is a prototype with a closed case back...let's see if they can indeed manage the 6.9mm claimed spec with the exhibition case back
@@PeterKotsa that seems doubtful, but I sure would like them to try. It seems to me like exhibition case backs always add thickness - at least that's consistently what I've seen with Omegas - like the Seamaster NTTD is thinner because it lacks the exhibition back. Maybe they can manage it with a non-dive watch where the crystal can be thinner.
Very informative presentation. May I ask what’s your wrist size? Thanks 🙏
18cm
It’s in the video
Beautiful watch. Quick question, does this have a ghost date?
I have already sent the prototype back so I cannot double check it, but from what I recall it did not have a ghost date
Is there other dial colours being released?
Yes, I believe they have 4 colours..
Naah I want my seconds hand. I like to see the watch be alive. Just for knowing the time we have phones in our pocket. Watches are for satisfaction and enjoyment, the noticeable movement of seconds is essential
finally a company with sizes & styles that work for smaller wrists too! bigger wrists shouldn’t complain about 37mm, that is how men wore watches in the past.
tired of feminine watches
A cool idea. Beautiful dial for the price and great specs. Manual winding may not be everyone's cup of tea but the only alternative I can think of is the hangzhou microrotor used by baltic in its mr01..
With a movement like that there isn't really much to see, so I don't care about that, but that crown does need to be comfortable if I'm going to be winding it daily.
That's a good price for Swiss.
A Manual watch and no seconds hand means I would always be paranoid whether it’s definitely running or not.
Not for me I’m afraid but it is nice
I LOVE the aesthetics of this, but manual wind and no seconds hand sounds like a good way for me to not figure out my watch has stopped. I wish there was some indication of functionality beyond “check again in a couple minutes and see if it’s moved.”
Apart from the exhibition case back, unfortunately theres none.
Hold it to your ear and listen for the ticking???
Without a seconds hand may as well have a quartz
So your only reason to like mechanical is a sweeping second hand. Ok.
@@ulifluhmeI like knowing whether the watch is running or not. Saves cross checking the time every single time you put the thing on. Being manual wind with no power reserve this is even more important, IMO.
You have benefits with manual mechanical over quartz, like low accuracy and need for winding with fiddly crown. Enjoy.
@@arkiepooit’ll get an open caseback. I have another watch with this setup and haven’t missed the second hand yet. But obviously tastes are different.
For my everyday watch …. I like a center second hand. For an evening dress watch I’d wear to dinner - a 2 hander or a hard to read sub-dial is fine.
I expect the watch will be thicker with a display caseback installed.
Thats my understanding as well...but lets see the outcome
What is your size wrist plz? Above 7 & 1/4 inch ?
7 exactly
I think the 37 looks good on you as well
My wife didn't think so...haha
How thin? That's impressive. It can only be achieved by a quartz or manual wind movement. While the crown would be ok for a quartz I totally agree about the crown being not the best choice for an every use for winding the movement. But it's a very charming watch. It's a niche watch, perhaps not an everyday piece and as such it provides a decelerated experience.
Their website says it's only 6.9mm, however this prototype with the closed case back measured in at 7.4mm.
I am very keen to see if the production pieces can indeed achieve the stated specs 👍
What a horrible decision dropping the seconds hand.
I like it alot
Nice, the only thing i'm not a fan of is the logo, Times New Romans font is dead and never coming back....
If they make a 41mm I’m in. I can’t go smaller than 40
Nice looking watch, but I don't like the lugs. To angular and doesn't sit flat with the bracelet when worn on larger wrists.
Please, i need a seconds hand PLEASE otherwise there is no way I’m getting it, when i actually want one!!
Would have much preferred they had a seconds hand but added another mil or 2 on to the thickness. Watches just look dead without one. May as well have put a quartz in it and passed the savings on to the customer.
No second hand no thanks I like to see my watch tick
31 degrees, -1 in the UK!!🥶😂
Rug up brother and stay warm 🥃
@@PeterKotsa definitely, winter watches only coming out of the box atm.👍
My preference would be a solar quartz movement, date window, and different dial for this watch. But I love the case dimensions and finish.
Where is the seconds hand?
I suppose size preference is subjective so I think the smaller sized Manhattan is perfect for my 17mm wrist. I wouldn't consider this 39mm for this shape.
Put the seconds back or just go quartz
The dial doesn't make me fool of this watch
I really like the looks of the watch. Super thin, nice dial, good looking bracelet. However, I'm not a fan of the movement....non hacking, no seconds hand, non automatic, 21k bps....that kind of kills it for me.
Yep, its not going to tick all the boxes..I think its more of a niche piece for sure
@@PeterKotsa , what's the point of an exhibition caseback if it doesn't have an automatic movement? That doesn't make much sense to me....
@@michaelcollins2473 i think the opposite. The rotor hide too much of the movement.
@@andre.bouchard Well, they need to decorate it a bit more than what's shown in the video, then, for sure.
Like, i really love this watch, but if there's no sweeping seconds why not just make it a quartz.
48mm lug to lug kinda large on a 37mm watch
I prefer the 37mm.
Anybody knows the watch at 0:58?
Still like the 37 better.
Big mistake by Maen for NOT including a seconds hand.
They should rethink this.
As a man with tiny wrists, 17.5cm, I'd like a smaller watch.
No seconds hand means no second look. Pity as I was reaching for my wallet...
Yeah everything else is really well executed here..
Looks like i came too late. Prices have increased significantly
I don’t think they can fit an applied logo under that hour hand.
There goes my idea out the door :(
@@PeterKotsa I guess they could but they’d have to increase the thickness slightly. If the objective was to make it as thin as possible, I’m not sure if it could be done without sacrificing something else.
A lovely looking watch..... if only they could design a 44 mm . ETA does make a mechanism that would fit 😢
I was waiting for that comment. If they make one in 44mm, you have the next guy asking for one in 50mm. Or perhaps wall clock size 🙂
@heiner71 well mate that would me 😀
What can I say... I love big well designed watches.... if only they would make them and I could afford them ... the world would be a nicer place 😀😃🙂🙃😊
What's the point of installing a Swiss movement known to be more precise than an Asian movement if you don't have a second hand? If not to raise the price and sell this model more easily? I don't understand the why and how.😉👋🇨🇵
I without doubt prefer my Manhattan 37 over this
So does my wife..😂
I never got a chance to enjoy the 37 unfortunately
I ordered GMT Hudson ...not impressed...too small and hard to see the skinny hands.
yeah, it's cool that it's so thin, but no seconds hand and no hacking? So you're just resigned to the fact that the time your timepiece is showing will never be accurate. Curious decision.
No Seconds hand, No Thank you.
I'd rather buy a super rep Nautilus for less. Thanks for presenting!
€1,059.00 :((
Yep, it's not cheap thats for sure...:(
Hate that brand logo
Im gonna be honest, Pete
I'm getting mighty tired of exposition casebacks
Yeah, no. Nice design, wrong calibre used.
Not a fan of the design, looks a bit old fashioned
Wish they would upgrade the 37mm to 100m wr. Its the only reason i haven't bought one
personally i will never buy a watch that is a copy or homage. it shows lack of taste big time. its the same as a pontiac fiero with a lambo body kit.
I can't ever get past their logo, imo absolutely hideous.
Way overpriced for an ETA manual wind with no date or seconds.