Sugess Watches Complete Guide (2026) — Every Model Reviewed and Compared

Sugess is one of the most searched affordable watch brands in the collector community, and for good reason. No other brand at this price offers a genuine tourbillon, hand-wound column-wheel chronographs with Venus 175-derived movements, moonphase complications with 57-second-per-cycle accuracy, and mother-of-pearl day-date dress watches — all in a single range.

This guide covers every Sugess model available at Jewelry Addicts, explains what each offers, and tells you which is right for your specific requirements.

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What Is Sugess?

Sugess is a Chinese microbrand that has built its reputation around one specific competence: making Seagull movements — particularly chronograph calibers — accessible to watch enthusiasts who want genuine mechanical watchmaking without paying Swiss manufacture prices.

The Seagull Watch Group (Tianjin Sea-Gull Watch Co.) is China’s largest movement manufacturer, producing calibers used by brands ranging from entry-level Chinese microbrands to several European names. Sugess sources these movements and packages them in well-finished cases with sapphire crystals, genuine leather straps and exhibition casebacks — letting the movement be the centrepiece.

The brand’s strongest products are its mechanical chronographs. The Seagull ST19/ST1901 column-wheel chronograph, derived from the Swiss Venus 175 movement of the mid-20th century, is what the watch community primarily identifies with the Sugess name.

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Sugess Movements — What’s Inside Each Watch

Understanding the caliber in each Sugess tells you what to expect before you buy.

Seagull ST19 / ST1901 — Hand-wound column-wheel chronograph. 29 jewels, 21,600 vph, ~45-hour power reserve. The founding Sugess movement — Venus 175 heritage, used in the 1963 Racing, S365, S423, S442, S465 and others. Available with standard regulator or swanneck regulator upgrade.

Seagull ST1903 — ST1901 with an additional 24-hour sub-register (four registers vs three). Used in the S465 Master Chronograph.

Seagull ST1906 — Chronograph caliber used in the S438 Pilot Chronograph. Check specific model page for details.

Seagull ST1908 — Integrated hand-wound chronograph + moonphase movement. 29 jewels, 21,600 vph, 45-hour power reserve. Used in M199S, S398-2, S468 and SU1908 series. The most mechanically complex Seagull caliber in the Sugess range.

Seagull ST2108 — Automatic moonphase movement. Used in S452 and ST2108 series moonphase watches.

Seagull ST2130 — High-beat automatic at 28,800 vph. Used in S455 Blue Goldstone.

Seagull ST2528 — High-beat automatic at 28,800 vph with moonphase complication achieving 57-second-per-cycle lunar accuracy. Used in Sugess V3 Moonphase.

Seagull ST1787 — Automatic with power reserve indicator, pointer date and small seconds. Used in S458.

Seagull ST8000 — Genuine tourbillon, hand-wound. Used in the 38mm Tourbillon Minimalist.

Dandong Peacock SL-3034 — Day-date automatic used in S449 MOP Heritage.

Dandong Peacock SL4609 — Automatic chronograph (self-winding). Used in S464 Titanium Chronograph.

NH35A — Seiko automatic GMT used in S463 GMT and S450-2 Ocean Star.

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Complete Sugess Model Directory

Moonphase Watches

Sugess V3 Moonphase — $257 — ST2528 The highest-accuracy moonphase in the range. 41mm, 14mm, blue sandstone or sunburst dial. Moonphase + big date simultaneously. Luminous moonphase disc (glows in darkness). 57-second-per-cycle accuracy — approximately one day of drift every 29 years. The definitive affordable moonphase recommendation.

Sugess S452 Moonphase — $281 — ST2108 40mm, 13mm. Moonphase + vintage pointer date hand. No lume — pure formal dress watch. Silver/white, silver/teal blue and rose gold/white configurations. Sapphire front and caseback, fluted bezel, butterfly clasp.

Sugess Moonphase Master S426 — varies The most-searched Sugess moonphase model. The flagship moonphase in the range — check the product page for current specifications and pricing.

Sugess Automatic Moonphase — varies. Another Sugess moonphase configuration — check the product page for specifications.

Sugess ST2108 Moonphase — varies ST2108 movement in a specific configuration.

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ST1908 Chronograph + Moonphase Series

Four watches use the Seagull ST1908 integrated chronograph + moonphase movement. Each has the same movement but a different case architecture and dial:

Sugess SU1908 Guilloché Series — varies — 40mm, 12mm The slimmest ST1908 at 12mm. Guilloché-textured dial in black, white and ivory configurations across silver and gold-tone cases. Butterfly clasp. The most formal dress watch format of the four.

Sugess M199S Roman Numeral — $509 — 40mm, 14.5mm Roman numeral dial options across silver and rose gold cases. 29-jewel ST1908 with Côtes de Genève, gold bridges, blued screws and swanneck. The most decorated movement display of the four. Also available in white and black plain dials.

Sugess S398-2 Coloured Dials — $795 — 41mm, 12mm Dark blue, salmon and white plain dials on silver case. The salmon dial is the rarest and most collected configuration. Most expensive of the four.

Sugess S468 Pilot Chronograph Moonphase — varies — 43mm, 13mm Pilot case format. Stepless bidirectional slide-rule bezel. Luminous moonphase disc. Teal blue, black and salmon dials on silver or rose gold case. The only ST1908 with a bezel function and a pilot watch character.

How to choose between ST1908 models:

• Guilloché dial + slimmest profile → SU1908
• Roman numerals + maximum movement finishing → M199S
• Dark blue or salmon plain dial → S398-2
• Pilot case + slide-rule bezel + luminous moonphase → S468

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ST1901 / ST19 Mechanical Chronographs

Sugess ST19 1963 Racing Chronograph — $512 64 verified ratings — the most reviewed Sugess watch at Jewelry Addicts. Inspired by the 1963 Chinese Air Force pilot chronograph. 40mm, teal blue/orange, ivory and original configurations. Widest strap variety in the ST19 range. Standard and swanneck versions. The flagship chronograph recommendation.

Sugess 1963 Panda Pilot Chronograph — varies Panda dial (white field, black sub-dials) and champagne dial configurations in both 38mm and 40mm case sizes. The only Sugess ST1901 available in two case sizes. Leather or steel bracelet option.

Sugess S365 ST1901 Racing Chronograph — $208 Turquoise and navy racing dials at 40mm. Orange seconds hand, rally perforated leather strap. Standard and swanneck versions. The most affordable ST1901 entry point at $208.

Sugess Chrono Heritage S423 — varies. Check the product page for current specifications.

Sugess S457 Chrono Heritage Panda — varies Panda dial configuration. The second-highest-traffic Sugess chronograph page.

Sugess S423 Swanneck ST19 — varies. Swanneck version of the S423 architecture.

Sugess S442 38mm Chronograph — varies. 38mm compact chronograph configuration.

Sugess S438 Pilot Chronograph — varies ST1906 movement. Pilot watch format chronograph — the established Sugess pilot chrono page.

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ST1903 Chronograph

Sugess S465 Master Chronograph — $334 — 38mm The most compact Sugess mechanical chronograph at 38mm. ST1903 movement adds a 24-hour fourth register to the standard three-register ST1901 layout. Rose gold/green/brown leather is the most visually distinctive configuration. Swanneck standard. Bracelet and leather options.

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Titanium Chronograph

Sugess S464 Titanium Automatic Chronograph — $496 — 46mm The largest and boldest Sugess at 46mm in Grade 2 titanium — 126g despite the substantial case. Dandong Peacock SL4609 automatic (self-winding, no daily winding required). 12-hour elapsed counter, 120-click rotating bezel. Full-lume white, green military and black dial options. The statement piece for large wrist buyers who want automatic chronograph function.

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GMT Watch

Sugess S463 GMT — $328 — 40mm, 12mm NH34 true GMT at 100m with fixed 24-hour bezel, fine-tuning adjustable clasp and seven dial variants including full-lume, green (Seestern collaboration) and retro configurations. The full-lume variant — entire dial surface luminous — is unique in the GMT category.

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Dive Watch

Sugess Ocean Star S450-2 — $302 — 40mm NH35A automatic at 100m with bidirectional 36-click bezel in ceramic or stainless steel options, sapphire with blue AR coating and sunburst dials. The blue AR crystal tint is distinctive. Six configurations across white, grey and blue dials.

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Dress Automatics

Sugess S455 Blue Goldstone — $269 — 38mm, 8.9mm The slimmest Sugess at 8.9mm total thickness. Seagull ST2130 high-beat automatic. Blue goldstone or sunburst dial — no numerals, no markers, no logo. Seven variants including rose gold. 54g. The most minimal and lightest Sugess dress watch.

Sugess S458 Power Reserve — varies — 40mm Seagull ST1787 automatic with power reserve indicator + pointer date + small seconds simultaneously. Five colours including pink. The only affordable automatic dress watch with a power reserve indicator.

Sugess S447 36mm — varies — 36mm — one of the best-performing Sugess dress watch pages. 36mm compact automatic. Check the product page for specifications.

Sugess ST1721 Automatic — varies. ST1721 movement configuration.

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MOP and Heritage Dress Watches

Sugess S449 MOP Heritage Day-Date — $632 — 40mm Dandong Peacock SL-3034 day-date automatic. Mother-of-pearl dial in teal blue MOP, white MOP, dark blue and standard configurations. Fluted bezel, president-style link bracelet, rose gold hardware option. The most formally luxurious Sugess dress watch.

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Tourbillon

Sugess 38mm Tourbillon Minimalist — $731 — 38mm, 11.5mm A genuine tourbillon — not an open-heart, not a “tourbillon-style” display. Seagull ST8000 hand-wound with a rotating escapement cage at 6 o’clock. Fumé gradient dial with no numerals, no markers and no brand text. Six configurations: silver or rose gold case across black, blue and green fumé. Sapphire front and caseback. 61g.

The lowest price entry point to genuine tourbillon ownership. For the collector who wants the actual complication — the cage rotating once per minute — rather than a decorative approximation.

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Quick Comparison: All Sugess Models

Model	Type	Movement	Price	Best For
V3 Moonphase	Moonphase auto	ST2528	$257	Most accurate moonphase
S452 Moonphase	Moonphase auto	ST2108	$281	Formal pointer date moonphase
S426 Master	Moonphase auto	Seagull	varies	Flagship moonphase
SU1908	Chrono moonphase	ST1908	varies	Guilloché, slimmest ST1908
M199S	Chrono moonphase	ST1908	$509	Roman numeral, movement finishing
S398-2	Chrono moonphase	ST1908	$795	Salmon dial, round dress case
S468	Chrono moonphase	ST1908	varies	Pilot case, slide-rule bezel
1963 Racing	Chrono HW	ST19	$512	Most reviewed, 64 ratings
1963 Panda	Chrono HW	ST1901	varies	Panda dial, 38 or 40mm
S365	Chrono HW	ST1901	$208	Most affordable ST1901
S423 Heritage	Chrono HW	ST19	varies	Highest traffic chrono page
S465 Master	Chrono HW	ST1903	$334	38mm, 4 registers
S438 Pilot	Chrono HW	ST1906	varies	Pilot chronograph
S464 Titanium	Chrono auto	SL4609	$496	46mm, titanium, automatic
S463 GMT	GMT auto	NH34	$328	GMT with full-lume option
S450-2	Diver auto	NH35A	$302	Dive watch, sapphire AR bezel
S455 Goldstone	Dress auto	ST2130	$269	Slimmest, 8.9mm, minimal dial
S458	Dress auto	ST1787	varies	Power reserve, pink dial
S449 MOP	Dress day-date	SL-3034	$632	MOP dial, formal bracelet
38mm Tourbillon	Tourbillon HW	ST8000	$731	Genuine tourbillon

HW = hand-wound

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Sugess Buying Decision Guide

I want the most impressive mechanical showpiece: → 38mm Tourbillon — genuine rotating escapement cage, fumé no-marker dial

I want the best moonphase accuracy: → V3 Moonphase — ST2528, 57 sec/cycle, luminous disc

I want a mechanical chronograph under $250: → S365 ST1901 — $208, column-wheel, swanneck option

I want the most reviewed Sugess: → 1963 Racing Chronograph — 64 verified ratings

I want chronograph + moonphase: → S468 Pilot for pilot case or M199S for dress case

I want the slimmest Sugess: → S455 Blue Goldstone — 8.9mm at 38mm

I want a Sugess GMT: → S463 GMT — NH34, full-lume option, 7 dial variants

I want the most formally luxurious Sugess: → S449 MOP Heritage — mother-of-pearl dial, president-style bracelet

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Is Sugess a Good Brand?

The honest answer: yes, specifically for mechanical chronograph watches.

The Seagull ST19/ST1901/ST1908 caliber family is the strongest value in affordable mechanical watchmaking. A column-wheel hand-wound chronograph with Venus 175 heritage at $200–$500 is simply not available anywhere else. Watchmakers who service these movements confirm they are robust, accurate and serviceable for decades with basic maintenance.

Their limitations are equally honest: water resistance on chronograph models is typically 50m — dress watch territory only, not sport use. The hand-wound movements require daily winding engagement. Case finishing, while good, is not equivalent to Swiss manufacture at the same price.

For buyers who want mechanical chronograph depth, moonphase accuracy or a genuine tourbillon at accessible prices, Sugess is the correct brand. For buyers who want a daily dive watch or field watch, other brands in the Jewelry Addicts range better serve those needs.

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See also:

• Best Moonphase Watches Under $500
• Best Automatic Watches Under $500
• Best Automatic Watches Under $200