Pantor Sealion I have to say, when I first saw the Pantor Sealion go up for preorder, I was a little befuddled. Not because I thought the watch was unattractive or overpriced, but because I felt the design has been done many times before. Let’s face it, this case design or very similar has been used by iconic brands such as Eterna, Aquadive and many microbrands the past few years. It is that cushion style case with short lugs and a thick, easy to grip dive bezel. So why would

Pantor is a watch company based in Hong Kong and – up till now – they only had one model, the Sea Horse. After success with that model, they have released their next model, the Sea Lion. While not as “extreme” a name as some other brands may use, I personally love the “Sea Lion” name. In my early years of diving off the northern California Coast, sea lions were commonplace. Every morning when I would go to the Coast Guard Jetty in Monterey to dive I would always be greeted b

So I have gotten to wear the Sealion over the last week and thought I'd share some photos and my impressions. Thanks Luis for letting me test drive it I've only worn it on two of my DrunkArtStraps canvas straps. The watch is 42mm and 45mm L2L and 12.6 in thickness. It comes with either the Seiko NH35 at $329 or the Swiss ETA mvt at $549. The lume is superluminova C3 so it shines bright. Hour markers are painted on, no raised markers here. They nailed the blue dial. Truly