Noo! The white dial and bezel is so ultra bad ass! Don't change that Zelos!

Here's the list of things I want on my perfect watch for anyone who is curious: 39mm-42mm Case diameter * Less than 12mm thick * Less than 50mm Lug-Lug * At least 100m WR with screwdown crown * Sapphire crystal * Analog face, (no ani-digital) * Bracelet with solid links, solid end links, milled clasp with at least 5 micro adjusts. * Either full or partial (ex. 12,3,6,9) Arabic numerals on dial * Japanese or Swiss Movement. Automatic or Quartz. * Lume roughly equal to an entry level Seiko or better * Date (Preferably at 6) * Ability to track a second timezone (12 hour Timing Bezel, GMT, or dual time sundial) * Ability to time things (Chronograph or timing bezel) * Under $500

The quick adjustment mechanism on the clasp is a strong selling point.

Awesome watch... lume is always a very big strong point for Zelos, the little lume comparison with you did was very helpful to illustrate. great watch great video!

I had the opportunity to get the blue colbat! Excellent watch! One minor problem with the clasp was solved asap by mr Tang, who had the kindness to replace the whole clasp for free. It is nice when professionalism is combined with sensibility. Cheers from Greece

I'm 3 months late but Just the Watch Guy says the words "created my perfect watch" , I paused, poured a beer, listened, searched for Zelos EVERYWHERE. Thanks for the great review and all the info! This white dial is now on my list.

This looks like a very cool watch with a lot of things I personally like. White dial, check. Black surround hands and indices, check. Solid Miyota movement, check. 10.5 mm thickness, check. Good looking case and matt to polished touches, check. Good bracelet with quick sizing, check. 12 hour bezel, check. But I'm agreeing with many that would love to see this Zelos with a stainless steel bezel. That would be the icing on the cake. Still might consider this one. Great review and thanks!

It reminds me of the speedometers in 50's and 60's American cars. I quite like it, even though I'm not partial to watches with bezels.

i bet you that 9 times out of 10 we look at are watches just simply to admire them. and there's nothing wrong with that.Nice watch by the way.

Thats a beauty! Love the white dial. Little splash of orange really does accent it well!

I purchased my first Zelos earlier this week and should be getting it tomorrow - it's a Bronze Mako V3.5 and I'm extremely excited. This will be my next Zelos for sure, it's a shame the white colorway sold out so fast though. I love everything about it and it just looks so timeless. Excellent macro shots in the review as well, absolutely stunning. I look forward to seeing up to date reviews from you so I don't miss out on a gem like this again. Cheers!

Really does hit all the marks...perfect size, 6 o clock date window, clean but not boring dial, trim, well-finished case. Great review, thank you!

This one with a burgundy dial and a stainless steel bezel, would be awesome.

Man, that’s a really nice watch. I just purchased a SARB035...it should be in my mailbox today when I get home! Pretty stoked.

It's got Explorer II elements but does it so much better. This is a great looking watch. And the hot/cold day adjustment on the bracelet.

I ordered mine today, I'm really excited to get my first Zelos. I'm sure it won't be my last.

I only found your channel a couple of days ago, and you are definitely becoming my favorite watch reviewer! I like your style, man!

Even thought this fella’s taste isn’t my own he’s ’got’ the fact that budget means less than a couple of grand! I also like the genres of watches. Nicely pitched.

Thanks for the great review! As always! I’ll be buying this watch in two hours and 30 minutes… Going to go with this exact color-way. This will make my fourth Zelos purchase two of which I still have in my collection. I very recently purchased the mako III 40mm which I love and it’s become one of my favorites… My grail watch is a Rolex explorer 39 mm… And this watch very much reminds me of it(With a little more ‘flash’...)I was thinking about going with the granite dial however your review Made me decide that the white was the way to go. Thanks for getting this review out before the release...

Looks nice! I love a 12 hour bezel as well, but they aren't nearly as ubiquitous as dive bezels. Just picked up a Glyzine Double 12 , should be here today - for just that functionality. Also - LOVE that bracelet. My CW bracelets are the same and I just can't with other less adjustable bracelets in my collection now. Great review - thanks so much!!

Lovely watch! Good review too Dave and nice clear close up shots

The stainless steel bezel with lumed markers would be amazing. You should forward that suggestion to them. I look forward to seeing a release date fore this.

Great review. Very curious about this one. I love the GMT frost horizons, one of my favorite watches, so not surprising how much you like it.

Looks great 👌🏻I love this colorway and the dimensions. Great review Dave 👍🏻

Great review and thank you- I missed out on the horizon GMT as it was already out of stock. I saw this and googled it and it wasn’t yet released when it did come out it was only available in the white colour way for about 3 days and I managed to bag one thanks to your review. My perfect watch would be 40-41mm, less than 49 lug 2 lug, less than $2000, 3link bracelet with quick release and tool free micro adjust, 200m WR, great lume, with a quick set hour hand and a 12 hour bezel. This is so close!

Just a bit pricey. You can go to Steinhart, get a great Ocean One 39mm dive watch with Swiss ETA 2824 movement for the exact same price if you get the green bezel model (sapphire crystal, antireflective, ceramic bezel). You cannot beat that value. This Zelos is nice; but, slightly overprices, no antireflective coating, non-Swiss movement; but, it does have a killer adjustable bracelet catch! I agree with Dave, I wish the bezel added some color...too much white. Wonderful channel, terrific reviews!

I absolutely love the sapphire bezel insert...I hope Zelos makes some new ones similar to this model.

Thank you for mentioning that you can use the bezel for timing No one ever mentions that you can use any bezel with a single distinguished mark for timing

Close to perfection, but lately I have found myself lusting after no date watches, but for a dive/tool watch the date HAS to be there for sure.

It has been designed modifying the Axios Flagship I think. Some of the details are left identical. The bracelet is of course completely different. The Flagship is my favourite piece in 2020 because it's comfortable and has fun watermelon colors. Quality and finishing with Axios/Zelos is on a good level. Hope they will come up with exebishion case back and decorated rotor in the future ✌

Nice looking Zelos. Can you make video, where you use BOR bracelet and leather straps on this watch ? Thanks.

About to watch the video… Just by the thumbnail this might be the watch I’ve been looking for!

Awesome review. I ordered this same Frost model the moment I saw your video. Thanks a lot!

This watch is really nice, although I would prefer it with black dial for myself, the white dial here gives it some character. The 39mm size looks fine on a 7.5" wrist. The clasp is pretty amazing, the Sub got a similar slider. True, once someone experienced that sort of clasp is really hard to use anything else. The brushed/sandblasted combo on theclasp is a nice touch. I'd say the best clasp I've experienced, even better than the Sub is the DS but the bracelet thickness/width with the nearly 18mm height, make it at times hard to wear. The width/thickness of this 39mm Zelos bracelet is perfect for this watch case, proportionally wise. The only thing that worries me are the bracelet link screws. I've had some issues and watched in YT vids with the exact same problem. Either the screws or the link holes are too soft. Some may become loose. Can refer the vid I've watched. I hope that the vid I've watched (and mine) were accidental cases or simply bad luck. Would be great an update on the bracelet. Other than that, for that price you get much more than you've paid for. Thanks for sharing. Edit: the bracelet looks a bit like Halios Tropik SS, I've had the screws problem there too with almost all removable links.

Hi Dave,I totally agree with you. I have a Vostok gmt and a Cronos pepsi gmt with a fourth hand and a 24 hour bezel. The quality of the Cronos is probably the best of my collection which h includes Swiss watches. But I do prefer a 3 hand watch with a 12 hour bezel. Sooooo user friendly. So what if it isn't a true gmt. By the way I live in the SF bay area. Thanks for your reviews....

Agree, this is a perfect watch! Hits all the marks. Terrific channel with top notch reviews and videography.

Hard to fault this watch it covers just about every base for one watch perfection.

Great vid Dave! Love that 12hr bezel 👍🏻

LOVE THE LUME BATTLE. Thank you for doing that. Great review.

For $500 you can get a fantastic Steinhart Ocean 39mm with an ETA Swiss movement, sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel. $500 would be a deal breaker for me for this Zelos. Great adjustable band, though! Nice watch. Agree that the bezel should have contrasted the dial a bit more.

You have really upped your videography skills!very well done!

Love this! I really love their GMT and this one is really cool too! I’m loving the white dial and bezel and the lume is awesome! I think the dimensions are perfect for my wrist size! Thanks for showcasing this Dave.

Hello, the KZfaq algorithm brought me to your channel. I am a watch addict, like most. Love the idea of a budget watch collecting channel.

Perfect review of a beautiful watch! I hope, that I won't miss the chance to get one while they are still available… Kind regards from Germany - Thomas.

Nice, very Explorer 2... I like it. But at that price I would expect a GMT movement. Bracelet and case seem excellent! Good review!

Such a beautiful watch. Love the white and orange combo. Clean with just enough of an accent :)

Looks really good man. Obviously the color scheme is inspired by the rolex explorer II which is not a bad thing. Zelos definitely make some high quality pieces. Great video!

Its nice & well finished good case shape and dimensions love there's no crown guards,not particularly enamoured with the gmt style bezel(preferably dive), but a great all round package,be interesting to see the various colourways,full & informative review.

Now this is a Zelos that I could see myself owning. 👍 Great review, Dave.

Hey man do you remember me I commented on one of your videos asking that will my skeleton automatic watch be affected by its own magnet on the band , you said if there's a pillow in between then it doesn't matter well thanks for that suggestion and I kinda recommend to check the Forsining skeleton watch (square shape) I am using it for nearly a month now and it's great it's really good , do check couz it's also cheap.😉✌🏻

Just add 40mm case, no lumed dial and bezel, and a grey bezel and just a perfect watch for me!

The features of my Seiko snzh55 is very close to this ZELO, plus week days display, but in 100m water resistant. But I like it by the looks, sapphire crystal, and the Miyota movement is my favorite, it may a bit noisy for some, but their accuracy figure can beats any enter to middle range Swiss ETA movement or 4r36 from Seiko. 😎

the only thing preventing me from ordering this immediately is the fully lumed dial and bezel. Would have just preferred the hands and indices, personally.

Hi, mate... Love the size, color dial, and hands... I think with a black bezel it would be perfect!!!!!!!!

Long Island watches has 12 hour bezel watches for less than $400. And you can buy the bezel insert separately. Review one!

"Zelos might have created my perfect watch" Haha you sound so defeated by that fact! Amazing looking watch and great review!

Excellent video, love the watch

I want it as the diver. But that dial and bezel combo, wow.

Starting to like these Zelos watches. When they go 11, I'll be quick to get one

I own the 12 hour version, and it is fantastic, but has two minor issues. The bezel is very stiff, and why did they put male end links on it?

Bracelet and clasp is very Christopher Ward, which is a good thing. Nice watch, love it. Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻

Yes, the right kind of bezel; for a more practical use than traditional divers have. I think a lot of brands are going this way. Regarding the one on the video, I think they should have sent you a more attractive model, this one looks to me on the "flat" side . Not that it can't be better combined but for the purpose of the video, they should have been more "on top" of what you were going to show. Pricewise : How to be close to an Aristo with all these features plus an ETA 2824-2? mmm, maybe it is s a good idea to disclose more about the company, just an idea. But, just out of that comparison , this one I consider should be capped at $400.

I find that sound of mechanical watches hypnotic.

Ordered the same dial way - full lume white dial watch with 12-hour bezel

I don't care for zelo's design on their watches but I really like this one

Looking forward to this release.

The datewheel is not centered. Unacceptable for me.

What happens if you make a negative review? do you think zelos would be inclined to partner again with you in the future?

All around solid watch, like it a lot.

Just received mine via FedEx today but sadly, I decided to return it after only less than a minute trying it on my wrist. It’s way too small for my taste. I’ve got 6.75” wrists and I wear 39mm to 41mm watches. I have some 39mm Seikos but they look just right on me. This one wears too small because of its 43mm lug to lug.

You should do a video on the 14 criteria. There may not be a watch in existence with all your criteria though

Hello. The new Horizons collection has started on Zelos. I am a beginner collector and I have a dilemma which watch to choose. What is your opinion, what do you recommend?

All Zelos watches are gorgeous!

SCORE!! Finally a Zelos I would actually buy! I like some of the combination of materials they have used in the past, but goddamn if I was going to wear a damn dumbell heavy hubcap on my wrist! This is perfect!! I want one, but $700 for a watch that sounds like that on my wrist? Idk. I've seen some gorgeous Chinese specials on ebay, using that movement for $200.. So, considering we are talking a micro brand.. Ehh.. I might go that route. Its a gorgeous watch tho.. Good video

Ordered! Nice review

Why were you wearing the watch upside down? I Like the watch

Looks great. How's the bezel legibility? On camera most Zelos bezel numbers look small and difficult to read from a distance.

Great vid Dave lovely watch great size

Killer review, killer watch!!!!

You could get a second hand Baltic Aquascaphe with the 12h bezel for around $500.

Very nice watch overall, but I’m not really into white dials and 12 hour bezels on sports watches. So the other options available in this range would be more to my taste. Very impressive lume though and the quick adjust clasp is very useful too. I couldn’t make out from this video if the bracelet links are pin-sleeve or screw mounted? If it’s the former that would be a bit of a deal breaker because I really hate pin-sleeves! Have had a bad experience with them. In conclusion though, Zelos make great specified, well built watches for the price.

Good review of a nice watch, a full lumed dial and dark indices might have worked better.

This one is now sold out. I wish someone would do a review of the 'field' version as I'm more interested in that...so far there are no reviews of this.

I would like a darker bezel.

I have a chance to order either the white frost field watch version or this . I have the blue dial with the white 12 hr bezel but I'm having the hardest time choosing . Do I get a second 12 hr watch or the field help me everyone lol

Great review, great value proposition .👍👍👍

For me I like the bezel with five minute increments 5-60 in Arabic numerals, that basically turns a diver into an easy to read field watch. Also add Arabics on the dial 1-12... I’m not in the army so I don’t need 13-24. Have multiple (4+) micro adjustments on the bracelet because comfort is key. Nice lume on the dial and bezel, brushed case so scratches are harder to see, sapphire, 200m water resistance, and under $500 would be great..

The date seems a bit off just after the 3 minute mark, a bit too far over in the right side????

Recently I bought real poor mans gmt-LeJour Seacolt Gmt with 4 hands.Costed me under 500€.On modified Eta2836😁

The orange destroys everthing

I cannot find this watch anywhere. I didn't know about it until after it sold out. Cannot find a used one for sale anywhere

Consider Damasko DA47. More expensive but hits all your other criteria.

finally, they make a watch with a clean dial, instead of all kinds of weird colors...

I think Zelos is the new Seiko. I'm talking about good deals and lovely watches.

Close to 50k awesome

Finally a microbrand without drilled through lugs

Fine looking watch. Never New of the brand. So thanks.

So am I really the only one that noticed him wearing the Watch the wrong way round at 2:37? It is a really nice watch though.

Well this video just cost me £400+! :0) Great review Dave. Looking forward to receiving it soon

That case looks almost exactly like my Seiko SPB147