MilitadoML16
Homage to the Sinn UX (EZM 2B)
about$139
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Militado ML16 is a homage to the Sinn UX (EZM 2B), with a 39 mm case, 5 mm smaller. It uses a quartz movement and is water resistant to 200 m. It costs about $139 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 403.030. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | ML16 | UX (403.030) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 39 mm | 44 mm | −5 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 45.8 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 10.2 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Lug width | 20 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 200 m | Not published | |
| Movement | Quartz, VH31 or Ronda 515 | Quartz, ETA 955.652 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | Not published | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, high clear anti-reflective coating | Sapphire | |
| Bezel | Unidirectional, 120 clicks, Ceramic or steel insert | Unidirectional, captive, Tegimented steel | |
| Case material | Stainless steel, sandblasted (black PVD on one version) | German submarine steel | |
| Lume | Swiss Super-LumiNova BGW9 on hands and indices | Luminous paint on hands and indices | |
| Bracelet | Sandblasted stainless steel bracelet with screw pins | Not published | |
| Weight | 126.2 g | Not published |
The original
Sinn
UX
Reference 403.030, ux (ezm 2b), black dial, steel bracelet
- Case
- 44 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- Not published
- Water resistance
- Not published
- Movement
- Quartz, ETA 955.652
- List price
- Not published
Why it scores as it does
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Lug-to-lug is neither published nor measured for one of the two watches, so there is not enough data to score.
Proportions— / 30
- Case diameter0 / 125 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness0 / 6Not published, left out
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Crown at 4 o'clock0 / 8Crown at about 3 o'clock between two crown guards on every variant in the official images.
- Knurled, scalloped bezel with numerals every five minutes and a graduated minute track10 / 10Knurled, scalloped bezel with numerals every five minutes and a graduated minute track.
- Large luminous sword-type hour and minute hands8 / 8Large lumed sword-type hour and minute hands without a border.
- Dart-shaped seconds hand with a luminous stripe2 / 4Slim red central seconds hand, with no clear dart shape or lume stripe in the images.
- Small date window at 3 o'clock2 / 4Date windows sit at 6 on the Ronda 515 versions, not at 3; the VH31 versions have no date.
- Large, thick 44 mm case0 / 6A 39 mm case about 10 mm thick, well below the original's size.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications4 / 8Dateless on the VH31 versions and a date at 6 on the Ronda 515 versions; the original has a date at 3.
- Bezel action4 / 4Unidirectional rotating bezel, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4Sandblasted steel with a ceramic or steel insert; the original is German submarine steel with a Tegimented bezel.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal, as on the original.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 8 reviews we read or watched, 2 of them with a watch supplied by the brand.
Reviewers liked the small, slim case, the matte sandblasted finish, the comfortable bracelet and clasp, and the loud, positive bezel. Several said it wears well on a small wrist and that the finishing is good for the money, with no sharp edges.
Three reviewers found the bezel not lining up exactly with the markers on their unit, one by about a click, and seven noted that the lume on the hands is weaker or a different colour than on the dial. Four disliked the small crown, which sits low between the guards and is hard to grip. One reviewer's unit had a little back play in the bezel and another found none. Reviewers describe the design as following the Sinn UX or the Sinn U-series, in a much smaller and cheaper quartz watch.
Good
- Compact 39 mm case, about 45.8 mm lug to lug
- Slim, about 10.2 mm thick
- Sandblasted finish without sharp edges
- Positive, clicky bezel with a good grip
- Sapphire crystal and BGW9 lume
- 20 mm lugs and a bracelet with micro-adjust clasp
Less good
- Small crown that sits low between the guards
- Hand lume weaker or a different colour than the dial lume
- Some units have a bezel sitting a click off
- Quartz where the real UX is oil-filled quartz and far bigger
- Crown at 3, not 4
Known quality issues
Each reported by at least two independent sources.
- On several reviewers' units the bezel did not line up exactly with the dial markers (one reviewer's was about a click out, another's was hit and miss).
- The lume on the hands is weaker or a different colour than the lume on the dial and indices.
Versions and colours
- Black ceramic bezel, no date, numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 (VH31)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Black ceramic bezel insert, date at 6 (Ronda 515)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Black ceramic bezel insert, no date, bar indices (VH31)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Steel bezel, no date (VH31)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Steel bezel, date at 6 (Ronda 515)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $139
- Black PVD case and bracelet, date at 6 (Ronda 515)Its own colourway, not on the originalabout $149
Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.