Category: SEIKO

Owner review: Seiko SNK381

The Seiko 5 back catalogue is extensive and was the back bone of their general market popularity, with some really worthy classics still available at very reasonable prices. The Seiko SNK381 has been gaining traction a lot lately within the community for good reason and again, like most of my watch purchases, blindsided me. Seiko…
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06/11/2021
Owner Review: Seiko 7T62-0GK0 Tank

Like many people I really want a Cartier Tank. And like a lot of those people, I can’t really afford one. Who knew that having just one son would turn out to be quite so expensive! (But I wouldn’t change it for the world of course!) Instead of Cartier, I have Seiko. I have… quite…
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10/10/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Lord Matic 5216-8020

Tokyo, summer, 1976. Hiroshi toils away late into the night performing tedious cost calculations at the offices of Yamato Construction, desperately trying to impress the boss. If only he could prove himself to Yamato-san, he’d surely get that big promotion. He looks down at his wrist to check the time; He’s going to miss the…
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13/09/2021
Owner Review: Seiko 0853-8000 King Quartz

I had a tendency in the first lockdown to spend some spare time at my new ‘home office’ scrolling through sales and auction sites while muted on Zoom calls. Sounds familiar to a lot of people I bet. This had, of course, the usual side effect. Packages containing watches, parts of watches, and watchmaking tools…
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09/09/2021
Owner Review: Seiko SBDB015 Landmaster

The Seiko SBDB015 Landmaster is a very opinionated, polarizing watch, and I like it that way. This tool watch has so much functionality packed in with a very funky cool design and it definitely isn’t for everyone. The SBDB015 is such a great value, considering all of the features you get: A proper local jumping…
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04/09/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Giugiaro Ripley SCED035

People’s tastes vary greatly and you may find it illogical when a thing you love just isn’t somebody’s cup of tea. This Seiko Giugiaro Ripley SCED035 however makes you understand the other side. It’s good-looking, it’s interesting, it’s fugly and immature all at once. No matter what somebody thinks about it, they are right. So…
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14/06/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Turtle SRP779K1 – What came first? The ‘Turtle’ or the Egg?

The Seiko Turtle SRP779K1 has served as my first entry into the wonderful world of mechanical watches. I’m not sure if I was aware of its predecessors the ‘SKX‘ model before owning it or not. It’s possible that since having the beautiful Pepsi bezel in my life I have unwittingly started to notice articles, photos…
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30/05/2021
Owner Review: Seiko 7A28-7029 – The Golden Age of Quartz

Ah, the 1980s. Cruising down Sunset Strip in your Testarossa to catch your reservation at Spago; Barking orders at your broker on your Motorola brick (hopefully buying AAPL by the truckload); And admiring this nice little Seiko 7A28-7029 quartz chronograph on your wrist. This is no ordinary quartz chronograph though. This golden beauty houses the…
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10/05/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Chronograph 7A28-7040

A black dialled watch with sub-dials at 3, 6, and 9… Could be a Speedmaster? Or a Daytona? Or any number of copycat derivatives. Not this one, this is the Seiko Chronograph 7A28-7040. In early 1983, Seiko unveiled the world’s first analogue quartz movement with integrated chronograph function. Up until then, unbelievable as it seems…
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02/05/2021
Owner Review: King Seiko Day Date 5626-7000

Now I have had a hankering for one of these King Seiko 5626-7000 Day Dates for a while, so when one popped up on a Facebook watch group after a wine or 4 , I jumped on it. This was my first horological purchase on that particular platform, it was a good price and you…
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09/04/2021