Category: SEIKO

Owner Review: Seiko Perpetual Calendar GMT 8F56-0080

The Seiko Perpetual Calendar GMT 8F56-0080 was produced way before I got into collecting watches. It features an original and distinctive case design that looks like no other watch on the market, even today. In addition to the unique case design, it has a nicely integrated bracelet that nicely tapers down to make the watch…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Prospex Land SNE421

The Seiko Prospex Land SNE421 is a solidly designed watch, provides good value but misses the mark with a few attempts at cost saving. The dial and hand set are well designed and legible in almost all conditions. The dial is a mix between printed and applied indices, with gorgeous applied hour markers. The hand…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko 5 SNK809

The Seiko 5 SNK809 is everything you could possibly want in a watch, and more. With a svelte 37mm/11mm stainless steel case, the three-hander is set on a sector-like dial with painted hour and minute Arabic numerals, along with a classic field-watch style triangular marking at the 12 o’clock. It comes with a day-date complication…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko Prospex Solar Diver SNE435 PADI

I had recently received a bonus from my employer back in 2018 and I wanted a real dive watch. I can’t even swim, but I always liked the idea of a watch that could do the job even if I couldn’t. I wanted something authentic and eye catching, but also reasonably priced that wouldn’t break…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko SARB033 – Is it still worth it?

There are many reviews on the Seiko SARB033. So, why another one? I feel an updated review is called for to see if it is still worth it. At 38mm and 44mm lug to lug, I consider it to be at the sweet spot of watch sizes. In fact, it hearkens to the days of…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Seiko SPB147 – Who Needs the Black Bay 58?

Like most watch people, Seiko has been a staple part of my wristwatch experience for many years. For me, Seiko divers have come and gone. The most recent Seiko void in my rotation, just happened to coincide with the release of the new Prospex line up of the 62 MAS inspired divers, the SPB/SBDC series,…
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16/12/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 SNZH55 – More Than a Fifty Fathoms Homage!

So yes, it’s been done to death and everyone knows how amazing it is blah blah blah. I admit I bought into the hype buying this Seiko 5 SNZH55 on an impulse. A few months later it hasn’t seen too much wrist time. Don’t fall into the hype! It’s not a bad watch. Not even…
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29/11/2020
Owner Review: Seiko Alpinist SARB017

Today I’m thinking of the first time I saw an Alpinist dial. It was the Seiko Alpinist SARB017 with its beautiful green dial, lumed golden cathedral hands and golden markers (Arabic even numerals and stretched bullet shaped odd hour markers). I was smitten. Research helped me learn a little of the interesting history behind the…
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12/11/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 SRPD76 Rose Gold – How I Learned to Love a Gold Watch

Scene; 2020. A global pandemic rages; violence, fires, locusts, and murder hornets are everywhere. Hell’s creaking doors (or whatever version of The Bad Place you may subscribe too) have opened. The end becons. Nothing good is on the horizon. Then one day on IG, I see this watch: the new Seiko 5 rose gold PVD.…
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11/11/2020
Owner Review: Seiko SBQJ015 – Quartz Watch Packed with Features

The Seiko SBQJ015 is a rarity that deserves some attention. You won’t find much in the Seiko line-up these days that matches the SBQJ015’s impressive specs, or beautiful design. The watch uses a high precision quartz movement (accurate to within 20 seconds per year), model 8F56, and is also a GMT and perpetual calendar. I…
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09/11/2020