Category: SEIKO

Owner Review: Seiko SNK385K1 – A one watch army, Seiko’s magnum opus

Remember that episode of the Fifth Wrist podcast about a one-watch collection with a $50000 budget? Well, if you had 500 times less than that, this Seiko SNK385K1 is one of your go-to options, for sure. We all have a special watch that brought each of us into the hobby. For young Iaroslav, this rather…
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22/06/2020
Owner Review: Seiko Marine Master 300 SBDX017 – Too pretty to be a tool watch

The Seiko Marinemaster 300 – a legend among Seiko’s deep catalog of divers. It’s younger siblings now wear sapphire crystals and ceramic bezels and hence have had a serious price increase. The first thing you notice is the mirror finish of the Zaratsu polished case, the same technique used on their Grand Seiko watches. A…
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19/06/2020
Owner Review: Seiko Alpinist Hodinkee SPB089

I have never felt any attraction for Seiko watches. Being a vintage watch amateur, I do like some of the older pieces, and I recognize the importance of the brand for the watch world. It is a solid brand that has always made innovative and quality watches. So I had no reason in the world…
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14/06/2020
Owner Review: Seiko SARB035 – Discontinued, but not Discontent

The Seiko SARB035 is a modern classic for a reason. A definitive meeting of form and function, all while remaining humble and unassuming. The SARB035 is a classically sized watch in a world of dinner plate dials. At 38mm in diameter, there is enough size to give some presence, but it doesn’t scream for attention.…
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07/06/2020
Owner Review: Seiko Seikomatic DayDate 6206-8040

Simplicity, elegance and precision are the factors that Seiko care deeply about. And today I am going to review their beauty from the 60s – the Seiko Seikomatic DayDate 6206-8040. Take a look at the silver-grey dial with the “baton” indices, as well as dauphine hands. You can hardly miss the Japanese professional watchmaking techniques.…
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02/06/2020
Owner Review: King Seiko 5626-7041 – Gone but never forgotten

Ah, King Seiko 5626-7041. You may have lost your battle with Grand Seiko but you still won my heart. ❤️ In the 1960’s, Seiko was on a mission to disrupt Swiss watchmaking. To accelerate innovation, Seiko split into two completely independent subsidiaries, pitted against each other in a race to produce the finest watches capable of…
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06/05/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 7A38 Speedmaster

Find any online watch discussion and you will read quartz is dismissed as having “no soul” and is often aligned with cheap quality and mass production. With the Seiko 7A38 calibre from the mid 1980’s – you will find only one of those points to be accurate. Adding a superbly integrated day/date complication onto its…
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22/04/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 SNK803 – An honest look at a gateway watch.

The Seiko 5 SNK803 flieger style watches are as ubiquitous to the watch community as coffee culture is to the Pacific Northwest. However, despite their popularity, they remain as an affordable ticket of entry into the world of automatic watches and the inevitable collection of them that follows. A quick overview of the important specs…
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12/04/2020
The Defining Time Show -Sponsored Content with Dagbert

Defining_Time and The Watch Regulator are joined by Zach AKA @Dagbert. Zach is the Social Content Director of A Blog To Watch and he very kindly agreed to join us for a friendly debate about paid watch reviews and sponsored content. We discuss if the watch media has a duty of care to the community…
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12/04/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 5 Sports SKZ211 – an alternative to the SKX??

When it was “time” to purchase my first automatic watch, I did the research; and what kept coming up? The Seiko SKX, and for good reason. I started shopping online in earnest, and that is when I stumbled across the watch I ended up purchasing the Seiko 5 Sports SKZ211. The SKZ211 is commonly referred…
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08/04/2020