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Part of the popular Seiko 5 series, this dress watch is an excellent introduction to mechanical timepieces. It’s equipped with the company’s caliber 7S26 automatic 21-jewel movement, which offers a sweeping seconds hand that beats at 21,600 bph Read More
I own this, you can't easily replace the band due to the case design, but otherwise it's a great, cheap alternative to a SARB. Eventually I purchased a Sarb, and moved this on to someone who loves it. For $80 its textured face isn't Grand Seiko, but this is not an ugly dial.
Oh yeah? Here's what I think:
If these watches were priced at $1,779 marked down from an MSRP $7,999 there would be a hell of a lot fewer people trying to tell the manufacturer how to make watches.
At seventy-nine bucks, everyone's a watch expert.
At $1,779, everyone can't wait to get their hands on one.
Funny how that works.
BTW, I just ordered another Seiko 5 "Sports" watch. Should be here Monday ;- )
I’d probably pick up one of these nice disposable dress watches if I knew which one was actually being sold. I’d like the blue face with the easily replaceable band.
The pictures are not accurate. The blue dial watch has a different bracelet because of the case. Drop needs to fix this asap. Limits choices on changing out the strap. Just sharing some knowledge folks.
7S26 movement is being phased out soon. The reason is that this movement does not have manual winding or hacking (ability to stop the second hand while setting the time). The newer 4R35 and even newer 6R are more complication filled and more accurate. But great deals are to be had with the 7S26, not bad for beginners in the automatic movement world!
mhwolf7S26 movements are troopers. The newer models are sexier with their hacking and hand winding but somewhat less robust to drops and thicker making the whole watch bulkier. Accuracy is pretty good on the 7S26 to begin with and is pretty easy to adjust to plus minus 5 sec/day or so by opening the case and moving the +\- lever.
I quite like the little series 5 Seikos: have one that is tough as nails, keeps time better than a 2824 and is quite presentable in public. Of note it’s the same size as a Swatch I have since 2000 (and I remember that one felt quite large at the time... )
Seiko 5 is a true classic, probably in stock clearing mode. These watches will probably be out of production as Seiko is moving up in the value chain as seen with the new 5s.