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Seiko SNA Flight Alarm Chronograph Watch
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Seiko SNA Flight Alarm Chronograph Watch
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Like the dashboard of a cockpit, the aptly named Flightmaster is packed with information that can be difficult to interpret at first glance. With practice, however, you’ll be able to use this Japanese quartz watch to summon all kinds of info: time, speed, and distance calculations; fuel consumption; climbing altitude, rate, and time; unit conversion; square root and rule-of-three calculations; and much more Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downRayF
22220
Apr 8, 2019
Big fan of this watch, highly recommend.
Excellent video review and history behind this watch from Urban Gentry here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr7KBDd3fgM
Note for those considering strap or bracelet changes for this watch--a set of curved spring bars from Esslinger.com will make things a lot easier:
https://www.esslinger.com/watch-band-pin-1-80mm-curved-double-shoulder-stainless-steel-spring-bars-package-of-10/
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Watchyoutalkingabout
Feb 18, 2020
Don’t let @RayF lie to you like he lied to me - the domed mineral crystal WILL scratch, and you’ll be left like me, staring at the scratches, then at the slowly emptying bottle of single malt scotch at your side, wondering where everything went so wrong.
Couple other things I noticed on mine - the running seconds hand is slightly misaligned because Seiko can’t line anything up straight, and the Chronograph hand just randomly stops while running, necessitating going through the full reset process. Setting the alarm is also a fairly lengthy process.
The crystal is pretty easy to fix with an aftermarket sapphire, but Seiko’s QC is always a gamble.
This is the one watch I’ve purchased solely due to hype (it’s always being discontinued, don’t ya know?), and while I don’t regret it (still have the watch) it’s a fairly meh kind of watch. Bracelet is standard Seiko fare, and the watch wears comfortably on a smaller wrist. This will be a watch I’ll eventually sell, if it ever actually gets discontinued so I can get my $200 back.
Watchyoutalkingabout
Feb 20, 2020
Ah but it IS the end of the world. It’s a $200 quartz watch that is now scratched! Blemished! Soiled and unclean!
In all seriousness, I think it’s just the dome of the crystal. Everything else I have with hardlex has yet to scratch, but they’re all flat.
RayF
22220
Feb 21, 2020
WatchyoutalkingaboutThere’s an easy (and unscrupulous) way to solve that problem, but I don’t care to mention it in mixed company ;- )
RayF
22220
Sep 22, 2020
Few things in life are as rewarding as reaching for a watch you haven't worn in a month and noting the time is still exactly right ;- )
boatsandhoes
12
Jan 31, 2021
Awesome! Thanks! I read on a WatchUSeek forum that you could smash a 22mm strap on it, but it's never worked for me. I did have a 20mm milanese bracelet, but it had to much play back and forth. Key is the curved spring bars. Right now I have it on a 21mm leather strap and a 21mm silicone strap as a backup.
RayF
22220
Jan 31, 2021
boatsandhoes
It's true--you can find odd size straps and bracelet (now and then) and when they fit, life is good.
Otherwise, curved bars are the ticket.
BoogieNYC
38
Oct 9, 2018
What size Nato strap fits this guy? 20,21,22? Anyone have any good places to find Nato straps in general?
Artdeg
1
Dec 29, 2018
Great that it works for you but the curved spring bars allows more clearance to get whatever strap you use easier on and off.
EwenFR
241
May 24, 2018
I think that this drop is going to end pretty early and many users will be happy to see the MD email and then pretty upset by the request button.
PS1: Price was $209.99 in case you wonder. PS2: The 100 units lasted 2h20.
PS1: Price was $209.99 in case you wonder. PS2: The 100 units lasted 2h20.
RayF
22220
Feb 18, 2020
Of course you should buy this watch. It's one of the best recurring drops MD has ever sourced.
Of course if you can find it cheaper, there's no reason to pay more here, but last I checked, this price was good.
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DaveL21
29
Jun 24, 2020
Tempting, man. But jomashop has them for $220 sans sales tax (which I would pay later). 😁
FaastEddie
23
Feb 7, 2021
Appreciate any info on where to currently source a double dome sapphire crystal with clear AR. Crystal times seems sold out.
Zenith1222
3
Jan 31, 2021
Wondering if someone could help me out, aren't these model of flightmasters supposed to be out of production? Where is all this extra stock coming from?
RayF
22220
Feb 2, 2021
Zenith1222
As Sam Clemens once said: "reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
I'd be thrilled if anyone could point us to a corporate announcement from Seiko declaring the SNA411 officially dead. Frankly, I'd settle for the same from a reliable coroner (or AD). Near as I can tell, this watch may have been discussed to death (as far back as 2015), but I haven't seen any evidence that it actually is dead!
To the contrary, it's almost impossible to find someone NOT selling it--even MD has access to seemingly unlimited supplies--they claim to have sold more than 2,100 of them. Not bad for an outlet at, or near, the very bottom of the watch distribution food chain!
And while we're on the subject, aren't there still plenty of SARBs and SRP777s floating around?
The more likely spin is this--saying a watch has been discontinued doesn't necessarily mean Seiko actually stops production of the watch. Even if the announcement was official, it's unlikely they broke all the molds, threw away all the work in progress, scrapped all the extant parts still in inventory, and shredded the blueprints.
In this case, discontinued may just mean Seiko has no plans to manufacture the watch after existing inventory has been depleated--and that's the part no one seems to have any hard information on. Conceivably, Seiko could have a two to five-year supply of parts. Maybe more--we just don't know.
So while one can't believe everything one reads on the internet, neither can it all be dismissed out of hand. In lieu of the hard facts, my speculation is as good as the next guys.
That said, I wouldn't wait around too long if you think you might want one of these babies...
rumor has it they've been discontinued ;- )
rumor has it they've been discontinued ;- )
RayF
22220
Jun 24, 2020
Only slightly less at Jomashop: $220 (plus $10 off with coupon, if you qualify).
https://www.jomashop.com/jomasearch?query=SNA411
samir.shrestha
63
Sep 23, 2020
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