Current Events > Got a $750 Seiko last week, thoughts/10?

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This is the 140th Anniversary Ginza Boutique Limited Edition (limited to 3500 pieces). It's my first mid-range price Seiko and I am totally in love with it! Check the pics to see how it works on a leather strap too (I love the look).

This is a Seiko Prospex, I've been interested in them for a while but none of them made me pull the trigger, until this one was announced last September. It has a beautiful cobblestone (commemorating the street in front of the historical Ginza boutique) dial with offsetting blues, offering a stunning contrast. The dial changes depending on how the light hits it. Case size is super wearable at 38mm! I'm incredibly impressed with the value for money with this particular piece. It's got:

-A fully in-house 70 hour power reserve Seiko movement (made in Japan)
-A see-through caseback with a decently finished movement
-200m water resistance with a screw down crown
-Comfortable bracelet with polished chamfers for a contrast look and twin trigger clasp
-Date function
-Hacking seconds (seconds stop when crown pulls out)
-Manual wind option

A Swiss equivalent of this watch would be 2-3k+ easily! I know $750 is an amount of money most of you wouldn't part with for a watch, but I assure you this one with it's specs is a watch you could wear every day for the rest of your life without looking at any other pieces. The dial really steals the show for this piece, I see myself staring at it a lot more than I do with pieces I own that cost more than 10x as much.

@No_U_7 's recent topic gave me the idea to post my most recent watch purchase to CE.

I'm curious! What are your thoughts?

https://imgur.com/ezEq3IE

https://imgur.com/Q20hxzR

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https://imgur.com/rdtJTIS

Looks trashy.

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Very cool

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Not gonna lie, I like it.

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tc, how many seconds does your watch lose or gain each day? My cheap seiko automatic lost like a 2nd a day. It was the 4r38A movement , total trash imo

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You do you, my man. Im not one to wear watches but if you like it, thats awesome.

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radical rhino posted...

Looks trashy.

Genuinely curious, if this looks trashy to you, what design do you actually like?

mustachedmystic posted...

Not gonna lie, I like it.

Lordgold666 posted...

Very cool

Thank you! It's a really unique dial, and I haven't seen anything quite like it. Very happy with it!

UT1999 posted...

tc, how many seconds does your watch lose or gain each day? My cheap seiko automatic lost like a 2nd a day. It was the 4r38A movement , total trash imo

Your cheap automatic Seiko lost 1 second a day? That's actually amazing performance for a cheap automatic Seiko. Tolerances are within 30 seconds for those models. 1 second a day is even on the tighter side of COSC or METAS, not sure what you're expecting! My Seiko has loose tolerances (approx. 20 seconds a day), but luckily mine is only just 3 seconds fast.

oh my mistake, it lost like a minute a day.

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tc this is my other watch, a cheaper swiss hamilton khaki king 2. 39, or 40 mm and plus it has a day of the week indicator too. Something your watch doesn't have. Imo, maybe better than your watch in this topic. I got it for 354.99 , might be the cheapest i've ever seen it for. retail is like 695
https://amzn.to/3EqzGXT


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not my cup of tea but I see why people think its nice

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very nice pick up TC.

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Spiderman23JII posted...

very nice pick up TC.

what do you think of my watch? click the link in post number 11

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oh wow, i actually love that thing. saw it on worn and wound but it looked just ok, it looks amazing in real life shots. 38 mm and a unique blue dial...right up my alley; i'd get it if i didn't already have the aqua terra

it might just be because blue is my fave color but i just love blue watches

i love blue watches as well. You have an aqua terra? i think that's an awesome watch as well. But i kinda like the tag carrera watch more and the omega planet ocean series

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$750 to yell "even though I have a phone that tells time, I still like wasting money on useless jewelry to make up for my other deficiencies".

Damn, I wanted to get that. How come you paid $750? Wasn't it $575?

Really nice piece, and looks much better with the leather strap.

Edit: nvm the $575 was the other one.

What kinda camera do you have?

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Healito posted...

$750 to yell "even though I have a phone that tells time, I still like wasting money on useless jewelry to make up for my other deficiencies".

Do you think you buy a nice watch and think about the time on your phone lol?

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significantly better than the watch in that other topic

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MrToothHasYou posted...

significantly better than the watch in that other topic

which watch? was it no_u_lz's watch? what kind was it?

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darkprince45 posted...

Do you think you buy a nice watch and think about the time on your phone lol?

Completely missed my point.

Teh_Dr_Phil posted...

You do you, my man. Im not one to wear watches but if you like it, thats awesome.

Thank you! Yeah I have a bit of an obsession for watches. There are way worse things to be obsessed with though!

UT1999 posted...

tc this is my other watch, a cheaper swiss hamilton khaki king 2. 39, or 40 mm and plus it has a day of the week indicator too. Something your watch doesn't have. Imo, maybe better than your watch in this topic. I got it for 354.99 , might be the cheapest i've ever seen it for. retail is like 695
https://amzn.to/3EqzGXT

I mean yeah, the Hamilton Khaki King is an absolute classic and is very hard to beat at that price. It does have some downsides though, namely a low power reserve 38 hours? Could be wrong. And I think the movement in it can break if you set the day/date between 10pm and 3am. All things considered still fantastic field watch for the price though. I'm just not a fan of the aesthetic, but that's obviously subjective.

UT1999 posted...

oh my mistake, it lost like a minute a day.

Okay that's definitely too much. It's unlikely that it's magnetized, since that usually makes the movement go faster, and it's likely too cheap a watch to service.

OliviaWildThing posted...

oh wow, i actually love that thing. saw it on worn and wound but it looked just ok, it looks amazing in real life shots. 38 mm and a unique blue dial...right up my alley; i'd get it if i didn't already have the aqua terra

it might just be because blue is my fave color but i just love blue watches

Yeah, I thought you'd like this considering the size and color. Great vacation piece for me, when I don't want to bring something too expensive with me, and still keep the watch on when going for a swim.

Healito posted...

$750 to yell "even though I have a phone that tells time, I still like wasting money on useless jewelry to make up for my other deficiencies".

Wanna know the longest a smart phone survived in my possesion? 4 years, and that's a personal record. Wanna know how long this watch will stay in my possesion? Probably until I die, where one of my daughters will inherit it, and maybe she'll pass it down to her child. Talk about one of the most sustainable objects huh? A watch isn't just about telling time, that's what people don't get. It's about having something that looks and feels nice, and makes you happy. I get it when people like you don't like wear watches, it makes sense from a purely pragmatic point of view, but who gives a shit about pragmatism? Emotional value is what defines us, so I think we should embrace what makes us happy, rather than think of what we need and what we don't.

Youre still wrong. Youre not making up for anything for buying a nice watch. Its fashion. Its like trying to call someone out for buying a nice car instead of buying an 02 Honda

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read it quickly and thought you bought sekiro for $750

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CommonStar posted...

Damn, I wanted to get that. How come you paid $750? Wasn't it $575?

Really nice piece, and looks much better with the leather strap.

$575 is the Seiko Presage version, this is the Prospex version. They were released together, the Presage has a vastly inferior movement, 50m water resistance (vs the 200m on this one), no screw down crown, and a gaping hole in the dial that completely ruins the star of the show (cobble stone dial!)

Edit: Nvm, you edited your answer

winged_weltall posted...

Yeah, I thought you'd like this considering the size and color. Great vacation piece for me, when I don't want to bring something too expensive with me, and still keep the watch on when going for a swim.

i thought i was the only one that wore cheaper watches on vacations lol. everyone i see on watch forums wear their rolexes so they can take pics in cool locations...

it's a habit i'm trying to break out of tho, i still have a couple "cheaper" watches (christopher ward) that i wear when playing with my sisters kids

why pay that much for a watch

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DespondentDeity posted...

What kinda camera do you have?

iPhone X

MrToothHasYou posted...

significantly better than the watch in that other topic

Thanks! Side note, I happen to own that exact watch as well lol. I like them both actually, but to each their own!

https://imgur.com/5f7477I

CommunismFTW posted...

read it quickly and thought you bought sekiro for $750

LOL! Great game btw!

OliviaWildThing posted...

i thought i was the only one that wore cheaper watches on vacations lol. everyone i see on watch forums wear their rolexes so they can take pics in cool locations...

it's a habit i'm trying to break out of tho, i still have a couple "cheaper" watches (christopher ward) that i wear when playing with my sisters kids

For me it really depends where I go. In September I went to Lake Como, Italy with my wife and our 2 girls and brought my Rolex with me. It's an appropriate location for that kind of watch. We only went on 2 or 3 hikes and swam in the pool. The rest was just lunches and dinners with the family. When I go motorcycling or on other more active trips, I'll bring my Seiko SKX though!

That is super badass. I bet the dial is real way prettier in person.

I like it!

The dial on that is certainly unique. I can see the appeal and if it's anything like other limited edition seikos it'll hold its value well. 38mm is the perfect diameter for watches too imo, just wish the case was a bit thinner, 13mm is on the bulkier side.

Big fan of seiko watches in general, I own a couple myself, though they're the cheaper SNA/SKX models. All time favorite still has to be my Hamilton Navy Pioneer though :)

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I wish I had money. I only got 300 dollars to my name

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I own a lot of watches myself(it is a passion, after all), but a lot are cheaper digital watches and quartz and some "toy" watches from the Vannen company, but I do own a nice Hamilton Viewmatic auto

https://www.watchnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/153369352.jpg

Picked it up a year ago for 550. It has everything the watch in the OP has except it has a 50M WR, not 200. So outside of washing my hands it doesn't get wet.

Dial looks better in person. It's a great watch. There is something to owning an automatic you don't get with quartz or phones...there is a personal connection to it because you are the power source.

argonautweakend posted...

That is super badass. I bet the dial is real way prettier in person.

I like it!

It really is! Moving it while the watch is facing the sun looks phenomenal.

fff71189 posted...

The dial on that is certainly unique. I can see the appeal and if it's anything like other limited edition seikos it'll hold its value well. 38mm is the perfect diameter for watches too imo, just wish the case was a bit thinner, 13mm is on the bulkier side.

Big fan of seiko watches in general, I own a couple myself, though they're the cheaper SNA/SKX models. All time favorite still has to be my Hamilton Navy Pioneer though :)

That is the one criticism I hear people talk about. I've read on reviews that it's a compromise that had to be made to ensure the water resistance. If the case was thinner, it would have to be around 100m or less, at which point it wouldn't be a Prospex (Professional Specifications) model anymore.

There are several of these that are already being sold on Chrono24 for $1200+. Seems stupid at the moment as you can still find them for close to retail. But in a couple of months it'll be hard to find them at retail

That Hamilton is easily in my top 3 Hamilton watches. Beautiful design!

Fade2black001 posted...

I wish I had money. I only got 300 dollars to my name

I was where you are 7-8 years ago and it definitely sucked. You'll get outta there eventually though!

Healito posted...

$750 to yell "even though I have a phone that tells time, I still like wasting money on useless jewelry to make up for my other deficiencies".

You'd make a great IMAX theater.

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winged, tc, check out post number 11 in this topic, do you like that watch?

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UT1999 posted...

winged, tc, check out post number 11 in this topic, do you like that watch?

Responded to it in post 24! Khaki King is a great watch! I just gifted my nephew one this summer. He loves it.

UT1999 posted...

winged, tc, check out post number 11 in this topic, do you like that watch?

I like that it says the day

Also tc you should buy a smart watch they let you turn off your music without touching your phone!!

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oh i see you post in topic number 24. It actually has a power reserve of 80 hrs. How many hrs is your new watch? yeah they lowered the beat frequency in that hamilton so it would do 80 hrs of power reserve. So the seconds hand doesnt' sweep as smoothly as a eta 2824. First i heard of it breaking if you set it between 9 and 3, though.

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I don't know anything about watches but I love the look of it

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Okay, the date thing is true and can be problematic. Basically, the wheel rotates to change the date when it is time slowly, so when it is engaged, usually from 9PM to 3AM, quick setting the date can harm it.

All you need to know is if the hour hand is pointing down, it is okay to set the date quickly. If not, just turn the crown to set the date slowly and then set the time.

Really, the best way to set the time and date to avoid any problems is to turn the hands so the hour hand is in the bottom half of the thing, quick change to two days before the current date, and then manually turn the crown to get it exact from there on.

I hope I explained that properly...

argo, you have that watch? first i'd heard about that problem though

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This is a common thing on automatic watches with a date wheel. My Hamilton advises also to not do this in the manual. Most watch manuals should say similar.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/cAXMfF9g5gY?autoplay=1;fs=1&iframe=true&rel=0&wmode=transparent

This video says rapid date adjustment is not possible from 8PM to 2AM

DocileOrangeCup posted...

I like that it says the day

Also tc you should buy a smart watch they let you turn off your music without touching your phone!!

I might be getting one for fitness/sleep purposes some time in the future. While it does have some special features, it is mostly an extension of my phone.

UT1999 posted...

oh i see you post in topic number 24. It actually has a power reserve of 80 hrs. How many hrs is your new watch? yeah they lowered the beat frequency in that hamilton so it would do 80 hrs of power reserve. So the seconds hand doesnt' sweep as smoothly as a eta 2824. First i heard of it breaking if you set it between 9 and 3, though.

Ohh okay, the 80hr power reserve movement. That's the one that was first released in the Swatch Sistem 51 and then in various Tissot watches, later into other models within the Swatch group like your Hamilton. It's a really solid movement actually. I'm not even sure this particular movement suffers from the date change problem I mentioned. My new Seiko has 70 hrs of power reserve, which is a sweet spot as it can survive through the weekend.

sutree posted...

I don't know anything about watches but I love the look of it

Not that I ever fish for compliments on watches, but I've had it for a week now and I've already received compliments from 2 different strangers. That's a lot more than I can say about pieces that cost multiple times as much as this one.

Any automatic watch with a date wheel it is advised to not quick change the date between 8pm and 3am. Not a big problem just move fhe hands so both are down then you can do it