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| | Features | Japan 21 Jewels Automatic Self-Winding MovementStainless Steel Case and Band with Fold Over Deployment ClaspDay/Date Display with Spanish Option, Luminous MarkersSee-Thru Screwed Down CasebackWater Resistant - 30M
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| | Description | SEIKO 5 - the meaning of the "5" A great marketer had the idea in the 70ies: to be a SEIKO 5, the watch has to have the following 5 (five) attributes (thus the name SEIKO 5): 1. Automatic, 2. Water resistant, 3. Shock resistant, 4. Date, 5. Day. Please note that some SEIKO 5's are in fact SEIKO 4's, if the "Day" function is omitted, then the Caliber 7S25 is used. The only difference to the normally found 7S26 is the omission of the day wheel. Also re-issues of SEIKO 5 Sports often use the 7S36 caliber. Again the 7S36 is similar to the most popular 7S26, yet it features 23 Jewels as opposed to the 21 Jewels in the 7S26. Please note that all these movements beat at a rate of 21'600 bph (beats per hour) or 6 bps (beats per second). As a comparison, an ETA 2824-2 beats at 28'800 bph or 8 bps. A Miyota 82xx beats at 21'600 bph. Why do I mention these three movements? Because they are found in probably 80% of all inexpensive automatic wrist watches. A market share that is huge, yet challenged these days (2006) by an increasing share of inexpensive China Made automatic movements An automatic watch (also called a self-winding watch) is a mechanical watch, typically with a balance wheel escapement, whose mainspring is wound by the motion of the wearer's arm, instead of having to be wound manually every day. Whereas a quartz watch is powered by electricity, a mechanical watch is powered by a mainspring which must be rewound for the watch to keep time. | |
| | Product Details | | Package Length: | 4.2 inches | | Package Width: | 3.4 inches | | Package Height: | 2.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 5 reviews |
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| | Watch Information | | Crystal Material: | hardlex | | Clasp: | fold-over-clasp | | Case Diameter: | 38 unknown-units | | Case Thickness: | 12 unknown-units | | Case Material: | stainless-steel | | Band Material: | stainless-steel | | Bezel Material: | stainless-steel | | Dial Color: | green | | Movement: | japanese-automatic | | Calendar: | day-and-date | | Water Resistance Depth: | 330 feet |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 5 customer reviews )
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Great Watch for the Price Mar 07, 2009
By Buzzkill
I bought this watch for a "weekend beater," one that I won't worry about banging around or losing in a mug by a gang in the dark alley on 5th Avenue. It ended up staying on my wrist day and night and through the week because it looks great in both casual dress or in jeans and t-shirt, as well as the contexts in which such outfits are worn, like birthdays or dinner at Spargo's or a seedy methamphetamine parties. This watch goes with almost everything. Being that it's water resistance to 30 meters, it goes into the shower and the rain with me, and bangs against dirty dishes in the sink under running tap water. It always emerges from a wet environment with absolutely no condensation or fog under the crystal.
The watch itself is substantial in weight, no longer has the tinny sound when tapped with a finger (like the past Seiko 5 models), and the metal finish is smooth. The automatic movement is neither loud nor ratchety like past models.
The bracelet, however, is light and insubstantial because of the rolled links (traditional link structures used on older, or vintage, higher-end watches, but now considered cheap). But it's hardly a complaint when the price is less than 100 bones for a clean, classic watch with a reliable movement. The cheap bracelet is the cost-cutting element that allows this watch to be sold at such a great price, so no complaints. You can always replace the bracelet with a solid-link bracelet for a few ten-bills.
One thing: the green dial on this watch is NOT like the one you see in the picture above. It is in fact very dark--almost a black, even in bright sunlight. In certain angle you can see a hue of green. Think of a jade stone in the deepest ocean water. I mean this dial is VERY DARK. But this gives it an original and interesting look, but not so much that the watch becomes a fashion side-kick. This is a nice watch, for beating or for wearing.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
very nice Dec 08, 2008
By J. Ferris
This is a nice watch and very happy with it, the only problem is the color of dial face is allot darker than the picture. Other than that every things great.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Dad Loved it. Feb 25, 2008
By Jason H. Watson
I bought this for my Dad as a christmas present. He loves it. Never needs a battery. Great construction and quality.
 interesting dark green face, but really cheap band Dec 04, 2011
By Tolomite
As other reviewers mention, the green face is very dark, and will appear black except when held at an angle under bright light. The watch is easy to read in the daytime, and is fairly accurate (for an automatic). Seiko says it can be off by 20 seconds a day, but I haven't experienced that. I last set it several weeks ago, and I'm still within a minute of my quartz watch.
Here's the negatives: 1. The display back is not necessary, since the movement itself is nothing fancy to look at. 2. You can hear the winding mechanism pretty easily if you move your wrist quickly, but that's not a big deal. 3. Not a lot of lume on the hands or face, so you'll have a hard time reading it in the dark. 4. The biggest downside is its really cheap band. These are all folded metal links, but they look cheap even for folded links. The band doesn't use typical link pins, although the system for adjusting it is very similar, so you should be able to do this on your own if you need to. Also, the band itself seems a little narrow -- I can partly understand this, since the watch case isn't huge. I think the watch is 18mm between the lugs, but the band tapers, so it's probably 15mm or so at its narrowest part. I guess if you really like the rest of the watch, you can get your own band and it would probably look nicer.
Overall it's not a bad watch. The mechanism is fairly standard for entry level seiko automatics and is supposed to hold up pretty well over time. If you want an entry level automatic to try out and see if you like this type of watch, this one is a reasonable buy. Just don't expect anything super fancy -- you get what you pay for here.
Looks nice, and works well. Sep 30, 2009
By A. Dang
This was my first watch, and currently is my only watch. It's pretty nice. It's accurate. I set it to my cell phone's time and it's been on the same minute as my phone for the few weeks I've had it (meaning it's not ridiculous slow/fast).
I did try to remove the links myself to adjust the band, but I didn't quite have the appropriate tools. I didn't want to risk messing up the band on my own so I took the watch to a small family watch repair shop. It took them about 10-15 minutes to take care of it (including having me try it on 3-4 times so they could adjust it to my liking). They didn't seem to have any problems.
As for the self-winding aspect, I've left it alone for most of a day (or more than a day, I don't recall) without wearing it or swinging it around (to wind it up) and it was still on the time it should be.
I've been wearing the watch to work since I got it and sometimes to class, and I like it. Nothing wrong with it. It looks nice and it works well.
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