Is This The Watch Seiko Should Have Made??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
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Today I’m reviewing a piece from Praesidus - Is this the recreation you’ve been after??
I hope you enjoyed the video.
Please find the specs of the watch below along with a summary of what I thought were ‘pants’ & ‘pukka’ and also a link to take you directly to the watch.
Specs
Model no: Rec Spec - Khaki Brown
Movement: Automatic (Seiko NH36)
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Case Thickness: 12mm
Case Diameter: 38mm
Case Back Type & Style: Stainless Steel and Pressed-Down
Bezel Type: Fixed
Crown Type: Sterile and Push-Pull
Lug Width: 20mm
Lug to Lug: 45.2mm
Strap Material: Tropic Rubber
Clasp: Sterile and Pin Buckle
Dial Window: Mineral Crystal
Water Resistance: 50 Meters (5 atmospheres)
Weight: 70.2g
Pants - Clasp, lume on hands, packaging and price
Pukka - Dial, hands & indices, lume on indices, case, strap and general look
Praesidus Rec Spec - praesidus.com/...
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I love the what Praesidus is doing, I just wish they'd slightly improve the original designs instead of reproducing at a premium. An easily removable caseback, sapphire, strong lume, and screw down crown that is easy to use would make these amazing.
I completely agree mate 👍👍
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I like it! I know if you just look at the specs, they might seem a little expensive, but they definitely have a specialness about their watches outside of just the specs.
I get that mate and I agree, watches aren’t just made up of their specs, you make a good point 👍👍
When it comes to homages, I love them, but favour the ones made by the same brand. That said, the Seiko SNK381 is a better homage, because you get a classic Seiko 5 and at a great price, still.
Great review, thanks
I’m glad you like them mate and you make a good point on the Seiko 5 range, a point that really helped me come up with my title of this video 👍👍
Mmm, I think if I was going field watch/vintage.
I think I'd go Baltany Uk.
Great shout mate 👍👍
Interesting watch, thanks for reviewing. It's so frustrating having great lume on a dial and poor on the hands, why do they do this? Also that crown looks very fiddly for hand winding, hidden crowns should be screw down so when they pop out it is easy to wind and adjust the movement.
I think frustrating is a good way to describe the piece tbh and as for the crown, that does make it easier to use when it pops for sure 👍👍
Seiko should only produce movements and let watchmaking for the adults
No problem mate - many thanks for watching 👍👍
gorgeous watch
Am glad you like it mate 👍👍
I just bought a Seiko SRPG39 but I really like this watch face. I love Arabic numerals and I love applied indices. I love love the dial color. Clean. I'm inthe US so no import??
Am glad you like it mate and given you’re in the US, you should be much better off in terms of import, so a much better value proposition 👍👍
Nice watch, my issue is I've been buying gray market and it's bought to spend 300+ for a micro when I can get a Tissot, Mido, etc for the same money.
Agree. Mainstream brands or their ADs, and the grey market, Swiss, Japanese, and German are all discounting like mad to stay in the game. Many micros are not reading the room yet.
You both make some excellent points mate and like you, I think their pricing is a bit off 👍👍
Its not a micro,search for Montrichard Group..
The design is a win, specifically because it’s a vintage copy. But the execution is a huge miss, especially for the price.
Pretty good assessment there mate - fair play 👍👍
For context: This watch is specifically an homage to the Seiko 5s worn by MACV Special operations Group members in the vietnam war. Swiss made watches were an easy way to identify an American so the agents wore domestic market seikos.
Ah nice one mate, I really appreciate the information 👍👍
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Thanks for watching mate 👍👍
Their customer service is atrocious and their quality isn’t great. Also can’t sell it to save my life. I have it for sale for 50% off and it still hasn’t sold in 4 months. They’re a junk brand, honestly.
Sorry to hear that mate and many thanks for your honest feedback 👍👍
They are having a laugh at that 😂 price
Most definitely mate 👍👍
I'm indifferent with the hands. They're too short, the seconds hand should almost reach the rehaut, especially in a watch this small, IMO. Other than needing sapphire for a crystal, I think it's a good looking watch. I kind of like the hidden crown. Just have to get used to the shape of the watch head without seeing the crown. Good review!
No problem mate and I completely take your points and opinions on board. Thanks for watching 👍👍
Not that impressed, and by the time you've paid import taxes and courier fee you will be way beyond what this watch is worth. Big pass from me.
No problem at all mate - many thanks for watching anyway 👍👍
I'm not sure after hearing all that you can recommend it..
I get that but I just didn’t think it was poor enough not too tbh. Many thanks for your feedback though 👍👍
Shame that, I wanted to like it, but too many negatives out-way the good, would not buy it for the price No sapphire, clip on case back is a big turn off, and that tiny push pull hidden crown is a joke, many better out there for less money.
No problem at all mate - many thanks for your honest assessment and feedback 👍👍
Wanted a Praesidus watch but the reviews from users over their customer service and order delays have driven me away. 🤷🏻
Sorry to hear that mate. Let’s hope they improve on that front 👍👍
thats not a good colour dial.
No problem - thanks for watching mate 👍👍
$295 on rubber and $355 on bracelet without sapphire crystal and that iffy lume on the hands. Are these guys taking piss? I don't see how you can recommend it at that price. Although I am a bit of a sucker for a field-ish watchwitha 4 o'clock crown. But thrown in that weird buckle and the press on back and this just isn't enough of a field watch to make me pause.
I don't think your ultimate recommendation is consistent with your pants. Especially at that price
No problem mate and with all due respect, your opinion is yours as is mine, mine. We are all allowed a difference of opinion. Thanks for watching 👍👍
@WatchtheTime by the way, did I use "taking a piss" correctly? It's not a US term.
Also, maybe I'm getting cranky in my old age...
The term is; taking the piss, it’s a term we use in the UK quite a lot 👍👍