Solar is the only way to go with a quartz chronograph - no need to worry about draining the battery prematurely by actually using the chronograph function, and no need to do a "system reset" after changing the battery!
Bought the golden dial one last week for a few hundred AUD under retail. Is it still overpriced? Yes. Are there QC issues? Obviously. Do I love it? Absolutely!
I look at these watches more as pandas than Daytona homages. Tissot has one; when I look at it, the furthest thing from my mind is the Daytona. I am not sure if I am the only one to feel this way but I am getting the impression that the homages to the big ones are now as credible as the originals. They look good and offer a lot of value for the money.
Damn it, that must be one of your best t-shirts ever. I love the story about that "restored" mural painting. Besides from a few flaws you pointed out, that's a nice Seiko, especially if you manage to get a decent deal on it.
I’m wearing mine while I watch this. It arrived yesterday and I love it. It’s the first time I paid retail for a Seiko, but they are currently hard to find in the U.S. fits perfectly on my smaller 6.25 wrist.
There’s always some freaking Seiko keeping me awake at night, and this is the current reason for my lack of sleep! I just won’t be happy until I have one!
You are my hero Jody AND you take requests!! Great review, so quickly after release. My July 1983 Seiko 7A28-7039 that I purchased new, is apparently safe for holding my Seiko chronograph affections. 😀🙏
Jody, I paid $1,050 for the blue dial with a couple of red hands. I think the bezel is plastic. Knowing Seiko it would cost me $1,500 for ceramic. What do you reckon?😄
It's almost like they took a couple of good bits from the recent mechanical chronos they released and brought it down to the affordable range and injected the solar movement instead. Not bad. Not bad Seiko. Have no issue with quartz chronos, especially those hybrid VK ones that give it a mechanical-esc sweep
I like it, and this likely will be both the solar and panda I eventually add to my collection. That said, like with most Seikos, I'm more than willing to put this one off for maybe 1-2 years, and then hope to grab one for half of MSRP like I've done with others.
I just got this watch and was Stunned!! by how small it is!! The smallest watch in my entire watch collection. I am so used to large dive watches, the SPB143 is larger than this Seiko.
I feel for ya. I woke up 3 weeks ago half blind and it's been a round of tests and pokes since then. Good luck and good health to you. When we are not at our best it puts all else into perspective.
What's Seiko doing attaching the Speedtimer name to a quartz chronograph? The Speedtimers were Seiko 5s and were the first automatic chronographs, even before the El Primero. Way to dilute a name that has great marketability, Seiko.
What a disgusting T-shirt. That was an unauthorized restoration of a painting in a church in Spain (Borja) by an elderly woman ... apart from the crime committed is a kind of laughing off the woman. For sure Jody did not know all this.
Commenting from the U.S.A., I enjoy your videos and reviews, when my interest in watches got renewed I watched about and subscribed to 7 watch channels, I am now at only 2 and yours is one of them because you keep it real ( the others were just to arrogant and snobbish in my opinion when it came to watches ) whenever it comes to watches that most people can actually afford, and are good alternatives in all budget ranges, and you show as much enthusiasm for a $10.00 USD Casio all the way up to watches that cost in to the thousands, thanks for being humble and honest in your reviews as it helps when it's time for me to get another watch that I can actually afford.
Nice watch! I don't think Rolex has 'dibs' on the colorway, BTW. My chief complaint is that Seiko is pricing their watches at a higher level than their products warrant. A very similar colorway for less capital is a Bulova Precisionist. A larger watch for sure but in my estimation you get more watch for less money. I'll move a box or two and see about posting a photo of that one.
A Daytona dial, Seiko Mecca Quartz movement, 100m of water resistance, ceramic bezel, and a bracelet with screw pins. Guess what, you have a Pagani Design, and it will cost you less than $100.
@@jasondoe2596 well, it looks suspiciously like a Daytona to me. I am sure if it was. Chinese watch, it would be classed as such. I know it isn't a Mecca quartz, and in my opinion isn't as good. Whilst I own four Seiko watches, I know how overpriced they are
Those proportions look even better than the Daytona. The clasp looks similar to the unwearable Alpinist one but doesn't seem to stick out as badly on this bracelet. I wonder if I could change it. Hmm
Jody, I appreciate you evaluating this watch on its own terms. There is nothing unique or original about a Daytona, so it’s weird that people keep claiming different watches are an homage to it. This Seiko looks great, and I bet it will be spectacular on a leather strap.
Heuer Autavia came out before the Daytona, chronograph, reverse panda dial, three subdials in same layout as the Daytona, thick black bezel, double pushers in same layout as the Daytona...So, If anything, the Daytona and this Seiko took inspiration from the Autavia.
I wonder why solar is unpopular? I understand why some people dont like quartz, but plenty do. I cant think what people dislike about solar. I have four of them all nice looking watches. Only one has a clearly translucent dial but even then only in very strong light.
I mean it’s obvious why everyone talks about this panda version, but for me, people are missing out. The blue dial one, SSC815P1, is the one to get. Legibility looks great, with the same hands but a blue background. But yeah, waiting on a deal. ~700€ is a bit much, especially when you compare it to a full titanium, radio controlled citizen for 500.
I have about 35 analog chronographs (and a mechanical stopwatch collection). What I do not like about my Japanese chronographs (Citizen, Seiko, Casio and newer Bulova) is their 60 minute sub-dials. I have pretty good close-up vision, but 60 divisions are too many on a sub-dial. My Glycine, Timex and older Bulova chronographs have 30 minute sub-dials, which are much easier to read.
@@louiscyfer6944 Bulova is one of my favorite brands, however, they have made so many models that it is hard for me to keep track of them all. What is the model number of your Bulova?
@@louiscyfer6944 From the pictures I found, the 97B122 is a Precisionist Chronograph, like my 96B183, 96B260 and 96B270. These all have 60 minute sub-dials. Bulova could have used a 30 minute sub-dial without losing any functionality, since the watches have a 12 hour sub-dial. Even if a chronograph does not have an hour sub-dial, I still prefer a 30 minute sub-dial for the readability.
Not ceramic...no matter. Sweet watch, great on the wrist, works with a variety of bands both rubber (currently) and leather. It one of the nicest gifts I've ever received.
I think the Seiko solar chronographs are my favourite watch movement (or maybe second after the Sea-Gull ST19). They are super cheap, absolutely bulletproof and they work really well. I've had many, many Seiko solar chronos, and despite having some nice watches up and down the price range, my SSC009 is actually what I wear 2/3 of the time. It has never let me down in the 7 years I had it.
LOL whenever Seiko releases new watches people always rant about it being overpriced or whatever, but they still sell like hot cakes. Seiko is a big brand, they don't have to offer too much value for money (anymore) to compete with microbrands that nobody but the watch guys would know of, let alone those cheap chinese knockoffs (no offense to those who love them, I have no problem with "homage" watches whatsover as I also have a couple of them but just find those who made such comparisons ridiculous). But I agree that except some exceptions, Seikos (or watches in general) shoudn't be bought at full retail price.
For the price, as someone who has the wrist for it, I’d far rather have the Bulova Lunar Pilot. More consistent styling, some history, signed crown and buckle, etc.
This, although the sizing on this one does fit more wrists than the Lunar Pilot does (although I own one, and at 7" it fits me fine). Also keep in mind the Lunar Pilot does go on deep sale lots of times (I got mine at about 50% off), and personally my plan is to also get this Seiko, but not until hype dies and it can be had for about half off as well.
What's the point of a 24-hour sub dial indicator that doesn't corelate with the chronograph? Some sort of AM/PM indicator if you live on a submarine or north pole I presume.
Looks like a missed opportunity to me. Seiko could have knocked it out of the park here with just a little more thought/effort/care. I've been a huge Seiko-phile for years but recently they seem to have been afflicted by "That'll do" syndrome. The little details that make all the difference are just left as "that'll do". Such a shame
I think the SBTR0027 is a better looking Daytona homage, though it is not solar (I don't know why Seiko doesn't make the main face on the SBTR0027 a solar panel). The SSC813 looks nice but seems a bit overpriced when you look closer.
I really like that, would make an excellent beater looks like it fits well. Interesting as I am waiting on the arrival of the Mitch Mason Maelstrom. I guess we like what we like.
Jody, I can't believe you are wearing this T-shirt. This painting is called "Ecce Homo", it is a failed attempt of an old lady of restoring an old painting. It happened in a village of Spain called "Borja", more or less 70kms away from my city. Incredible to see someone wearing this t-shirt in Australia hahahaha
Thanks for this, Jody. I had high hopes for this one, but why does Seiko insist on that 24h register?? It's pretty easy to tell if it's night usually. Even my cheapo Timex explorer has a tenths dial. (And having that bottom dial over on full/empty is a cool option, but if it always sits there when the chrono is off, ugh!) Next! 👍
I like that one a lot, see what you mean about the minutes hand but overall it’s a winner I think. Might be tempted to go for the Pagani though if I was after that look.
I really want to love this watch but a few things definitely bug me. The strange date placement (doesn't quite line up with anything), the blue tint to the sub dials instead of a nice deep black colour, the mismatched bracelet and that useless darn 24-hour sub dial! The overall look is nice though. Definitely torn...
Please review Seiko Men's SPC129P1 Neo Classic Alarm Perpetual Chronograph White Dial Brown Leather Watch. It's been the most accurate quartz I've owned yet.
I have the sand colored version of this. Couldn't find the Panda, doesn't matter, I like it. Some folks have bitched about the bracelet not matching the watch but it really doesn't bother me at all.
Jody, pls. check the new Borealis watches. One in black with a red center is so striking, and for only $275. I think you'll agree these are underpriced. Chao.
I broke down and bought the SBDL089 gold dial version from Seiya Japan. Can’t wait to get it. It’s only 499 with the Black Friday discount. Can’t wait!!
Hi Jody, I have put the cart before the horse in this instance, as I just received this very watch for Father's day '22 - so now I am watching your unboxing and mini-review. Well when discussing my watches, I made the point that I had never pulled the trigger on a white faced watch, and as my daughter and son-in-law knew my penchant for Seiko. Thanks for the great review, I mostly own diver's but this seems to be a lovely addition to the collection; and thanks for all the crystal clear macro images. Cheers mate.
So I’m supposed to shell out 500 quid on a watch with a mismatched bracelet? I suspect I am completely biased about Seiko, but at these prices they simply aren’t good enough.
Getting very hard to find at retail, resale prices are higher. I ordered today a JDM version from Japan and waiting to see if the retailer actually has it, since none of the others I looked at did.
Solar is the only way to go with a quartz chronograph - no need to worry about draining the battery prematurely by actually using the chronograph function, and no need to do a "system reset" after changing the battery!
So why couldn’t they have given us a 12-hour totalizer??
If this is a Daytona homage then the Daytona is definitely a Speedmaster homage.
Exactly
What’s your point? My Daytona is still the best watch in the world
@@yunlongwu8071 are you trying to convince me or yourself?
@@derekeboyd I am self-actualised and financially free, I am very secure so I don’t have the need to convince anybody
@@yunlongwu8071 uh huh
Thanks for the shout-out! Hoping to post my review in the next few days. I've got some "moans and niggles" of my own, but overall I really like it!
Hey Dave! I knew you would be coming up with a full review soon mate. Looking forward to watching it.
Bought the golden dial one last week for a few hundred AUD under retail. Is it still overpriced? Yes. Are there QC issues? Obviously. Do I love it? Absolutely!
Received mine in the mail yesterday. Videos and pictures don't do it justice. It's far more beautiful in person. I love mine. I have ZERO complaints.
Zero?? How about the USELESS 24hr indicator!
I read that as “zero compliments” lol but glad to hear you like it!!
I look at these watches more as pandas than Daytona homages. Tissot has one; when I look at it, the furthest thing from my mind is the Daytona. I am not sure if I am the only one to feel this way but I am getting the impression that the homages to the big ones are now as credible as the originals. They look good and offer a lot of value for the money.
Now that Seiko is producing Pagani Design homages they hopefully get the alignment right 😁
Yes, I also have the Pagani (also meca quartz but not solar). This one seems to be a step backwards at a much higher price.
Haha. Beat me to it 😀
@@calypso22 So true, John 👍 - and sad in a way...
@@chrispenn715 😁👊🤘
Ouuuuh that roast was real 💪😂
Speedy-Seiko=The Speedo
Hahahha!! Why didn't I think of that??
Very good 😆
Not the "Seiky"? 😂
Jajajajajajaja 👍
Yep, that's about right! 😅
This the first Seiko I've seen in years that I actually like! I sold my omega speedy as I didn't bond with it. May try this Seiko....
I’ve had one for the past week. I’ve set the time and still runs perfect time after 7 day.
Omega, Rolex and Tudor having a rest now.
Damn it, that must be one of your best t-shirts ever. I love the story about that "restored" mural painting. Besides from a few flaws you pointed out, that's a nice Seiko, especially if you manage to get a decent deal on it.
My thoughts exactly. Would be great if you could get it on a discount + if someone made a matching bracelet
I’m wearing mine while I watch this. It arrived yesterday and I love it. It’s the first time I paid retail for a Seiko, but they are currently hard to find in the U.S. fits perfectly on my smaller 6.25 wrist.
Can you do a video and upload it to your youtube shorts or a video will do i just want to see its fit since we have the same wrist size
There’s always some freaking Seiko keeping me awake at night, and this is the current reason for my lack of sleep! I just won’t be happy until I have one!
Can definitely see myself picking one of these up, looks fantastic on wrist!
You are my hero Jody AND you take requests!! Great review, so quickly after release. My July 1983 Seiko 7A28-7039 that I purchased new, is apparently safe for holding my Seiko chronograph affections. 😀🙏
Jody, I paid $1,050 for the blue dial with a couple of red hands. I think the bezel is plastic. Knowing Seiko it would cost me $1,500 for ceramic. What do you reckon?😄
This is my second seiko watch I’m getting in July I can’t wait 🤩 I love watches
I have the golden dial sbdl089. It's extremely beautiful and I love it.
Looks nice. If only they could switch the pointless 24 hour indicator to a 12 hour chronograph register, which would be genuinely useful.
Agreed, 24 hour is virtually useless. I can do the math faster than I can read a sub dial.
You're not wrong there, seems a bit useless on a chrono to not have hours passed in favour of a 24h indicator.
It's almost like they took a couple of good bits from the recent mechanical chronos they released and brought it down to the affordable range and injected the solar movement instead. Not bad. Not bad Seiko. Have no issue with quartz chronos, especially those hybrid VK ones that give it a mechanical-esc sweep
I like it, and this likely will be both the solar and panda I eventually add to my collection. That said, like with most Seikos, I'm more than willing to put this one off for maybe 1-2 years, and then hope to grab one for half of MSRP like I've done with others.
Love this seiko watch… but too expensive.. citizen makes good chronograph eco-drive.. under$200…😏
The difference is in 10 years all those Citizens will just be cheap old Citizens nobody cares about…..
Bought one last week as a daily driver 🇦🇺
Absolutely in ❤️ with it
🥇❤️🇦🇺☀️💯
Your so vain Jody, putting a self portrait on your Tee Shirt. 🤭
Might want to re-edit that to "You're so vain" 😉
I really don't mind a solar watch. Some of the Seiko solar divers look good and added bonus that you never need to change a battery.
I just got this watch and was Stunned!! by how small it is!! The smallest watch in my entire watch collection. I am so used to large dive watches, the SPB143 is larger than this Seiko.
In the hospital waiting for an operation and a JOMW video certainly helps pass the time!
All the best for your op mate 🤞🍀
Hope all went well. Take care.
I feel for ya. I woke up 3 weeks ago half blind and it's been a round of tests and pokes since then.
Good luck and good health to you. When we are not at our best it puts all else into perspective.
Good luck with your op! Too much of that going on these days!
Hope you did great. I was hospitalized 5 days in October. God bless you.
What's Seiko doing attaching the Speedtimer name to a quartz chronograph?
The Speedtimers were Seiko 5s and were the first automatic chronographs, even before the El Primero.
Way to dilute a name that has great marketability, Seiko.
The Speedmasters were quartz, but I have a feeling Seiko won't be using that name again.
Best t-shirt yet, Jody. I own an older SSC (pepsi dial) and it's GREAT solar chrono. And fwiw TGV is on my side, too.
What a disgusting T-shirt. That was an unauthorized restoration of a painting in a church in Spain (Borja) by an elderly woman ... apart from the crime committed is a kind of laughing off the woman. For sure Jody did not know all this.
Commenting from the U.S.A., I enjoy your videos and reviews, when my interest in watches got renewed I watched about and subscribed to 7 watch channels, I am now at only 2 and yours is one of them because you keep it real ( the others were just to arrogant and snobbish in my opinion when it came to watches ) whenever it comes to watches that most people can actually afford, and are good alternatives in all budget ranges, and you show as much enthusiasm for a $10.00 USD Casio all the way up to watches that cost in to the thousands, thanks for being humble and honest in your reviews as it helps when it's time for me to get another watch that I can actually afford.
for the clasp, uncle seiko now sells a clasp with 3 holes for $10 USD plus shipping, if you don’t mind the uncle seiko branding on the clasp.
Man this watch looks so good. Might actually buy it
Nice watch! I don't think Rolex has 'dibs' on the colorway, BTW. My chief complaint is that Seiko is pricing their watches at a higher level than their products warrant. A very similar colorway for less capital is a Bulova Precisionist. A larger watch for sure but in my estimation you get more watch for less money. I'll move a box or two and see about posting a photo of that one.
A Daytona dial, Seiko Mecca Quartz movement, 100m of water resistance, ceramic bezel, and a bracelet with screw pins. Guess what, you have a Pagani Design, and it will cost you less than $100.
It's not a mecha-quartz.
And it certainly isn't a Daytona homage. As if _that_ watch was particularly original...
@@jasondoe2596 well, it looks suspiciously like a Daytona to me. I am sure if it was. Chinese watch, it would be classed as such. I know it isn't a Mecca quartz, and in my opinion isn't as good. Whilst I own four Seiko watches, I know how overpriced they are
24 hour sub dial is a certain mechaquartz tipoff.
Pagani.. That’s ALOT of WATCH for the money 😂🥲
Those proportions look even better than the Daytona. The clasp looks similar to the unwearable Alpinist one but doesn't seem to stick out as badly on this bracelet. I wonder if I could change it. Hmm
Completely agree about the proportions
Jody, I appreciate you evaluating this watch on its own terms. There is nothing unique or original about a Daytona, so it’s weird that people keep claiming different watches are an homage to it. This Seiko looks great, and I bet it will be spectacular on a leather strap.
Heuer Autavia came out before the Daytona, chronograph, reverse panda dial, three subdials in same layout as the Daytona, thick black bezel, double pushers in same layout as the Daytona...So, If anything, the Daytona and this Seiko took inspiration from the Autavia.
I wonder why solar is unpopular? I understand why some people dont like quartz, but plenty do.
I cant think what people dislike about solar. I have four of them all nice looking watches. Only one has a clearly translucent dial but even then only in very strong light.
I mean it’s obvious why everyone talks about this panda version, but for me, people are missing out.
The blue dial one, SSC815P1, is the one to get. Legibility looks great, with the same hands but a blue background.
But yeah, waiting on a deal. ~700€ is a bit much, especially when you compare it to a full titanium, radio controlled citizen for 500.
I hit the like button in a millisecond after seeing your lovely tshirt, haha.
I have about 35 analog chronographs (and a mechanical stopwatch collection). What I do not like about my Japanese chronographs (Citizen, Seiko, Casio and newer Bulova) is their 60 minute sub-dials. I have pretty good close-up vision, but 60 divisions are too many on a sub-dial. My Glycine, Timex and older Bulova chronographs have 30 minute sub-dials, which are much easier to read.
SBEC007 & SBEC009, with 30min subdials.
my bulova has a 30 min subdial and also measures to 1/1000th second.
@@louiscyfer6944 Bulova is one of my favorite brands, however, they have made so many models that it is hard for me to keep track of them all. What is the model number of your Bulova?
@@carllange3950 97b122
@@louiscyfer6944 From the pictures I found, the 97B122 is a Precisionist Chronograph, like my 96B183, 96B260 and 96B270. These all have 60 minute sub-dials. Bulova could have used a 30 minute sub-dial without losing any functionality, since the watches have a 12 hour sub-dial. Even if a chronograph does not have an hour sub-dial, I still prefer a 30 minute sub-dial for the readability.
I love the shirt! One of the great masterpieces of the world. 🤣
Beautiful 🐼, Great value!! Seiko definitely hit it out off the park with this release!! 🧐🤩
Not ceramic...no matter. Sweet watch, great on the wrist, works with a variety of bands both rubber (currently) and leather. It one of the nicest gifts I've ever received.
Say what you want but it's gorgeous! Would definitely consider this when the hype dies down 😁
I think the Seiko solar chronographs are my favourite watch movement (or maybe second after the Sea-Gull ST19). They are super cheap, absolutely bulletproof and they work really well. I've had many, many Seiko solar chronos, and despite having some nice watches up and down the price range, my SSC009 is actually what I wear 2/3 of the time. It has never let me down in the 7 years I had it.
My experiences exactly. It's too bad it looks like Seiko is moving away from affordable quartz chronos!
Well I got 6 of them, so I'm on the safe side.
LOL whenever Seiko releases new watches people always rant about it being overpriced or whatever, but they still sell like hot cakes.
Seiko is a big brand, they don't have to offer too much value for money (anymore) to compete with microbrands that nobody but the watch guys would know of, let alone those cheap chinese knockoffs (no offense to those who love them, I have no problem with "homage" watches whatsover as I also have a couple of them but just find those who made such comparisons ridiculous).
But I agree that except some exceptions, Seikos (or watches in general) shoudn't be bought at full retail price.
Man, that shirt! I'm dead😁
Unpopular opinion. That Seiko looks better than the Rolex Daytona. 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
For the price, as someone who has the wrist for it, I’d far rather have the Bulova Lunar Pilot. More consistent styling, some history, signed crown and buckle, etc.
This, although the sizing on this one does fit more wrists than the Lunar Pilot does (although I own one, and at 7" it fits me fine). Also keep in mind the Lunar Pilot does go on deep sale lots of times (I got mine at about 50% off), and personally my plan is to also get this Seiko, but not until hype dies and it can be had for about half off as well.
What's the point of a 24-hour sub dial indicator that doesn't corelate with the chronograph? Some sort of AM/PM indicator if you live on a submarine or north pole I presume.
I like this one but I get zero Daytona vibes from it. I love the Daytona.
I have to say your shirt in this video and "the bad batch" shirt are my favorites
Cracking t shirt Jody😂
Ha! Fresh pick up. That story makes me laugh so hard.
The video cut off abruptly for me. At 10:06 you mentioned NE88...never heard of that movement.
love the t shirt
Nice gap on the end link. Crazy
Hmm.. it's like an overpriced Citizen Eco-Drive though..
How awesome would it be if Seiko combined solar with their spring drive 😀
I’m sure it’s on the agenda
Then it would need a battery and would no longer need a main spring, so it wouldn't be a spring drive.
That's a perfect size. Bravo Seiko!
I like my Pagani Speedy with the NH 35 Movement. I wonder will Pagani do a Pagani Flighty?
Love the way the chronograph timer hand switches to show the full/empty status of the charge at 3:48
Looks like a missed opportunity to me. Seiko could have knocked it out of the park here with just a little more thought/effort/care. I've been a huge Seiko-phile for years but recently they seem to have been afflicted by "That'll do" syndrome. The little details that make all the difference are just left as "that'll do". Such a shame
Too overpriced and a useless 24h dial. They were so fucking close to making the perfect affordable chronograph.bezel.
I do like the panda by I brought the gold dial more of that vintage look I feel. I've paired it with a similar nato strap.i think it works
I like it...might go on my Black Friday search:)
It looks really similar to a watching bought I 2005 in Beijing. I didn’t pay quite as much as this one though it still keeps excellent time.
That Tshirt is outstanding!
Great t-shirt!!
I got gypped out of hearing "-anks for watching, and I'll see you in a future video!"
Just got it today. Loving it!
I think the SBTR0027 is a better looking Daytona homage, though it is not solar (I don't know why Seiko doesn't make the main face on the SBTR0027 a solar panel). The SSC813 looks nice but seems a bit overpriced when you look closer.
I really like that, would make an excellent beater looks like it fits well. Interesting as I am waiting on the arrival of the Mitch Mason Maelstrom. I guess we like what we like.
Looks amazing and size is great, but the price is pretty high.
Is it just me, or is there a difference between the tactile feel of the pushers?
I really like this model... reminds me of the late 80s pilot watches from Seiko.
Jody, I can't believe you are wearing this T-shirt. This painting is called "Ecce Homo", it is a failed attempt of an old lady of restoring an old painting. It happened in a village of Spain called "Borja", more or less 70kms away from my city. Incredible to see someone wearing this t-shirt in Australia hahahaha
Ha! Yes indeed mate. I love the story, it is a worldwide phenomenon!
Thanks for this, Jody. I had high hopes for this one, but why does Seiko insist on that 24h register?? It's pretty easy to tell if it's night usually. Even my cheapo Timex explorer has a tenths dial. (And having that bottom dial over on full/empty is a cool option, but if it always sits there when the chrono is off, ugh!) Next! 👍
it mystifies me they don't make them adjustable so it's a second time zone
@@5naxalotl1000% agree
Tried this on in the boutique, nice watch but I can't stand 4 o'clock date windows. T shirt is a 10 out of 10 though mate!
I like that one a lot, see what you mean about the minutes hand but overall it’s a winner I think. Might be tempted to go for the Pagani though if I was after that look.
Much prefer the SRQ035 to this one. But I don’t need a chrono - well I don’t think I do.
I dig it except for the date window.
I with the 24 hour complication was a 24 hour timer, really is kind of useless as a 24 hr clock.
Should be a 12-hour totalizer!
If a chrono is going to be quartz it might just as well be solar.
I really want to love this watch but a few things definitely bug me. The strange date placement (doesn't quite line up with anything), the blue tint to the sub dials instead of a nice deep black colour, the mismatched bracelet and that useless darn 24-hour sub dial! The overall look is nice though. Definitely torn...
The Pagani Design version looks better with screwdown pushers.
I 100% agree
Looks like my Pagani I just bought.
Love the T-shirt, kinda savage
Please review Seiko Men's SPC129P1 Neo Classic Alarm Perpetual Chronograph White Dial Brown Leather Watch. It's been the most accurate quartz I've owned yet.
I have the sand colored version of this. Couldn't find the Panda, doesn't matter, I like it. Some folks have bitched about the bracelet not matching the watch but it really doesn't bother me at all.
Love this watch but wish it was a little bigger.
Number one first view first comment first like
Boom! Ten points for your efforts.
if anything it looks almost like a chronomaster/daytona hybrid
Jody, pls. check the new Borealis watches. One in black with a red center is so striking, and for only $275. I think you'll agree these are underpriced. Chao.
Nice looking watch and great size for people with tiny wrist but it is a bit on the pricey side
I broke down and bought the SBDL089 gold dial version from Seiya Japan. Can’t wait to get it. It’s only 499 with the Black Friday discount. Can’t wait!!
Damn you Jody - I've just bought one of these thanks to you!!!! Still - got 15% off and a free silver necklace for the missus. :-)
There is no way on earth you find this for less than the Retail price
Nice-looking watch, but I'm standing pat with my collection for now!!
Hi Jody, I have put the cart before the horse in this instance, as I just received this very watch for Father's day '22 - so now I am watching your unboxing and mini-review. Well when discussing my watches, I made the point that I had never pulled the trigger on a white faced watch, and as my daughter and son-in-law knew my penchant for Seiko. Thanks for the great review, I mostly own diver's but this seems to be a lovely addition to the collection; and thanks for all the crystal clear macro images. Cheers mate.
So I’m supposed to shell out 500 quid on a watch with a mismatched bracelet? I suspect I am completely biased about Seiko, but at these prices they simply aren’t good enough.
Seiko is making fools of the consumers. This is a nice watch for under 250$, not double the price. Do I have to shout it out again, way OVERPRICED!
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Did you buy an SKX007 recently?
Amazon selling them for £500 (UK) now, and that's not even the "Made in Japan" version!
@@mikesey1 Greed is eternal! Stop the madness!
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Alles ok Joop?
hi bro, can u review on seiko sbtr027? it's excellently called SEITONA too :D
Getting very hard to find at retail, resale prices are higher. I ordered today a JDM version from Japan and waiting to see if the retailer actually has it, since none of the others I looked at did.