Thanks for checking out the channel! Next giveaway at 750 subscribers. Let me know what you think of this one. What is the one watch that you would keep in your collection if you could only keep one?
@@michaelhueber4701 hmmm that’s a good question, I don’t have a scale but I’ll figure it out and get back to you, it ain’t too heavy though it’s a nice comfortable wafch, actually wearing it now!!
Im wearing snzg13j1 for a year now,i really love the design,the lume is great,you can tell the time right away on a glance,at first it tends to have an advance in time or increase for 3 minutes for a month,but i have observe that by positioning my watch on its side(crown is on top)every night when i sleep it seems the watch is working accurately since then,that i stop myself adjusting my watch every month
Thanks radiotron! It’s a beautiful watch, I scuffed mine already a bit from wear haha, but love it. Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
I had exactly the same thought about the second hand , so I went ahead , purchased a bright orange second hand and had it installed on mine .... a world of difference ; it's the small details what makes you look at them and say Ahhhhh . My favorite watches are field watches and this one is amazingly good and beautiful . I subscribed after I watched this review .
I have this watch, Casio G Shock, and an Apple Watch. I’ll be honest, the Apple Watch is my daily for workout, timer, weather, alarm, etc… But on the weekends this and the G shock are my go to’s!! Absolutely gorgeous watch.
Nice review, Chris! I like that this one does have vibes and specs from your do it all daily wearer. 100M WR is a big perk, and has a blend of field/flieger style, nice sizing, and can be versatile with some different strap swaps for sure. Day/Date complication and workhorse automatic movement, what's not to love haha!
Great review. I owned the Hamilton Khaki but sold it because it only have 50M WR. I like to backpack and could not see having a watch that I would worry about falling into a creek with. In part, because of your review here, I have ordered ordered the SNZG15J1.
Awesome that makes me happy! Is that the blue dial version? This is a fantastic watch and you will be quite happy with it, mine is slightly older version so doesn’t hack maybe the one you got will? Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
@@MirrlyonTime It came in today and I am wearing it. I am going to give it a solid week. None of these hack or hand wind, so it will be interesting to see how I deal with that. Love it so far, though.
@@MirrlyonTime No, I got the same basic model. Mine is the strap one, though. It's a SNZG15J1 model so it''s the strap verion of the black one. I like it. It loses about 4 seconds a day. It's a 4r36 movement, so no hacking or hand winding. But every few days I "back hack" it to make the time correct-ish. Thanks for the review. There are several things I MUST have in a watch. Two of them are 100mm WR and good-to-excellent lume. This has both. The standard Hamilton does not have either. The new titanium smaller ones that came out a month ago have better WR, but I think the lume still sucks. There's a lot I like about the Hamilton but not enough to make me pay nearly $1000 for them, which is what the new ones cost now.
@@GregMilner great points about the Hami! Plus if you look closely at the hami they skew the dial by pushing the 24 hour Arabic into the pinion next to the date window putting the 24 hour ring out of symmetry, with their day date they also cut off the 11 12 and 1 they push the 24 down doing the same making it look out of whack. I def prefer this one over that for those reasons and for the reasons you just stated. I knew about the poor wr but wasn’t aware that the lume on the hami wasn’t great
Nice video Chris. You can never go wrong with a Seiko. Diver watches are my favorites. But I must say since I got Breitling Blackbird back I'm gonna say if I could only have a 1 watch collection it wins out👊👍👌
Yeah this is def one of my favs and if I only wore one as a daily in all my collection this is def the one it would be, did the one you get have a hacking movement?
@@MirrlyonTime It’s the same old 7S36 like all SNZ watches have. I don’t mind that it doesn’t hack or hand wind. I just love the wrist presence and stark legibility of the dial of the SNZG13.
@@MirrlyonTime About 1minute per week. Never any troubles. Maybe change gaskets next year. Have never leaked. I swim, sail and paddel kayak with it. It had a slim misalignment of the "chapter ring" . My local watch dealer didn't wanted to touch it. It was "to cheap"... I took it apart and fixed it my self. A good watch for the money.
I own the SNZG11J1and I love it . That is probably the watch that I wear more besides my Casio G Shock . Mine is on a soft silicone strap ( by Seiko ) because I can't stand bracelets . The one with the bracelet is brush finished and the one with the strap is bead blasted . I wish the would make a quartz verson of the SNZG series , I love quartz .
I have the beige made in japan on a leather strap. Love everything except the crystal, i wear mine at work in a warehouse and its gotten pretty scratched up on the rusty shelving.
Fantastic watch, I love mine and I got a few dings on mine working as well, but still looks great! Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8
The Timex is a nice watch for its price. I bought one like you show here once and returned it because it just felt and looked too cheap to me. Like you, I have many watches, and have bought (and sold) watches for decades, none of them real expensive. I have several Seikos, one like you show here, too. I think Seiko makes a really good watch for the price and they have many different styles and sizes to choose from. Unlike you, I don't like chronographs, but have owned them in the past. My issue is what would normally be the second hand doesn't move unless the timing function is used. Plus I rarely used the chronograph function. Two things that have kept me from buying a Hamilton are that many, especially the "field" style models, don't have AR on the crystal and and the lume is generally quite poor. Check out the Seiko Prospex Solar SNE591 Diver's watch. It has AR, a sapphire crystal, and is dive rated (waterproof). This model has a pepsi dial, but it also comes in blue (SNE593) and black (SNE589). It's thinner, as a Prospex has great lume, and is solar powered, so you don't need a winder to keep it going when not wearing. It uses the same band as your SNZG13. But, unlike a field watch, it doesn't have arabic numbers.
Hey Gary thanks! I did get Seiko Solar prospex! SNE549 blue dial and blue bezel And I love it, PADI version. Thanks for your insightful comments, please subscribe, and God bless m8!
I was thinking the same thing. If I could only own one knife it would be a spyderco endura.. This watch is the endura of the watch world. I lost my snzg and just bought a new one... No regrets.
Like everyone I prefer a milled clasp but it don’t really matter as when it’s on the wrist both milled and pressed clasps are obviously hidden away so what difference does it make. Thanks for the video, I really like this watch and am interested in getting one, I absolutely love dive watches, only watches I ever wear (currently a Squale Y1545) but might take the plunge into a field watch and this one is my favourite, thanks.
Can’t go wrong with this one and I must say That the bracelet that comes with along with other Seiko 5s is the most comfortable bracelet I have. Squale is a brand I don’t have yet will have to get one of those at some point too, thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
Hey Chris, i guess the origin of the design is the GG-W-113 (for the Timex and the Khaki), a kind of standard issue field watch for the US military in the 60s, so quite a common occurrence in the Vietnam war. Oddly enough, I am not sure what kind of military watch is my favorite. Flirted with the idea of a pure field watch like the Hami or some Smiths models. On the other hand there are some nice sort of custom made fliegers by Dekla that caught my eye. Still not decided on what I really want. And stop talking about hypotheticals Chris. 'If you only had to have one watch...' You don't and you can't and you know it:P
I love field, divers, formal, sporty...that's part of my problem...I like em all! Being a bit more serious, the display structure is pretty similar to the legendary Seiko SNK 089, which in my opinion is the most beautiful ever display with the best legibility. The only problem with that particular watch it's the kind of dinosaur movements it brings in, no hacking no Hand winding. But even with this couple of major flaws, that piece it's a real gem. Shame on you Seiko...as usual.
Indeed, from the old Seiko lineup the SNK800 series is my favorite too. The movement in all of them is the 7s26, whereas in the SNZGs, like Chris has, it is the 7s36 which as far as i know is identical apart from having an extra couple of jewels. This year Seiko released a new line of field watches, don't remember the exact references, but they are around 250USD and have the 4R36 movement which is a definite improvement. They do look much closer in design to the SNZG series, however they are too thick imho for a field watch and still only hardlex crystals.
Love the idea, hate to do it in practce. I just got the Whitby Arrow. Perhaps this one...it's very light at 69 grams. It fits the wrist nicely...but...I am a turtle/Tuna guy. I do not want to attempt the feat. I too could wear a watch a day for a month (or so) and not repeat. Cheers!!!
Whitby Arrow? That the one with the maple leaf and gmt? I like that one, how do you find quality for the price cause I did find them a little on the pricey side
Not sure, available to purchase on Amazon and on Long Island watch as well I believe, but not sure if it’s made in Japan or not tbh I’ll see what I can find out
Thanks for checking out the channel! Next giveaway at 750 subscribers. Let me know what you think of this one. What is the one watch that you would keep in your collection if you could only keep one?
Hello ! Can you tell me the weight of the watch?
@@michaelhueber4701 hmmm that’s a good question, I don’t have a scale but I’ll figure it out and get back to you, it ain’t too heavy though it’s a nice comfortable wafch, actually wearing it now!!
Casio AE1200WHD. Best ever!!!
These Seiko’s are great. I could not only have one watch either but if I had to it would be a seiko as well.
Thanks James, which one?
Im wearing snzg13j1 for a year now,i really love the design,the lume is great,you can tell the time right away on a glance,at first it tends to have an advance in time or increase for 3 minutes for a month,but i have observe that by positioning my watch on its side(crown is on top)every night when i sleep it seems the watch is working accurately since then,that i stop myself adjusting my watch every month
Very interesting about resting on the crown! Thanks for watching, please subscribe and God bless m8!
I agree. I love the look of the timex. I am wearing the Seiko now, with a green canvas band. It's my favorite watch. Paul 198th 🇺🇸
Thanks radiotron! It’s a beautiful watch, I scuffed mine already a bit from wear haha, but love it. Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
I had exactly the same thought about the second hand , so I went ahead , purchased a bright orange second hand and had it installed on mine .... a world of difference ; it's the small details what makes you look at them and say Ahhhhh . My favorite watches are field watches and this one is amazingly good and beautiful . I subscribed after I watched this review .
Thanks so much! I bet the orange really makes it pop good idea! If only I felt confident doing the same, not into any form of modding just yet
@@MirrlyonTime Don't do it yourself , have a reputable watchmaker do it . You'll thank yourself later .
I have this watch, Casio G Shock, and an Apple Watch. I’ll be honest, the Apple Watch is my daily for workout, timer, weather, alarm, etc…
But on the weekends this and the G shock are my go to’s!! Absolutely gorgeous watch.
Nice review, Chris! I like that this one does have vibes and specs from your do it all daily wearer. 100M WR is a big perk, and has a blend of field/flieger style, nice sizing, and can be versatile with some different strap swaps for sure. Day/Date complication and workhorse automatic movement, what's not to love haha!
💯 thanks David, until I replace with a Hamilton :)
Great choice, simple, legible, functional and looks great too, you really don't need anymore.
I may not need anymore but I’m going to be getting more LOL thanks for watching m8
Great review. I owned the Hamilton Khaki but sold it because it only have 50M WR. I like to backpack and could not see having a watch that I would worry about falling into a creek with. In part, because of your review here, I have ordered ordered the SNZG15J1.
Awesome that makes me happy! Is that the blue dial version? This is a fantastic watch and you will be quite happy with it, mine is slightly older version so doesn’t hack maybe the one you got will? Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
@@MirrlyonTime It came in today and I am wearing it. I am going to give it a solid week. None of these hack or hand wind, so it will be interesting to see how I deal with that. Love it so far, though.
@@GregMilner colour? Same as kind, newer 5 logo?
@@MirrlyonTime No, I got the same basic model. Mine is the strap one, though. It's a SNZG15J1 model so it''s the strap verion of the black one. I like it. It loses about 4 seconds a day. It's a 4r36 movement, so no hacking or hand winding. But every few days I "back hack" it to make the time correct-ish. Thanks for the review.
There are several things I MUST have in a watch. Two of them are 100mm WR and good-to-excellent lume. This has both. The standard Hamilton does not have either. The new titanium smaller ones that came out a month ago have better WR, but I think the lume still sucks. There's a lot I like about the Hamilton but not enough to make me pay nearly $1000 for them, which is what the new ones cost now.
@@GregMilner great points about the Hami! Plus if you look closely at the hami they skew the dial by pushing the 24 hour Arabic into the pinion next to the date window putting the 24 hour ring out of symmetry, with their day date they also cut off the 11 12 and 1 they push the 24 down doing the same making it look out of whack. I def prefer this one over that for those reasons and for the reasons you just stated. I knew about the poor wr but wasn’t aware that the lume on the hami wasn’t great
Thanks for the detailed review. Even the sellers don't say (Amazon) or the know (BX) that the watch does not hack or hand wind.
My pleasure thanks for watching, please subscribe, and God bless m8!
Nice video Chris. You can never go wrong with a Seiko. Diver watches are my favorites. But I must say since I got Breitling Blackbird back I'm gonna say if I could only have a 1 watch collection it wins out👊👍👌
That Brietling is a stunner 💯
I had the beige SNZG07 and just traded it in for this model. Love this watch!❤
Yeah this is def one of my favs and if I only wore one as a daily in all my collection this is def the one it would be, did the one you get have a hacking movement?
@@MirrlyonTime It’s the same old 7S36 like all SNZ watches have. I don’t mind that it doesn’t hack or hand wind. I just love the wrist presence and stark legibility of the dial of the SNZG13.
@@IononesRoomfulofDrumsStudio 👍to be honest I don’t mind either and yeah it is such a nice watch!
I have a snzg15j1 on my wrist for nine years now.. Orginal nylon strap. Never take it of, only to clean it. Some scratches.. but a great watch!
@@andersjohansson3866 9 years! Wow. So how is the movement running? def an awesome watch
@@MirrlyonTime About 1minute per week. Never any troubles. Maybe change gaskets next year.
Have never leaked. I swim, sail and paddel kayak with it. It had a slim misalignment of the "chapter ring" . My local watch dealer didn't wanted to touch it. It was "to cheap"... I took it apart and fixed it my self. A good watch for the money.
@@andersjohansson3866 that’s awesome!
A good choice Chris and you’ve done a good job on the video, fair play 👍
Thanks Simon!
I own the military green and the beige, I combine them with different straps and I love them.
Nice! Thanks for watching, God bless m8!
I own the SNZG11J1and I love it . That is probably the watch that I wear more besides my Casio G Shock . Mine is on a soft silicone strap ( by Seiko ) because I can't stand bracelets . The one with the bracelet is brush finished and the one with the strap is bead blasted . I wish the would make a quartz verson of the SNZG series , I love quartz .
I love quartz as well, esp after I got my Bulova Lunar Pilot pilot watch, what a movement in it! Accuracy is incredible
@@MirrlyonTime Don't let the watch snobs hear you .... tourbillons , in house movements , hand winding ..... and hacking . Lol .
@@MirrlyonTime That Lunar Pilot is something , isn't it ?
@@armandojuan64 yea it’s amazing!!! Love it
That’s a beautiful watch, beautiful video
I would like to have longer minute hand so it will reach the minute markers perfectly
That’s a good point! Thanks for watching m8
Great video and these Seiko 5s are awesome! Very handsome looking pieces. As for choosing one watch lol that's impossible 😂
yes lol, impossible indeed, thanks Omar!!
Nice review dude, I have this watch..... Great purchase
Thank you James, I absolutely love this watch!
I have the beige made in japan on a leather strap. Love everything except the crystal, i wear mine at work in a warehouse and its gotten pretty scratched up on the rusty shelving.
Fantastic watch, I love mine and I got a few dings on mine working as well, but still looks great! Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8
Very good review. Thank you
Thank you! Please subscribe and God bless m8!
The Timex is a nice watch for its price. I bought one like you show here once and returned it because it just felt and looked too cheap to me. Like you, I have many watches, and have bought (and sold) watches for decades, none of them real expensive. I have several Seikos, one like you show here, too. I think Seiko makes a really good watch for the price and they have many different styles and sizes to choose from. Unlike you, I don't like chronographs, but have owned them in the past. My issue is what would normally be the second hand doesn't move unless the timing function is used. Plus I rarely used the chronograph function. Two things that have kept me from buying a Hamilton are that many, especially the "field" style models, don't have AR on the crystal and and the lume is generally quite poor.
Check out the Seiko Prospex Solar SNE591 Diver's watch. It has AR, a sapphire crystal, and is dive rated (waterproof). This model has a pepsi dial, but it also comes in blue (SNE593) and black (SNE589). It's thinner, as a Prospex has great lume, and is solar powered, so you don't need a winder to keep it going when not wearing. It uses the same band as your SNZG13. But, unlike a field watch, it doesn't have arabic numbers.
Hey Gary thanks! I did get Seiko Solar prospex! SNE549 blue dial and blue bezel
And I love it, PADI version. Thanks for your insightful comments, please subscribe, and God bless m8!
@@MirrlyonTime I have the Pepsi version SNE 591. I'm now subscribed, mate 😎
@@Tbone51 awesome watch and thank you!!
I was thinking the same thing. If I could only own one knife it would be a spyderco endura.. This watch is the endura of the watch world. I lost my snzg and just bought a new one... No regrets.
Awesome stuff thanks I agree I love this watch
What do you think about watch Orient King Diver? Is it a good one?
Haven’t had my eyes on that one yet so couldn’t answer definitively but orient is a good brand that much I do know
@@MirrlyonTime Thanks ... I like watching your vídeos.
Beautiful watch
It’s one of my favourites absolutely love it!
Like everyone I prefer a milled clasp but it don’t really matter as when it’s on the wrist both milled and pressed clasps are obviously hidden away so what difference does it make.
Thanks for the video, I really like this watch and am interested in getting one, I absolutely love dive watches, only watches I ever wear (currently a Squale Y1545) but might take the plunge into a field watch and this one is my favourite, thanks.
Can’t go wrong with this one and I must say
That the bracelet that comes with along with other Seiko 5s is the most comfortable bracelet I have. Squale is a brand I don’t have yet will have to get one of those at some point too, thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
My favorite watch is field or dive but I absolutely love a chronograph
Me too Eddy! My first love was chronograph but now I go between that and a nice field watch! Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
Right now I'm eyeing a citizen eco-drive garrison.
These are great watches for the cash 100m W/R is very useful to have the only real downside is the 7s36 bit outdated now.
Good detailed review mate. 👍
Thanks Adrian! It is an older model so the movement isn’t a surprise, but yeah a bit of a bummer
I upgraded mine to 4r36 but I honestly don't notice any difference. The hand winding option is nice
@@Avaddon911 yeah that would be nice does that movement hack as well?
Love my snzg 09
For me is the best watch that I have. And I am not kidding.
It’s a fantastic watch Josue! Definitely one of the best that I have too, love this thing! Thanks for watching please subscribe and God bless m8!
Merhaba tanıtım için teşekkür ederim sizin kolunuzdaki saatin marka ve modeli nedir
Pagani Design:
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@@MirrlyonTime teşekkür ederim
Hey Chris, i guess the origin of the design is the GG-W-113 (for the Timex and the Khaki), a kind of standard issue field watch for the US military in the 60s, so quite a common occurrence in the Vietnam war. Oddly enough, I am not sure what kind of military watch is my favorite. Flirted with the idea of a pure field watch like the Hami or some Smiths models. On the other hand there are some nice sort of custom made fliegers by Dekla that caught my eye. Still not decided on what I really want. And stop talking about hypotheticals Chris. 'If you only had to have one watch...' You don't and you can't and you know it:P
Haha Andrei, yes, pure hypothetical!!!! You got me :)
Bought four years ago and follow as the first day, (like Johnny Walker 😅)
I love field, divers, formal, sporty...that's part of my problem...I like em all! Being a bit more serious, the display structure is pretty similar to the legendary Seiko SNK 089, which in my opinion is the most beautiful ever display with the best legibility. The only problem with that particular watch it's the kind of dinosaur movements it brings in, no hacking no Hand winding. But even with this couple of major flaws, that piece it's a real gem. Shame on you Seiko...as usual.
Thanks Mig. It is an older version to be fair, not sure if the newer versions have a better movement or not but I would hope so
Indeed, from the old Seiko lineup the SNK800 series is my favorite too. The movement in all of them is the 7s26, whereas in the SNZGs, like Chris has, it is the 7s36 which as far as i know is identical apart from having an extra couple of jewels. This year Seiko released a new line of field watches, don't remember the exact references, but they are around 250USD and have the 4R36 movement which is a definite improvement. They do look much closer in design to the SNZG series, however they are too thick imho for a field watch and still only hardlex crystals.
That is a beautiful seiko if I was going to keep one watch it probably be my first modd of skxExploer more meaning that I put it together
Very cool!
Love the idea, hate to do it in practce. I just got the Whitby Arrow. Perhaps this one...it's very light at 69 grams. It fits the wrist nicely...but...I am a turtle/Tuna guy. I do not want to attempt the feat. I too could wear a watch a day for a month (or so) and not repeat. Cheers!!!
Whitby Arrow? That the one with the maple leaf and gmt? I like that one, how do you find quality for the price cause I did find them a little on the pricey side
@@MirrlyonTime the Whitby Arrow grey dial does not have the maple leaf. The GMT and the Wounded Warriors does.
@@BCallum send me a pic! mirrlyontime@gmail.com
Snzg17 has red seconds and lumed numerals....... Good luck finding one though.
Thanks for watching m8, and please subscribe if you haven’t yet. I’m very pleased with this one def one of my fav watches!
Seiko SNZG13 made in Japan?
Not sure, available to purchase on Amazon and on Long Island watch as well I believe, but not sure if it’s made in Japan or not tbh I’ll see what I can find out
Look for J1 in model number for Japan Made or k1 for Malaysia. Japan watch will be 40 dollars more.
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2yıldır snzg13j 1 kullanıcısıyım çok iyi bir saat tavsiye ederim. 🇹🇷
It really is thanks for watching and please subscribe if you haven’t done so already :)
Abone pldum
Seiko ve Hamilton videoları bekliyorum kolay gelsin📌
Хороший обзор! Хочется купить. Но, смущает большой размер. 42
42 мм это не большой размер.Обращайте внимание больше на расстояние между ушками.
@@krugozor5049 Может быть
7s36