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I don’t understand why a sapphire crystal upgrade costs over $100 dollars. I think these are cool watches but are a bit overpriced considering what’s on offer.
First you are showing 2 different watches. One with a lime at the 3 o'clock and the other without a lume at the 3 o'clock. 1:16 watch is different to 1:24 watch.
Cheers. I kinda prefer no lume at 3 o'clock since it's closer to the original turtle. This also makes it a bit unique since it's sort of a genuine franken watch 😂.
Hi mate, I don't have that one unfortunately 😟. However, I reckon the SRPK29 will be a good fit if you're after a small dive watch. The build quality will be similar to the SSK003 that I reviewed. The other option would be the solar powered SNE573/575, which is also 38mm. If you have a small wrist, I recommend going for whichever version that comes with a bracelet. Seiko's rubber & nato straps tend to be extra long and big to accommodate the bigger wrist sizes.
Sorry,I don't see the point of the half link... The whole idea behind the on the fly adjustment is that you can easily adjust at any moment the bracelet to fitcyour wrist.
The range of adjustment is roughly 3/4 of a full link. For this watch, a good fit for my wrist falls right in a middle of a link. Remove a link and it's a bit tight (with adjustment fully extended), keep the link and it's a bit loose (with adjustment fully collapsed). To add to the equation, our wrists will also expand or shrink slightly depending on the temperature. With a half link, I can size it correctly, and then use the adjustment for when my wrist expands or shrinks.
They do have bronze version that with a brushed finish. As for a brushed steel case, I reckon you should drop a message on their socials (e.g. instagram). They may start offering a brushed case if enough people ask for it 😉.
Not necessarily, some will have Spanish or Arabic day of the week. In order to guarantee a Japanese day of the week, you'll need to source one from Japan.
I purchased one of these, the '101' for $1,200 at the time of their release. From day one it averaged 45-60 seconds slow, daily. After two years I returned it to Seiko's US service center for their recommended periodic maintenance, and when it was returned it's accuracy was within Seiko's spec - for a month before returning to it's 'former self.' I returned it twice more for re-calibration that same year, with little improvement. Each time, it ran within spec, and within a few weeks ran well outside of spec. I truly enjoyed the quality of manufacture and size of the watch, it's a handsome unit; but Seiko's calibre is unreliable and I will never purchase one of their watches with it again . . .
Thank you for sharing your experience. Quite a shame this happened to you. From what I've heard, the 6R35 caliber can become quite problematic when not at full power reserve.
I tried winding the watch to full power first thing every morning, and the result was the same - as much as a minute lost daily. Many have written about their poor experience with Seiko products with its 6R35. I owned two Seikos with the predecessor to the 6R35 (6R15) and never experienced a problem - both kept great time (for an automatic). I have no doubt Seiko's higher end automatics are reliable, accurate products, but for the same money I paid for the '101' I found a handsome, robust, reliable, military diver with a Sellita calibre comparable to the standard ETA that loses only a couple seconds daily . . .
This is the best watch from Cronos imo. Got the pepsi one for $185 incl shipping from the last November sale, couldn't be more happy with the quality of the product. I have other chinese brands (San Martin, Steeldive etc) watches but this is the one that gets the most wrist time.
Great review, but I do have an "big picture" observation... To say that this is a "homage" watch, to a watch that is in itself an homage watch is a circular argument. The watches that the both the SERICA And the IPOSE are paying homage to, are the Omega Seamaster 300 & the 50 fathoms. To say that one is the homage-of-the-homage just seems to be completely silly. The fact the Serica made it first is frankly pointless, especially when the Chinese homage was better than the "original homage". I'm saving my $1000 Dollars and buying the IPOSE - Thank you!
I have several 4r and 6r watches. The 6r watches all have a positional variance of 20+ seconds. I consider the 4r an upgrade. Currently wearing my srpd41 blue zen garden and I love it! I never noticed the date window was frosted. Thanks!
Physically, it does. However, as around 2mm of that height is from the domed mineral crystal, plus the fact that the watch itself is quite light, it's not noticeable on the wrist. I'd recommend the sapphire glass if you want something a bit slimmer.
Thank you 😊. The links are held together by a split pin, so it's quite easy to size. The package also came with a little tool to help with sizing. However, I'd admit it's not the most ideal one.
Just received a San Martin I purchased for the wife. I have two of the old style with screw in pins in the bracelet. Sizing this for her small wrist was a night mare. The new system is cheap and ridiculous. Each link has a sleeve, and a push pin that goes in. The sleeve automatically falls out each time a link is removed. The pins are a Bear to remove. Nearly just sent it back.
I bought SPB313 with white dial, and i can say I'm trilled....just one BIG minus from my side ,and that's the diver extension. Now I'm in search for aftermarket clasp.
I'm torn between this and the Sugess GMT with thwir darker blue and red bezel. Do you think this is better? How's the rehaut? I don't like the San Martin's rehaut that is thick and makes the dial look deep. I appreciate your thoughts. Thank you😊
I don't have the Sugess or San Martin GMT so can't comment on that unfortunately. The rehaut is okay, not too deep but not too thin either. It is thinner than the Pagani Design however.
The budget version GB is just better. The wristband tapers more, it's lighter, and the date window is magnified perfectly. You're really just paying extra for screws in the links or prefer silver on the bezel insert rather than white. Maybe you can barely see and you just love looking at the date then the upgrade is for you.
I like the new phrase for "fake" or "copy" - homage🤣 I find it interesting that the only detail separating this watch from a Rolex Submariner is the logo.
@@watchcrave still bro..not everyone comes with money, i can't buy at 1200 dollars..it's old now so me expecting discounts is realistic. Also the new series came up with 300m water resistance & increased power reserve, better size (for many I guess). Prices hence would drop even further. Just want a number from you or anyone who knows about the right prices for mid or expensive watches like this. Can anyone tell me please?
I had exactly the same problem with the crown. First, I purchased the white one and had the crown issue (wound not screw back in unless really forced and after several attempts). Had the option for it to be repaired or get a green Willard turtle instead (spb153). I took the turtle option and really pleased with it (e.g. the crown action on the turtle is much better, lume seems a tad better etc). After a while I also purchased one exactly like yours, the black dial version, since it got a very good discount. And this also have issues with the crown but you can work around it with small pressure adjustments. So I kept it. But, that being said, I think there is a certain design issue with the crown of these models (you can visually see it having a different inserting direction than the overall shape of the case, which may be the source of the issues).
Thanks for the comment. Sorry to hear about that. I reckon you should take the watch to a Seiko service center if it's still under warranty. They should provide a fix even if it's a small issue. I took in an entry level Prospex watch with a couple of dirt spots on the lume, and they accepted to fix it without any issues.
42.3mm diameter? Where, at the bezel? The case is at least 44-45mm. 42.3mm is a mini-turtle’s diameter. Also you have the long end of the strap upside down (bumpy texture goes to the inside to help wick moisture from your wrist). Indices are pressed into the dial, not applied.
I have the Seiko Prospex Automatic 200M Diver Scuba Deep Blue "Batman" Turtle SBDY013 I put the MiLTAT 22mm Watch Band for Seiko Turtle Super-O Screw-Link On it . I absolutely love it.
Thanks for the comment. You maybe right there, the dial is likely a spare part from the SRP777. However, the watch is definitely a SRPE93, and not SRP777. As stated in the video, the dial was replaced by the Seiko Service Center due to a QC issue with the lume. You can see this at the 01:17 mark.
@@watchcrave Very very surprised they gave you a 777 dial on a srpe93 watch. I always thought the 777 dial is a bit cleaner without the lume pip at 3 and basically you now have a very rare watch right from the Seiko repair shop, a 777-srpe93 hybrid of sort--very cool.
The big difference between the srp777 and srpe93 is the lume at 3. This was to satisfy the latest iso specification and why the name changed. You seem to have gotten the wrong dial on your watch. Bummer.
Thanks for pointing that out 😂. Silly me, I totally missed it during filming. Lesson learned for any future videos with rubber straps. Thanks for watching!
