7 reasons to not buy the Seiko Shogun SBDC007 and the SBDC029 

While I mostly agree on what you said, here's a couple of points that may be worth the viewer's consideration: a. Sapphire does make a difference. I used to say pretty much the same with my Sumo till I switched the crystal to sapphire and the increase in clarity is stunning. The hands do shine now. Very much worth the money b. The bezel has a tinnicky sound, as you pointed out, but the main reason is that there's no bezel gasket underneath. c. the tube is titanium. Huge problem down the road, much more so than diashield scratching. d. personal gripe - the black color of the dial is not deep enough. Its somewhat greyish. e. If Seiko produced a drop-in replacement 28.8k movement for the 6R15, I'd be on it in an instant.

One month ago I bought the SBDC029 SEIKO Shogun Titanium for 900 $. This is my first automatic watch and I have been wearing it every day. I love this piece of art

Should probable listed this title as "Pros and cons". Going in, I though you were going to bash this one, lol. (Written while wearing a SBDC007 Shogun)

Great video. I actually have the currant version of this. I managed to scratch the clasp. I really like it but I can understand these issues. I do not consider this watch the greatest value. The finishing is nice, many other titanium watches have a very harsh grey finish. This has an almost Stainless like finish.

Have a SBDC027 with the 6R15 movement same thing runs like crap .Low amplitude from new ran over 30 sec slow a day.Have you had good luck with the new NE15s amplitude ?

It’s beautiful

Nice presentation. I'm not a fan of diashield. I have a stainless steel seiko with diashield and it definitely mutes the glow of stainless. Also, like you say, if you ding the watch it gives the appearance of damaged chrome. It is pretty good, not great, for resisting scratches however. And as far as the 6r, I'd rather have a 4r. And it is pretty cool how, if you are having problems, you can just swap out the movement economically. For the $ it should come with sapphire. Bracelet is great imo. One niggle, that arrow hour hand can be hard to read later in the night as the lume fades, but the hands are great for time at a glance otherwise.

Shogun still the best

lost me at "...newer version one with the X on the dial". C'mon man!

The Smoked tonality is the Titanium Not the "Dia Shield".

Yup those hands got to go. Which I am planning on

Not a fan of the hands either, just doesn't fit this watch, should use more elegant hands. However, they fit the monsters 100%.

Dude you are reaching trying to find problems that are not there

Good review! It's a classic and unique piece. Won't be another like it. Got the original 007 :)

I agree with most. Especially the coating over the Titanium. Stainless steel can be refinished/rebuffed/rebrushed... I still have to find out out how to refinish titanium. Too soft to hold a hardness. Scratches too easy. Not desirable for an everyday watch unless you are always conscious how your hands swing and move.

I don’t own this watch but do own the Seiko sbdc033 or Blumo with the 6R15 movement and my watch runs fine . It doesn’t lose time but does run a little fast but it’s been consistent. So to me as long as it’s not losing time I’m good . One question though is the Seiko nh15 movement the equivalent to the 6r15 ?

You said that parts are not available for this movement. Is that because it's now discontinued?