Beautiful watch. I swear, if Seiko started putting Sapphire on their “cheaper” watches they would probably increase their bottom line. But that might disrupt the space time continuum, so maybe not. Great review as always!
I know they don't have to spend a dime on the phases before production, but if the chinese can shove a great piece of sapphire on their ali shitters and still sell it for cheap, it's ridiculous that Seiko can't do the same
@@Ktrb I agree with you regarding hardlex as I own quite a few Seiko’s and have yet to scratch the glass on any of them, and I’m definitely on the clumsy side like Jody. Scratched the mineral crystal on my Citizen promaster though within a month.
For years, I was hesitant to get a Cocktail Time until I pulled the trigger on an Ice Blue. Quick strap change and I was very surprised at how versatile these watches are. Now seeing an honest review of this and my willpower is fading. Absolutely beautiful watch!
Gorgeous watch. The price you mention is considerably lower than I can find. The least I found is $356 and I've seen them for $433. If I could find one of these for $275 I'd seriously think about buying it. Your presentation of watches is second to none. Thanks.
Really nice piece. I wish it was 38mm. Recently I bought an Orient Star Standard 38mm with a midnight blue dial and rose gold accents on the second hand and 12 o' clock marker. It's a stunning watch with a very accurate automatic to boot.
It looks fantastic and I love my Seikos, but I struggle with buying anymore 4R35 movements. I would be willing to pay twice as much for a better movement and Sapphire. So, as much as I love it, I think I am going to wait and find the Tissot Gentlemen that I can't resist.
8:46 that just made me think it'd be interesting to see you test that polywatch for glass with the two syringes - and possibly other watch maintenance items.
This watch looks very appealing and I am in the market for a sub $250/300 non diver Seiko. Awesome video, as always! I hope the little one is as happy and healthy as can be.
I stumbled across this review not so long ago, and have since subscribed to the channel. I kept thinking that I need/want this watch... so logically I went and picked up the Mojito instead! 😅 It is my first watch that I have made a conscious decision about buying, and I have no regrets! Hopefully the first of many!
Great watch and I recommend the SNXA13. The lower priced brown dial brother of the famous salmon dial version which is SNXA11. Unfortunately no longer produced any more and hard to find. But I found a used for 110 bucks.
You would love my 1949 Omega Tresor. It is solid 18k rose gold black face manual wind 17 jewel watch. It works beautifully and is very accurate for 73 years old
I have the Black Cat (deep maroon/brown/purple dial, insane sunburst) with the power reserve and it's my favorite dress watch. Absurdly accurate (+2, 0.1ms beat error) as it sits, light, and even the strap is a good match.
Coming back to this video as today, I popped into a local AD and tried on a few Presage's... this was one of them and I really liked it. I want to add a "cheaper" dressy watch to my collection. I might be going back in tomorrow to buy it!
Always love this collection from Seiko. This one in particular is very pretty and it comes with a strap which I would be hard pressed to replace. Great find Jody especially for the price.
The Seiko Presage here in the UK retails for £350-400 pounds depending if you want it on a bracelet or a strap. How did you get this watch for just £220.00 retail price and an from an AD with a 3 year Warranty?? Awesome watch and great video!!
I'm a terrible Seiko sceptic, but I have to admit that this one is a beauty. But I just bought the hand cranker art deco watch from Vario and I don't need 2 dress watches (heck. I barely need one!)
Seiko does a very good job with dial textures. I prefer less subtle ones like my SARY183 but there are so many nice ones to choose from there is a dial for everyone.
Nice, it's getting a little difficult with all the Seiko releases (limited editions in the thousands???) and discontinuations, but my pick for the cocktail time is the fuyugeshiki srpc97j1 on a colareb grey vintage leather strap, somehow the snow motif dial (somewhat like a snowflake dial) and blued seconds hand suit a proper strap and not what comes on the model, a great option for some days if you don't already have a grand seiko, but noted on the movement, the 4r35, 4r36 are not regulated properly so some will perform better than others out of the box.
I just picked up a Certina DS Podium with a Roman Numeral Dial, 100m WR, Sapphire Crystal, 39mm case size. Total Price? $279 USD on Jomashop! I love that Seiko, but for almost the same price, I think the Certina blows it out of the water
Simply amazing cocktail!! I hope I can find one readily available here in the Philippines at that same price of $275.00. I hope too that it is an original one and not a counterfeit Seiko made by the notorious watch maker from China or elsewhere! I love coffee!!
Dial competitor: I think the Orient Sun and Moon V3 rose gold (spotted for US$290 on Amazon just then, I paid US$215 a couple years ago) will give this cocktail time a run for the money. Whilst I can't recall anyone commenting on my Blue Moon cocktail time, I've had multiple comments on the Sun and Moon. Like the presage on your video, you have to see the Sun and Moon's dial up close to realise how much there actually is to it. It also beats out the presage if you want more complications or sapphire, but loses out due to thickness, strap width and (in my opinion) dial diameter. Anyway, hope this gives you a good watch for another video down the track :)
Sure it looks pretty at the moment, I'm sure Seiko will just hope we buy the next pretty mineral lensed model they bring out when it gets too scratched up
I've a couple of cocktail times and absolutely love them. Of course, we would like sapphire, but to be honest, I've never had a problem. I must be very lucky with accuracy as well or its the way I wear them because the worst seiko I have is 7 seconds out but I swap my watches out every few days, so if I got a bad one it wouldn't be too much of a problem.
Totally agree with you about the sub second graduations on the cocktail times. They clutter up the dial unnecessarily and take away from its dressy aesthetic.
Very nice dial I'd recommend u check out the presage cocktail time black cat martini (ssa393) it costs more but it's one of my absolute fav looking watches ever
This is a nice little watch. The obvious comparison - as pointed out - is to the Orient Bambino. The Seiko has the better dial texture and maybe indices. The Orient in my estimation wins on all other counts. Not that I'm knocking the Seiko. I would get one at the right price. I do offer another option - The Tissot tradition T0634283603800. Which Ashford just happened to have on sale today for $275 USD. A definite contender, Jodi!
Nice looking watch but it makes me wonder where Seiko is heading. Still no sapphire and loosing the already loose tolerances when my basic powermatic 80 keeps time to COSC levels, seems like they are just doing jewelry now.
I've always enjoyed an Irish Coffee (and a Guinness) and would certainly enjoy this too, what a stunning dial! Although, like having to tip either beverage into a replacement glass, having to change the strap because a) it's too small, b) it's the wrong way around, c) a leather strap needs a 'proper' buckle, takes away a significant part of the enjoyment! I think I'll take a close look at the Orient you mentioned, (I too had that 'Bambino too Big' disappointment issue in the past). Although, I'm still trying to get the Baltany off my wrist!
Lovely watch. Still struggling with that PRESAGE text they added a couple of years ago. Makes the watch look cheap. But in all other aspects it's wonderful.
I was able to minimize some scratches on mineral crystal using diamond paste and a Dremel buffing wheel didn’t make it look as good as new, but took a lot of the look at me off of it. I had to do it on one of my cheap micro brands and I also did one on my orient defender that was my daily for a long time and I was able to minimize the multiple scratches I had on those. I think if I would’ve worked on it longer, I could’ve made some of the scratches disappear more. I just got into an acceptable level and realize that there will be more to come The Orient may have a sapphire crystal in the future. I have not decided yet.
*One little nit to pick. On this model, the dial text should be the same color as the applied brand logo.* *_I'd really like a sunburst champagne silver dial, same dial furniture._*
Yeah really nice and from far above gives a fume effect too. I bought the old clock (old fashioned), even better dial but cost me £100 more still hunting for the light blue Ltd edition. One of my only watches to receive a comment from Jo public. 😊
I was just enjoying a nice cup of coffee when the video pop-up in my youtube video to check. Nice dial, and without bezel no alignement problem issue ;)
Thank goodness they’ve got the thickness down on the cocktail time these days. But 39.5mm is too big for a classy watch like this. I know there’s a split between people who like larger and those who want smaller, but 38mm would be the crowd pleaser here.
Really wished that Seiko made a slimmer movement. Like the miyota 90xx series. The 4R series are too thick for a dress watch like this. A bit smaller a diameter say 38mm would be great too especially on an all dial watch like this. One that I bought a few years ago, with the snowflake dial looked great initially but as time wore on seems too large and pronounced on the wrist. Barely fits under a cuff too. Suffice to say does not get as much wrist time as a consequence. Then again if they did all of that then Seiko would start charging double the price😜!!
Lovely wee watch. I do like Seiko watches. I'll check out the cocktail range for sure but hai, the clip of that 38mm Orient had me almost drooling. Great stuff Jody, keep at it.
Thank you for staying true to your channel and the average watch owners unlike certain people like.. Betty Valdosaur.. who started out bashing watch snobs and then became the biggest snob on the planet.
beautiful watch but with the strap size and sub 40mm dial its not for my 8" wrist. Having just said that though it doesn't stop me from appreciating it, but those 40.5mm cocktail times are the bomb.
If we are comparing to Bambinos, the significantly lower prices that Bambinos can have should be taken into account. As such, Bambino wins the challenge.
Very nice, but I prefer a no date automatic as I hate having to re-set the date. I say this because I have several other watches to wear, so the date is an extra complication I can do without. Just saying.
It does look gorgeous on the wrist. Seiko have always been a love hate relationship for me, I love the DD crystal. Just imagine how nice it would be if it was acrylic!
