Seiko's Datejust | SARB033 Unboxing & Review 

I replaced the stock bracelet, too. I'm rocking Strapcode's Super-O Boyer (brushed/polished) and it is the dopest watch in my collection.

Thanks Pablo, cheers!

Thanks for watching and for the comment, cheers!

Hi Nick, thank you, I appreciate you watching and the comment!

Hi Lanning, thank you very much, that was exactly what I was going for when I started it. Enjoy those watches, great choices!

Thanks Calum, the 035 is a beauty for sure, enjoy!

Thank you for the comment and for watching, cheers!

Nice, I think I am going to get the Strapcode oyster in for this one as well and do a review.

Thanks Darryl, it makes no sense to me either, cheers!

Maybe this watch is too similar to Grand Seiko, specifically the Sbgr053. Probably inflate the price :) The sarb033 is amazing, both are!

@@christopher8048 yes, this watch has been in production for a while and makes way for more inflated models. Not only the GS model you mentioned but the presage lines. Makes no sense to keep this around when they are adding another zero to the price of very similar models. So you're spot on, I have sarb033 sitting alongside other dressy pieces from pp and lange for example, and this watch makes me so comfortable that I have no urge or desire for a GS. Wonderful watches though

They are ending them and launching models with increased price.

Probably the SARX035, which is a major upgrade to the SARB033 but looks similar

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The Seiko SARB is automatic and can be manually wound too, bonus!

There are none. Good luck!

It kind of surprised me in that I thought the black dial would look smaller than the 035, but it was the opposite. I'm very happy with the wrist presence of this watch.

That's correct. No AR coating on the sarbs

I didn't look it up, the way it was reflecting appeared to me like it did, especially compared to my black dial Hamilton, which definitely does not have it. Now I need to do a comparison video haha

Yup they have no AR coating. I owned a SARB033 and sold it. The reflections were awful. Got the SARB035 instead and like it better. The lack of AR isn’t as much of an issue with the cream dial.

Well, if anything it might drive down the pre owned price a bit, at least temporarily.

Man, now I want to go to Japan :-)

I had both. Got the SARX033 and sold the SARB033. My wife wears the SARB035 now. Great watch, but too small for me and in comparison to the SARX.

otobotrecords haha I now have the SARB033, it has now become the most dominant watch in my collection.

@@tezzanewton It's a great watch for sure. Wear it in good health.

Interesting, I don't see it that way at all, everyone perceives things differently though. Thanks for watching and for the comment.

Thomas Stöberl For me the lume makes this piece so versatile, really aiding me in dimly lit areas where otherwise I would not be able to read the dial.

MrBacchus18 That’s disappointing. You’d think they’d try to match the watch in some form.

Yah, I think they just grab one at random out of the 20mm bin and throw it in, the three watches I've ordered from them have been all over the place.

Agreed, I misspoke there re: the Seamaster. I think I'm going to get a Strapcode oyster in for this one and review. Cheers!

Personally I think the jubilee bracelet makes it even more dressier and more comfortable but the polished oyster also looks really good haha

@@joshuaC. if the Jubilee came in a non-Angus version, I would have gone with that one, but as it is, I think it's too thick and, well dare I say it, beefy, sorry. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I even wound up swapping out the Strapcode clasp on the Oyster for something slimmer because it was just too thick and there was a massive gap between the links and the clasp. Felt like I had a pack of chewing gum on my wrist. Frankly, sometimes I think their products are simply over engineered for marketing purposes. Had to have them send me two spare links because the screw head came completely off the pin of one and another screw was so tight in the link I couldn't even remove it with locking forceps. those links are now permanently stuck together. Their tolerances are excessively tight. Actually too tight. There is no reason that they need to make different end links for an 033 and an 035 - just make them with more play to fit both cases. And it would make installation much easier too. My first rule is always simple is better. OK, rant about Strapcode over and of course, just my 2¢ as always. 😬

@@stevenwymor1398 haha one of my screw heads came off too, but luckily i live in hk so I can have it replaced easily. I agree with you with it being beefy but it just looks too good and I feel it can also be easily dressed up or down, also my two cents😁

Joshua C. I almost bought it. Now you’ve almost convinced me. But, as my dad used to say when I was a kid, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” And being a smart ass, I used to say, “Well, actually, it kinda does. It is just paper.” Maybe when my Oyster gets scuffed beyond repair, I’ll spring for the Angus Jubilee. If I have any money left. I’m sure I will have bought a few more watches by then.

Curious to know too which you prefer, the cream 035 or black 033?

Hi Narain, after much deliberation I have decided that I like the 033 black dial better. Thanks!

TBH it looks so good as it is and wanted to get one for the old man :)

It’s not necessary, but if it suits your taste, why not?

Hi Ruby, thanks, I purchased mine on Amazon, cheers!

Thanks, yes, had the flu, that turned into a dry cough and I couldn't speak without coughing for a while, so I had to lay low.

Good to hear your doing better.

I’ve not seen them for sale new for a while. Last place I saw that had them was Amazon of all places.

@@JustWatchreviews Glad you replied, Mike! Hope you're well. I love your reviews and views!

WASD i was astonished! Just went right in there tip first into the middle of the pack lol. Dude just tear it or stick the knife in the end wtf

For the most part it is. However, very slender wrists will prefer the smaller SARBs - understandably.

Yep, plus the SARX do not have luminous which is a turn off to some.

Agree. Worth spending more for the SARX line - far superior bracelets with diashield, AR coating, and just nicer finishing. Smallest is 39, which is fine for slender wrist.

I've had some Swiss watches around the same price and the sarb are nicer not gonna lie it just doesn't have Swiss made on the dial

I would choose a sarb over a Tissot, Hamilton, certina or any other Swiss watch in that price range

I'm going to get a Strapcode oyster in for it, might do a quick review of that as well.

170 mm

@@JustWatchreviews thanks

k31fan Nice upgrade but I wouldn’t call that quite the equivalent!

What did you flip them for out of curiosity?

Just Watch - flipped many including the Sarbs for an Aqua Terra 38.5mm blue dial.

Every once in a while I rub the bezel down with Polywatch or else the micro scraches really gets on my nerves!

because of fingerprints

Also if you have hacked up hands the gloves help prevent distractions. I've actually stopped looking at videos because of handlers with dirty fingernails, cracked skin, or hang nails. Its weird that I notice it, but it does weird me out.

Sal Matos Jr I find gloves more distracting. It’s kind of like wearing gloves at restaurants, just wash your hands instead of wearing nasty gloves.

It also aids in the focusing of the camera.

my hands are a mess, nobody wants to look at them