The best Seiko on the market? Seiko SRPE05 (King Turtle) Watch Review 

I'm 68 need them !

Best comment ever. 🥰🥰🥰

I’m 12 and I prefer the magnifier !!!!!

Me too...but I do find the " Chocolate Bar" double Cyclops intrusive. The single Cyclops on the Samurai range looks a lot better and doesn't intrude on the design by dominating the dial.

Still don’t like it lol, with that being said, I didnt go the light it up and scrape it off way. Dome crystal swap eased my eyes, just keep the crystal till my eyes require the service from the cyclop candy bar.

Lucky, my Macy barely has any Seiko in stock. Just unknown Seikos and Seiko 5 in their booth

I ordered mine online.

It’s because it’s sold in the USA as per law . On my SRP773 bought in USA , the dial indicates MOVT JAPAN and on the case back MOVEMENT JAPAN . The Canadian version doesn’t have that on dial and I am uncertain what it states on the case back.

All Seikos are a in house Japanese movement. With the King turtle is a 4R36.

awesome! I hope you enjoy it! 👍🏻

thank you! yeah it’s my favourite bezel action out of all my watches 😁

awesome! I am glad, that I could help you out! I never handled a GS, but I heard similar stories to yours quite often. Sometimes a watch looks better in a catalogue than in real :)

appreciate the kind words, my friend! Enjoy your watch and wear it in good health :)

Do you still wear your green turtle or did you pick up something else?

thank you for your kind words! I think this watch is a very good choice as a first Seiko Automatic. In fact, It was also my first Seiko Diver! Indeed, the international version doesn’t say „made in japan“ on the dial but that’s why you can find some very good deals online.I heard that the quality control issues are worse on the K-models, so give your watch a proper look 👀. If you get your straps make sure to snap some cool pics of it and feel free to tag me on Instagram, so I can check them out :)

@@quality_times You're welcome my friend! I literally watched every video on RU-vid about the New King Turtle watches etc! I needed to know and see how the watched looked/specs/on wrist/different straps/issues. Your video review is superbly done! I can understand other peoples issues with the watch, not liking the cyclops, same 4R36 movement. I chose the King Turtle for the new Green Waffle colourway and because of the upgrades of Ceramic Bezel and Sapphire Crystal. Although the regular Turtles are super nice too, I couldn't justify spending money on a Hardlex Crystal. This is also my first real Diver watch and it's a Seiko too King Turtle lol! I took a close look at my watch dial and everything, chapter ring, bezel markings all line up perfectly! Rotation of the bezel is tight and feels good. I feel pretty lucky for that. For sure I can take some pics when my straps come in, the watch is begging for strap/wardrobe options! :D I wanted the JDM version but didn't want to pay the premium for that model, it's like $600+ US when you find one for sale. I'm super happy/impressed with this watch, the quality you get for value is insane. I find the Waffle dial design is what makes the watch for me, over the other options. The Blue Save The Oceans dial is pretty awesome too. I have too many Black Colour dial watches, but it is another great King Turtle too. Keep up the great work and cheers!

Super durable! I wear it everday all day.

yeah, Seiko knows how to make awesome dials. :)

it’s a stunning watch!

thank you! I am glad to hear that! :)

awesome man! do you have a pic to share? maybe on IG?

@@quality_times instagram.com/p/CMLLc_0FYoZ/

thanks! To me, the accurate measurements are crucial!

thank you, I appreciate it :)

Which one do you prefer after wearing both? Thinking about purchasing the green

@@williamstalvey6920 prefer the black one since it will fit with more events. the green looks purely for casual wear.

@@williamstalvey6920 i really like black. but since the green was the first one readily available and i liked it, i got it. months later, i saw the black one, i picked it up too. maybe get what you really want first. then think about the other color later.

thank you!

thank you! yes, I agree, the movement has a power reserve of around 40h, which is average. The new Alpinist line has a 70h power reserve though!

unfortunately, they don't sell it separately - it came on a watch that was gifted to me. I sold the watch, but kept the strap lol

thanks for the tip! I'll try it out!

Believe me, I had a hard time deciding which colorway to pick! I was thinking about the black one as well, but I already had so many black watches in my collection. Which Save the ocean variant do you own?

@@quality_times I have the shark version not the ray:(

Seiko I have to say is my favorite brand right now. Although with all the flaws they may or may not have... like you say they have personality and feel great to wear. I am wearing the Dark manta Turtle 460$ for it with what I saved off the msrp bought a premium aftermarket jubilee bracelet. My watch is running about +2 a day... whether on or in my display case. I know these can vary but if get one like this one running at COSC make 500$ well worth what you pay. More importantly the feeling you get when enjoy what's on your wrist is immeasurable.

@70DMac get the sumo hulk as well best watch collections

hi, I got this strap on Aliexpress for around 10€. They come in different colors and sizes. There is a Link in the video description, if you want to pick one up :)

Couldn’t agree more about the crystal and bezel insert. Can’t understand what the fetish is with ceramic and sapphire is. It can’t be that great if every Chinese garbage watch company uses them.

I agree with you here, the only brand that comes to mind is Orient - but I don't think they offer ceramic bezel inserts..

thanks for watching! yea it’s a stunning piece isn’t it?

awesome! I am also thinking about getting the SRPF77 actually, but then I would have two turtles in my collection. Does it not bother you?

@@quality_times noted, the fact one is Blue and has the Manta Rays on the dial and a unique strap, and the other is that nice green with the “grenade” dial and different (but also unique) strap makes me ok to have both. I don’t have a large wrist and these turtles sit perfectly on mine…..the lume is solid and they’re super comfortable.

@@brians7292 I think i’ll definitely grab one as well! But I’m also thinking about getting the Samurai Dark Manta. Did you try that one as well?

@@quality_times I have the one called SRPF77 which I think is called Prospex Save the Oceans…..the other one is called Prospex King Turtle in Green so I haven’t tried the one you mentioned. I think it’s very similar to the SRPF77 but the one you mentioned has the crown at 3 o’clock and the two models I have the crown is at the 4 o’clock spot. All of these are very nice and seem of high quality at reasonable prices.

Those are 2 Models from the Microbrand Zelos. One is the Mako V3 and the other model is the Swordfish.

@@quality_times thanks ;-)

of course! It will wear like a dream!

Otherwise good?

I think that the newer Lume-Forumula is much more resilient, so I can't image it will age the same way as a Seiko from the 70's would, tbh.

@@quality_times ok, thanks ref the answer on lume!

honestly, I think they might release a polar dial one day - they did it with the "King Samurai" and it looks awesome!

Its about whether the watch speaks to you. Hamilton/tissot maybe better specs on paper but those I have owned gathers dust while seikos get much more wrist time even over likes of my rlx,Tudors. Breitling, etc.. Seikos are iconic designs, very few tissots/Hamilton have any collectibility which is why you don't see many videos of them and are highly discounted on grey markets due to lack of interest.

It's the hands that make Seiko so much better

it seems that its getting harder and harder nowadays...

Nope!

Congrats, Steven!

haha thanks! for a foreigner like me, that is a huge compliment! :)

I saw them going on sale way blow that - they’re going for around 500€ nowadays.

@@quality_times not in The Netherlands unfortunately, I will have to look into it a bit further in that case

Please explain that .

I was thinking the same in the beginning, but when I held it in my hands, the Cyclops wasn't THAT horrible as I thought it would be.

1) Is it 2033 already? Gosh! Where did the years go? 2) You know you’re commenting on a watch review, right? Pretty sure no one on Golgotha was straining their necks to see their wrists and check the time ;-)

Why? Not picking a RU-vid comment fight-I’d genuinely like to know what informed your opinion. I’m still learning about nuances when it comes to watches ;-)

most Seiko models nowadays have some sort of QC Issues. Thats a fact. But despite that, I think that most newer releases look terrific - that's why some people (myself included) don't mind these issues that much.

The quality control issues is the best thing about the watch makes it different

@@quality_times shipmate needs to get out of the tunnel vision lol

Ha! Should suit me fine, then. My character flaws are the most interesting things about me ;-)