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Prices under $500.
Four New Seiko 5s Heading Our Way
If you need an everyday watch, your eyes are weak and tired of straining to read a dial, you need a gift for son, nephew or grandson, check these new watches out.
Automatic movements, day & date, clear & easy to read lume-filled numerals, choice of dials, bezels, strap or bracelet.
Prices under $500.
Four new field watches featuring a compass bezel and luminous indexes are introduced into the Seiko 5 Sports collection, enhancing the collection’s Field series.
HDB006 and HDB007 feature a metal bracelet and dials with a glossy finish, offered in dials of black (HDB006) and silver white (HDB007).
HDB008 and HDB009 are equipped with a rugged nylon strap with a leather inner lining, offering a khaki green earth-tone dial (HDB008) or a brown earth-tone dial (HDB009).
SPECIFICATIONS
Movement / Caliber Number 4R36
Automatic with manual winding
Power reserve Approx. 41 hours
Jewels 24
Functions
Stop second hand function
Day/Date display
Features
Stainless steel case
Thickness:13.2mm
Diameter:41.0mm
Lug-to-lug:48.5mm
Curved Hardlex Crystal
LumiBrite on hands, index(es) and bezel
Distance between lugs 20mm
Water Resistance 10 bar
Magnetic Resistance 4,800 A/m
Rotating compass bezel
See-through & Screw case back
Weight 85.0g
If these are too tame for you, just go wild and pick up a purple King Seiko (more like $3k):
Somehow the purple King Seiko appeals to me more.
But I don’t like the counterweight of the seconds hand.
So I’d pick this other KS.
Best, Emmanuel
So I’d pick this other KS.
Best, Emmanuel
Long lasting Seiko 5
Here is mine 57 years old. 1960's style endures although today's movements have advanced.
Clive
