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[Seiko Moderator]
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Let's go beyond the immediate reaction, and consider new stainless steel material, straps, high quality movements and see what they are aiming for
I think that Seiko has to continually move themselves up in the watch world and this release is a step towards that. There are multiple factors in these watches that have been improved. There's the new Spring Drive model (see the other article) which also has great improvements, and a new mechanical movement (see the other article) which is a much higher grade product than they've ever made before.
In my opinion, many of Seiko's previous issues have been so cheap we might just say "I'll take it!" without much thought. Now the watches are more expensive and we do have to look at the competition, and consider more carefully what it is that Seiko is promising.
They're not our Father's $100 Seiko anymore...
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55 years ago, Seiko introduced Japan’s first diver’s watch. With an automatic movement and water resistance to 150m, it proved its reliability when it was used by members of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition from 1966 to 1969. In the years that f...
As an SLA 017 owner I'm pretty disappointed that they are issuing a near exact copy of it.
I know this will be limited too, and it is a Hi Beat designation, but the SLA 017 was supposed to be something really limited and a special model.
Price is much higher so that's some consolation
but I don't think you can expect any company NOT to ever make a watch like the ones they've made before, since vintage and homage are one of the best-selling trends. They are in business not only to make collectors happy but to draw new people in, and tha...
Let's go beyond the immediate reaction, and consider new stainless steel material, straps, high quality movements and see what they are aiming for
I think that Seiko has to continually move themselves up in the watch world and this release is a step towards that. There are multiple factors in these watches that have been improved. There's the new Spring Drive model (see the other article) which also...