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Seiko Watches | Home » » Seiko 5 #SNKA05 Men's Self-Winding Automatic Watch | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | SEIKO 5 - the meaning of the "5" A great marketer had the idea in the 70ies: to be a SEIKO 5, the watch has to have the following 5 (five) attributes (thus the name SEIKO 5): 1. Automatic, 2. Water resistant, 3. Shock resistant, 4. Date, 5. Day. Please note that some SEIKO 5's are in fact SEIKO 4's, if the "Day" function is omitted, then the Caliber 7S25 is used. The only difference to the normally found 7S26 is the omission of the day wheel. Also re-issues of SEIKO 5 Sports often use the 7S36 caliber. Again the 7S36 is similar to the most popular 7S26, yet it features 23 Jewels as opposed to the 21 Jewels in the 7S26. Please note that all these movements beat at a rate of 21'600 bph (beats per hour) or 6 bps (beats per second). As a comparison, an ETA 2824-2 beats at 28'800 bph or 8 bps. A Miyota 82xx beats at 21'600 bph. Why do I mention these three movements? Because they are found in probably 80% of all inexpensive automatic wrist watches. A market share that is huge, yet challenged these days (2006) by an increasing share of inexpensive China Made automatic movements An automatic watch (also called a self-winding watch) is a mechanical watch, typically with a balance wheel escapement, whose mainspring is wound by the motion of the wearer's arm, instead of having to be wound manually every day. Whereas a quartz watch is powered by electricity, a mechanical watch is powered by a mainspring which must be rewound for the watch to keep time | | | Features: | |
• Japan 21 Jewels Automatic Self-Winding Movement(Caliber 7S26)
• Stainless Steel Case and Band with Push-Button Deployment Clasp
• Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Luminious Hands and Markers, Jardlex Crystal for Durability
• Screwdown Transparent Caseback
• Water Resistant - 30M
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| 4.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
| | | Watch Information: | | | Crystal Material:
| Mineral | | Clasp:
| fold-over-clasp-with-double-push-button-safety | | Case Diameter:
| 37 millimeters | | Case Thickness:
| 11 unknown-units | | Case Material:
| stainless-steel | | Band Material:
| stainless-steel | | Bezel Material:
| stainless-steel | | Dial Color:
| blue | | Movement:
| japanese-automatic | | Calendar:
| Date | | Water Resistance Depth:
| 99 feet |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Seiko mechanical self-winding wrist watchMay 10, 2009
By M. Gaieski
This Seiko watch is a really nice wrist watch. I was impressed with it and I like the fact that I will not have to replace batteries as long as I own the watch. On the down side the watch does lose a few minutes over a period of time but that is a quick fix and it is not a big problem.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Nice PieceSep 09, 2009
By Bryan E. Moldt
"Chief"
I purchased this watch last month, and it hasn't left my wrist since I received it. I am impressed with the quality of the workmanship that went into this piece. The watch keeps time very accurately unless it is left for more than 36 hours. I have received a lot of compliments from clients and friends who love the blue face dial. I would recomend this watch to anyone who is tired of replacing batteries and winding their watch. Lovely piece!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Nice watch but band is poorAug 24, 2011
By John Ross
I like this watch because of the understated styling. This is my second Seiko 5 and like the first, it keeps time accurately enough for my purposes.
What I don't like is the band. Out of the box, some of the links were rigid although movable. This wasn't a problem when wearing the watch, but gives a clue as to the quality of the band. Rather than using pins for holding the links together, this watch uses little L-shaped pieces of metal. There is no flip-latch on this watch, so that only thing that keeps the band from opening is a metal pin that goes into a hole. For me, this does not provide enough security against the watch opening unexpectedly. The band opened on its own two times the first day I wore it as I reached into a box or desk drawer to pull something out. My other Seiko 5 is a diver's watch with an flip-latch that secures the pin-in-hole lock. Of course, I paid $160 for that, and here we are talking about a $50 watch. I'm not unhappy, but in the future I will pay as much attention to the band as to the watch itself.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Very nice watch for the price, some issues thoughMar 16, 2011
By dimagog
First of all several facts about this watch that you cannot see on the pictures:
1) The watch is quite heavy, everything is relative but be ready for that
2) The dial surface reflects light and its color changes in different lighting. The brighter the lighting the brighter the dial color. You get this dark blue color as on the picture only in very dim light or if the watch is turned away from a light source. In bright light the color looks much brighter, I think such a color is called royal blue. From the first sight and if you expect to get this dark blue color it may look even a bit distracting. But actually after some time I got used to it and now I like it. But its me, so be aware about this.
3) The box is probably not a Seiko genuine box, although it carries the Seiko name on it. The watch does have a tag but doesn't come with any kind of warranty/instruction/user manual, only one page of photocopied instruction.
4) The band assembly on my watch was not very accurate and I had to fix it with pliers. Also one of its ends that connects to the watch is 0.5mm shorter than the watch edge. Both these issues are barely noticeable though.
Taking into account the issues mentioned above and a low price I think that this watch is second rate product that didn't pass the strictest quality control due to some minor cosmetic issues. But of course this is only my speculation.
On the good side the watch looks very nice and solid on a hand and actually have a look of much more expensive models, certainly it looks far more than adequate for a casual watch.
Generally speaking and considering the price of this watch I am quite happy with this purchase.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Superior ValueJun 25, 2009
By Healthy Smile
"Healthy Smile"
I needed a wristwatch to wear when traveling on vacations that would not be targeted for theft on tours of Europe, Middle East, etc (rather than wearing my "good" watch.) I also wanted one that was self-winding so I didn't have to rush out and replace the battery at the last minute every year... or the battery would die just as I got to Hungary or Africa. This Seiko is reliable, easy to read, easy to set, an excellent value... and no worries about a dead battery causing me to miss getting back to the tour bus after lunch (or an hour late to the cruise ship!)
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