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Seiko Watches | Home » » Seiko 5 Sports #SNZG15 Men's Nylon Strap Military Dial 100M 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 23 Jewels Automatic Movement by Seiko (Calibre 7S36)
• Stainless Steel Case with Black Nylon Strap
• Hardlex Mineral Crystal, Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Lumbrite Hands and Markers
• Case Size: 42mm Diameter, 12mm Thickness
• Water Resistant - 100M, Transparent Screw Down Case Back
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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| Buckle | | Case Material:
| Stainless Steel | | Band Material:
| Strap | | Dial Color:
| Black | | Movement:
| Automatic | | Calendar:
| Day Date |
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 My first automatic (Malaysian)Feb 11, 2012
By Crabbycrab
I bought mine on Feb 8, 2012, sold by A2ZWatches, fulfilled by Amazon. I did a ton of research into Seiko 5s, and specifically this watch. I liked the SNK809, but the size seemed small, so I went with the SNZG15. On my 7.5" wrist, next to my awfully large paws, this watch appears just about right; stylishly on the large size, but not by any means massive.
If you look closely at the picture in the Amazon listing as I did, between the 8 and 7, and between the 7 and the 6, there is white text that should read "MADE IN" and "JAPAN" respectively. The watch I received does not have this. Between the 7 and the 6 it reads "7S36-" (the caliber) because it is not made in Japan, but rather Malaysia. It's also labeled as such on the Hardlex backing. This was a little disappointing to me, and I almost returned it. But ultimately decided it wasn't worth the hassle. I like the watch, and am fully satisfied with it's authenticity and quality.
It arrived in the expected blue Seiko box (with white protective cardboard sleeve), mounted on the white Seiko pillow, with retail string tag attached, along with the Seiko ZSxx instructions, registration card, and warranty/instructions booklet with "certificate of limited warranty," which was not "filled out by the Seiko authorized dealer."
I wound the watch according to the instructions at about 15:00 local time, and set the time (about -3 seconds to the atomic clock). Before bed at about 23:00 local, I removed the watch and I noted it had held at about -3 seconds to the atomic clock. The next morning at about 9:00 local, I observed that the watch was about +15 seconds to the atomic clock (a net gain of 18 seconds). After wearing the watch all day, I'm now observing about +16 seconds to the atomic clock (a net gain of 1 second throughout the day). I'll be keeping track of it against the atomic clock, and may report back. So far, this is very much within my needed time keeping tolerances, and for an automatic, I'm satisfied.
The Lumibrite hands charge up quickly, and dissipate at a rate on par with most glow-in-the-dark items I've seen. It's nothing special, but it's also not radioactive like tritium, which is a plus to me.
The strap is comfortable but austere. There's vinyl reinforcing the strap holes. But I didn't, and don't think you're about to, buy this watch for it's band. I've got 2 other straps, a Bond Zulu and a stitched composite band (black with with red stitching) on their way, which I suspect will really make this time piece pop on my wrist.
PROS:
Looks fantastic
Genuine Seiko
Size great (for bigger mitts like mine)
Great price for an automatic with some provenance
Fantastic "my-first-automatic"
CONS:
Wish it had been made in Japan as pictured
Update:
A month and a half later, I would like to add a few things that I thought you the reader might find helpful. The time keeping has been very good; very close to what I've reported above. It's a weekend watch for me, and after a 2 day weekend of wearing it roughly 16 hours per day, the automatic movement will run about a day and a half. Lastly, the Amazon listing when I purchased it (and at the time of this update) states the band width to be 20mm, but this is not true. It's 22mm. The bands I bought looked a little small, and my calipers confirmed it; bandwidth is 22mm. Fantastic watch overall. I would buy again, and would recommend to a friend.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Upside SurpriseFeb 17, 2012
By Sam Chon
"dalaisama"
Was really very pleasently surprised when I received my new watch. The photo on Amazon really doesn't do this watch justice. The watch has some heft to it and feels fairly substantial on my wrist. The simple black face is beautiful and its very easy to spot the time even with a quick glance at your wrist. Was a little suspect of the "hardilex" face going into the purchase - its definitely not sapphire but it isn't a cheap plastic either as one would find on lower end watches. My only complaint (hardly one given the inexpensive price) is the relatively poor quality of the canvas band. A problem easily fixed at any local mall. Went into this purchase looking for an everyday "beater" watch. Ended up with that and a bit more at a very reasonable price point. Good job Seiko.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Very Nice!May 18, 2012
By BobG
Received two days ago. Very nice looking sports watch. The case measures 42mm and band is 22mm. Band appears heavy enough that it may last a while as it has a sewn in vinyl insert for buckle pin. Appearance looks very sporty with easy to read dial, sub scale has 24 hr markings.
Has a red pointer on second hand. loses about 20 seconds a day so far, case is bead blasted satin finish which looks good with black face with white markers and black nylon band.
23 jewel movement is marked Malaysia, which I presume is a Seiko manufacturing facility, so I am guessing that the watch was also assembled and shipped from there?
Date and day are a little difficult to read without reading glasses but are legible in outdoor light.
Movement doesn't Hack, so you can't stop second hand where you want to,
Slept with watch to test lume, it was still very bright with lights out at 5:30am when I woke.
Overall very satisfied so far, a good value at this price point and this may become my favorite weekend sports watch plus when not being used it is not working and draining the battery like a quartz watch.
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