276°
Posted 20 hours ago

Seiko Men's Analogue Automatic Self-Winding Watch with Stainless Steel Bracelet – SNXS73K

£9.9£99Clearance
ZTS2023's avatar
Shared by
ZTS2023
Joined in 2023
82
63

About this deal

The Seiko 5 is a legend and I would recommend this watch or any of the other Seiko 5 styles (there are an awful lot to choose from) to anyone wanti ng a good watch for everyday use that presents excellent value for money. The principle is mirrored in the Seiko equally, with slight deviations from the designs at the quarters to aid orientation in the dark, with the day and date display dominating at three. The hands are just as sleek and simple, one long, one short and one skinny. The only flair comes from the sunburst texture of the dial, but we’ll let Seiko off for that one as it’s really quite smart.

Almost every single piece, however, because there are a few tiny little elements that Rolex still has made elsewhere. The hands, for example, are made just down the road at a company called Fiedler. Semantics, really, compared to pretty much every other watchmaker, whose parts are sourced from supply chains across Switzerland. By comparison, Seiko doesn’t stand a chance. Or does it? Although style is a very personal concept, and what one person finds stylish another finds distasteful, I would say that this is a rather stylish watch being neither dull nor overly 'bling'. It has a lovely silver grey dial that can either be worn casually or as a dress watch and the gold accents are not over the top (quite understated actually).If you do not like the bracelet strap it can be easily changed out for a leather strap and the coises are many Seiko 5 Automatic SNXS75K1 watch with sparkling grey face with luminous dial and non-numeric hour marks is quite something for the money. The watch bought for myself as early birthday present, the Seiko i had before was the quartz type with battery, so this time i thought i would have an automatic, i have had one in the past, which kept good time. I found that with the 37mm case on an 8.1/2 inch wrist was just to small and i need something about 40/42mm, the supplier enabled me to return the watch, i wish that i could have kept it, in my opinion the watch was a beautiful sparkling grey colour with luminous non numeric hour markers and luminous watch hands, the three questions above ask - is it good value, well yes it is for the amount of watch your getting, is it comfortable - when it`s on the wrist it is very comfy i found it was quite light, you didn`t know you have it on, is it stylish - the Seiko 5 watches are very stylish, they don`t bling like some, my two gripes with the watch is 1, it was too small at 37mm for my wrist and 2. who ever thought of putting that bracelet on the watch must have never owned one, in my opinion the metal strap should be changed to a leather strap, this would make this watch stand out. Overall for the price paid the watch is ideal for some one with 6/7 inch wrists, the metal strap should swapped out, then you would an excellent watch to call your own Read full review

The 7S36 movement is historically robust and the overall fit and finish of the watch is astounding for the price. One of the crowning jewels of a Swiss made watch is the Swiss made mechanical movement, and they don’t come much more Swiss made than a Rolex. Rolex is one of a very few watchmakers who produce virtually everything in-house, piecing together every single watch from components made within its four walls.

Recommended Products

It may seem like Rolex and Seiko sit at complete odds with one another, but the truth is that they both have far more in common than you’d think. Both admired an industry that resisted them; both were small but thought big; and both took advantage of challenging times to grow instead of perish. The fact that they did that side by side is all the more satisfying. The Oily Bits Seiko, would you believe it, is actually older than Rolex. When Japan aligned its calendar system with the west, it gave founder Kintaro Hattori the opportunity to do something he’d always dreamt of: make watches. His goal was to impress the Swiss watchmakers he idolised—little did he know, his brand would bring the end to most of them. By Rolex standards, getting all fancy and dressed up means to no longer print its markers straight onto the dial like a barbarian and contain them within polished vessels instead. Sounds fancy, but whilst the painted markers serve nighttime reading by glowing in the dark, those polished surrounds actually help readability in the day by catching the light as well. At least, mineral crystals have a few advantages, such as being less prone to shattering, and the surface isn't as reflective as sapphire.

Asda Great Deal

Free UK shipping. 15 day free returns.
Community Updates
*So you can easily identify outgoing links on our site, we've marked them with an "*" symbol. Links on our site are monetised, but this never affects which deals get posted. Find more info in our FAQs and About Us page.
New Comment