“For me, the styling of this watch is nearly perfect, overcoming the lack of a hack and hand winding capability. The hands and indices remind me of far, far more expensive watches. The simplicity is really classic. To bring it up another notch I replaced the bracelet that cost about half the price of the watch. For me, the perfect dress watch when the situation doesn't call for the expensive stuff.”
“For me, the styling of this watch is nearly perfect, the clarity and simplicity of the hands and indices remind me of far more expensive watches. To bring the appearance up another notch I replaced the steel bracelet with a nice leather strap that cost about half the price of the watch. For me, this is the perfect dress watch when the situation doesn't call for the expensive stuff.”
“This little bargain may become one of your favorite watches, so consider that fair warning. I have the same 7S26 movement in another Seiko, an SNK809, and I have always been impressed with its accuracy. From a functional standpoint, this watch does what I need in a dress watch, giving me a day/date display in a thin, light, accurate watch. Where it really sets itself apart is in appearance. The hands and indices remind me of the Patek Phillippe Calatrava or the older Omega Seamaster, both of which have to be called classics. This watch, at under $150, is simply beautiful, once you get rid of the Seiko bracelet and put on a nice leather strap. Get one. You will not be sorry.”
“I bought 2 of this watch (#SNKL23J1) to gift special friends.
I am very disappointed with two features:
1) Bilingual Arabic/English. I wanted English only. But probably my fault for not researching enough. (A previous reviewer mentioned this on May 21, 2021.
2) The black dial is almost 2 toned. It is not clearly seen in the photograph(s), but it is very evident when looking at it in day(sun)light.
Perhaps my disappointments are because I wanted a simple and timeless watch and but got a more complicated design (form and function) than I expected.
I was a repeat customer of Long Island Watch but now I am sadly disappointed.”
“Got that watch as a gift to my brother for his new job.
It's a great introduction to mechanical watches. My brother wears this watch every day now, since he doesn't have to abandon a quartz watch after it battery dies.”
“This is a great watch and I'm actually shocked that it isn't sold out yet. When Mark mentioned it on his YouTube video I couldn't press buy It now fast enough. For the money you pay for this watch it's a phenomenal bargain. I agree with most, as a bracelet aficionado I do not like the band. So the first thing I bought was a $13 bracelet directly from China it should be here any day. The watch has the 7s26 caliber which from my experience in a few watches that I have owned over 20 years is like the AK-47 of the weapon world, they just keep running. The best story I can tell about this watch, goes like this.... Typically when I wear a watch out especially when it's one of my favorites I expect all kinds of compliments and people to mention it sometimes I'll wear a $1,500 watch and nobody will say boo. Last week I wore this watch to work and I got three compliments. Everytime I got a compliment, I was totally surprised. Like..Who me? This watch? Not the other guy? I am not sure why this bargain beauty gained so much attention, maybe the fit and finish or the pretty dial, the sporty recessed crown or just the overall snazziness the watch posseses. After that day my interest was peaked and I conducted a few experiments for myself. I had some friends and family over for 4th of July and I was showing them some of the new watches I had purchased. That bargain beauty was a hit. Now these are people are not watche collectors so they don't realize that a folded bracelet is less than desirable or that you want a sapphire crystal etc. My take away was that this is a classy little piece is a complete steal at $139.”
“This Seiko 5 is good-looking and the smaller size is a pleasant change of pace. With a low-grade movement and folded end-links, this is obviously not a luxury piece, but it's comfortable and classy. For me, it scratches the itch for a more expensive piece. Service from Long Island Watch was perfect, as always.”
