SEIKO WILLARD SBDC109 SPB151 Long term review!!
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Hey guys,
Bit of feedback and thoughts on the watch after having worn it daily around the world, so much I love and several other bits that leave me nonplussed!!
cheers
TB
@iloveSEIKO #seiko #seikowatch #seikowillard #divewatch #watchreview
Great video, appreciate your take on it. This is my daily after becoming my favorite seiko (initially bought it just because I love apocalypse now and the uemura history).
cheers bud, sometimes that history is the only excuse we need LOL
The holy grail of Seiko's. It does what it states on the tin. Linked to the movie its a historical homage to the Identity of the piece. One of the top 5 Seiko f chaps wants. IMO BW, Anthony⌚
Cheers AVPG 😎😎 damned sexy watch this one 🌶🌶
I got a lot of seikos but this capt. Willard is my favorite
I only have the steeldive homage of that watch myself personally I find it ugly as sin but it is way more comfortable than you would think however on the homage it still has the same issue as the real one about the crown in the guards I also reviewed an addiesdive and very much the same kind of responses of course neither of those have a 70 hour power reserve or the exact same case dimensions but it's pretty close I'll just put it this way I definitely understand you wanting to sell it
yup gotta keep paying for new content LOL but also very happy to have had for a while, real fun watch and I may end up buying a different variant at some stage soon...!!
Another great review....I have a handful of Seikos...Tunas, Sumo and a couple of Samurai. Just have not pulled the trigger on a Captain Willard....Making me look at it again....Thanks again for all the info....
Cheers Bryan, just get the dealer to put it on a time grapher as the movement can be weak and check dial alignment also, other than that a very cool watch to wear!! 😎👍
I kinda see it. It kinda looks like the Truimph too! Those are amazing bikes! Pity you have to sell the Seiko. Hope you get a great price for it! Is that a PPSH?
cheers Johan, yup triumphs make damned beasts!! shame marriage and kids get in the way of that LOL and yes featuring a ppsh and mg42 today hhaaha mental weapons!!
I’ve had mine for a little over a year. Love hate relationship overall. Love the unique look, hate the misaligned bezel and movement that has no consistency. Had the bezel replaced twice by Seiko, only to receive one misaligned and scratched, and the second aligned but also scratched. After the second bezel replacement the watch was losing almost 2 minutes per day. Instead of sending it back to Seiko I sent it to an independent watchmaker who attempted to regulate it but it is still inconsistent. From +9, +20, to -25spd regardless of position. Part of me wants to sell it and start over with a clean slate spb151, but another part of me can’t bear the thought of parting with the first automatic Seiko I bought. I have an SLA033 which of course corrects all the deficiencies of the spb151, but lacks the character of the beveled sapphire crystal, and is of course way more expensive and can’t be a direct comparison.
@@alexanderarduini cheers Alex your experience sounds similar to many of us 😅 so much to like and so much not right...!!
@alexanderarduini
Replacing a bezel wouldn't affect time keeping. I think you're making stuff up
I opened mine and found "Case made in china" on the inside caseback, pretty sure they are thrown together in china and the 6R movement is pure crap.
@@pokie6087 I think you are.
@@camarocarl7130
Yes Seiko have factories in China and Malaysia. The computer you're using is likely made in China as well as virtually every appliance in your home and parts in your car. Even many Swiss brands have parts made in China. I believe you're lying when you say a bezel replacement affected the time keeping so dramatically. It seems more likely, since you admit to taking the case back off, that you were messing with it. As an aside, I've been collecting Seiko for 25 years. I have ten 6R movements, the worst runs +12, the best is +3. The law of averages dictates that if you are correct, at least one of mine should be wildly inaccurate, but no. Not one. I think you're extremely dishonest
I love this watch so much I have 4 now 🙂
@@joemann2178 haha love it, assuming they are different colours?
@thetimebombardier yes, I have a nice collection now. Black, green, smurf and glacier. I will see what comes next 😂
@joemann2178 just a bit jealous 😅 i did look at the SLA versions but think I'd need a remortgage to be able to get one 💩
It’s a lovely watch. However, I prefer the Seiko King Turtle!!!😊
cheers Richard yeah the king tut is one I need to get onto the channel, think the green looks very cool which one do you have?
@@thetimebombardier , cheers I have the “grenade “ green king turtle.
@@richardclarke1693 i'm not jealous honest... LOL
Can't name the mountains, but for some weird reason i'd bet they are somewhere in Vietnam... wild guess? As for the Willard, it's a design that never spoke to me, so... i don't speak back! 😲 Just another wild guess though, a Citizen took it's place...?!😜
Be well mate, hope all is well on your part of the world.
cheers Stav and not the Nam, those peaks are northern Iran... yikes!!! yeah i hear if someone doesn't speak to me then meh hahaha!!
@@thetimebombardier [keeping politics TOTALLY out] Iran (Persia), is a wonderful country, landscape changes are dramatic, but so many almost no other country can compete... Beautiful indeed.
PS Greeks and Persians have a love-hate relationship for thousands of years. I know a few, plus had a family (Greek) friend that got married to one, just a couple of years before the (so called...) "revolution". Until she passed away (our friend, unfortunately...) the family of her husband (that got killed by the "rebels"!!!!!) considered her "family", their "daughter" they said... Even when she decided, after some years, to get married again, gave her their bless, and always held contact. Most, are incredibly civilized people, at least those that still can separate religion/politic craps away...
PS2 [joke!] "So, which one is right, Iran or Iraq?" (for those not so good at geography😜😅😅)
@@stavros_katsopr agreed sir, politics and wristwatches should not mix 😎😎😎 and yes I've read quite a bit about the region and its history and the links and alexander's footprint!!
@@thetimebombardier Alexander behaved like a spoiled prick down there... LOL
PS (Sorry, but the pass is damn easy for me to score! Ease to tease...!!!)
"politics and wristwatches should not mix", says a guy that made a vid about watches of dictators, tyrants, etc !!!!!! 🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Be well mate, always nice talking to you, honestly!
@@stavros_katsopr ah yes the irony of my videos LOL thanks for being one the few that get my sense of humour, not many do, haaha!!
The intro sound effects was pretty cool did you get it from Apocalypse now
I tried using the movie sounds but keeping getting copy right issues LOL so this is from an air show :)
Awesome review! I had the willard for myself more than a year now. It was one of my grails, I absolutely love it! I only have 2 gripes. The movement was initially behaved fairly poorly and inaccurately but a service sorted that. For some reason I had very poor experience with the 6r35 movements. 3 out of 4 were crap. My other gripe is the lug hole positioning. It is far too low in the case there for making rubber straps sit waaay to low, like they don’t belong. Well here is my 2p.
@@superdad4324 cheers SD and yeah the movement is a bit hit and miss but glad you got yours sorted 😎👍 welcome to the channel!
I've got the SPB151 same as this. Mines running to about +3 seconds per day with perfect alignment. Superb watch
@@pokie6087 cheers Pokie 😎👍 did you get it in the UK or from overseas?
@@thetimebombardier
UK dealer
I love the Captain Willard! It's size, looks, weight, legacy are incredible! That said, it is too boring, as I found out owning it. So I fell in love with the Pepsi PADI Turtle. It checks every box to keep my eyes interested. It's a delight to see and wear it.
@@1972myc cheers 72 and yeah I think Seiko either want us to by the SLA versions of the willard or put up with the weak spots 😅 I miss my old turtle, sold it a few years back and still regret it...!!
Nice video, I’ve been wanting to a Capt Willard for a bit. … 🤔 Sorry yours sold! But good for you, ( and whomever bought it)… . I’ve got a turtle, … ~ save the ocean blue. Just a real good looking watch imo. Have timing issues from day on, finally adjusted it in using the most inexpensive time grapher (software program on my phone, works …I guess, but you have to have the watch back off… not really worth the $20.00 or so bucks). Now after 3-4 years the crown doesn’t want to come out to reset the time, it needs a service, Seiko’s rep for service is …shit even at $157.00 bucks with no parts replacement. I’d like a Willard, look great (to me) 70 hr.s life, yeah, I want one.
Cheers dude yup these are great watches but I just wish seiko stopped using that darned cheap ass movement as it would elevate the watch so much, the turtles are a very decent option and many talk about them as being better bang for your buck than the wilards 😎👍
Love the Huey, 6R movement...not so much.
Hahaha yup I totally agree 😅👍
Yes, i do like mine with it's dark grey dial it looks great in bright light, But,,the the 6r movement is so irregular, mine can gain 1.30 to 2 mins per day, Plus a difficult crown to open and close lately re adjusting the time each day. At the moment it's with Seiko Sydney for adjustment, and repair of the crown whils't under it's 5 yr warranty, So far its been with Seiko since 12th April 24 ? 🤔 Au
@@robalexander7348 6R is a crap movement.
@@camarocarl7130
What do you mean
Elaborate
@@pokie6087 As in movement accuracy level? What do you mean?
not framing the date window was a big miss...The original models all had a beveled metal (?aluminum ..) framing the date.....
yup agreed, it adds that bit of finess and visibility,
I got the green one and don't like it at all... going to sell it and get the black.
@@gustomundo
Greens the coolest variant.. if you're in the UK I'll swap my black
@@pokie6087 unfortunately i'm in Canada
@@gustomundo
I pity you 😔
@@pokie6087 Trudeau? lol
justin castro??
What your eBay ?
Hey Armando it's Bombardier Watches but sorry the watch sold yesterday 😎👍
@@thetimebombardier no worry at least I'll have you added for the next one lol
@@armandogomez2677 cheers bud 😎😎