The Smol Diver Face-off Showdown Thang! ~ Seiko SNE573 Review
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Stop the presses, high five your nearest pet, and grab your favorite beverage. In that order. Today, we've got another smol, solar diver on deck, and we'll be comparing it to last summer's contender...
Seiko SNE573 vs. Citizen Promaster 36mm
Who wins? You may not even have to watch much of the video to figure that out, ha. But I do encourage you to watch the whole thang and decide for yourself.
Hope you're having a muy boss day out there and thanks in advance for watching! I'd love to hear your opinions in the comments. :)
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Had mine for 2 years soon, got 9 other watches, mainly automatic (German, Swizz and Japanese), now this thing pretty much lives on me... it's too good to not fall for, unless you are a mechanic snob :D
Most def! Very relatable. Just can't resist. Thanks for watching!
Those Seiko solar divers are amazing, affordable, well made, good looking and reliable. The whole package.
Couldn't agree more. Cheers and thanks for watching!
I'd say it isn't a fair comparison against the Citizen's 37mm, with the Seiko SNE which costs at least $80 more. I agree that the SNE is better overall though regardless. The Citizen diver looks way too small even on my 6.25" tiny wrist. Scratch resistance is more practical for sure, but mineral glass is generally less reflective than sapphire with no AR coating.
Got mine a few months ago. Now its my grab & go watch. Never worry about battery or winding it.
What’s your wrist size? Mine 6.5” and afraid the lugs are just gonna bleed off my wrist. Love the watch tho!
@@estebansamra7255 My wrist is about 6.7". This watch is perfect for those with 6.5" wrist.
@@estebansamra7255 My wrist is 6.5". This watch wears just perfect. Lug to lug are just nice.
Still hope they release a no date version of this watch someday
You and me both, homie. I'd settle for a color-matched date wheel. Almost pulled the trigger on the blackout version of this watch for that alone. Thanks for watching!
That would be cool but never will happen unfortunately. Seiko almost never does a no-date dial; especially on their Prospex diver’s.
Hey smol, great vid!
Under the sun, can you see the solar panels in either of these models? My old eco drive is prerty bad in the department.
Mm, I can't say I've noticed the panels out in direct sun. I will say, under harsher sunlight, it's noticeable that the dials are more like a lighter black/gray, to allow for the light pass-through, though, vs. the richer black shade inside. Hope that helps! I'll try to take 'em out when it's sunny and come back to this thread. Thanks for watching!
@@smolwatch thanks!
I have the green variant. I have both of Mark’s LIW bracelets made for the watch, the 3 link oyster and the 5 link jubilee. These bracelets elevates the overall watch into something you’d find from a quality micro brand.
The only downside I experienced: bezel insert was misaligned. I fixed that one negative, leaving me with a QC perfect watch. I wish the markers were a tad larger for legibility and lume. It’s a piece that’s staying in my collection. I have since added the CWC RN300 quartz, a watch with an Omega 300 big triangle M.O.D dial, hands, and insert combined with a vintage Heuer style case. The British military provenance is an added bonus. The fixed bars are badazz.
Quartz divers are under appreciated, and they shouldn’t be.
You're so on point. Agreed 100%. I started heavy quartz, and lately, I've been leaning heavy quartz again. Those CWC divers are bangers, for sure. I have a 3-link oyster for this one from Uncle Straps that I've enjoyed a lot, too (think I showed a couple of shots with it on the bracelet), but it's been a rubber summer over here. I should snag that 5-link you mentioned, though...hmmm. Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Is that an Islander bracelet on the 36.5mm Promaster?
Ive had my Citizen (in blue) for just over a year. Very nuch a summer watch for me. I did consider the Seiko but thought it might be *slightly* too big. But it looks great on you and very helpful to see the two side by side.
Nice! Looking back, I would've gotten the blue, especially with this Seiko in the rotation now. I think that's the one to snag, for sure. Glad you found the vid helpful and thanks for watching! :)
Nice presentation. I have this Seiko on a Forstner Klip bracelet - an old school Bonklip style very light weight brushed & polished bracelet that matches up very well for a dress-diver.
The combination weighs 83 grams.
Thanks for the kind words (and for watching)! That bracelet sounds the business, dude. I've never snagged a Forstner but have been close a few times. Need to pull the trigger and give one of those Bonklips a whirl. Been thinking about them, incidentally, ever since I got into Serica, since they use 'em for their field pieces. I digress, ha. Cheers!
I’ve got the most beautiful Steinhart and it gets zero wrist time anymore because of this watch
This watch is hard to beat. Seiko need to make solar versions of their best sellers like the SPB143 etc.
I'd be here for it, for sure. The more solar, the better. Would love that anthracite/gray colorway with the 62MAS design cues, as well. Thanks for watching!
What wrist size are you? I'm deciding between this and the citizen
6.25" (15.88cm). Hope that helps and thanks for watching! Both are solid pieces, for sure.
Beautiful watch , thanks Chris
Cheers, my dawg, thanks for watching!
Wow. Can give link to the citizen diver bracelet?
Most def! I got it from Long Island Watch. It's pretty solid, screwed links, all brushed, etc. longislandwatch.com/islander-18mm-brushed-solid-link-bracelet-for-citizen-36-5mm-promaster-solar-dive-watch-brac-88/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw8fu1BhBsEiwAwDrsjDk7AvwX20g1yIsWEImwBVp8GDN_yVMX4kYpN-VhbMyKTMoSNsH-xRoCPXMQAvD_BwE
@@smolwatch thanks! Ordered it. Looks handsome from you videos.
Love your videos
Thanks, dawg! Appreciate ya watching and glad you're digging the vids. :)
I think 46 lug to lug is the longest I can pull off comfortable, unless it’s a g-shock or other light weight watch
I hear ya, dude. The lug-to-lug is probably the most important stat for peeps like us with smaller wrists. I wore a Hamilton Mechanical for a while (before giving it to a family member) that was 47mm and fairly straight lugs; that worked out okay still, especially on a pass-through strap like a Nato. Beyond that, they'd really have to curve down a lot to be wearable for me. Anyway, I could go on and on, ha. Thanks for watching!
@@smolwatch bro I just was able to try on the black bay pro on the strap. I have a 5.5 inch wrist so I never thought I could pull off the 15mm thick and 47 lug to lug but damn it wore so well and I forgot I was wearing it. The lugs taper way better compared to the hamilton mechanical.
should i buy a solar seiko citizen next !? my seiko 5 auto stated having issus after running 3years , powered 40 hours is gone , now it stops after 15 hours non moving
Mm, if you can find a local watchmaker and you still like your Seiko 5, maybe try to get it serviced? If you want either of the pieces in the video, they're roughly similar in terms of price and both reliable (in my experience so far). I'd choose whichever appeals to you the most. Thanks for watching!
@@smolwatch yes sir 👍🏾