Believe it or not but mine functions as a dress watch with a fine blue leather strap. My daily watches are Citizen solars and my tactical watch is a Casio, you guessed it, tough solar
I just grabbed one of these brand new from a seller for $75, and for that price it is an amazing watch! The dial is even better looking in person, and I have a green 🐊 strap on the way! Great review!
@@hammondwatch2808 I do wish the Seiko corp (Seiko, and Orient) would AR coat their sapphire crystals! Im actually replacing my Orient Kamasu crystal because it's so reflective (and yes it's sapphire).
@@DD-ix3bm Agreed but honestly im excited any time they use sapphire on their lower end offerings. Heck, I'm still shocked that my dark manta turtle came stock with AR coating. For me orient gets more of pass. To me they are the current king of value so I don't mind paying for the upgrade (as much).
@@crBudgetWatches a lot of time they do it on the underside of the crystal so that doesn't happen. But even on watches as expensive as omega this top coats can cause this issue to happen. I know some people who will use alcohol to remove it.
Meine 120€ Festina Quartz ging/geht gut, stoppt aber immer wieder trotz neuer Batterien. Nun kaufte ich diese SEIKO Solar zum Preis von ca 150 GBP über amazon. Sie gefällt mir ganz gut, SEIKO steht für sehr hohe japanische Uhrenqualität UND sie ist keine Aufreißeruhr und läuft mit Quartz ohne Batterien bei sehr moderatem Preis. Und ganz gut sieht sie auch aus, was will man mehr bei 2 Jahren Garantie. Mal abwarten, wie lange sie mich zuverlässig begleitet.
I just bought one. Unfortunately, I paid the fuller price at Macys. However, they gave me all their discounts offered, which helped to bring the price down significantly. Everything you said in your video is true, including it being a day watch. If you are in a very very dim room, it’s virtually impossible to see the time. That really bugs me. But if you are indoors with normal lighting, it’s legible. Otherwise, it’s an extremely good looking piece that can function, either as a dress up or dress down watch, as you so clearly stated.
What two tone Jubilee etc. watch band will fit this watch? Do not like the stiff leather band. Is cheap and will fail over time. The lug width is 20 mm. My blue dial one has a metal band with curved ends.
I have one but mine is acting weird. I had it put away in a box for a while, and now the hand stops for a second then jumps to where it should be, so I mean it's still telling time accurately but it's doing it weird
You feel masculine writing this comment? Bwahahaha! Talk about foot in mouth. Thanks for chiming in Karen. You are clearly secure with yourself and very clever.
Picking up this watch today from Marketplace for $80. Great review, this helped me make my mind up about getting it.
Just got one, added a nice stainless band, I agree, did not care as much for the included. Pleasant addition to my modest collection.
I act like the included leather strap more than most stock straps
Do you have an example of a stainless band your purchased? Very curious
Believe it or not but mine functions as a dress watch with a fine blue leather strap. My daily watches are Citizen solars and my tactical watch is a Casio, you guessed it, tough solar
I just grabbed one of these brand new from a seller for $75, and for that price it is an amazing watch! The dial is even better looking in person, and I have a green 🐊 strap on the way! Great review!
Thanks and congrats. Super underrated watch.
@@hammondwatch2808 I do wish the Seiko corp (Seiko, and Orient) would AR coat their sapphire crystals! Im actually replacing my Orient Kamasu crystal because it's so reflective (and yes it's sapphire).
@@DD-ix3bm Agreed but honestly im excited any time they use sapphire on their lower end offerings. Heck, I'm still shocked that my dark manta turtle came stock with AR coating. For me orient gets more of pass. To me they are the current king of value so I don't mind paying for the upgrade (as much).
@@DD-ix3bm wouldn't the AR coat be starched or worn making ugly marks? That happens with my glasses and phone.
@@crBudgetWatches a lot of time they do it on the underside of the crystal so that doesn't happen. But even on watches as expensive as omega this top coats can cause this issue to happen. I know some people who will use alcohol to remove it.
Thanks for the review
Good review! Thanks
Great video. Was about to buy. Like the alpha day but no lluminous dial is a killer. They should have included that being solar!
Meine 120€ Festina Quartz ging/geht gut, stoppt aber immer wieder trotz neuer Batterien. Nun kaufte ich diese SEIKO Solar zum Preis von ca 150 GBP über amazon.
Sie gefällt mir ganz gut, SEIKO steht für sehr hohe japanische Uhrenqualität UND sie ist keine Aufreißeruhr und läuft mit Quartz ohne Batterien bei sehr moderatem Preis. Und ganz gut sieht sie auch aus, was will man mehr bei 2 Jahren Garantie.
Mal abwarten, wie lange sie mich zuverlässig begleitet.
Es ist wirklich eine tolle Alltagsuhr. Ich bin ein wenig überrascht, dass es nicht beliebter ist.
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I just bought one. Unfortunately, I paid the fuller price at Macys. However, they gave me all their discounts offered, which helped to bring the price down significantly.
Everything you said in your video is true, including it being a day watch. If you are in a very very dim room, it’s virtually impossible to see the time. That really bugs me. But if you are indoors with normal lighting, it’s legible.
Otherwise, it’s an extremely good looking piece that can function, either as a dress up or dress down watch, as you so clearly stated.
What two tone Jubilee etc. watch band will fit this watch? Do not like the stiff leather band. Is cheap and will fail over time. The lug width is 20 mm. My blue dial one has a metal band with curved ends.
Got this for 85 off ebay. Great deal!
Hell yeah!
Hi Alex! Does the Strapcode 20mm Angus-J Louis fit on this watch? Thanks for the great video:)
I have one but mine is acting weird. I had it put away in a box for a while, and now the hand stops for a second then jumps to where it should be, so I mean it's still telling time accurately but it's doing it weird
That is a low power indicator. Sit it by a window where it can get sun for several hours. Should correct. If not you might need a new capacitor.
I wana buy one .. can u help me buy?
Cheapest price I see new is on amazon at $135 USD : amzn.to/36wpTDI
Is there coating on the glass? non reflective coating.
Nope. No AR coating that I can see.
The reference number for the blue dial?
SNE525
It's my perception or the crystal is so reflective?
the crystal is definitely really reflective
It is.
Is there a version of it with black background, not emerald?
Yep. SNE527
I do not seem to spend much time admiring the back of any of my watches.
feel masculine? You need to?
You feel masculine writing this comment? Bwahahaha! Talk about foot in mouth. Thanks for chiming in Karen. You are clearly secure with yourself and very clever.