Seiko Men's SNK803 Classic Automatic Watch Review
| Categories | Gold Men Watches |
| Product Code | B000G6R7B8 |
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| Price | $78.00 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1593 in Watches
- Color: Brown
- Brand: Seiko
- Model: SNK803
- Released on: 2012-07-15
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.91" h x
5.91" w x
5.91" l,
- Band material: canvas
- Bezel material: stainless-steel
- Case material: stainless-steel
- Clasp type: Buckle
- Dial color: beige
- Dial window material: Mineral
- Movement type: Automatic
- Water-resistant to 30 meters
Features
- Mineral crystal
- Beige canvas strap
- Day and date calendar
- 21 jewel automatic movement
- Water-resistant to 100 M (330 feet)
- Mineral crystal
- Beige canvas strap
- Day and date calendar
- 21 jewel automatic movement
- Water-resistant to 100 M (330 feet)
Product Description
SNK803 Features: -Watch.-Style: Casual.-Gender: Men's.-Hands: Black and luminous hour and minute hands, black, red and luminous second hand.-Markers: Black Arabic numerals and luminous dot hour markers.-Case: Stainless steel.-Strap: Beige weave fabric.-Clasp type: Buckle.-Calendar: Date and day display at 3:00.-Crystal: Hardlex.-Water resistant: 30 meters.-Case diameter: 37 mm. Color/Finish: -Dial color: Beige. Specifications: -Movement: Japan automatic, caliber 7S26B, 21 jewels. Dimensions: -Case thickness: 12 mm. Collection: -Seiko 5 collection.
Customer Reviews
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131 of 133 people found the following review helpful.
By J. Lewis
Since there seems to be some confusion in the reviews over accuracy and power reserve, I'll try to do a quick explanation of what this watch is... An Automatic (winding) mechanism is a traditional mechanical (clockwork) watch. It is powered by a spring which is wound by the movement of your arm, and only has a reserve of 36-40 hours meaning that in order to keep it ticking you need to wear it just about every day.Also, the time is kept by a precision weighted balance wheel rather than a quartz crystal, it will not be as accurate as a $4.99 digital watch. This watch will probably gain 5-10 seconds per day (Although it is possible to have the mechanism adjusted to improve it a little)...If this is the case, why buy or wear an automatic watch instead of a quartz watch?... The answer is because of those intangible factors, somehow a mechanical watch has more soul than a quartz, you can feel the automatic winder moving on your wrist, it's more of a symbiotic relationship, a quartz watch can be put in a draw and it will run for years, while an automatic needs you as much as you need it. There's a certain satisfaction in the mechanical mechanism for those with some mechanical sympathy.There is another up side to a watch like this too... if you put a quartz watch in a draw for a couple of years, the battery will be dead and it will be useless when you need it most, an automatic will have stopped... but it will be running again a few minutes after you start to wear it, and I suppose in extreme situations they would be EMP proof too :)I wear an automatic watch every day, and I gladly accept somewhat less accuracy to have something less soulless than your typical quartz watch.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
By A. Nawaz
This is an excellent product from Seiko.Pros:1) Legible dial where numbers are clearly laid out in WWII bomber format.2) Luminous markers hold light well3) Automatic, may not be as accurate as a quartz watch but one can certainly appreciate the continuous sweep of the second hand and the exhibition display.4) Nato Style nylon strap is comfortable and does its job, although i have plans to replace it with a calfskin brown strap as i am suspecting some threading to occur within 3 to 4 months time.5) DAY and DATE, often see one or the other but makes the watch much more useful with both of them.Cons: NONEIm enjoying this watch and might plan to start a collection.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
By Ellie
I've had my Seiko automatic Beige watch for a little while now. Just time enough to note that after manually winding it by whirling it around (can't wind it with the knob), setting the time and date, and wearing it on my dominant arm I have found it to be exceeding my expectations since it is quite accurate each day which, in low priced mechanical watches, is unbelieveable.I have some experience with home repair of watches, including a "watch wrench" to remove the back, so I was planning to have to adjust the timing accuracy. If you look through the glass back, you will see a small two pronged lever with some markings on the opposite side. Move the lever to the "+" side if it is too slow. But so far it is not necessary. I did have some difficulty getting it to turn over to the next day/date at midnight instead of at noon. No matter when I set it, morning or evening it continued to turn over at noon. I finally let the movement run down (took 27 hours on my bureau top) and, since I knew when it would turn over next, I wound it at the proper time and it now changes day/date properly at midnight. I didn't have this trouble with my first Seiko automatic, the one with the black face and using the 7S26C movement. The right way, I recently found out from another reviewer is: setting the watch is easy, just make sure you get the AM/PM right on it, set the day/date a day earlier and then advance the time until it flips them and then set the time. Voilà!It uses the 7S26B Seiko movement, called the "AK47" of mechanical watch movements. It can, according to my observation with my first Seiko automatic watch with the same movement, stay within a seven seconds a day. This is my second Seiko with the 7S26 movement. The first, the one with the black face, came from the factory just 7 seconds slow. If you spend thousands on some Swiss brands (most of which use a standard Swiss made movement), you can get adjustment down to less than 3 seconds daily. But 80 dollars vs 800 dollars or even 8,000 dollars? Let's get real!I'm planning to replace the strap, which is comfortable and well designed, with a leather band or a metal expansion band. It deserves a better wrist band because it is a remarkable little device. This is what everyone wore before digital watches became common in the seventies.Who knows how long it will last. This is the Model T of automatic wrist watches. I'm going to enjoy it for however long it runs. I think there's a certain cachet in mechanical watches in our digital world. I expect I will enjoy the risk of wearing this throwback to the mechanical era. Digital be damned.UPDATE:I've been wearing this Seiko Automatic watch for long enough to time it. My best measurement of it's accuracy is that it is within 2 seconds accurate each DAY. I don't know what to say - I certainly didn't expect an eighty dollar mechanical watch to be almost as accurate as a high priced Swiss watch. I'll have to keep monitoring its accuracy for the next week or two and let you know.This is astounding accuracy for a low priced mechanical watch. To boot, it has give me no trouble whatsoever. From just wearing it 24/7 as is my custom, it has kept running perfectly with no additional winding other than the original winding (which is what the instructions tell you to do - I wonder how many of the people who complain about it don't do that).Then, too, it's a good looking watch with the dull stainless case and the tan face. The wrist band is more comfortable than a leather or metal band.I'm truly sorry for the few people who were disappointed in their Seiko automatic watch, but I'm psyched - I feel like I got a Rolex at Timex price!
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