I can appreciate this review. I've just started my Seiko journey and this video helps a ton!

3:40 - 4:10 PREACH, CHRIS!!!! It's so irritating that such a cool-looking daily beater like this gets killed with the inclusion of a domed hardlex crystal. That crystal wouldn't last a week on my left-handed, lefty-watch wearing wrist. That being said, I do really like the design, and will probably pick one up when they fall to around $300 (and then foot the bill to replace the crystal.....).

I love the white one, you can import them from Japan for under $320 - that’s my move

@yogzm5645

4 ай бұрын

And pay import fees 👍🏽

@ajmarion

4 ай бұрын

@@yogzm5645 import fees are only on $800 and higher. I’ve imported Seiko’s from Japan before, never paid fees

So many fixate on hardlex when most would never even come close to scratching it

@JM-gy6zb

4 ай бұрын

I put two deep scratches on the hardlex crystal of my Seiko Arnie within a month of owning it.

@CloudCoderChap

25 күн бұрын

@@JM-gy6zbThen clearly you don’t fit into the category of most.

Another cool vid Chris, well done. As for the "field GMT" watch, I think Seiko just made a "fashion field/GMT" and the reason I say this, is because, like you stated, the lume. Most field watches the numbers is what you want to see at night, but then you add the functionality of a 24hr GMT or second time zone, then you really want those to be lume also. You have the aesthetics of a field/GMT military styled watch, but some of the functionality is not there. Overall, the watch looks good, excellent dimensions and I agree with your points. I think that in about another couple of months you may find this model in the low 300 or high 200 in special sales. Anyway another great vid!

That's one good looking 👌🏽 5KeXplorer.

Great helpful review. Nice watch. White dial looks great.

I have on right now a seiko diver day date caution yellow black bezel i bought 23 years ago paid 321$ after taxes

👍👍👍 Nice Watch , Elegant , Perfect Make , Sophisticated Look . Great Review by Watch Chris 👍👍👍

Great looking timepiece.

Got a very similar Steinhart/Gnoman explorer looking 3, sapphire, Selita looks similar but I think a lot better , a bit more money , but worth t .

Love that white dial version. Question is can I wait until I visit Japan in November!!!!

@JohnDoe-zo2xo

4 ай бұрын

The white one pretty popular tho and some dude commented he only able to find it in Ginza only.If the price is right you should order it.

I really like it when this watch was introduced but it has quite a tall profile. Single domed hardlex doesn't look nice. Typical lack of Seiko quality (just look at the gap between the case and bracelet - typical Seiko thing) together with this price easily makes this one easy to pass. Thank you for review.

Whacked my hardlex twice really hard . Not a scratch .👍

I prefer the polar dial over the black dial.

White dial for me and hopefully jomashop will have it list this year.

The positive aspect of the black dial is the dial looks cleaner and no so busy like the white. Anyway I do preffer the design of the SKX GMT

Just recently got that from Japan. Value for money.

@umarhyatt00

3 ай бұрын

Can you please share the process of importing?

This Seiko is very similar to the Longines Spirit Zulu Time Limited Edition in Titanium, but almost 10x cheaper.

They need to do it in srpj size ( 36mm) and im getting one

The Japan version is the SBSC for all colours.

I bought this watch from Teddy a few weeks ago. I like it, a lot. Get it and don’t be a whiney broke beech. It’s a damn good watch for the price

@goodlife2456

29 күн бұрын

Yes!👏 I literally just ordered one from Teddy as well. It just shipped out today. These guys complaining about a GMT that has Hardlex. For the price, where else are you going to find this quality of a GMT? Just get the watch and replace the Hardlex with Sapphire if it bothers you that much. But scratches are part of a watches story. Over time you'll get scratches and nicks on the bracelet itself if you wear it long enough.

I hope Seiko will listen about sapphire. Thanks 🙏🏻

@ayayoutuber

Ай бұрын

if a under 100$ china watch can have sapphire...I don't see why a 400$ Seiko should not have one. they could have adjust a few dollar in price to give us sapphire...sometimes I just don't get seiko.

@FatherSonWatchTalk

Ай бұрын

@@ayayoutuber I totally agree! Maybe Seiko has a vast supply of Hardlex to use up?🤔

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I don't get the beefs on the Seiko 5s. Hardlex, clasp, etc. Yeah, if they beef those up, the price moves up. So, these are the things they do to keep the watch accessible, they are in fact 'features' for an affordable good watch. Everybody wants more for the same price, that's natural, but it's not realistic. You'll be at a $500 or $600 watch for the goodies. On the other hand, if they can be customised, then the money you saved on the cheaper watch can go into your goodies in your own good time and by your own good choice.

20 times cheaper than the Ex II I have. Good job Seiko!

If you order this directly from japan yourself you can get it for 300 bucks . The yen is currently weak against the dollar so were getting giant discounts on japanese products. Just cut out the middle man

I love it. But I’m going to wait the prerequisite Seiko 12 months for the prices to come down before getting one. And come on Japan! Why no polar dial for the rest of us? Gurrr… Thanks for the great review.

@pk1342

4 ай бұрын

These are already heavily discounted in many places. In the UK you can get 25% off from Rubicon watches for example.

@pushslice

4 ай бұрын

Already being readily discounted without even asking for one . how much lower do you think it will get? Another…$ 20, $25 ? Your “love” for watch is not worth 20 bucks and avoiding 12 months of waiting ?

@adk7962

4 ай бұрын

@@pushslice I guess “love” was too strong of a word. Ha! Yeah, I guess they are already being discounted quite a bit. You’re absolutely right. $25 is definitely not worth a 12 month wait. I take it you already bought one?

@pushslice

4 ай бұрын

@@adk7962 Doooo Eeeet! Well yea I should follow my own advice , but I’m actually trying to pick between about three watch models I like , and that’s what’s causing me ‘paralysis by analysis’!!

Genuine question, how do you know the indecies is applied or pressed in?

@WatchChris

4 ай бұрын

When I'm doing the macro footage I actually get a lot closer than what you see on film. You can see there's no separation between the index and the dial

The bracelet is a diff colour to the watch.

This is not 24h twice on the watch. Since the purpose and the meaning is totally different. Read below: - The 13-24 hours inside ring is jumping 1 hour per 1 hour mark. It helps you to read the hour hand in military time: - The 1-24 hours bezel ring is jumping 2 hour per 1 hour mark. It helps you to read the GMT hand. Don't look at the 12 hour mark and see the same 2 -24h then say they are the same. Take a look at the 6 hour mark for example, you see the inside ring is 18, while the bezel is 12 !!

i really dont understand why they dont lume the numerals, i wish they woul just freaking do that!!!

I would totally be on board if it wasn't the double 24hr scale. If the outer bezel moved, that would be one thing. Having an inner 24 hour scale and outer one that serve the same purpose is just something that would bug me every time I looked at it. Sorry to those that would have been happy with this watch having never noticed it and now can't stop seeing it.

@typebflieger

4 ай бұрын

The two scales don’t serve the same purpose. The outer scale is a 24 hour scale for the GMT hand, which makes one revolution per day. The inner scale tracks the PM hours 12-24, corresponding to the hour hand, which makes two revolutions per day. One is for tracking another time zone and one is useful for military time or those who live in countries that tell time in 24hr increments. Definitely not the same purpose.

Love the design but hardlex is a hard pass.

Off topic but in the late sixties maybe early 70s I received a skin diver watch for Xmas. I was obsessed with dive watches at around 10 years old. It wasn't a very expensive it came incased in water .I've tried to find info through the regular sites ,came up empty. Does it sound familiar to you? Thanks

An informative review but I'll skip this one, it has a crappy cheap bracelet and hardlex dome. Micro brands like Draken Watches , are much better quailty with better bracelets and double coated saphire crystals.

San Martin has.a better option with nh34. Sapphire, clasp,price.....

I'll take my Explorer II MOD for half the price any day.

Missed the mark for me. I would’ve preferred this to have been in the dresskx SRPE case instead of the field model.

I don’t think Seiko will ever put sapphire on their entry level watches. They need to differentiate and justify the high price of their other watches. I like the look of this field gmt. Definitely tempted to buy one if I can get a good discount.

@ajmarion

4 ай бұрын

Exactly, they never will. They easily could, but then there would be much less reason for people to buy the more expensive pieces, where there margins are significantly better. It’s all about the upsell

@raytheman8852

3 ай бұрын

People buy expensive watch because it's expensive. If Seiko puts a sapphire glass on this one, then people will not buy higher models of Seiko, but are willing to for other brands. People simply won't accept that Seiko also has a right to increase its price.

This Seiko 5 looks like that Longines that looks like that Rolex.

@danielemanenti77

4 ай бұрын

But costs less. Much less, and with Seiko quality

@Explorer40mm

4 ай бұрын

@@danielemanenti77 I like it

These guys complaining about the Hardlex. Ridiculous. They act like Hardlex is so fragile that they can just take a finger nail and put a whole bunch of scratches in it. One of the benefits of Seiko using Hardlex is that they can get this GMT down to a pricepoint that beats the competition. Adding sapphire would easily increase the price to $500 or more. But to get a GMT of this quality at between $375 and $430. It's a great deal. Clearly there are a lot of anti-Hardlex snobs. Then don't buy a Seiko. You already know what the deal is when you are considering buying one. Either stop complaining about the fact that they aren't using sapphire or buy the watch and just replace the Hardlex with sapphire if it bothers you that much.

400 dólares, sin zafiro, sin corona firmada, con un cierre muy simple......El reloj es bonito, pero muy caro para lo que ofrece.

Man, Seiko sometimes really annoys me. They are better than this. Seiko and Grand Seiko do not need to copy other brands. They have a rich design heritage and back catalogue, so why do the copy the Rolex Explorer 2. Be better Seiko.

That off-centre date print is really distracting.

Ornage 😂

400 for hardlex and pressed clasp?? No thanks.

@sunildaniel1838

4 ай бұрын

I bought this watch for a cheap traveller watch brand new for $399 AUD. I personally don’t care about the hardlex and the clasp is fine and for 400 bucks it’s a cheap travel watch that I don’t care if something happens to it whilst traveling.

@seanhickling7340

4 ай бұрын

@@sunildaniel1838 there are far better quality and value for money watches that fit the bill and they are a LOT cheaper. You're paying 200 purely for the name on the dial which definitely doesn't match the quality that it used to in the distant past.

@sallysbananenrepublik3740

4 ай бұрын

Yeah what do you expect? Saphire crystal and screwed links for under 500 bugs?

@seanhickling7340

4 ай бұрын

@@sallysbananenrepublik3740 yes, I have a fair number of pieces priced between 200 and 400 that have sapphire crystal (a couple have sapphire sandwich), screwed links, milled clasp and way better accuracy than anything seiko has to offer.

@bigbodykarate6403

4 ай бұрын

Wtf do you expect for 400 bucks ?? Seiko is not a micro brand lol its 2024 you can order a replacement clasp and add a sapphire yourself for less than 100 bucks

It's another No from me the GMT sucks .