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Summary: SEIKO ORANGE MONSTER WHAT A WATCH!
Comment: FINALLY I RECEIVED MY OJ MONSTER , WHAT A NICE WATCH I COULDNT BE HAPPIER I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY IN MY PAST TO FIND A GOOD WATCH I HAD BREITLING,OMEGA AND TISSOT THEY LOOKED WONDERFUL BUT THEY WERE VERY EXPENSIVE I THINK WHEN YOU BUY THIS WATCHES THEY CHARGE EXTRA ONLY FOR MADE IN SWISS SIGN. YOU KNOW WHAT I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY SEIKO ORANGE MONSTER, I WOULD NEVER BUY EXPENSIVE WATCH AGAIN. SEIKO GOT IT ALL DESIGN,WARRANTY,RELIABILITY,PRICE(UNDER 200$) QUALITY,AND GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. A MINUTE I PUT MY NEW WATCH ON EVERYBODY I KNOW CAME TO ME SAID WHAT A GOOD LOOKING WATCH YOU GOT ON, WATCH HAS ALSO LADIES MAGNET WOMEN LOVE THE ORANGE COLOR AND THEY LIKE IT.MOST IMPORTANT YOU CANT GO WRONG SEIKO I HAD MY FIRST SEIKO WHEN I WAS 10 NOW 30 YEARS LATER I FOUND MY SEIKO AGAIN VERY HAPPY, THANKS FOR READING AND ORDER YOUR MONSTER TODAY.YOU WILL LOVE IT. GUARANTEE
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Summary: Now I Understand the Myth and Mystique
Comment: I have had my Seiko "Orange Monster" for a few months now, and I have come to understand why it has such a following. First, why orange? There are allegedly technical reasons to make diving watches with orange faces - I'll leave those for serious divers and, perhaps, physicists. An orange watch face is amazingly bright. If the treatment of the hour markers and hands is done correctly, there will still be good contrast and consequently, ease of reading the time instantaneously at a glance; this watch face is done right. The luminescent markers are large and the 6:00,9:00 and 12:00 o'clock markers are distinguished by size and/or shape so that even in total darkness at 3:30A.M., you will be able to pick up and orient the watch correctly to read the time. Like all externally-charged luminous watch faces, these markers fade during the night, but in complete darkness, I have literally awakened at 4:30 A.M. and still been able to read the time without effort. This is in part due to the excellent luminous substance used, and in part because the hour- and minute hands are large and of radically differing shape. I have tritium-luminous watches on which the hour and minute hands' illumination is of identical width and almost-identical length. In the fog of disturbed sleep, it takes the brain a few seconds to interpret subtle differences. The "Monster's" luminosity, though not as bright as tritium after a few hours, is still much easier to read!
Next, what about accuracy? There are about 86,400 seconds in a day. As noted by one source, if a watch is 99.9% accurate, it can be a minute and a half "off" after 24 hours. Think about this and you will appreciate the phenomenal accuracy of quartz watches. These Seiko mechanical movements are mass-produced by machine, and they are nowhere near as accurate as even a "middle-grade" quartz movement. What can you expect? I have two older-style Seiko divers which use the same mechanical movement, although supposedly an earlier "A" version. The worst of these consistently averages a 7 - 9 second gain per day. The other loses an average of 4 - 6 seconds per day. Newer watches are supposed to have a "B" version of the same basic movement ( I have NO idea what the difference might be ). My Orange Monster has, after "break-in", averaged daily gains of 1.5 - 3.5 seconds. NOTE: I say "averaged". This is the key. If you continuously monitor your watch for gain/loss, you will go crazy. Mechanical movements vary their speed in response to motion and position. You will read reviews here and elsewhere which tell of "tricks" used to speed-up or slow-down a watch. Usually these consist of leaving the watch overnight in some specific position ( flat on it's back; face-down; on it's side, either crown-up or crown-down, etc ). The averages I give for my watches are obtained by wearing the watch normally and setting it down at night flat on it's back with the face up. This is just, for me, the natural way to handle a watch - no strategies to fool the physics of all those little wheels, gears, escapements, and levers inside the case.
Finally, THESE WATCHES LIKE TO BE USED. Everyone mentions ( or gripes about ) the fact that Seiko's moderately-priced mechanical movements can't be hand-wound. The watch must be wound-up by the "automatic" mechanism. Normally this just naturally happens when you wear the watch - if you wear it enough hours during the day ( come on, gentlemen, at least eight! ). Before you can begin to even think about measuring accuracy the watch must be FULLY-WOUND. Then, it will exhibit a 36 - 40 hour power reserve, and show some consistent pattern of timekeeping. Don't buy this watch and put it in a drawer. If you own only one automatic watch, and wear it every day, you will be happy with it and it will never stop unexpectedly. If you own more than one, get a winding machine.
I am completely satisfied with my Orange Monster thus far. It's bright face gives it a "presence" on the wrist that other watches just don't have. Since it seems to run a little fast, I set it one minute slow and by the end of the month, it is one minute fast. Better than expected. More than this, the automatic movement is somehow alive in a way that quartz watches can never duplicate. The second hand sweeps rather than jerks. Also, ( if this appeals to you ) you have the satisfaction of knowing that the watch on your wrist, though mass-produced, is just a little different from every other....
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Summary: Great Watch for the $$$
Comment: I own several Swiss Watches and have always been biased towards them, until I purchased this Seiko. This watch "rocks" for diving and other sports activities. It's very reliable, attractive, cheap, and well made. I was really impressed by "Solid" SS bracelet. This watch does it all for sub $200, it performs as good as your Doxa, Submariner, Planet Ocean, etc... so save your hard earned $$$ and buy this watch for your water activities and outdoors. You hit it, scratch it, drop it, however, for the little price you paid you'll come to appreciate it more.
Kudos for Seiko, this watch's worth every PENNY! buy one for all your activities (working around the house, Hicking, Diving, Waterskiing, whatever else you do and save your "Rollie" clean and ready for your Soiree)
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Summary: Great watch
Comment: This a great watch that can take a beating - I am hard on watches and this Seiko divers watch can hold its own! This watch is good looking and looks and feels like a "mans" watch. Watch keeps great time with auto winding - as long as you wear it every day. This watch is a heavy watch - you know you have it on - reminds me of a Rolex I wore several years back but a "new" stainless watch band for the Rolex is more then the entire Seiko watch! I will keep the Seiko!
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Summary: Nice watch, works great, looks impressive
Comment: I bought this watch a month ago and am very impressed with it. It looks very stylish and works great. I saw a very similar seiko watch at the seiko store which didn't look half as impressive on hand and was twice the price. The dial is big and the chain is very good quality. The watch doesn;t lose time if left sitting for a day (or two) within a week.
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