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Pros & Cons
Pros
I think this older version alpinist (sarbo17) will become a much sought after collectible however, i prefer to wear it. Same strap but w deployant buckle.
The watch is smaller than i was expecting but not too small. The green sunburst on the dial is wonderful to look at. Dial is really legible, sapphire and 200m obviously.
The watch quality is on par with my rolex, omega, breitling and tag heuer watches. Well within specs. A seiko is a lexus.
Cons
Very inaccurate. Seiko repair service refuses to acknowlege that this is an automatic winding watch. The second one stops and starts on its own.
The reviews are so good, i'm not sure if this was a bad batch or if they are fakes. Fortunately, amazon sent me an unsolicited advertisement for a $40 green watch made by someone else that looks just as good and with its battery, keeps perfect time!
Highlights
Quality
This watch is extremely well made with quality materials
Solidly built smooth running good looking watch
Of course the sarb017 has its own faults the main one being the atrocious faux alligator strap that feels more like a stiff plastic manacle
Terrible strap replaced it with a new one
Price
I really enjoy this watch for the price point
It’s fantastic and a steal for the price
If you see this for less than 500 you must buy
The swiss would have priced this at 3000except for the band this watch is second to none in terms of quality
Shipping
The watch was delivered quickly and my husband was thrilled
Ordering the as easy the delivery was fast and the watch is beautiful
Seiko is supposedly shipping stock in mid december but if you dont need the upgrades save yourself three hundred dollars and bu... Read More
It was a gift being held by a relative and the defect was not noticed before the overseas return time limit expired
Packaging/appearance
It arrived in a nice seiko box with pillow and documents
Including box pillow hang tag and all paperwork
Upon opening the pristine amazon box it came in there was the watch box yet it felt light
Upon opening the watch box all that was in it was a pillow for a barbie doll and the instructions for the nonexistent watch
Competitiveness
The other fault is shared with many other seiko watches where the indices on the bezels never quite match perfectly the dial
The model that replaced it is no longer an alpinist and is more expensive and has features that i do not like a cyclops date an... Read More
Overview
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- Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
- Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there may be deception involved.
- Our engine has determined that the review content quality is low.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 63.8% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 1,495 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 13 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Product ok shipping packaging from distribution center terrible
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Great timepiece unfortunately it arrived with a small scratch on the crystal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was a gift being held by a relative and the defect was not noticed before the overseas return time limit expired
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hodinkee released a new version with the most minor tweaks and a 300
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The changes are terrible display back and cyclop eye
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Same strap but w deployant buckle
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Best get while availablei returned this watch when i realized it was not “fresh out of box” and lost time
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Waiting for exchangeso the replacement arrived
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