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Seiko 5 #SNK809 Men's Nylon Strap Self Winding Automatic Watch | 
| Brand: Seiko
Category: Watch
List Price: $185.00
Buy New: $119.00
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Seller: 007-watch-midpoint
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 479
Band Material: Leather
Case Material: stainless-steel
Dial Color: Black
Dial Window Material Type: Hardlex
Watch Movement Type: automatic-self-wind
Water Resistance Depth: 30
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 3.4 x 1.9
MPN: SNK809K2
Model: SNK809
EAN: 4954628029607
ASIN: B000M0XJ88
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| Features:
| • | Japan 21 Jewel Automatic Self Winding Movement (Calibre 7S26) | | • | Stainless Steel Case with Black Nylon Strap | | • | Day/Date Display with Spanish Option, Luminous Hands and Markers, Hardlex Crystal for Durability | | • | Case Size: 37mm Diameter, 11mm Thickness | | • | Water Resistant - 30M, Transparent Screwed Down Caseback |
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Product Description
SEIKO 5 - the meaning of the "5" A great marketer had the idea in the 70ies: to be a SEIKO 5, the watch has to have the following 5 (five) attributes (thus the name SEIKO 5): 1. Automatic, 2. Water resistant, 3. Shock resistant, 4. Date, 5. Day. Please note that some SEIKO 5's are in fact SEIKO 4's, if the "Day" function is omitted, then the Caliber 7S25 is used. The only difference to the normally found 7S26 is the omission of the day wheel. Also re-issues of SEIKO 5 Sports often use the 7S36 caliber. Again the 7S36 is similar to the most popular 7S26, yet it features 23 Jewels as opposed to the 21 Jewels in the 7S26. Please note that all these movements beat at a rate of 21'600 bph (beats per hour) or 6 bps (beats per second). As a comparison, an ETA 2824-2 beats at 28'800 bph or 8 bps. A Miyota 82xx beats at 21'600 bph. Why do I mention these three movements? Because they are found in probably 80% of all inexpensive automatic wrist watches. A market share that is huge, yet challenged these days (2006) by an increasing share of inexpensive China Made automatic movements An automatic watch (also called a self-winding watch) is a mechanical watch, typically with a balance wheel escapement, whose mainspring is wound by the motion of the wearer's arm, instead of having to be wound manually every day. Whereas a quartz watch is powered by electricity, a mechanical watch is powered by a mainspring which must be rewound for the watch to keep time.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 Decent value and features February 27, 2010
Jonathan Gala (New York, NY United States)
I've had this watch for a few years. As others have noted, it runs a little fast -- seems like a few minutes every week or so. Probably not bad at this price point, but it kind of defeats my purpose in getting an automatic watch, which was to not have to worry about the watch -- no winding, no battery, it just works. Instead, I have to constantly correct it.
The other negative for me is the feeling of vibration when it gets moved around -- maybe it is some kind of internal suspension to provide shock resistance, but it feels and sounds a little cheap. It's a kind of buzzy clack, especially when the watch is moved perpendicular to the face.
On the plus side, it looks nice, I enjoy having the day and date, the glass back is cool, and it way exceeded its advertised water resistance for me: I forgot to take it off when I went diving to 45 feet, and it has worked perfectly with no fogging or other signs of trouble since then. As far as I know it is unrated at any given depth, so that was impressive.
If you are sure you want an automatic watch, this is a good and inexpensive way to get there. For me, I kind of wish I had either gone with a similar watch in quartz for a thinner case and better accuracy, or just gone upmarket.
 Sharp-Looking Watch! November 20, 2009
Jim Demetre (Seattle, WA USA)
This is a great interpretation of the military/aviator watch in classic Seiko style. I replaced the canvas strap with a thick, textured Hadley/Roma leather band with white stitching, giving it an appropriately higher-end look. I like the round ball on the second hand, which makes its smooth motion much more apparent. I own some expensive hand-wind mechanical watches, but I just love these bargain Seiko 5s!
Seiko 5 SNK809K2 excelent October 23, 2009
CR (Laredo, TX)
I got the watch about 1 moth ago, so far accuracy is great.
If you leave the watch at night dial up it runs +4 seconds per day. If you leave the watch at night crown up it runs -2 seconds per day. This accuracy you can get in watches worth more than $1,000
The combination black dial white hands/numbers is very easy to read.
Case is on the mid-small size.
I replaced the nylon band with a black leather one.
It's a very good value for the price you pay.
perfect October 23, 2009
Nicolas Yann
well
i'm totally happy with that watch
works perfectly
quality/price really ok
2 month before i bought a wintex automatic..400 euros one week after it doesn't work anymore
then 2 months later i'm still waiting for that expensive cheap watch
no respect of the customer
not any communication...etc
that was the reason i bought the Seiko 5
 Simple and nice looking watch, but not for those who bump into things September 24, 2009
W. Chang (chicago, il)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to admit, this watch looked really nice when I got it. I head read previous reviews about it speeding up a few seconds a month, but that wasn't enough to deter me from purchasing it.
Ah, how I admired the watch every day. I would shake it, wind it up, and wear it happily. Until one sad day, when I was walking around in my apartment, I accidentally hit the watch against a door handle...and the face cracked. I wouldn't say it "cracked" as much as it did "chip" at the top where "11" is. As a result, the inside area where the "11" is located is a little bubbled now, presumably also chipped.
I still wear the watch, I just make sure to take it off whenever it might come in contact with water. Some type of rubber or metal lining around the outer rim would have prevented the chipping from happening.
In retrospect, I would have gone for an Invicta non automatic watch for 50 bucks or so. Just be careful if you do decide to buy this one.
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