I’ve now owned the Seiko SBTM217 for around thee months. I can’t really call it a “Poor Man’s Grand Seiko” because it cost around $400 (US). But that’s a lot less than the least expensive quartz Grand Seiko, and the SBTM217 even has some nice features the more expensive watch doesn’t have.

This Solar watch is part of Seiko’s JDM Spirit line, with a list price of 58,000 yen. I bought it from japan-atmarket on eBay, and had no issues at all. Very easy…

Seiko Spirit SBTM217 (Solar, JDM) – excellent “Middle Class Man’s Grand Seiko”

I’ve now owned the Seiko SBTM217 for around thee months. I can’t really call it a “Poor Man’s Grand Seiko” because it cost around $400 (US). But that’s a lot less than the least expensive quartz Grand Seiko, and the SBTM217 even has some nice features the more expensive watch doesn’t have.

This Solar watch is part of Seiko’s JDM Spirit line, with a list price of 58,000 yen. I bought it from japan-atmarket on eBay, and had no issues at all. Very easy…

Seiko Spirit SBTM217 (Solar, JDM) – excellent “Middle Class Man’s Grand Seiko”

I think it’s time to start a thread covering the latest reissue, Seiko Samurai. The black dial on bracelet is supposed to launch in June, the other 3 versions in August/September. I reckon it will become bigger than turtle reissue and the manlike myself is aiming for the pepsi on rubber. So who’s got one on preorder and which one?

SRPB51K1…

The new Samurai thread

Hi,

The watch fell from a height of almost 5 feet, miraculously the crystal didn’t break. Apart from that broken piece, the watch works perfectly but I don’t know how its water resistance might have been compromised. The watch has a list price of about $600, but I’ve seen that currently it can be found for $400, I was able to buy it a couple of years ago for $280. Perhaps that’s the worst part, that it will be difficult to get the same unit for such a good and low price.

What do you…

The question is not whether it can be repaired, but rather if it’s worth doing it.

Seiko 6306/6309 ‘Turtle’….in review – 2017.

Seiko 6306/6309 ‘Turtle’….in review

My 1977 6306-7001…

I am writing this in part to highlight these legendary Seiko divers and in part to pay Homage to Harry Teicher’s (Harry, Denmark)original 6306/6309 review as published here on WUS and on…

Seiko 6306/6309 “Turtle”….in review – 2017.

Here’s mine, not worn this one for a long time, so now its time it came out of the watch box, so i would love to see yours guys, so please post them up, thanks for reading.