SEIKO5 Analog Navy Dial Men's Watch - SNKA05K1

I've had this watch for about two weeks now, and so far it has performed flawlessly. It took a little drop with no ill effects, and I bumped it on the door while carrying an old CRT TV, again with no ill effects. It keeps time almost as accurately as my Seiko quartz watch and/or the clock on the cell phone. I have had to set it a couple of times as it ran down on the days I didn't wear it. A full winding seems to last somewhere in the neighborhood of 24 hours. Reading some of the other reviews of these watches, I thought it might be really junky, but so far it has performed like a champ. Only time will tell if it has longevity or not, but for the price I'm really happy with it. Oh, and I think it looks great too. After reading the other reviews I was afraid it would look and feel really cheesy, but it doesn't. I really wanted a vintage blue faced watch, but they were all too spendy for my blood. I was looking for a watch to wear daily that might get knocked around some. This watch is very nice looking and has a nice heft to it, which I like. I adjusted the band via the clasp with a paper clip, and that took about two minutes. I'd say give the Seiko 5 a whirl. I'm glad I finally did.

This was a gift for my oldest kid. It's my 3rd time buying a Seiko 5 automatic movement watch. Love them. Styling and reliability are great.

First of all several facts about this watch that you cannot see on the pictures:1) The watch is quite heavy, everything is relative but be ready for that2) The dial surface reflects light and its color changes in different lighting. The brighter the lighting the brighter the dial color. You get this dark blue color as on the picture only in very dim light or if the watch is turned away from a light source. In bright light the color looks much brighter, I think such a color is called royal blue. From the first sight and if you expect to get this dark blue color it may look even a bit distracting. But actually after some time I got used to it and now I like it. But its me, so be aware about this.3) The box is probably not a Seiko genuine box, although it carries the Seiko name on it. The watch does have a tag but doesn't come with any kind of warranty/instruction/user manual, only one page of photocopied instruction.4) The band assembly on my watch was not very accurate and I had to fix it with pliers. Also one of its ends that connects to the watch is 0.5mm shorter than the watch edge. Both these issues are barely noticeable though.Taking into account the issues mentioned above and a low price I think that this watch is second rate product that didn't pass the strictest quality control due to some minor cosmetic issues. But of course this is only my speculation.On the good side the watch looks very nice and solid on a hand and actually have a look of much more expensive models, certainly it looks far more than adequate for a casual watch.Generally speaking and considering the price of this watch I am quite happy with this purchase.

Quality and price

Great price for a Seiko. Looks good.

The blue face on the dial looks nice. I have a small wrist and the 36mm size fits perfect. I don't like the big watch trend. It runs a little fast but you can take it to a jewelry store and adjust it for you.

I bought this watch last year and did not get the opportunity to wear it until recently when I lost my other watch. I was pretty excited to use this one as this was the first time, I was wearing a watch without battery. I observed in the 1st week itself that it stops intermittently leading to incorrect time being shown. I was a bit frustated as I had to manually correct the time 3-4 times in a day. Not sure whether this is a mechanical fault with this piece or something else. I am not in USA hence cannot return this watch. I will not buy this kind of watch again.

Nice watch but it gains about 5 minutes a day. Minor inconvenience