Seiko 5 Men's SNK793 Features
-Hardlex crystal
-See - thru case back
-Push button deployment clasp
-Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)
-Automatic self-winding watch, never needs battery
Product Information
-Brand Name:Seiko
-Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
-Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
-ASIN: B002SSUQF6
-Model number: SNK793
What Customers Said About This Seiko 5 Men's SNK793 Watch
JHON
My wife and I are watch lovers. I wanted a nice automatic that could be versatile...wear at work, casual occasions or dress occasions. This one fills that requirement very well.
It uses Seiko's inexpensive but very durable automatic movement...no hacking or manual wind, but powers up just fine with wear. The lack of hacking makes for a little more difficulty if you are trying to match the time exactly to another watch...minor issue though and not considered a fault...its just how the movement is designed.
The lume is very good...hard to beat a Seiko for quality of lume. Glows plenty bright enough to see through the night.
The case back is transparent so you can watch the movement at work...its not decorated in any way but nonetheless interesting to watch.
The case is 38mm, nicely polished and solidly built. The bracelet is fine...definitely not high end but comfortable and should last a good long time with normal wear (depending on how you define normal).
Amazon states WR rating at 330' or 100m. The actual rating is 30m which is fine for hand washing, rain and if you forget to take it off before a shower that should not be a problem. Dont go diving with it though.
The blue dial is a nice deep blue...the hour markers are applied very well. The hands are long enough...may not seem like something to notice, but have you ever seen watches with hands that dont even come close to reaching the hour markers? Looks bad and is annoying...this watch does not have that problem...great job on the hands.
Accuracy is ok...for the few days I have had this one it has lost about 15 seconds...not spectacular but decent. Automatics can be "luck of the draw"...same movement from the same company in the same model and range from +/- 1 second a day to +/- 30 seconds a day or more. Fortunately if you get one that has bad accuracy, you local qualified watchmaker can probably regulate it for you quickly and cheaply.
The crystal is hardlex...which I assume is their name for a mineral crystal. It can scratch although it is pretty rare that I scratch a crystal and not a major concern.
The crown is push/pull, takes a little effort to pull out and it is small. On one hand it is a little difficult to manipulate it for setting time and date, on the other hand the small size and effort it takes to pull out is a real advantage as there is no worry about it getting caught on something and accidentally pulling out and compromising water resistance.
Amazon has good prices on these watches and at this price I used the one day shipping option...I have always found Amazon very reliable and safe to order from.
MOBY
I love the look and feel of the watch on my wrist and I wear it constantly. For the first two weeks the watch worked OK, it ran about 20-30 seconds fast per day. I have heard this is normal for mechanical watches that haven't been tuned after purchase. However two months later the watch runs 15-30 minutes slow per day and randomly stops for several seconds despite the fact I wear it every day. Thanks to the clear window in the back of the watch it is easy to see that the frequency of oscillation for the movement is strongly dependent on the orientation of the watch. (face up, face down, or sideways) If you want a watch that doesn't need a battery there are quartz movements from Citizen and Seiko available. Mechanical watches are only for people that want to have (and pay for) frequent maintenance.
JIMMY
Wonderful watch for the price. It works well, though the self-winding means I can't have it as just a work watch(with casual use it seems to run down in about 30 hours, so you need to give it a few shakes on the weekend.) I work at a job with a lot of powerful magnetic fields and they don't muss up the time too badly, every few hours I need to tweak it maybe 1-2 minutes either way, but I've let it go all day without losing or gaining more than 5 minutes. It's durable and the only part that shows any wear after a month of use is the clasp, which has some brushmarks from rubbing on things I have picked up, I suppose.
I've gotten quite a few comments, including one from my supervisor who is a bit of a watch aficionado.
Personally I just like the fact that there are tiny moving parts in there that are working in conjunction with each other in order to precisely keep time.
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