Seiko Titanium Chronograph. (Seiko Watches)

Member Name: Tsportmat

Product:	Seiko Watches
Date:	22/09/09 (180 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Long lasting, light, goot features, looks very nice.

Disadvantages: The glass gets scratched eventually.

I have owned a Seiko Titanium Chronograph for around 8 years now. I bought it when I was about 13, and it's been on my wrist practically every day ever since. I have finally got a new watch now, which is by no means replacing the Seiko, I just wanted another one...

First off it is still going after 8 years hard use, so the build quality must be there really. I have never had any problems with it whatsoever and it has had one new battery since I got it. Seiko really do give exceptional value for money, they are a mid-range watch company and make very good watches and a very good price. Okay they're not Swiss, but they do the job!

I got this done at Jarrolds a year or so ago for around £15. If I had sent it back to Seiko you'd be looking at close to 100, and as I'd paid £130 for the watch 7 years previously it did not seem like a good idea! Anyway Jarrolds did a good job and I've had no waterproofing issues since.

The major annoyance with this watch (what lead me to wanting another one) is that it only has mineral glass and not sapphire glass. This means that by the time 8 years comes around there are a lot of scratches all over the glass face. The bracelet has lots of little scratches too (I think Titanium may scratch slightly easier than Steel), however this is inevitable and adds character.

As for the watch itself, because it is Titanium it has kind of a grey/matte finish rather than polished silver, which makes it a bit different. This suits the black face really nicely. The Titanium also makes it exceptionally light, you can barely feel it on your wrist, people are always surprised when it is picked up.

As for functions, the watch has a main dial (the second hand is the chrono), then 3 small dials behind. One does seconds for the main time, another counts minutes on the chrono and the final is a second clock, which is helpful if you visit a foreign country. This final dial also changes to the alarm time if the alarm is set, which is a nice feature especially for an analogue watch. I've seen few like it. It also has a date window and is waterproof to 100m. A useful feature as well is the low battery indicator, the seconds do 2 seconds jumps when the batteries get low.

Anyway this watch has kind of became part of me, as I've worn it so much. I almost feel bad when I wear my new watch but I alternate so I get by...

I would highly recommend this watch, but I cannot find it, or any photo's even on the internet so you'll probably struggle to buy it (especially as I can't even post a photo. Regardless, it says a lot about Seiko, and if you want value for money then go for it (but get a Sapphire glass model...)

Summary: Great watch, and will probably always be my favourite even when I buy my Rolex (eventually).