Customer Reviews

Seiko Men's SGF709 Dress Two-Tone Watch

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hour/minute/second hands analogue face that is lightweight, sealed and water resistant to withstand slight submersion, has a secure lightweight locking titanium hypoallergenic bracelet, and an easy to read analogue dial with hands that glow in the dark after exposure to light. Titanium is not only lightweight but stronger than steel.

This lightweight dress watch was purchased as an alternative to my heavy Seiko diver's watch still running well after 25 years. The SGF709 has no alarm nor chronograph and there are less expensive models if you don't want a day of the week or second hand. But, I like the weight and features of this model plus my spouse likes the looks; so it was a great purchase.

Basically, I was looking for lightweight titanium day/date watch. Seiko is probably (or at least as far I was searching) practically only brand that has these parameters in this price range.
Got a good deal, free shipping (otherwise DHL costs around 30-40$ to Finland). The minus was that Finland's customs, thanks to EU, slammed me 46,01 customs tax bill :( It still costed with taxes for me about 181 compared to Finland's prices: cheaper versions like SGG709 cost here 189-219 and this SGF709 would have costed even more.
To try to be critical - only negative notice about the watch is that seconds dial is not exactly aligned, it is 1/4 of a second behind. So - good but not perfect :)

I bought this watch last summer (2006) and have barely taken it off. I used to wear a dressy Seiko to work and put on a Casio when I got home. This titanium model is lighter than any black plastic watch, plus it keeps luminous visibility through the night (no need for a "light behind" feature). It still looks new after almost continuous wear for a year and the gold tones with the grey titanium band make the watch dressy enough for even the most formal occasions. For me, it's just about perfect.

This Seiko men's titanium watch is/was a great Christmas gift for my husband. It wears well, looks very fashionable. He likes the way the watch adjusts (when required). And, apparently, the weight is a good selling point, too. My only objection is that I cannot find a women's watch just the same! THAT would be an immediate sale!

My trusty Seiko of 21 years gave out recently (I should really remember to take it off when doing strenuous labor) and I went in search of a similar style. I received this replacement about a week ago and I love it already. It's light-weight and easy to read in the light or dark.

After wearing this new watch a few days, I find that the band keeps snagging and pulling the hairs on my arm. An inspection of the band shows a very poor quality of workmanship. For a watch of this price, I am saddened that Seiko would put a band like this on the watch. Seiko's customer service Dept. tells me that Amazon.com is not an authorized seller of Seiko watches.

I bought this watch 5 months ago and I'm wearing it daily since then. I particularly enjoyed its looks and the fact that it's thin and lightweight. It keeps accurate time and there's still no scratch on the glass.

The watchband is not so "junk" as other reviewers say, but it's not of very high quality either. Note that the golden strips on the watchband go only for about half of its length, which I find a bit strange. Also note that, for someone used with steel watches, it feels a bit strange the first time wearing a titanium watch. It is lighter, sounds different and feels cheap (or not well assembled). This is not the case, and when I got used to it I really found it much nicer than a steel watch (besides being lightweight it also reaches body temperature quicker).

I did not need a pin remover for adjusting the watchband (in fact, the links are not made with cylindrical "pins" for this watch, and a pin remover would be pretty much useless, I think). The watchband can be easily adjusted with a small screwdriver and a bit of force, by pushing the links from the inside.

The seconds hand does not align on the tick marks. For my watch, it comes quite mid-way between two consecutive ticks, but it's not something that I really care about.

On the whole, I'm happy with this watch, and buying from Amazon.com was a nice experience.

The watch arrived without instructions how to adjust the watchband which has extra links and is quite large. The prongs attaching the links are very weak and with the watch being too large got twisted up and broke. Quite surprised by this mess as the watch looked to be of high quality.

What more could you wish? It keeps fairly accurate time. It`s goodlooking, lightweight and sturdy, at the price I regard it as a very good bargain.

Leif fra Norge

My Seiko SGF709 died today. It's rather sad because it has been with me since April 4, 2001. That surpasses any other watch I have ever owned by at least 5 yrs. Up until today, it always stayed within a second a month accuracy unless the battery need changing. Sitting here looking at the watch, I see that it has some minor scratching on the crystal. The gold tone ribs on the band are no longer gold tone, just a matching titanium grey. Guess I forgot that they ever were gold tone until I started looking at a replacement. The titanium case and band do not show any scratches or dings, though I won't mention the black crud that has accumulated in some of the crevices of the band. We have had some exciting times together, digging post holes, painting, mechanicing, fishing, hunting and swimming. I seldom take it off, and it has absorbed all the abuse. Just last year I accidently ripped it off my arm lowering the outboard motor on the boat. It took me over 30 minutes to find it in the mud on the bottom of the lake. A new pin in the band and it was as good as new. So you ask "Will you buy another one?" NO. I'm sending this one off for repair cause it still looks great and is the best watch I have ever owned.