Seiko

Seiko Men's SLC033 Le Grand Sport Titanium Watch

• Reliable Japanese-quartz movement
• Strong Hardlex crystal protects dial from scratches
• Case diameter: 37 mm

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sporty yet stylishly contemporary, the Seiko SLC028 dark gray titanium men's watch is the perfect complement to today's business and casual wear. Titanium is nearly 50 percent lighter than steel, but 30 percent stronger. The round watch case measures 1.55 inches in diameter and it features a slightly raised bezel with studded accents. The textured gray dial background hosts thin, silver stick dial markers, thin silver hands (with second hand), a date function at 3 o'clock, and small minute indexes that surround the outer dial. The titanium bracelet band features trident-shaped links with polished accents. Other features include Japanese quartz movement, a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and water resistance to 50 meters (165 feet).

The Seiko Story

From Humble beginnings, Kintaro Hattori’s Vision for Seiko has become reality. A consuming passion for excellence - imprinted in our Corporate DNA passed from generation to generation. Seiko, for 125 years committed to the art and science of time.

A culture of innovation connects a 19th century Tokyo clock shop with 20th century advances in timekeeping to an extraordinary 21st century "quiet revolution." Continually driven by dedication and passion, established a multitude of world’s first technologies… transforming the principles of timekeeping.

The first quartz wristwatch – changed the history of time.

The first Kinetic – marked a new era in quartz watch technology.

In 1969, Seiko Astron, the first quartz wristwatch - was introduced.

In an instant, Seiko exponentially improved the accuracy of wristwatches –And Seiko technology firmly established today’s standard in Olympic and sports timing.

1984, another celebrated first – Kinetic Technology – powered by body movement.

Kinetic – a quartz mechanism with unparalleled accuracy –the driving force behind more world’s firsts.

Kinetic Chronograph – the next generation of high performance timekeeping.

Kinetic Auto Relay – automatically resets to the correct time.

Kinetic Perpetual - combining the date perfect technology of perpetual calendar with the genius of Kinetic Auto Relay.

And now Kinetic Direct Drive – move, and the watch is powered automatically. Or hand wind it and see the power you are generating in real time.

In the realm of fine watches, time is measured by Seiko innovation – A heritage of dedication to the art and science of time.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 2.5 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0007N543S
• Item model number: SLC033
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,617 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 years and still going strong, December 14, 2007

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Charles Evans "Call me Kevin" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seiko Men's SLC033 Le Grand Sport Titanium Watch (Watch)

I received this watch as a Christmas present in 2004 - and I have not had a single issue with it. In fact, I have yet to replace a battery!

As others have mentioned the watch is very lightweight. This is important to me since I really dislike wearing watches - however - the Seiko titanium is so lightweight that I hardly notice that I have it on my wrist.

Other Positives-

- Keeps great time. I have never had to adjust the time other than the obvious reasons (time zone changes and such)
- Titanium is even more chemical resistant that stainless steel. Therefore, unless you decide to stick you wrist in hydrofluoric acid (Which would cause you bigger issues than your watch band dissolving) you are pretty safe.... unless you work "in" methanol. Titanium can crack if it is directly exposed to very dry (95% pure) methanol. Again - this would not effect 99.99% of potential consumers. There are many, many more chemicals that will attack stainless steel, aluminum, leather and rubber.

Slight Negatives-

- I have scratched the watch face. In fact, a couple of the scratches are rather deep.
- I have mixed feelings on self-illuminating hands. They can be helpful, but can detract from the watches looks.


Final verdict - This is the best watch that I have owned.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice watch, March 9, 2006

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#2 (SF) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seiko Men's SLC033 Le Grand Sport Titanium Watch (Watch)

Very light weight, appropriately sized, not too gaudy or flashy, accurate so far, reasonably priced - pretty much everything I was after in a watch.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Dang watch you can get, June 3, 2004

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Curly "Curly" (Troy NY, heck yeah!!) - See all my reviews

I purchased this timepiece approximately two years ago, and it has been one of the best investments I have ever made, period. Keeps time like it runs on some sort of atomic clock, and it hasn't dissapointed me yet. Lightweight, rugged, yes, I have scratched the face in a few places, but who cares? I bought it to wear it, and I consider scratches to be character marks. This watch has the best feel I have ever seen(felt). Extremely lightweight, band is very flexible, and there is no stiffness in the bracelet. Watch has a great look too! Sizing is no problem either, no harder than threading a needle. Since I bought this watch, I have been very impressed with Seiko, and now own three Seiko watches, for no other reason than I like Seiko!! The other two are both Kinetics, which I perceive as a very innovative, useful mechanism. I also have four brothers who also purchased Sekios as a result of my own enthusiasm about Seiko, two of whom bought Kinetics! Now a strong proponent of Seiko, I would recommend them to ANYONE.
Enjoy yours, and God bless America (and down with fanatics)!!
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