4.0 out of 5 stars
Aesthetically pleasing, reliable and dependable, December 3, 2008
This review is from: Seiko SMA011 (Watch)
I've owned this watch for coming to 8 years now. Back then, this watch was a "new model" and I was among the first few to own it. It is interesting to note that the price of this model hasn't come down much in the intervening years.
It has a nice dial with a "raised bump" in the middle, as can be seen in the photo. The watch keeps excellent time, and I have yet to see it run low on power all these years.
There's even once I left it in my drawer for like a year or so, totally untouched. I took it out, gave it a couple of good shakes, and the hands moved to the correct time. In all that time, the watch lost about a minute of time or so, no big deal to me.
Personally, I think that this watch looks great. The only other watches that I think look better would be those from the Arctura line of Seiko.
What I like:
1. Sleek design, still looks great after all these years.
2. Slim, not bulky.
3. Can be worn as a casual watch too.
4. The "mineral glass" only has 1 scratch in all the years of use. Pretty good testament to the quality!
What I don't like:
1. The watch band gets scratched very easily.
2. No "foldover safety clasp" on the band. Just a personal preference though.
3. While the time may be kept, you still have to adjust the date manually if you bring the watch out of sleep mode after leaving it alone for a period of time. Then again it is probably an inherent problem in analogue watches and you can't really fault this particular model for it.
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