Customer Reviews

Seiko Men's SNA341 Alarm Chronograph Coutura Watch

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I have owned this watch for over a month now and I can note the following:

The watch has a diameter of approximately 40mm and is around 10mm thick. Both these number seem average and it looks good on an average size wrist.

The watch is a bit heavy, but sits comfortably on the wrist. The bracelet rarely pulls the hair, although I have plenty of it.

The watch is easy to accumulate scratches, but not on the glass. I have scratched the steel around the glass (as well as other places), but the sapphire resists remarkably.

The time keeping is very accurate, compared to the atomic clock on the web. After a month it has advanced less than half a second ahead, which will result in a six second difference at most per year. I guess results may vary between different watches, but it seems nevertheless impressive and trustworthy enough.

The timer is very easy to start, stop and reset, with one button pushes. Very fast and convenient.

The alarm can barely be heard, so is not appropriate for waking. It is useful though for reminders, in a noise free location. Not difficult to set, but takes some time, comparable with setting an alarm on a cell phone. Since it is relative to the secondary time keeping mechanism, you can have a second time zone set and advance the alarm relative to that.

This watch does not seem to attract special attention to it and has not gained any comments so far, without me bringing it in a conversation. Is pretty conservative, but I personally like that.

The price of this watch in amazon seems to fluctuate between 100 and 140 dollars. If the price is higher than 130, I would wait a tad, but not hold my breath too long. It is definately worth the money though, since i have seen several Seiko watches like this one enter their 20 or 30 years of age and still continue strong. For a dependable, accurate, water proof watch for every occasion, most probably you cannot do better than this.

Original review 11/12/04
This watch is all that and a bag of chips. It is everything I envisioned wanting in a quality time piece. I spent a lot of time researching this purchase. I looked at hundreds of watches. Many of which were much, much more expensive. No matter how many I looked at, I kept coming back to this model. The Saphire Crystal is what clinched it for me. To get Sapphire, you would normally have to spend a lot more money. It's 4 times harder than the Hardlex Crystal you would usually find at this price point. The Cobokan Crown has a cobalt blue stone that adds a very classy touch. As the prior reviewer stated, when you have this watch on, it feels like the real deal. It is everyday serviceably modest in style, and yet refined, masculine, and darned sexy. Many a lady has dropped me a compliment over this watch. The black face is not a pitch black, but has more of a textured almost silky quality to it, almost like it has depth. The luminescent qualities of the LumiBrite coating are up to the job. The coating can charge in very low indirect light, including street and moonlight, and lasts about 5 minutes in pitch black before fading to the point where you can't read the time. I am very impressed, and very happy that I decided to purchase the SNA341. You will not regret it if you decide to purchase this watch.

Updated 11/3/05
I have had the watch now for a year. It still keeps perfect time. I am still very impressed and happy with this purchase. The saphire crystal does not have a single scratch. I have a feeling I will be wearing this watch the rest of my life.

Updated 05/25/2010
Wow. I've had this watch a long time. The finish of the stainless isn't as mirror like. There's a few scratches in the stainless, but nothing that can be seen unless you are looking close up and under good light. The Saphire Crystal I raved about in 04 still holds true. Their is not a mar or imperfection of any type on the crystal. The crystal looks as good as the day I have bought it. Battery life is 2 to 3 years. I probably love this watch more, now that I am moving into 7 years of ownership than ever before. It still keeps almost perfect time. I'd be surprised if I lose a second a year. The Lumibrite coating still works great.
I doubt this particular model can even be found right now but in general, if you can get a Seiko with a Saphire Crystal that you like the looks of, get it. You won't regret it. Ever.... Even for a second.

Good looking watch but the case can easily be scratch. For the price, it's a great buy overall. Casual or formal this one will work. I highly recommend this watch.

It's great looking, the crystal positively gleams. Folks comment on it all the time. I love this watch so much that I've bought it twice (lost it and simply had to replace it)!

EXCELLENT FEEL AND CLASP. WEARS BETTER THAN A ROLEX. EXTREMELY ACCURATE.

Great value, looks and performes great!!!!!! Has a lot of class, and goes great with any type of apparel. Only down fall, occurs when placing the alarm, it's kind off complex.

This was a gift for my husband. He is pretty picky about what he wears. Watches are one of his passions and his knowledge about them is well beyond mine. I was, therefore, reticent in selecting one, not knowing if it would have been a timepiece he would have purchased. Keeping all that in mind, and after having studied several offerings online, I chose this one. To me, it was very attractive, with some fine bells and whistles. Thankfully, my husband found the watch to his liking and he wears if often.

I like the stop watch functions that this watch has. I also like the seperate dials for the different timekeeping functions. Unfortunately, this watch is hard to read in bright light. Such as sunlight and well lit spaces. Overall though, I like this watch because it looks good. Well, it looks good on me anyway.