Customer Reviews

Seiko Men's SRN023 Coutura Kinetic Retrograde Watch

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Seiko Men's SRN023 Coutura Kinetic Retrograde Watch is a fine time keeping machine. In about two weeks since I've had it, the watch was too fast only by 4 seconds relative to the internet time. It takes very moderate amount of movement to keep its battery charged. True, it looks very nice and catches the other people's eye. There are, though, couple of important things I definitly do not enjoy as much as its ability to be a very good time keeping instrument. I have problem reading time at a reasonably quick glance. The face is way too busy with wide and long 5-minute marks and with unjustifiably large and bright what Seiko ironically calls the watch "retrograde" for - the day dial. When both hands are over this dial, it takes quite some time and strains my eyes to recognize which hand is which, especially when they are close one to another, not to mention when they are even partially one over the other. The minute hand is much narrower than the hour hand and has a very sharp end which is barely distinguishable when the hands are close together and the more so when they are over the day dial. I think that both the minute hand and the second hand could be made a tiny bit longer. Another thing I definitely do not like and have hard time using is the little date window because it is way too small, the date dial is imbeded too deep and the numerals are too small especially when two numerals are to be displayed there - very hard to read. All in all, we carry a watch to SEE the time and other things on the watch face without having to spend too much time for this and straining our eyes. Add to this being in a not so bright lighting environment and you would start thinking about buying another watch and puting this one on the other wrist as a decoration -:))) However excelent a watch is as a time keeping instrument, it has got to be convenient, practical and easy to use. Prior to this watch I had another Seiko watch that served me better than well over quarter a century but it had a perfect lay out of the white face, also with the calendar on it.
June 28, 2010. Well, I would now, after 8 weeks of carrying this beautifully looking watch, radiating gold on black, on my wrist, like to add a few words to my original review. I am now more fully aware that this watch is NOT at all convenient, practical and easy to use. The problem reading the face of the watch that I wrote about earlier, is even more troublesome than I initially had encountered. So, I am already looking for another watch that will have a clearly readable face instead of decoratively glittering display with that noncical "RETROGRADE" day dial. The best spot for the latter is an arch slot at the top of the face, just belou the hour marks, never mind where the date dial is as long as it is imbedded in the face. In addition, the watch is heavy and, therefore, shoud've hsd a wider wrist band, not the 20 mm. one. If you adjust the band to be tight then your wrist would suffer. If you would allow it to sit loose, you will have to use your second hand to turn the watch towards your eyes. Finally, the band's lock should have been made with a safety feature which I find is the most reliable as it never unlocks accidentally. One more thing I am also missing is the functional bezel . . . well I fell for the looks-:))) In conclusion, would somebody buy my watch for a half price, LOL? I have changed my rating to two stars instead of initial three. Happy shopping to every one!!!

A fine piece of craftsmanship. When I first got the watch its battery was charged to 1 month. After wearing the peace for just an afternoon it charged up to the full 6 month capacity.
I have received several comments about it's uniqueness.
Like all watches I buy I did have to knock a pin out of the band and take a link out for it to fit properly.

I received this stunningly beautiful timepiece yesterday. I couldn't wait to write a review on it even though I just received it yesterday. I have never done a review on any of my other watches or other purchases before but the pictures do not do it justice. You have to see it in person to believe it. The goldtone hands, hour markers and day-of-the-week retrograde are magnificent. It is a very classy watch that can be worn for any occasion. I have a collection of about 30 watches so far and I have put this one as one of my top 2 favorites. The craftsmanship is superb and flawless. This makes 4 Seiko's in my collection now one of which is a Seiko 5 that I bought 36 years ago and is still running, and they have all been super. I can't say enough about this gorgeous timepiece. I highly recommend it. By the way, this is not Kathie Bell, this is her husband David.

I have had this watch for about 6 months now, and have (almost) nothing but good things to say. Just to get it out of the way, my only real complaint is the band. The size of the links is a little big, so it may be hard to find the "perfect" fit. Mine is slightly looser than I would like, but adding a link will make it too tight. I did get used to this pretty quickly, but it does sometimes get annoying. Apart from that, the color on the band is brilliant. For a dark color, it has that shine, but not overly done. The dial looks great, especially in the evening when you have a little bit of light bouncing off of it. I receive a compliment on this watch almost every time someone sees it. It is super unique and keeps perfect time. The only time you will need to adjust it is daylight savings. I will admit I don't really use the day indicator on it, but man does it look classy! I wear this watch every day at work so the charge has been at full for quite some time.

I honestly have no regrets with this watch, and the only complaint I have is regarding the sizing. I have a pretty skinny wrist and the size of the dial is just the right size. I have hit the glass against the wall/table a few times, and there is not a single scratch on it. I would say that you shouldn't really let this watch get too wet. The black finish gets a little spotty when the water dries, so I recommend wiping the spots off every now and then. My friends that tried it out think it's a little heavy, so just be cautious as per your preference. I like my watches to have that "solid" feel to it so I like it. I constantly rub the band against the desk when typing away all day, and the finish on the band is still clean without scratches. Regarding a review above saying it's hard to read sometimes, I agree to some extent...but only when the hands are overlapping closer to the day indicator. It has never taken me more than 3 or 4 seconds to figure out the time so I won't complain about this...it's a very minor compromise for the added style.

I would think this watch costs about twice as much as it does by looking at it, and prefer the styling even to some of the Tag Huer's that cost a few hundred dollars more. Despite my couple nuances, I still give it 5 stars since I think the style is a worthwhile trade off.

it is nice I like it ,this is good buy and the price was good ,it fits the arm nicely ,no complain

I like the style and give it an A+ for easy reading. The down side is the weight for the Kinetic power system.

This watch is great! Everybody remarks how nice it looks. Great for every day and dress-up alike. Sharp looking! I only wish it had an alarm and larger luminescent hour marker dots.

I got this as a graduation gift for my son. He loves it and never takes it off. I am not an expert on watches, but I think this is a great deal and I am very happy with the purchase.

Excellent Timepiece. Kinetic movement keeps this watch charged for months without wearing. Most kinetic movements discharge after only 24 to 36 hours.