EXCLUSIVE Look At The NEW Seiko SRQ049J1
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Have Seiko finally made their best automatic chronograph yet? Thanks to Seiko from sending it in, I get the exclusive first look at the SRQ049, a Seiko inspired by a 1972 6138-8002.
Is it any good? Is it worth it?
Let's get into it!!!!
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Great content Russ, lovely watch but 2.5k 😮 only the true Seiko nuts will go for this.
I own the Seiko Prospex SSC911 Solar quartz chronograph. I paid under $650 USD for it. It is the panda dial with a domed sapphire crystal. I'm completely happy with it.
I am a massive fan of that retro bracelet. What a beaut.
My wife knows when I watch your channel with my AirPods in the ear. Because I’ll dance to your fancy jingle in the beginning of every intro! Hilarious how much one knows your dance moves. Had to share Russell. Still love your content all the way from the beginning from Covid! Cheers on life, struggles and achievements!
Oh MWC, I always hit the like before the show starts, thank you for another great review.
Thanks for the show, Russ, fantastic one again! That's a beauty of a Seiko right there! I recently picked up a pearl-dial "ghost" Alpinist the other day on a whim, and I must admit, I'm falling a bit in love with Seiko again... I'd let this one pass I think, it's a little too pricey and too chunky for me right now, but I'm really liking the more vintage-inspired pieces they're doing lately. Makes me wonder where they're going next!
I love it ! Certain other watch reviewers are as usual
going to bag it just for its size.
A beauty for sure. You hit the nail on the head with comments on the date circle ... Too expensive to have a date background that doesn't match the dial color. This is where a mechquartz dominates - complicated movements needing to be slim yet give a smooth second hand sweep ... For a lot less money. All that being said - good on Seiko for taking a punt on the high end mechanical chrono market. This will sell.
thank you, that's exactly the review I was wanting to see !
Ooooh a beauty! I’ll stick to my hockey puck speed timer (the crispness of the dial does for me every time), but this is a little beauty!!!
What a great looking watch! Pricey for sure but it’s hard to think of any other fully in-house mechanical chronograph that can come anywhere near the price of this Seiko. And that’s before you factor in the zaratsu polishing etc. I agree that we could do without a date window and it is a thick old thing but otherwise I really like it!
Awesome show MWC! I love that you’re working directly with Seiko UK! A nice bit of recognition for your channel from a legendary watch brand 🙌
Cheers Gareth! Yes Rob at Seiko is a great guy and happy for me to talk how I want about these watches!;) imagine this dial in a 39 mm case!
well, mathay tissot landeron 73 auto chrono diver for a grand, the Tissot Tissot, valjoux based that I've just seen at £1200, great watch but I cant see who would buy it, especially with the ecodrive version floating like a turd in the marketing pool, prospex logo is too modern and annoyingimho
@@jamesblonde2271
Do all those watches have 100% in house movements?
If that price has got you down, you can get a similar look from Seiko's mechaquartz-powered SSB429 for a fraction of the price - and it wears much better due to being thinner and lighter.
Thank you!🫡
yepp this is to topheavy
That is a VERY nice watch for the Price!!!.. Thanks very much for the recommendation!.. I'm seriously tempted by that!.
I got “limited” white dial blue tachymeter ssb mecaquartz and its beautifull. ❤❤❤
Agree
Oh! 🫢
Chunky little bugger ain’t it?!?
Thanks for sharing Russ 😊👍🏼
Inclusion of what the wife said is fantastic, great review, keep up the good work.Wish I had
more funds to add more Seiko's to my collection, I'm working on a business to create custom watch boxes to fund my addiction.
It's a beauty! Looks like a bigger version of the Timex Q Chronograph that came out last year.
I can't pick which I like more!
Today I wore the same Casio a1100, I Love that watch. Now at my night shift I'm wearing my casio DW5040 40th anniversary. I got it for my 40th birthday last week from my wife. ❤
Nice!!
Outstanding watch and great review. And.... please take note that I spent 5.5 K on a Seiko PS Spring Drive GMT that is a Grand Seiko with a different logo. These watches have value, must pay for that considering people spend more money in watches that has less value! Cheers from Italy
Awesome looming watch, I iwnvan SRQ023 which uses the same movement. Excellent movement too btw, vastly superior in operation to my tissot PRS 515 which uses the more basic cam lever valjoux 7750.
This just made me realize that I can't think of a non Grand Seiko, Seiko mechanical chronograph that isn't solar quartz. Impressive and very much needed for the brand! (I also love the circular date display in general. So much more refined than a square cut out, IMHO). Any thing under 15mm is fine, IMHO. Somebody does need to go to Seiko HQ and hold them hostage until they ditch all their pin and collar links, LOL. So ridiculous.
Ooh I really like that, that is exactly what I go for and the dimensions are great.
good review....was interested in this as I'm looking for a panda, and the inspiration from a 6138 made it intriguing, but it does look too thick....my search continues....
Seiko getting Grand Seiko features = Prospex. And priced accordingly.
Chronos aren’t my cup of tea, but I’m sure this will sell briskly.
I'd love you to look at Spinnaker, their new Hull Chronograph looks pretty good, and what a price.
Sitting here, broke and with my small wrists 😅 but hey it's a beautiful watch! But if I would have so much money to spend (yeah completly different watch and style) I'd get myself a Nomos 39mm Club Sport
Can not get on with those Batman ears lugs! Most Nomos I can’t wear!
Wow! Gorgeous watch! It looks better than the Daytona!
Hate all these limited editions though.
Wow this thing looks great.
Looks great from the top but so thick. Short sleeves only
The prospec logo should be on the crown only, that’s on every prospec watch.
I wish they would include an on the fly micro adjust.
Classic show, lovely watch but……… oh that price.
Cheers Sir 👍
If it was a grand cheaper, would you buy it?
The wife got this one bang on😂😂
That watch is huge
Wow 😮 I’m pretty sure they applied lume on the back of the hands.
video quality looks good
Enjoyed that one, thanks Russell! I'm a huge fan of the 6138 and 6139 watches, and for the price they are a real bargain right now. You can easily find a nice one under $400 at the moment. I just find it hard to imagine paying so much for a modern version, especially when the old ones were so much more compact.
Send me a link at that price
Please
You can get a SRQ029/SBEC005 that uses the same case and movement and a better bracelet in mint condition for about $2500-3000 on the second hand market. I think it is a nicer looking watch IMO. This is a great watch as well and having owned a SRQ029 they are very well made.
It’s nice, and other than the thickness and the price it would be a no brainer
yep, and the accuracy lol.
@@LukeZak that’s why I love my Seitona.. accuracy for days, solar and very well made for £420 that I got it for in the Airport
We need to get on to the brands to give date or no date options, it can't be that hard to do. The price isn't too bad, maybe at 2000 and the changes you suggest.....no Prospex badge, no date window and even a bit more lume so we can hit the 9 👍
Yeaaaa I think I’ll keep my JDM Seiko Spirit chronograph, yea it’s a mechaquartz but its a beautiful watch for under $150
I've considered this watch, but those pushers remind me of Frankenstein's head.
What a beauty!!
It’s a good looking watch but if that’s the best Seiko has to offer they need to keep trying. Too many negatives for me. Great review. Have a great day!
This one is really gorgeus. I wish they could save 1mm at least, even reducing the w.r.
They should take the date window away or make the wheel white and black text. to match the chrono dials
It's a price level higher than the Astrons, and they are quite different beasts. It is a pretty thing but that's a lot of wedge for a Seiko, you're into a whole different level and brands like Tag etc are coming into the equation. A tough sell.
Remember this is also a nod to original chrono which beat Zenith,zenith el primero should been called el segundo but the swiss were so furious they just said "No we live in alternative reality where seiko doesnt exist so we will stick with the original name".
What a stunner!
Wished they just re released the original model
In my opinion, the price is justified. In contrast to the new King Seiko models, we are talking about a high-end chronograph here. Nevertheless, Seiko's pricing policy is difficult to understand.
I’d buy one today if they could make it manual
Wind and thinner
they’re continuing to move further upmarket, which is fair enough, but this is going to feel like a lot of money for a Seiko Prospex chronograph for most potential buyers.
totally agree with you on that silly proooospexxx logo and datewheel, thank God they are there though, otherwise I would be buying yet an other chrono 🙂
Bracelet has distinct Omega vibes which I don’t like however dial looks great. 14.6mm tho is similar to the Tudor Chrono (lovely watch) that got pilloried for thickness.
Please review the Citizen
Signature series watches. They were VERY high end and the line was discontinued. Start with the
Have to say, pin and collar sends shivers down my spine! I'd rather have push pins than P&C. Seiko should commission any number of Chinese brands to make a screw link bracelet ... They seem to have cracked that code even on sub $300 watches. Nice Seiko, though. Wonderful show!
Once you see one of those little collars fall off the table, it's gone forever. Those things are tiny.
I got a signed crown on my presage mojito 😅 lucky me I guess
Let’s hope Jody agrees 😂
He won’t even review these 😂
Trouble in "The Community". 😂🤣😂
Several years ago I bought a microbrand dhrono with a 8R28 (99% what you're getting here) for £700, It's beginning to look a bargain. Both 8R28 and 8R48 are chronos based on earlier Seiko three hander movements so being "built up" (not sure of the technical term) they are relatively thick movements. Mine has performed well. People complain about the price of Seikos but I'm betting that the non-limited edition will eventually be available with good discounts for those with patience. The wife won't put it on her wish list. 😂😂
Yes I think it’s £2300, if you could get it for 16/1700? Could be a great deal!
I have the Seiko SRQ025J1 with the same movement 8R48 I like the colour choice of the new watch but that's about it. (do like big crowns.) I think it should of been 2 dials flatter (different movement.) plastic lid, more like a speedmaster without the outer bezel. this is what their colour choices t and price tell me.
top heavy one !!!
It's really a chunky boy 😂... Looks more like a helmet but not in the way of the 6139-7100 Darth Vader... I don't know, is quite handsome dial, except for the date window that looks like an after thought. Definitely not cuff friendly watch, rather more like a cuff Buster... Or a knuckle duster 😂.
Thank you for the video.
Unbelievable but my seiko presage 60‘s Style got an sign crown😉👍🏻😂
I would expect Seiko chrono with 8R movement to have a higher price tag. Honestly, I don't think i complain that much.
But I really feel that Seiko should chase the classic 6138 look. For me, that is the design of a perfect Seiko chrono.
100% agree! Seiko should be the trend setters! They’ve done it before
Definitely a nice watch. I have recently been turned off by dates on chronos. I just don’t think it works because it usually gets squeezed in
Deal breakers for me. That round date window is hideous
If Seiko ever release an update of one of their mid 70s LCD chronographs, how much will they mug us for one?
Thanks for great content like always!
Please checkout the JDM chronos that Seiko released under Presage SARK007, 008,009 and the ones with arita dials…
Those are stunning and i would dare to say nicer than this one.
Very nice, but looks more like it was inspired by the Forzo Enduratimer 😀
Nice, for a granpa bear
I was shocked to learn that San Martin use the exact same polishing technique on some of their watches. Of course, I'm not saying it's the same quality as Grand Seiko, but it's just another reason that seiko needs to step up their game in the entry to mid level.
They are charging more and more and still giving us basic movements and cheap bracelets and qc.
BADASS
I’d nothing against mechanical chronos, but I’d rather get a cheap quartz like the Timex Marlin chrono of which, is more beautiful, vintage looking, and worry free watch. And spend my money on the navitimer, sumo noosa or sje093.
Hate to be that guy, but there's a typo in the title. The non limited is the SRQ047
I need guys like you!!!
Why not give Quartz movements some jewels! It has moving parts too! Except for digital watches of course.
I wish Seiko would re-issue the SLQ007 or SNL029P1. Best looking chronographs they've ever made, imho.
I'm normally one to criticise Seiko for their pricing in the Prospex line, but in this case I think it's fair given the 8R movement. It's when they charge £1200-1500 for a regular time and date-only 6R35 that I get annoyed. Agree it looks too large/thick for many wrists. My 6139-6012 chronograph from the 1970s is only 13.8mm thick whilst also packing a vertical clutch and column wheel, amazing really.
I had a similar size watch years ago and if the band had even a little bit of play, it would simply flop around to whatever was the downward position of my wrist. Reminded me of those exercise weights you use. Also, NOBODY needs a date function on a mechanical watch any more. We all have phones for that. And, of course, let's be honest. $3000 USD is right in the middle of some very nice Swiss movement options. I don't see anyone other than the most die-hard Seiko fan buying one as it's very expensive and 3k+ is suddenly a lot of money. $1500 one can think of as a bit over $1000 and a splurge, and $2000... well, it's a gift or something.. but $3000... plus tax... yeah, it's competing with Rolex and the rest as it's "bling"/excess territory and at that point money isn't the issue if you can actually afford a $3000+ watch. Kind of like how nobody "stretches" their budget to buy a Ferrari. If you can afford one, you're also able to afford any other supercar out there. Normal working peasants aren't going to ever see this as an option.
Would buy a Longines over this no doubt. Great review though!
Think the Longines Big Eye chronograph may get my money first to!
That’s all good and everything but I’m buying a Sinn or Hanhart for that price range.
It looks a lot like the Bulova automatic Accu Swiss 63C117.
I'm generaly not a huge fan of chronographs, and definitely no big fan of Seiko, but Seiko really knows how to make a great looking chronograph. The fact that a $2000 watch has a pinned bracelet is exactly why I'm not a fan of Seiko.
Oooooph that’s a lot of dollar for a daily beater brand
I would rather they just reissue the 1972 as is, with an upgraded movement, like their recent GMT reissue.
Me to;)
That's not a bad price for an in house column wheel chronograph. Nice
The wife is a national treasure! 😂
One for the diehard Seiko fans at that price. No use in having a top notch dial and GS level finishing when you ruin it with a Prospex logo. This completely counters any retro vibes.
Nice dial , ive really gone off chronos , years ago i loved them , strange how tastes change.
The colour is lovely , very classy.
The thickness is ridiculous though , its getting to the stage you could take it off the wrist and use it as a stepladder 😂
Seiko and their pricing , im a huge Seiko fan , but they are starting to turn me off.
Seiko will always be the excellent sub £500 section for me.
That thickness though 😮
For me the orange accents look out of place on that lovely dial
Hey Russell. Love the review, but I can't help but think that the 'chronograph' is a pointless complication, at least for me. I used to think it was great, and bought a Speedy for it, but I never actually ever used it. The additional pushers spoil the case aesthetic and the extra 'machinery' used to deliver the functionality invariably add thickness to the watch. Plus, if there is a tachymeter scale, it makes for a much wider bezel making the overall watch diameter larger than it needs to be. I must admit these days I basically ignore any watch with a chronograph now.....sigh!
Great review. Thanks. Too bad your wife trashed this one. Not a watch for her!
This and the white dial version are very handome. Chunky monkey! Seems like many mechanical chronographs are thick . Been checking specs on many recently.
Just bought my first mechanical chronograph. Seiko sbec007. Vintage style dial........thicker still. Should be fine for me. I wear mm300 all the time. Should be here tomorrow.
i like the signed crown when it is suposed to be a "formal" or even an everyday watch, but when it is supposed to be a tool i think is better if it is not signed. I might be alone in this, i know that being signed looks better.
It's not as dear as the SQR029 Panda,which I have, personally I prefer mine but I like this though
🤔i dont understand two of the sub dail the one with 30 and 12... I realize the other is a second hand or dail but the other two🤔
30 minute and 12 hour counters.
Look, I think what we need to really acknowledge. Here is the fact that Seco is getting back into producing somewhat affordable, automatic chronograph watches. And for me, I think this is a fantastic watch. However, the date window is definitely a dealbreaker for me, and then the dreaded ex on the dial. Can we just put that on the case back? Fantastic review, and I love your videos. Great to see this one on the channel.
I think most folks wouldn't mind a tiny date window at 4.30, considering a date complication is more useful than a chrono to a lot of folks. I don't usually mind the Prospex logo but it does stand out too much here, should've been done in a subtler colour.
Are you on drugs?
It's nice, very nice indeed! But at 2500 pounds? Perhaps not so much! Tonight I ordered my second Arnie, a Tropical, for $349AU (about 180 pounds). Now that watch, at that price, is very, very , very, nice - and with the change... well, it could be a very nice Christmas indeed!!
So true. I'm a sucker for Seiko too but their pricing since of late is completely bonkers. Their last true value offerings were with the Turtles, Arnies, Monsters, Samurais (pre-"King" versions) and a few others. Things went downhill after that. £2500 for an automatic chronograph may be "affordable" in the grand scheme of things but I doubt many people want to spend that kind of money for a Seiko on the dial when that's luxury brand territory.
@@Mettalchin Interesting too is that a key feature of this watch is the mechanical 8R48 Caliber, yet the identical Seiko caliber albeit designated NE86 is sold to 3rd part manufacturers whose watches can be bought for a fraction of this price! So while it is a lovely watch, I'd rather spend my hard earned on the also beautiful Seiko Speedtimer SSC911P which is about 17% of the cost (in Australia) of this one. And is more accurate too. So while the 8R48 is a wonderful movement, it doesn't really justify this price imho.
Good points. I think the most I'd personally pay for a Seiko is for the Alpinist. For anything more than that, there are just too many equivalent or better offerings from other reputable brands including Swiss ones. I'm happy with my SNA411 Flightmaster, it'll probably be the first and last Seiko chronograph I ever own unless I get my hands on a white dial Flighty someday 😉
@@Mettalchin Flightys are very cool, and yes a (rare) white dial (is that cloud white?) would be even cooler. I'd love one of those! Meanwhile I'm happy with the Seiko SSC015P1 Solar Chrono'. Actually it's my favourite GADA watch, although sadly not an auto. Gee - just thought - does that mean the SRQ049J1 would be the perfect GADA (I no longer dive) and One Watch Collection watch ?????!!!! Perhaps I need to buy one after all!😳
@@stevezodiac575 That Solar Chrono is an absolute beauty, especially for the price. I've had my eye on it for years, missed out on buying the blue dial variant for a steal at one point of time. I'd still love to get my hands on one but they're becoming hard to come by, at least for a good enough price, sigh 😮💨 Quartz watches are perfect GADA watches, especially Solars. I'm yet to get my hands on a Solar Seiko but if I did, it would either be the Solar Chrono you have or a good old fashioned Arnie 😎
supeeeeeeer!!!...
I'm a bit confused Russ, How come Seiko could make all those amazing looking automatic chronographs back in the day in the 70's etc but I'm sure they were much thinner back then compared to this lovely modern slab of a watch?, I thought logically the new one would be thinner?
Fantastic point ! Ok so let’s get the water proofness out of the way first the case which houses the movement has to have a certain thickness in order to be 100m waterproof . Back then I’m not sure how waterproof they needed to be for people to start asking questions!;) the 6139 and 6138 were strange movements, outdated as the date and day was changed by pushing in the crown at certain tensions and seeing them flip over. The creme del a crème was and is a Valjoux 7750. This movement mimics this. They are thick . I can’t really answer why Seiko can’t . I know Bvugari can make and automatic movements that’s 3 mil thick? Maybe today, to do that type of thinner movement doubles the cost , decreases the amount of skilled watchmakers that can do it????
Nah I like their two sub dial chrono more
I think surely it's time for the Prospex logo to go! Keep it on the packaging or stamp it on the caseback if you must, but really it's beyond a joke now...
Maybe 2024 will be the year of getting rid of date windows when they're not necessary!
To me high beat chronograph means 36000 bph.
The price being what it is I think the Prospex logo has to be removed from the dial to the crown or the back.
Not a fan of the bracelet.
To stick to the vintage vibe it should definitely be reduced in size.
Thumbs up as always for the video! But thumbs down for the watch. The moment you said "limited edition" I lost interest. It is a handsome watch, though.
Funny that a bracelet made specifically for the watch still looks like a poorly matched aftermarket bracelet. It looks like a good bracelet, it just doesn't match up at the end links.
Tell you what Russell I think l married your wife's twin as she says exactly the same things when I add a new watch to my collection lol!! Love the channel DrPaul