If I Could Only Keep ONE Seiko, The MM200 GMT Would Be The One: 8 Month Owner Review
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- Seiko has been on a roll when it comes to releasing new GMT watches. It started back in 2022 with the SSK GMT (SSK001) and continued onwards with the Alpinist GMT (SPB379), the Navigator Timer (SPB411), and the Seiko 5 Field GMT (SSK023). However, for me the Seiko release of the year was undoubtedly the Marinemaster 200 GMT SPB383. It combines so many of the fantastic aspects of the Marinemaster 300 with true wearability and of course a GMT function. So the SPB383 was essentially my perfect Seiko.
Now that it’s been 8 months since I bought mine I’ve come to understand the watch on a deepr level, I have also been able to understand what it is like well past the initial honeymoon phase, and finally if it is worthy of not only replacing my MM300 but also replacing all of my Seikos. So in this video I’m going to go over what I’ve loved about the MM200 GMT and what I wasn’t a fan of over the past 8 months I’ve owned it.
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As you can see from the video, the watch is in great condition only with scratches on the ends of the bottom lugs. Looking down at the wrist no scratches are visible. The bracelet was worn mauve three times so no scratches on it or the clasp. My MM300 hasn't been written very much since. Full set box and papers with the bracelet and the rubber strap.
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TIME STAMPS:
8 Months With The SPB383 MM200 GMT - 00:00
Loves: The Marinemaster 300 Experience - 00:56
Loves: The Case Design - 03:24
Loves: The Overall Comfort - 04:18
Bonus Point Love/Hate: The Movement - 05:10
Dislike: The Clasp (and bracelet kinda) - 07:19
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Because the MM200 GMT is so good the time has finally come to sell the Marinemaster 300! It's for sale for $1500 check out the description for more details.
If you're interested send me an email at thewatchidiot@gmail.com with your shipping zip code so I can get a shipping quote. I'll cover the first $50 of shipping costs which means free shipping for most people😁
One of the best Seiko focused watch channels on CZcams - keep up the great work!
Thank you so much that's very high praise! So long as Seiko keeps putting out fantastic watches I'll continue to cover them. Hopefully 2024 will be a great year for them😁
This was my second watch, and first seiko. Didn’t rly know what I was getting into besides just liking the design. Your vids and thoughts helped affirm me that I did not impulsively dropped money on an overpriced watch. Much appreciated.
Thats awesome to hear, happy that I was able to help out a bit and confirm your thoughts. Liking the design of a watch is more than enough reason to get a watch and design is something that Seiko has in spades considering all their iconic case shapes and more. In the end Seiko is Seiko and while they arent perfect, seeing their designs on my wrist makes me feel so happy. In the end thats what watches are all about!!
This case, in my opinion, is the best of Seiko design. I have the 3 hands, no GMT version for almost 2 years and it will be my last standing Seiko
Absolutely agree. My mm300 was too top heavy and to thick. And this watch is so design ana functionaly thoughtful. It give such pleasure to wear
Pulled the trigger on the green one (SPB381J1) after watching your review and the watch is way more beautiful in real life!
Thanks!
Hey man, I’m a new subscriber and I own 3 Seiko divers 2 have actually been in the ocean when I snorkel here in Florida. My Orange Samurai is my favorite. Great channel.👍🏻
Thank you so much it means a lot to me that you're enjoying the channel enough to subscribe! Great to hear that your Seiko divers have seen actual water, mine barely touch water or rain lol. I've been wanting to learn how to dive so that my watches can live a good life doing what they were meant to do! One day maybe
Have the SPB383 since 6+ months. Ticks so many of my boxes. Really a great pick ‼️ Get going 🚀
Seiko really did a great job with this one, happy to hear a fellow owner enjoying theirs as much as I'm enjoying mine!
I understand your thoughts...for my side it's the SLA057 who is quiet similar in terms of shape.
A so well made watch this SLA ! 👍🥂
@thewatchidiot just got mine very recently, and after a couple of days on the wrist, i now understand what you and others meant. The wearing experience is so comfortable. I love it and am starting to want the other color variations as well.
Beautiful piece. Love the slimmed down version of the 300. Looks like a keeper for sure!
As cool as the MM300 is, this being a more wearable GMT version is just perfect long term and I'm thinking it's a keeper too!
Hello, nice video ! Where did you get the buckle replacement please ?
I just bought one a few days ago and I feel It's the best watch for me and I plan to keep it forever.
Great review. This makes me want to give this watch a shot. Would love for you to get your hands on the SJE093 and hear your thoughts on it.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Definitely give it a shot and try to see it in person bc its really special. The SJE071 is stunning and it tempted me quite a bit when it was released! Hopefully I can get one in for the channel at some point I'd love to see it in person
I bought one and put it aside. Your video had me pull it out. Not too clingy? I'll give it a go!
I 💯 AGREE, I absolutely love mine. I wear it on Seichu NATO grey.
Glad we're on the same page! I really need to try mine on more straps a gray NATO is sounding mighty fine. Is seichu the brand?
Great vid! What clasp is that? Is that a strapcode? Thanks
Just picked up my SPB439 on Saturday. Absolutely love the thing. Keep up the great content!
Congratulations on the pickup the 439 is such a stunning watch! Btw what color is the GMT hand some photos and renders it's blue but in others it's quite teal.
Glad to hear you're enjoying the channel, there's a lot more to come😁
@@thewatchidiot to me it looks like a shade of Sky blue. The indices on the bottom half of the rehaut are the same color as well. It's a super nice detail!
@@Beacon57 What's the difference between spb 385 and 439?
@@AvanticareWellnessCenter 385 is the 110th Anniversay STO model, blue-ish dial and limited to 4000
How about the 439?
This is one of my favorite watch out of my collection. I have the green version spb381 of this watch. It's very fun to wear.
The green dial is stunning as well it was a super close second when I was deciding which one to get! Do you wear it on the bracelet or something else?
@thewatchidiot I wear mine on a green fkm strap. The fkm strap style like the one you have in your video.
Great video.
It's my "next" seiko when they will be lower priced in used condition.
I really like a lot more the 8l35 movement.
The sweep is a lot better and the accuracy also. It's not in the same league but not at the same price either.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah I'm sure the prices for used versions will be good soon enough. All the 8L movements are very nice indeed but like you said they cost more so I'm more than happy with the 6R movements I've got
Where do i find replacement clasps for SPB bracelets? (I‘m from europe)
I’ve been SO torn about grabbing this one! The only thing holding me back is the 6R movement. Dozens of 4R/NH3 movements haven’t disappointed me once, but four of the five 6R15 movements I’ve owned haven’t even met Seiko’s -15/+25 rating. I’ve been wearing my gorgeous MM200 “Great Blue Hole” all weekend. I sent it in for warranty regulation last year, but it won’t get me to meetings on time tomorrow. I love this GMT enough that I think about swapping an NH34 into it, which makes me second-guess my excitement for Seiko in general.
I say just go for it! I have the new 6R54 GMT movement in three watches at the moment (this MM200 GMT, The Alpinist GMT, and the Navigator Timer) and I haven't had any issues with them at all in terms of the accuracy ranges. Also if you want before potentially swapping it out for an NH34 you can try adjusting the 6R54 yourself or you can have it regulated. People have been getting these well within COSC levels after regulating them.
If I recall correctly, you're near the Washington DMV area? Do you have recommended dealers that would negotiate a discount on this watch?
Any thoughts on swapping the bezel insert with a 24 hour scale version? If it had that, I'd have bought one already.
On the accuracy subject, I understand if it's your only watch. However most of us have many watches. I personally swap to a different watch nearly every day so it's less important.
What clasp are you using on your spb bracelets?
I stopped buying Seikos after my Alpinist… because the 6R35 in mine is so terrible (even after warranty repair). I don’t want to gamble on it happening again.
My Alpinist with 6r35 is the most accurate watch I have. Too bad they're not better regulated out of the factory for consistency. Would iit really be that expensive for Seiko to do that? There are micro brands that sell for $500 that do it.
Thankfully I've never had any issues with seikos but technically speaking bad experiences can happen with any brand or movement so mechanical watches will always be a gamble to a certain extent. But that doesn't mean that Seiko shouldn't step up and tighten up the accuracy ranges should be standard for 6R movements at the very least
@@thewatchidiothe was more so referencing the frequency at which the quality control issues occur with the 6R35 specifically. Obviously all mechanical movements are prone to issues.
First!!! 17 seconds in and I'm watching this. Love this watch, £1200 here in the UK 😊
Much appreciated man😁!! Seiko did such a good job with this one and now with the lower prices it's an even better buy
What kind of bracelet is supposed to come with the MM300?
I seem to be alone in having zero problems with the stock bracelet and clasp.
i like this mm200 gmt but i will wait for the new mm300 with the marinemaster text back on the dial. hope they release it soon ✌️
Yeah the marinemaster name never should have gone in the first place, considering the name fully lives on in the watch community! if it came back on the MM300 it would make quite a few people happy to say the least😁
Have you checked out the SLA055/57 and SLA073/75 . I believe that is the real MM200 and a substitute for the MM300 . Has a similar case to your gmt at 42.6mm but with wider and more beautiful bevels . I think that is the future of Seiko divers right there and I really hope Seiko bring out a simple black sunray dial and black bezel version of the SLA073 on the bracelet cuz that would just be perfect and will definitely cause a huge ripple in the landscape of Seiko divers (similar to when the MM300 came out ).
Yeah the SLA057 (the gilt version I think) is a stunning watch and is beautifully done! Although for me I'm not the biggest fan of gilt dials and especially gilt bezels so I'd have to see one in person to see what's what. Although lately I've been warming up to gilt dials. And while the current price of about $3600 is worth it, it's just a bit too much for me considering my love for the SPB383.
But I agree if they release another one with a great bracelet and a great clasp it'll be next level stuff!
Beautiful watch, but the GMT should have the 24 hour bezel.... The GMT hand points to those hour markers.
Does the strap fit Seiko lugs?
The watch looks great and so does the case. Interesting Seiko didn’t use a GMT bezel, opting for a dive bezel instead.
The case will never get old for me! Still love looking at it to this day😁 Personally I'm really happy that this is using a dive bezel bc it's more useful for my use case but mainly bc it still feels like it's a pure dive watch first that just happens to have a GMT function!
My Seiko srpd55k1 gains 2 to 3 seconds a day, I don't bother with the accuracy at all since I wear it for 4 to 7 days and then put another watch on my hand.
Wonder how this compares with the SPB453.
Which rubber strap is that for your 383? I wanna get one
Who knows I don’t know nobody knows.
Nice watch, but that's one hand too many for me. I have no use for the gmt complication. A regular diver works just as well for tracking a second time zone.
Very nice watch, though I'm not ready to pay that price, so I went the SSK003 route.
The SSK003 is awesome in its own right! Still really love my 001 on a beads of rice bracelet
For me i don't like gmt watch 4 hands like no no for me. I prefer non gmt looks more clean and the dial so beautiful.
If you like the look of them, there is an integrated rubber strap that can be put on it
I had MM300, sold it, was just too thick, hard to wear. Bought SPB383, black version and only thing I regret is that didn't take green. Hope so somebody would do matching jubilee. Absolutely god tier Seiko
I own the black spb383 aswell but I’m thinking of buying the mm300..
the green dial is pretty cool but for me the classic look of a black dial suits this watch. A jubilee for this one would be cool and i'm sure it in the works somewhere out there!
@unknown81360 feel free to let me know if you want to buy my MM300!
@TheKopolanpoika. Try UNCLE SEIKO for a jubilee strap.. Good luck..
Thank you for making myself feel good about my impending purchase of my black MM200 GMT.
Happy to be of service lol😁 Excited for you to get one it's so good
How's the accuracy been like? These -R series movements are my biggest concern and the only thing that's keeping me from pulling the trigger on any of them. Then again, i wouldn't want to pay the premium for the 8L movement which is not regulated either. And the MM 300 is a big chunk of metal - too big for my scrawny wrist!
Mine has been pretty consistent at +6 sec since I got it 3 months ago
I want the green one (spb381?) so badly
the green version does look might fine, fingers crossed you can get one soon!
I feel like the shiny parts of this watch make it look cheap. Also if you are after a dive watch that works for Saturation diving you would expect it to be this big but standard diving to 40m does not require the watch to be this big. The case just looks like something you buy for under 100quid.
Stopped buying auto Seikos, I own 2 quartz Seikos (SNE573 and SUR447). Waiting for Seiko to release the SPB143 in quartz as that's the only Seiko I would buy.
I really wish there were more quartz variants of the SPB lineup a quartz SPB143 would be awesome and I would love a quartz Shogun as well to get it as light as possible
I've had the SPB 143 for almost two years and it still pleases my eye on my wrist. Of course I have problems with accuracy but I love it nonetheless. Yes, 143 quartz would be a nice option.
This is a great watch design wise
Amen to that! I still love seeing it on my wrist to this day
Is that a traveller's GMT or office GMT? Thank you!
Office
there are rubber straps that fit to the case like an oyster flex. see islander watch for one.
I had tried a crafter blue fitted strap on my samurai once but the angle pinched my wrist so thanks different version would be fantastic although i cant seem to find it on the site. Whats the product name on the site so that I can search for it?
You need a *curved* end rubber strap for that.
The only one SEIKO to have is the SLA043
Loving your content, TWI! #NewSubscriber
So happy to hear that your enjoying the channel and that you subscribed, it means a lot to me!😁 Lots more to come this year
@@thewatchidiot looking forward to it!
SKX❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
gotta love the SKX! It'll always hold a special place in my collection despite me hating the fact that it doesnt have hacking or handwinding lol!
I tried one on yesterday and I liked the watch overall, but the convex caseback caused the watch to sit too tall on the wrist IMO.
Ah ok sorry to hear that! Different watches wear differently on different wrists so unfortunately it wasnt meant to be. Has this been your experience with other Seikos as well?
@@thewatchidiotI had a Seiko Samurai in Ti years ago and that fit me nicely. The brands I wear most often now are Omega and Panerai, both of which sit really nicely on my flat 7.5” wrist.
Seiko prices like Invicta. Street prices half of list. 😂
Sorry, I can't excuse a watch if the movement isn't accurate. Why would u make so many compromises-dont like the bracelet, watch isn't accurate - when u can I buy a watch (your longines) that is at least accurate.?
i dont get some people who just buy and buy and buy and buy cheap watches. A lot of these youtube channels seem to promote new watch buying all the time. Every week they are reviewing another shitty copy watch by a chinese brand.
You only have one wrist, how are you going through all these watches every week. I wear the same watch for a month and then I rotate it with something else. You can only wear one watch at a time, so wear one that is expensive for you. Wear one that costs 1 week to 2 weeks of wages as your daily beater,
Waaaaay 2 flashy. SNE 569!
Put it on the MM300 fitted rubber strap from Crafter Blue, you will thank me later
Ah yes those look really good I definitely want one! although for some reason when I got one for my samurai a couple years ago the angle of the strap pinched the top of my wrist. I'll have to give it another go but through Amazon for an easy return just in case
They do one specifically for this watch as well
Mm300 looks better
It's definitely got its own look and feel that's irreplaceable, I'll miss mine when it goes!
I kinda agree with others that I prefer only 1 camera angle (the angle in front of you). This watch definitely is good looking but I was kinda shocked with the price. The movement is important if it's a daily wearer.
Appreciate the input, I wanted to change things up a bit and i enjoy seeing videos and documentaries with a second angle! At the moment ive recieved 2 comments in the last 26k views about the second angle, so I'll likely keep it but I'll look into changing up the placement of the second angle or maybe eventually keeping it for particular types of videos.
Yeah the msrp of this one isnt for everyone but the discounted prices that should be available now make for a pretty great deal given the high quality of the watch head. Agreed, the movement is super important for a daily wearer, but for me at least, knowing that it'll be running and working is more important than having an accurate movement that might have issues that might stop the watch from functioning correctly or functioning at all. Accuracy can be adjusted pretty easily. But thats why I'm staying away from anything with a Soprod movement!
I must admit you got a solid case. The whole watch is a beautiful sinthesis about the best design elements of design and yet a solid movement with a all around complication such as GMT. Great piece. There is something which I found quite negative. There is no GMT 24 hours either in the bezel insert or the chapter ring. So how the heck you read the GMT hand?
Yeah this watch really does bring about all the best things that Seiko has to offer! Pure Seiko case and it being a GMT is a huge plus.
So actually this SPB383 has a 24 hour chapter ring! I didn't show it in this video but you can check out my original review video and you'll see it there. It's quite subtle which I like just to make sure that it's prioritizing it's dive watch functionality and aesthetic
Kindly do the review of SEIKO SPB 453 SIR THANKS❤😊
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two cameras, not very good idea, mate... looks weird
Two camera angles is used quite often in videos and documentaries! But noted, ill make some tweaks to the placement of the second angle to improve
Meh
Not true gmt
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I swear the happiness I feel when #nkuwan uploads a video is beyond!!!!
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Horrible lume. If you like lume... This is worst than the skx..
I swear the happiness I feel when #nkuwan uploads a video is beyond!!!!
I swear the happiness I feel when #nkuwan uploads a video is beyond!!!!