I've got that same style watch. I've watched several Seiko 5 videos before I purchased one. Knew what i was getting. Had It over two years now. I'm extremely happy with it. Its beautiful, runs great.
New sub here. Thanks for the excellent review of this Seiko 5. An overall lut-to-lug measurement would be super helpful. It makes a big difference in how the watch wears for people like me with smaller wrists. Please keep up the good work.
He didn't take the lug-to-lug measurement, although it's mentioned somewhere across the internet being 45.7mm (which is correct, as I've seen for myself). Even though I wouldn't consider my wrist size tiny, I prefer a ~42 mm distance between the lugs. In fact, this is one of the reasons I preferred to buy the "Rolex homage" SNXJ89, but it was too costly to my taste already 2.5 years ago.
snkl15 or snkl41 which one is closest to GS Snowflake? Both seiko 5's has amazing white dial. I wanna buy one of them but can't decide. currently leaning towards L15 after watching your amazing review
It comes with a small manual that explains things. If not for that manual, you’d never figure out how to change the day language option. I have this watch and I do have a leather strap, but I actually kept it on the original bracelet for the summer, and because I’m not trying to walk around with it looking too formal all the time. This is a 37 mm case, with an 18 mm band. What I can’t understand is how long it has to be worn until it stops running out before its advertised 43 hour power reserve kicks in, because at the monument, I don’t think it goes even 24 hours before it stops.
You have to wear it all day or even 2 days before you can say it’s fully wound. It’s hard to test the power reserve since you can’t wind the watch. One of the negatives I guess.
@@tomd4748I've had a watch with this movement upwards of 2 years. My conclusions are: 1. If you go through life at a desk jockey activity level and take off the watch at night for up to 12 hours, you shouldn't expect it to have a PR greater than 22-24 hours. 2. If one wants the watch to meet the 40-41 hours PR feature (the version that's more ubiquitously advertised) or the 43 hours PR claim, they must move considerably above a sedentary lifestyle "baseline" and aim at more daily wrist time for the watch. 3. From what I can recall from my experiments, the surefire way to reach the maximum power reserve is to take the watch in one's hand while the movement is already working, with the dial almost level to the ground, but not completely. Then swing the wrist left and right for at least 4.5 minutes. If the watch is set aside without being disturbed until the movement runs down, it will stop after *45 hours and 40-something minutes, which is above and beyond even the 43 hours claim for its power reserve in some places.* Whether the watch reaches after 2 days on end its maximal PR (is fully wound) that I've just revealed now or not, depends on one's activity level and how much wrist time it gets above the movement's operation baseline.
Could it work for women? I'm thinking as a gift for my sister. I think she doesn't likes small women watches and also tried on one of my Seiko 5's (SNKK87)
Real Seikos don't speak Spanish. Real Seikos speak Japanese. If your Seiko doesn't have the Made in Japan stamp, all you're wearing is a mutt illegal immigrant..
I've got that same style watch. I've watched several Seiko 5 videos before I purchased one. Knew what i was getting. Had It over two years now. I'm extremely happy with it. Its beautiful, runs great.
thanks for making this video! it's exactly the watch I was eyeing out.
Glad it helped you out!
New sub here. Thanks for the excellent review of this Seiko 5. An overall lut-to-lug measurement would be super helpful. It makes a big difference in how the watch wears for people like me with smaller wrists. Please keep up the good work.
He didn't take the lug-to-lug measurement, although it's mentioned somewhere across the internet being 45.7mm (which is correct, as I've seen for myself).
Even though I wouldn't consider my wrist size tiny, I prefer a ~42 mm distance between the lugs. In fact, this is one of the reasons I preferred to buy the "Rolex homage" SNXJ89, but it was too costly to my taste already 2.5 years ago.
snkl15 or snkl41 which one is closest to GS Snowflake? Both seiko 5's has amazing white dial.
I wanna buy one of them but can't decide.
currently leaning towards L15 after watching your amazing review
I prefer l15 case shape personally.
Yes, I agree. The sunburst dial also only in L15 I believe. L41 more like super clean white paper, no texture no sunburst.
reminder to not change the date after 10 o'clock
Very nive whatch for the price. I`m buying it for myself soon
Works even better with a nice leather strap.
Nice looking Seiko mate! Some of the 5 series look better than the higher up models...
I couldn’t agree more!
Good review
Thank you!
SNK355 or SNKL15 which looks better?
I like the pointy hands of the L15 but I like that the crown is more visible on the 355 due to the slightly smaller case. Both are winners!
It comes with a small manual that explains things. If not for that manual, you’d never figure out how to change the day language option.
I have this watch and I do have a leather strap, but I actually kept it on the original bracelet for the summer, and because I’m not trying to walk around with it looking too formal all the time.
This is a 37 mm case, with an 18 mm band.
What I can’t understand is how long it has to be worn until it stops running out before its advertised 43 hour power reserve kicks in, because at the monument, I don’t think it goes even 24 hours before it stops.
You have to wear it all day or even 2 days before you can say it’s fully wound. It’s hard to test the power reserve since you can’t wind the watch. One of the negatives I guess.
@@TheTimekeeper know what I did? I shook it up for like 3 minutes last night, and it was still running this morning. I guess I’m keeping it!
@@tomd4748I've had a watch with this movement upwards of 2 years. My conclusions are:
1. If you go through life at a desk jockey activity level and take off the watch at night for up to 12 hours, you shouldn't expect it to have a PR greater than 22-24 hours.
2. If one wants the watch to meet the 40-41 hours PR feature (the version that's more ubiquitously advertised) or the 43 hours PR claim, they must move considerably above a sedentary lifestyle "baseline" and aim at more daily wrist time for the watch.
3. From what I can recall from my experiments, the surefire way to reach the maximum power reserve is to take the watch in one's hand while the movement is already working, with the dial almost level to the ground, but not completely. Then swing the wrist left and right for at least 4.5 minutes. If the watch is set aside without being disturbed until the movement runs down, it will stop after *45 hours and 40-something minutes, which is above and beyond even the 43 hours claim for its power reserve in some places.*
Whether the watch reaches after 2 days on end its maximal PR (is fully wound) that I've just revealed now or not, depends on one's activity level and how much wrist time it gets above the movement's operation baseline.
You got a good thing going here.
Thank you!
Could it work for women? I'm thinking as a gift for my sister. I think she doesn't likes small women watches and also tried on one of my Seiko 5's (SNKK87)
I think it would work. I see a lot of women these days wearing smaller mens watches.
Not bad. Why does seiko not put the crown in the middle of the case? I find it strange.
This feature is one of the hallmarks of the discontinued Seiko 5 line.
The gloves make the watch more expensive 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤
is this okay for women?
It’s 38mm so it depends whether she likes watches on the bigger side.
Wearing white gloves? Why? Sheesh🙄
I have a thing about close ups on my hands.
@TheTimekeeper Now I understand. Thanks. Enjoyed your review.
I like the fact that you are wearing gloves when handling sub-100 dollar watches :)
I'm a little self conscious about my hands when they're that close up on camera. I'm not much for lotions and creams so I'd rather cover them up.
I know. 😝
Real Seikos don't speak Spanish. Real Seikos speak Japanese. If your Seiko doesn't have the Made in Japan stamp, all you're wearing is a mutt illegal immigrant..
Are you jealous 😂
@AzulJ2022 Yes, I'm jealous of your fraud mutt watch you think is a pure breed Seiko.
@AzulJ2022 yes, I'm jealous of your fraud mutt watch, you got me.