Show off your Seiko 5

john_marston said:

They're already not a good value proposition anymore. Only a few left (here in Europe at least) that you can still get new for under ~$100. Mainly the SNK80X ones. Most other new-ish 7S26 Seiko 5s are now in the £120-150 realm. I'd go Orient. Or the Chinese have much better offerings now, you lose the 'Seiko' badge but you can get a San Martin that's 3x the quality.

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Trouble is... I like the size of the older Seiko 5 watches. I don't know that San Martin, or any of the other usual suspects, AliX or otherwise, are doing much under 40mm or certainly not under 38mm. Best I could dig up was a 36mm DateJust and OP homages, from AgeGirl, which I'm told will actually arrive as R-brand fakes.

I do like those new 40mm 5s (and I'm pretty sure lug width is 20mm), but I think at the moment, I might be on the lookout to buy a few of the older SNKL / SNKL, etc. style watches.

john_marston said:

so those new 5s are for sale

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I'd like the black one with the smooth bezel (not sure how you call it, but kinda looks like a Tudor Black Bay 36/41).
But at €280/£230, considering it undoubtedly has:
- crappy bracelet
- Hardlex crystal
- 'pop out' crown

It's a nope for me. If grey market prices drop to around £150, I might grab one

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Totally agree with you on the price, how are they different from the 5KX? Or are they the same thing just new colours?

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gav1230 said:

Do y'all consider the 5KX suitable for swimming? I know the water resistance is fine but I don't know how easy the crown pops out.

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Do crowns just "pop out"? If this is a problem for you based on your wearing habits maybe you should consider a screw down.

Honestly, why worry about it? If popping crowns aren't a real problem (they're not) when is enough WR enough? And if all you're going to do is worry about your "water proof" watch in the water, why wear it?

Heithel said:

Totally agree with you on the price, how are they different from the 5KX? Or are they the same thing just new colours?

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It loses its rotating bezel and is a bit smaller (40mm diameter, 20mm lugs). That's it, really. The new ones with rotating bezel are just new colours.

Kuzushi said:

these are cool, but the price is kinda high for a 5

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It's MSRP, street price will go down in a few months. 5KX prices are already way down (around 220 on LIW and sub 200 on some models on Macy's)

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That's a stunner - excuse my ignorance but what's the reference please?

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B1ff_77 said:

That's a stunner - excuse my ignorance but what's the reference please?

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No worries, thanks. It's an SNKL23 on a 19mm Rolamy bracelet.

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gav1230 said:

It's MSRP, street price will go down in a few months. 5KX prices are already way down (around 220 on LIW and sub 200 on some models on Macy's)

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Maybe true in the US, but there are a lot of places where you cannot buy it below MSRP. So I agree, it is too much for a Seiko 5.

thebuzz said:

Ginger bread FFF

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Such a beautiful combo, kind of regret selling mine!

Gregorinho said:

Such a beautiful combo, kind of regret selling mine!

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Mine was a gift so it's a keeper

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