10 BARGAIN Hidden Gem Seiko Watches

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Tired of the same Seiko recommendations? Yeah, me too. So I did some digging, hours of research to compile this list of 10 affordable underrated Seiko watches that are worth your time. Pun wasn't intended but I'll take it.
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@elijahdelacruz3204 Жыл бұрын

I really love my Alpinist SPB121J1, but the baby alpinist line indeed is really underrated. It’s more true to the field watch design with its more simple design, traditional single crown, and non-compass bezel. And it gives a similar vibe to the likes of the Rolex Explorer without being a copycat, it’s still uniquely Seiko. Also, thanks to its cleaner design, the baby alpinist line just lends itself to more dressier situations better than the standard double crown alpinist line if you’re looking for a watch that can do dressy.

@simonthomas5113 Жыл бұрын

Really nice selection there, some of them are new to me. I bought the Baby Alpinist in November 2021 and it is a very firm favourite. Perfect on a 7" wrist, and extremely legible at a glance.

@rikdriscoll2160 Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on the baby alpinist, i think its my favourite on this list. I also think the SSK009 GMT is an absolute stunner, really elegant! Top video mate 👍

@rickrounds2173 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. What do you think, SRPG57 or SRPH75? I can't decide.

@Newerasamearea Жыл бұрын

Some really good finds here, especially the square 1

@davidthom7127 Жыл бұрын

I GREATLY appreciate your extensive efforts to find watches fresh for us KZfaqrs. Especially for us Seiko FANatics. I couldn't find something to satiate my lust for dressier watches, unfortunately. Seiko seems intent on culling them off when they get popular. Which drives me INSANE. I'll keep on my lifelong search for my perfect lifetime one watch collection. Hopefully with help from you

@jogrimfb1916 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! Finally the baby alpinist is getting some attention. I love mine and wear it almost every day. Got a leather strap and a president link from uncle seiko so I can pull of 3 different styles. Don’t regret a thing

@dukirps Жыл бұрын

$800 for a baby alpinist is insane considering the OG was $300 just 4~5 years ago

@bumcrackwatchco. 11 ай бұрын

So it's a fabulous iconic design , very much uprated , refined , Has 70 hour power reserve , beautifully finished Is there a better watch for the price ?

@dukirps 11 ай бұрын

@@bumcrackwatchco. Orient Star watches have a better finish at $400-$500. Orient Star Power Reserve comes to mind. Also Hamilton field watches and Tissot PRX

@darrenfry4695 10 ай бұрын

@@bumcrackwatchco.There's lots of better watches for less money Hamilton khaki for one far better watch in my opinion and you save a couple of hundred quid, . I'd rather buy orient better watches for your money over Seiko

@user-iz9co4qf6z Жыл бұрын

The baby alpinist is a stunner, proper Rolex explorer vibes but with its own style

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Completely agree. I love that is has heritage too with the older Alpinist models. Proper explorers watch!

@richardpool9970 8 ай бұрын

Gary over at I Like Watches has a review of the square Seiko and it's one I've considered. Prices on the Alpinist have been dropping (at least where I live). Baby Alpinist has been on sale in last few months for around €550 and you can even get the blacked out limited edition Alpinist for around €650 as it hasn't sold as well as expected. Really like the look of the SRPG59 as I hadn't noticed the little details before your video.

@ahchiu9 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for featuring the SNKP23! I picked one up after seeing it here, and I LOVE IT

@TopTierTicker 11 ай бұрын

No, thank you! Enjoy!

@Tdawg0620 11 ай бұрын

The baby tuna and baby alpinist are my picks. Beautiful combination

@stereoslime Жыл бұрын

I have four Seikos and I love 'em all. Blue Presage (SRPE43J1), Presage Style60s (SSA445J1), Glacier Alpinist (SPB197J1) and a Solar Diver (SNE585). No issues so far.

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Love little collection of Seikos my friend. Particularly love that glacier Alpinist! Thanks for watching!

@johnnyyuma7337 Жыл бұрын

Nice pickings 👌

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Appreciate the support Johnny 🙏

@user-iz9co4qf6z Жыл бұрын

SPB053 is beautiful, the dial is superb. Very underrated watch

@Infraredxxxxx Жыл бұрын

Nice video 👍🏾

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend, I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍

@rossyoung8892 Жыл бұрын

The Seiko alpinist range has only been on my radar for a couple weeks but it's fair to say I've already become pretty smitten. The sarb013 is my favourite but as it's discontinued, buying pre-owned seems to be the only way to go, and trying discern fakes from authentic sarbs is providing difficult

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Yep, the fake Sarbs are scary good. Even Max from WatchCrunch got duped and he's a seriously experienced collector.

@MrKanjidude Жыл бұрын

Very good suggestions. The baby alpinist is very tempting. Luckily(?) Seiko helps me save money by insisting on cramming day-date into most of their models, something I absolutely cannot stand, thus making them irrelevant for me.

@Newerasamearea Жыл бұрын

Srp025 deserves a shout i reckon.

@jeffreygoss8109 Жыл бұрын

Nice content

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeffrey, appreciate the kind words 🙏 stay healthy

@amlesh8638 Жыл бұрын

I love the seiko arabic snk063j5

@VictoriaStobbie 10 ай бұрын

“Tunas” are thicker, both in case height and bezel width. The one shown definitely is thinner and does look like a “bottle cap”, at least to me.

@theshadowman1398 Жыл бұрын

I have the blue dial baby Tuna with penguins on it. That dial is simply epic and the whole watch punches way way above it's price point.

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

I'm very jealous, that dial is one of my favourites in the whole watch world, enjoy! And thanks for watching

@rick2219 Жыл бұрын

This Anarctic penguin Tuna is available at Long Island watches for $413. I love the dial, I have the Monster model.

@ant7936 Жыл бұрын

Why this obsession with 200m when most people will only wear their watch in the bath?

@Anirossa Жыл бұрын

The 6R35 tend to preform worse than the 4R movements as a side note, its also known to be the less reliable of the two.

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Interesting, only heard positive things about it. I'll look in to this, thanks for contributing.

@WatchesAndPhotography Жыл бұрын

My two Seiko divers with 6R35 movement are very reliable and keeping great time at around +- 2 seconds per day when worn daily.

@Anirossa Жыл бұрын

@WatchesAndPhotography Its a lottery, searth up the movement and you will find it mentioned all over

@WatchesAndPhotography Жыл бұрын

@@Anirossa A lottery? What are you, 12 years old? I have never encountered anyone complaining of the movement outside of KZfaq talking head commentaries.

@tankt13 Жыл бұрын

I have 7 Seikos with the 6R35 movement, all bought at the AD. All but ONE of them had to get regulated because they were going over 45 seconds fast a day. My Willard 55th Anniversary watch had to be completely overhauled as well. Once they got regulated they performed extremely well, just really sucks that I had pay more for it to get there

@marcjames3487 Жыл бұрын

Some nice watches here to be sure, but they only remind me that Seiko ain't cheap anymore. Yes that Alpinist is gorgeous but 800 US ? Better alternatives available for that methinks.

@watchalot919 Жыл бұрын

I have owned several Seikos in the past, but the only one I own is my Alpinist. Whilst the aesthetics are normally very good, the movements are pretty crap, the QC issues prevalent, and the price to high. I gave up on them when I discovered micro brands

@theshadowman1398 Жыл бұрын

What’s wrong with the movements. I have a regulated 4S35 in my land turtle ( fieldmaster ) and it’s accurate between -3 en -5 seconds per day. But then again I only buy seiko’s directly from Japan. No Made in Japan on the dial no deal.

@watchalot919 Жыл бұрын

@@theshadowman1398 Have you ever witnessed a 4r35 or 6r35 on a timegrapher? They are reliable, and if you wear them in the same manner on a regular basis and regulate them they can be quite accurate. The regulation on arrival is generally very hit and miss. Once bought an SKX and it ran +40spd on arrival. Like said, great aesthetics, but poor value for money. I love my Alpinist, but it's only worth half of what I paid in reality

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

I've owned around 5 Seikos now and not experienced a single QC issue. I know they very much exist because I've heard an abundance of stories, guess I've been lucky. I have my sights set on that SPB155 by the end of the year

@sanorojales2253 5 ай бұрын

location idol

@theshadowman1398 Жыл бұрын

That square seiko is really gorgeous but I can't come near it because of it's non hacking / non handwinding movement.

@garynico9872 Жыл бұрын

But it is a very2 tough movement, mine is 10 years without service

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Yep! Sold my SNKL23 because the movement started to annoy me!

@24934637 Жыл бұрын

Before I started collecting watches I considered £150 a lot of money to spend on a watch (for me personally)! When I quit heroin, I rewarded myself with a £180 Accurist quartz watch, thinking it was a great watch!......Now, my perception LOL. has changed somewhat LOL.

@woonfaseng8737 Ай бұрын

being watch enthusiast, i hv heard of the bottle cap....but never knew it has screw down crown!

@JR-gp2zk Жыл бұрын

8:44 This watch would be perfect if it had 200m of water resistance, or at least 100m. GMT watches are travel watches which mean it should be safe to at least go in the pool. You are really risking water damage with 50m.

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Meh, not to fussed about it only having 50m. I'd treat it the same I do with my pilot, dress and everyday watches, they don't see a splash of water. If I'm doing anything wet I'll strap on one of my divers...

@jf300car6 Жыл бұрын

I have an alpinist and the imprecision is about - 40 seconds per day. Im done as well! Never more seikos!

@elijahdelacruz3204 Жыл бұрын

You know, you can just have it serviced by Seiko or any third party watch repair and service store, as it does have a standard and easily serviceable and adjustable regulating screw. You may have just gotten a badly regulated and/or poorly quality controlled copy (this can happen from time to time with any mass produced watch brand, not just Seiko) if yours is indeed running 40 seconds a day, as my alpinist is actually running slightly more accurately than its published +25 to -15 second a day. My seiko SRPD51 which has the 4r36 movement also runs more accurate than Seiko’s published accuracy for it. Reviewers such as Teddy Baldassarre have also pointed out that Seiko’s 4r36 and 6r35 movements run far more accurate than Seiko’s published accuracy, as these published accuracy are actually just Seiko’s benchmark for the allowable inaccuracy their movements should have, a sort of qc test.

@gusthesailor4885 Жыл бұрын

I'm done with Seiko because of the imprecision and non-constancy of their so-called recent (3 to 4 years now) movements It has become a lottery that can be expensive given their price increases My last disappointment was an Alpinist with a completely imprecise and non-standard movement (+ 2 minutes / hour !!!) How it can come out of the factory and offered for sale is incomprehensible Immediate return of course and refusal of any replacement Their old low priced movements found in some chinese watches are better!!!

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

Yeah that is ridiculous, should've never left the factory. I've personally not had an issue with a Seiko watch yet (touch wood).

@ianmarshall3633 Жыл бұрын

Apologies, I don't mean to be rude but I find it very irksome when people pronounce " PRO SPEC " (Professional Specification) as " PROSS SPECKS " which means nothing. Other than that, a great video.

@TopTierTicker Жыл бұрын

It's literally got an X and the end. Everyone pronounces it 'pross specks' If Seiko intended it to be pronounced 'pro spec' they did a terrible job... Thanks for wathing 😀