The Most Superior Seiko Ever Made! Seiko Superior Review

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Seiko made a watch that was simply superior! An incredible watch built to remarkable standards!
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@AckoMunze 2 ай бұрын

This Seiko Superior is, in my opinion, the best and coolest watch you featured on your channel so far. If I was to pick one watch from the hundreds seen in your hands, it would be, hands down, this Seiko. SM homage is still great, I like it a lot, but the original is absolutely amazing! Thanks for exposing this hidden treasure to us!

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure and I have to agree…it is a truly remarkable watch!

@artbanks27 2 ай бұрын

The hour markers on the seiko are amazing, whoever designed it did a fantastic job.

@andrewrothman7805 2 ай бұрын

I bought the San Martin when it first came out. Really a beautiful watch. I've also been looking at vintage Seiko Twin Quartz models, which are fantastic.

@johnmonachelli5256 2 ай бұрын

Thats a cooler seiko than anything in the current lineup

@MPiKMS72 2 ай бұрын

I always enjoy your videos on vintage watches and the retro homage is a bonus. Thanks!

@lulul 2 ай бұрын

beautiful watch. thanks for sharing these sort of older seikos. they are just lovely!.

@ollyw2897 2 ай бұрын

Wow. I’ve never seen that Seiko before or heard of the superior range. Thanks for sharing. You do a great job of bringing really different watches to your channel. Clearly a very knowledgeable watch nerd! 😁

@statlerwaldorf7130 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant video Gary, I have 3 'vintage' Seiko's, my dad's quartz and two automatics I was bought growing up in the 70's, they still work great and although small by comparison to today's sizes, I love wearing them and reminiscing.

@Andrew-J316 2 ай бұрын

Super nice watch! Thanks for reviewing this!

@Cur8or88 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff! This SM has been on my wish list for a while. Thanks Gary.

@younusimam-thesalamproject6340 2 ай бұрын

More vintage Seiko!!

@casinojohn2310 2 ай бұрын

hi this watch was made in september 1976 going by the serial number great looking watch, great video as always , im a big king seiko fan and they had some killer quartz watches in this time period. keep up the good work

@sinjinadams2862 2 ай бұрын

5 seconds per year is absolutely crazy! With quartz accuracy, it does make you question why in the hell do we continue buying mechanical watches?!

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

I know and to think that was 50 years ago….

@Seajay2016 2 ай бұрын

Hate how the second hand moves..

@latinballa88 2 ай бұрын

Marketing and emotions… duh 🫠

@trevorgray4852 2 ай бұрын

@Seajay2016 ya that seems to be the main argument automotive guys give. I just feel like me and many people are used to seeing the ticking second hand with clocks at school and clocks in movies ect so we don't mind all that much? Like when I think of a clock or watch the ticking second hand is one of the main if not the main thing I think of. So maybe guys who are big on automatic watches and maybe a bit "snobby" feel they've been looking at quartz watches most there lives or for most there younger life's so its a natural step up to fall in love with automatic watches because it's classier and different. And I said snobby because it seems like auto guys use words like "hate" the seconds hand and make it to seem cheap. I guess I'm a bit biased alwell because I'm more of a quartz guy and prefer accuracy to looks but I do love both and at the end of the day we're all watch guys.

@Seajay2016 2 ай бұрын

@@trevorgray4852 I don't mind quartz watches, but the watch feels lifeless when the second hand ticks, like the watch in school. 😅 I have two quartz movements (marlin/mecca quartz))which I love and Casio (1000w) which is my beater watch. I would 💯 recommend a mecca quartz, because the second hand doesn't tick.

@seederi 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love Seiko's old vintage quartz watches, my favorite is the grand quartz snowflake with gold color. The case on it is beat up on the corners and some other places and it didnt have original bracelet, but it still looks good. I even had the movement serviced by a guy called Andy, who specializes on japanese vintage quartz watches and after half a year she is still running perfectly, even more accurately than my other quartz watches

@simonmcguire4290 Ай бұрын

Bought the SM after seeing your review and almost flipped it on eBay. Was torn as needed the cash for another watch but as no takers for the price I was asking, am genuinely glad it's still in my collection and will keep for a while longer.

@FatherSonWatchTalk 2 ай бұрын

Great video! I love, love, love vintage Seiko!

@adk7962 2 ай бұрын

Very cool. Thank you for showing both to us. Proxima has cheaper version they recently had on sale for $130, and I’m kicking myself for not getting it (it’s like $185 now, which I can afford but the principle of it...) I plan on getting it one day and throwing a Watch Gecko vintage bracelet on it. Thanks again!

@nizarmurar 2 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Gary . Beautiful comprehensive, unlike others on the net. With huge appreciation Nizar

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure!

@rev.waynet.oleary7387 2 ай бұрын

Thats a great looking watch.

@RandallSlick 2 ай бұрын

I love those 70s Seiko Quartzes. It really was a golden age of technology and design. Like that SM have homaged it, with reservations. I doubt most buyers will be aware of the OG, which is a great pity.

@jamesp3022 2 ай бұрын

Unique showcase comparison review

@SOCerberus94 2 ай бұрын

The glory days of Seiko. We ain’t getting this type of build and look from them anymore.

@lucianacarvalho4095 Ай бұрын

stunning watch

@cedarcanoe 2 ай бұрын

Both are gorgeous in their own way

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Yes but the original is special…

@brotherandrew3393 2 ай бұрын

That watch is really beautiful.

@watchalot919 2 ай бұрын

lovely watches, both of them

@cykotronic 29 күн бұрын

Wish SM made a gold version of this.

@apparaoapparao 2 ай бұрын

I have an inbound Proxima that resembles those beautiful Seiko Superiors…putting it on a metal bracelet to further capture that mid/late 70s vibe.

@XHobbiesPrime Ай бұрын

This thing is gorgeous.

@BennyLlama 2 ай бұрын

What a great looking watch. Shame San Martin didn't use a quartz, that would have been a killer combo

@AlexanderB. 2 ай бұрын

I like these watches, both of them! But the San Martin is so much better on it's strap. That shiny bracelet is an eyesore!

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree, the bracelet is not the best sadly

@jerryglasses2229 2 ай бұрын

@@ilikewatches A jeweler could brush the links for not much money.

@williamsipe1151 2 ай бұрын

I've been aware of this series for a while low and I really want one. Still looking for my perfect example.

@ignaciopadilla5150 2 ай бұрын

I would rather have that vintage Seiko a million times more than the SM. Beautiful watch.

@brunof.6452 Ай бұрын

The bracelet though! 😍

@PaddyMcMe Ай бұрын

Dear GOD that Seiko is beautiful. That bracelet looks original, the 5 links matches the 5 pronounced indices perfectly.

@kerrybayton2954 2 ай бұрын

The strap on that superior is from a King Seiko Vanac.. I have a couple of Vanacs & one has that same strap.. 70's Seiko are fantastic watches.. Thats a very pretty watch enjoy it..

@peakrider4886 2 ай бұрын

What a great find with the Seiko Superior! Well done SM for producing a classy stylish watch. Tonight, I watched a video by a chap called Mike, the channel is called This Watch, That Watch about whether Rolex et al are a rip off. I thought the video might have been tongue in cheek, the more I watched, the more I could feel myself wanting to vomit. Everything he was saying, mostly about Rolex, made me think about how ridiculous the “luxury” watch market is. How pretentious we must all be going along with all the marketing and celebrity endorsements, that wearing that kind of watch would make one a winner, a success, someone to be admired and respected. It spoke to me of everything that’s wrong with the world. Thank goodness we have sensible reviewers like yourself, Russell, Jody, and many others, who show us that great watches don’t have to cost a lot of money.

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Here here!

@ChristyOFaghan 2 ай бұрын

yup - they're great

@grahamliggat7193 2 ай бұрын

Gary - the original’s hour markers are black onyx! I have one and it’s stunning to look at and stunning in its accuracy. Can’t believe you sold yours - a sad day when you packed it up? V best G

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

I really didn’t want to but I’ve got a tax bill pending and I have to make more sacrifices sadly….

@grahamliggat7193 2 ай бұрын

@@ilikewatches I did see it in your store - someone got a great deal but I feel for you - v sad! Still you only have to pay tax if you’ve made out like a bandit 😉 Just kidding - but thanks for funding all those schools and hospitals! G

@slowbluesmaster 27 күн бұрын

Never better!

@bladimirkroutska3707 Ай бұрын

Mind blowing....

@SCrltpimpernel 2 ай бұрын

So first you cost me money with an obsession with citizen Cosmotron watch (now own 6 lol ) and now I'm going to be buying Seiko superior 😂 I've been looking for a daily quartz and now I've found it !

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 So sorry….you won’t be disappointed with them…they are sensational

@billgrisenthwaite3874 2 ай бұрын

That Seiko is something else a gorgeous piece ,the san martin is nice as well but I,m not sure about the bracelet that's a lot of polishing .on the leather strap it looks a lot better

@gabelov 2 ай бұрын

Hi, I bought this SM 2 weeks ago with the metal bracelet thinking it was more interesting than the leather one. The watch is great but this bracelet is way too shiny. Is it possible to buy the leather one separately ? This distributor told me they dont sell it without the watch. Thank you.

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

I don’t think so sadly

@murph8411 2 ай бұрын

There were quite a few HAQ watches made that were accurate to under 10s per year. Didn’t omega make a mega quartz watch as well that was accurate to under 1s per year? Then there are still longines, accurist and eta based watches like certinas available today.

@edwardcatt2399 2 ай бұрын

That ‘toothy’ bracelet is actually perfect with those dial indices that get mirrored in this thing’s inner bezel . . . If you chose that bracelet yourself then you made an excellent choice.

@AM-zk7pj 2 ай бұрын

Before this I saw the San Martin in same design... 2 3 yrs back

@jerryglasses2229 2 ай бұрын

I bought one when they first came out and its an amazing watch. I end up selling because it was jsut a bit small. Advertised at 36mm and the case is that size. Problem is that the case flares out and the bezel is closer to 34-33mm making the watch look smaller than 36mm. And i have an average size wrist.

@SenerS10 Ай бұрын

I wish San Martin releases a 40mm version.

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands 2 ай бұрын

I have the Pulsar, black not white but same layout..

@richardvacanti9428 2 ай бұрын

I just pitched a specht and sohne . And the finishing is on Par with San Martin that’s just my opinion.

@ericvob1845 Ай бұрын

Now I want to know what the original strap looked like

@BlindTom61 2 ай бұрын

Could you please tell us the model number for the San Martin?

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands 2 ай бұрын

Same layout as my Pulsar 2001 quartz...

@tdugong 2 ай бұрын

Sea-gull movements are very good but I find it best if you send it to the watchmakers for a cleaning because I've heard horror stories of debris, fingerprints and machining marks on parts. Brr!

@AtlantaGuns 2 ай бұрын

Wait til you see 1-SPY quartz

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Yes, a work of art!

@Zotrax1946 2 ай бұрын

Shiny and beautiful, indeed! Yet that Superior logo… that’s a put off for me.

@SuperMrgentleman 2 ай бұрын

Does it still maintain that accuracy today? How accurate is it now?

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Very, it was serviced

@TrappedInTheTwenties 2 ай бұрын

It'd be a stunning watch, were it not for the DikinBaus logo in the bottom half of the dial above Superior.

@dimasakbar7668 Ай бұрын

that looks like a killer, too bad it ticks. The San Martin one, i never thought i can want it even more but here they are with that bracelet

@edwardwilcox6606 2 ай бұрын

Very nice to be sure but I have two words to trump your Seiko & that is `Citizen Chronomaster` 😁

@Iexpedite1 2 ай бұрын

I passed on an early Superior. I still hate myself for letting it go.

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Shame….

@orangeyellow-me1pz 2 ай бұрын

I'm really not interested in quartz but that's a nice watch. I wouldn't want one but i can see the draw.

@eb2058 18 күн бұрын

How do u shorten the san martin 37 mm bracelet

@davidhunternyc1 2 ай бұрын

For me, the real spiritual successor to the Seiko Superior is not a Seiko. It's the Citizen 0100, powered by light, with +/- 1 second per year.

@yocoasty 5 күн бұрын

These superiors almost never have the original bracelet. I own one without it as well. it’s extremely frustrating that they are so unattainable.

@martinsailjocasta9399 2 ай бұрын

No shONEt! ...you anit in a minority....Top episode!...top factoids!...my radar is ON!

@expomm Ай бұрын

Mechanical watches are the ICE cars of the future, not efficient so nostalgic

@micaljimenez7381 2 ай бұрын

If you buy an expensive or cheap quartz problem is the dah of technidal problem,nobkdg will repair it,if its old you dont find thepiece for repair,if its new they change all the mouvment en cost a lot,an automatique could be repair...i think

@carlosseral5342 2 ай бұрын

❤

@hugohugo37 2 ай бұрын

Seiko quartz watches from the 70s are really nice but they can be heartbreaking. If the movement goes it'll be tough to get parts- lot's of searching for donors high and low. Quartz watches are considered cheap throwaways for the most part but when they first came out, they were revolutionary. "You mean it just runs for five years on it's own?!?!" My father got one in 1977 and I'm sure his engineering side loved the high tech nature of it.

@Aggnog 2 ай бұрын

Everything looks nice on it, except the hands that are too thin and flimsy and also the logo that looks like a rude drawing.

@villewintermaul1907 2 ай бұрын

Still not at Casio God tier❤

@4by_yotaguy373 9 күн бұрын

Everything about this timepiece just makes my pants tight. 🥵

@peleg462 2 ай бұрын

I feel like your vidoes lack background music

@ilikewatches 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback

@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands 2 ай бұрын

That San Martin looks great, only one thing wrong with San Martin, they don't make bracelets that fit my 9 inch wrist, usually their bracelets are Hobbit sized. :( And NOPE you cannot buy loose extra links... Sadly.. I tried,...