I was wonder relative time channel is one the best watch review channel on KZfaq he is not biased he is always telling the truth showing you the good bad and ugly but sadly he only got only 16k subscribers ? he deserves at least million subscribers

Once again, the best watch reviews available, bar none. The different looks with the strap changes and the hyper production value are unmatched. Keep them coming, please!!!

Your reviews are some of the best on KZfaq, surprised you don't have more subscribers with your analytical quality content.

"I looked at my other compressor style watches, I have seven" sorry but I had to laugh at that statement.

I'm buying this because it has a cyclops.

One of the most handsome field watches on the market, at any price. Great video, thanks for sharing!

I am watching your video keeping my sarb017 green dial in my hand and saying yes mine is still the best, for ever!

Owned the SARB017 for just over a year now - tremendous value for money and personally I just love my green-gold version. Great to see Seiko bring out all these new options. Great review as always!

Great review. I have one myself, and I agree with all of the points you make. It's a bit steep on price, but I think it's well worth it once you have it in-hand. It's a beautiful piece that looks great with any strap. You can dress it up or down as needed. It's my everyday watch now. PLEASE PLEASE do a review of the bracelets and straps you recommend. I'm eager to get a bracelet for the thing, but need to hear more about how well things fit first. Keep up the good work.

Absolutely loved the review. The way any review should be done. From multiple angles, to various strap etc. Hats off.

Being 60, I prefer the big date, cyclops.

Once again, a well-thought-out review with solid points. Huge thanks for taking the time to research and review the bracelets! I’m looking forward to that video. I’m hoping for close attention to detail: endlinks and how they fit, links, screws, clasps, finishing, durability, solidity, feel, weight, looks, value, all of it :) It’s amazing how there is almost no information or reviews about aftermarket bracelets, even though they sell a lot. As you said, even the sellers themselves don’t know if their bracelets will fit a watch! If I was selling them, I think I would do my homework better. Another example of this problem is the Hamilton Khaki King; there are rumors online that the bracelet of the black dial version won’t fit the cream dial version. I’ve tried to find out about it, but even contacting Hamilton themselves didn’d clarify the matter - they just said it ”should fit”, but they weren’t sure. I have the cream dial version just like you do, and would really like to buy the stock bracelet for it, but ”should fit” is just an unacceptable official answer for a bracelet which costs about 160 euros alone. Anyway, thanks again for a good job! Your channel and Just One More Watch are two of my favourite watch channels. It really shows you put a lot of time, thought and effort into these.

Most watches that have cyclops…look like a cyclops, this watch has a dewdrop. I’ve actually had people ask me if I had a drop of rain on my watch! it’s elegant. It’s perfect and I love it.

Best review I've seen of this watch. I"ve owned this watch for about a year and it really has grown on me. Very nice watch. Would have preferred Alpinist closed case-back, and retro style Alpinist script on the face though. Would recommend this watch nonetheless.

This is an excellent, measured and detailed review. I particularly appreciated your discussion regarding the alignment issues with the compass. I originally was put off with this watch because of that problem, but your reasonable discussion has put it in a new perspective for me. I am definitely going to consider the ivory watch with the gold indices. Thanks for the wonderful and thoughtful insight. I just subscribed.

I eventually caved and picked up a new “ghost” here in Japan when one seller on Amazon put a couple for sale at about $600. This particular model really is a great looking watch and considering Seiko are putting 4r36 movements in watches up to $700 (e.g the darth turtle) , getting this excellent movement with sapphire for a similar price may soon be considered a bargain!

The new white Alpinist is by far my favorite version. I’m also ok with the price, no one is being forced to buy it. The only design element I still can’t get past, are the asymmetrical crowns. But even that could change with over time, as certain designs kind of grow on you after a while. The Seiko Monsters come to mind.

My bezel is off a tad, but I think it is due to the wobbling that can happen in the mechanism. I noticed that if you put the S on the top both N and S then line up, while N on top does not. That does suggest it's not the printing, but the way it changes positions slightly top to bottom.

About the internal bezel play, I have never seen nor encountered anything like that with my Legend Diver and Polaris Memovox. Mind you, I’m quite observant when it comes to my watches. I tend to find myself unintentionally observing the dials of my watches more times than I’d like to admit on a daily basis. Regardless, it was always a pleasure when you lend your perspective on these watches. Great review, might pick this up even though I already have the original Alpinist in green and gold. 👍🏼

"If Seiko says it's OK, I guess it's OK." Although I do not quite agree with that. I also do not mind having cyclopes on a watch and I do like the green dial version of it.

Just bought the black on bracelet. Looking forward to hearing about your other bracelet options.

I was so unsure about spending my hard-earned money on the Alpinist because you KZfaqrs find so many negative ( and good ) things about the watch. But I spent it, and in spite of all I love this watch! I was lucky mi bezel isn't so bad alight 😜 Thanks for the videos 👍

My favourite part in this review was your analyze of the compass misalignment. First off I've actually never seen any comments on this in other reviewers on the Alpinists (I might've missed out on that), and it's something you'd hope would be correct for the costs these are galloping up to now. BUT second, it was interesting to hear that other makers in your collection wasn't exactly perfect in that matter as well. Of course that's not a defense to Seiko QC issues, but it was an interesting turn. Keep up the good work!

I have an 017 and it's perfectly aligned. Your investigation was helpful as was you review. I too love this "Ghost" Alpinist. I also have the 035 so I completely understand the versatility. IMO your review shows how this is the perfect every day watch, timing bezel and date included. Thank you.

I ordered mine directly from Seiko US. 10% off was helpful in getting the price below the list 725. I have an 017 and I love it. Great video Shane.

It's my birthday today and my wife and son bought me the Ghost with a strap code super oyster bracelet, just fitted and looks incredible, best looking watch available IMO

Thanks for this calm, informed, insightful and well shot video 👍

Great review! Thank you. Subscribed! I got the SARB017 on STAIB 20 mm mesh. I just love the ''old world'', gold and green look of the watch. Nothing quite like it on the market :)

I'd buy this watch in a heartbeat if it had Alpinist on the dial. I'm not sure why, but it is a big deal for me that they eliminated the actual name of the watch from the dial. I'm surprised people ate not picking on this.

Nice arc on the misalignment story. 👍 I’m glad I didn’t skip ahead.

Great long term review man. I use to own the SPB119J1 cream dial alpinist. I think for a 200m WR, sapphire crystal amazingly designed field watch, its great compared to swiss offering with the exact same specs, if there are ones. The watch is worth 700-800USD imo. Yes its not the perfect watch with bezel misalignment with it not being securely fast within the case, which i think is a really good point you made. I think more thought needed to be put onto strap options, I personally thought the alpinist was way too classy and i didnt want to spend money on another leather strap so i ended up selling the watch. If i were a collector of seiko pieces, or just one in general i would've gotten the sarb017 and if i was an alpinist fanatic, id get the black alpinist because at least it shows a bit more value with the bracelet and its design. Anyways, this was an extremely well done review, professional and very nice imagery, you are hella underrated.

I passed up the green gold version so many times because I couldn’t get over the colors. I’m glad I did. That blue one on the other hand will be mine before the end of the year.

Most comprehensive and detailed review, thank you.

Thank you so much for this review. I was toying with buying the new green alpinist. Now with your review I think the precious version is my best bet. Wonderful review.

I own the SBDC136 and I love it I’m new to the watch scene and I’m happy with my purchase it cost me $700 shipped from Japan 🇯🇵

Your voice is so beautiful! It's like music to my ears!

Excellent review. The Alpinist is on my bucket list of watches. The particular dial you have does really go well with many strap choices.

Omg.. On that beads of rice US bracelet.. Thats the keeper! Wow!

There's too many shady dealers when you buy them online they've already switched out the parts and you get them and they're kind of scratched the dials are off.... But if you buy it from a reputable Seiko dealer you're going to get quality and they're going to stand by it and you could have buy it and see it in person and when you do you're going to be like wow I want a few of them

I really thought that Alpinist looked killer on that stainless steel bracelet. Not the beads of rice one but the other one. And it looked great on that green and silver nato. Great looking watch. I think I'll wait to see if there's gonna be a price drop. Enjoyed the video...

I got the green Alpinist with taxes paid $650. I like the watch !

I have just purchased the Green dial version SPB121J1,it's a stunning watch.Now being a very long time user of Seiko divers of all models,I was expecting the chapter ring/compass to be misaligned,I had to rub my eyes,the compass is spot on at any position. Just goes to prove Seiko can do it properly if they try.

I’m loving it’s overlooked sibling- SBDC073 (champagne/gilt). Tough and classic...this series is the most handsome of the Prospex line!

Man that is one handsome watch for any occasion. But when you got to the inner bezel not lining up---that was a major deal breaker for me. I hope Seiko will address this soon.

Dude your voice is so calming it's like ASMR

Love your truth full reviews, the good and bad. Aplinists are there own thing, love them or hate it. If I was to get another probably 1. would wait 6 months, 2. buy JDM, 3. I think I'd go white. And yeah it's a strap monster.

I'm new to watches, but the lack of screw down on the compass crown confused me too! I just thought it would need the same spec as the main crown to get the 200m rating.

Dude, first time here. I love the review. Following this page right away.

Depends on the instance it seems. I just got the black shark tooth version. My compass cardinals are perfect everywhere but at 6, where it is off by 1/5th of a secon marker. Not too bad, didnt notice until you pointed it out. Nice review, thanks! :)

Blown away by this review! I've been watching watch reviews for a long time and never come across your channel. Safe to say I have a new favorite. Keep ut the good work! I owned the green baby apinist for some time. Agree with you, my biggest gripe was the height of the watch. Wish they would eliminate the display caseback, nothing to see really. Kind of regret selling it, but this white dial looks tempting.

Thanks for a thorough review. I'm glad I bought a Lum-Tec, C6 for a dress watch, instead of the Seiko, Prospex, Alpinist. The Lum-Tec has the same movement, but the power reserve is less than 48 hours. I bought my C6 new and negotiated a price of $425. The only Seiko i want is the Grand Seiko with the Spring Drive.

Being left handed the bezels don't bother me a bit. If and doubtful I get another Alpinist, probably a good idea to wait sometime for them to up the QC. My King Turtle on right on with the bezel alignment, and they (green and save the ocean) are JDM versions. From what I understand all Alpinist's are Japanese made.

i love the cyclops..btw can you get an aftermarket solid case back to thin the watch out?

Of the two, I chose the Casio Oceanus S100 and am glad I did.

I have the old green Alpinist and I love it. I was hunting the old white Alpinist but just couldn't find it. This caught my eyes and after the whole Coronavirus thing blows over, I think I might get one.

Bro. You gave a good, clear and nice review on this new seiko.alpinist. Your voice matches with the video that gives a clear explanation on this review. The analysis is not too fast not too slow. Its just right to understand a review for alpinist. It also gave me a good idea on what to choose. Cheers bro👍.. Thanks

White dial on a bracelet for sure the way to go. Totally changed my opinion of the watch. Also, ordered my first Vostok (020716) because of your channel.👍

Awesome review! You have a way of bringing out the beauty of the watch. Ended up purchasing the black version for $600.

Great, detailed review as always. I’m really liking the new 38mm Aplinist models that got leaked. They ditch the compass bezel and have a screw down 3 o’clock crown. They look way better and it solves at least one of the alignment issues. Unfortunately I’m not willing to buy Seikos Nader their new pricing scheme which is a good thing as I already have too many watches.

Yours have the same tiny black spots on the dial, mine had the same. On yours its not as bad, but its there. Its the paintjob badly executed and the paint is simply missing. I sold mine since I couldnt live with it. My Sarb017 is perfect

Excellent review, very detailed, honest and practical advice that will help me to make the decision buying this watch, but for now I will wait for the price go down little bit more. Around $850-$900 Australian dollars depend on versions. Thanks very much.

I notice while this new model has the same case design and the compass, there's no Alpinist branding anywhere. The Sarb had the mountain logo on the back, which is gone with the display back.

My Alpinist SPB201JI limited edition comes tomorrow, Starting to love Gray after my Longines HC

I bought this watch, and I am keeping it. BUT, I still do NOT like the cyclops. The moment I can replace the original crystal with a no cyclops crystal, I will. Nice review!

If you want a thinner Alpinist,go for one of the very early ones from the 1960s, specifically one of the champion 850s

It is a gorgeous wrist watch and I love it specifically because of the Cyclops

The polished Seiko bezels are a much softer steel than the cases. Probably to get a tight seal with the crystal.

I switched the original strap the opposite way and it works fine and feels normal.

Very nice review! Thanks. I’ll wait for prices to go down.

I don't know why a watch has to look like one style or another. What matters to me is legibility and a bit of uniqueness.

Thoroughly enjoyable video, I do like that cyclops and it's a tough call whether to wait for prices to drop

I saw the specs on this one, and ended up purchasing a new SARB017 from Amazon for $445. I really don't care about the cyclops, or the display case back. It basically came down to the movement, and I couldn't justify the $300 cost difference for an increase of 20 hours in the power reserve. I'm really hoping I made the right decision!

Right size, nice dial and Cyclopes what is not to like

This is a very nice watch, but in my opinion it doesn't worth 700$. With this money you have a lot of different options with more value.

This gets my OCD going, furthermore these are regular issues with sekio and its QC. For this very reason that's why I only have one seiko watch.

I still like your Hamilton w/day&date at the 12 best for this watch segment. Thx for the video.

Good review.....You have convinced me that my recent $399 SARB017 purchase was a very good value....but I do like the looks of the "Ghost".

The cyclops wouldn't bother me as much as a color-mismatched date wheel on the green and black models.

Great treatment of the alignment issue and other other youtubers would be well served to try to apply this logic.

great review!!! just ordered mine at MSRP I don't know the exchange rate but its close 745 AUD

Dear friend, surprisingly, If you take a look to the dial, you may notice that the indices alignment with the hands center looks wrong. This could explain the moving misalignment of the bazel. This is discouraging about buying a japanese perfection item...

BTW, I bought bracelets from both Strapcode and Uncle Seiko for my SPB1J, and yes, they fit the SARB017. Also btw, maybe the power reserve is a hit or miss...but in my case I can confirm its around 70h.

Great review. I really like my new 119. I had to decide if I should spend $850 to service my Oyster Perpetual Date or to get this for less money. I made the right choice! My dress watch is a Zenith. I wanted a nice watch that I could easily read and that would be durable; the 70 hour reserve is marvelous as well. I have become a new Seiko fan.

Most often I will try to keep the North and South aligned with 12 and 6. Was it that hard. Well honestly they should have still kept the 017. To me it was a looker

This is the success and the power of an individual who is rich to pay for a quality watch from (thirty-four jewels movement) the style of the watch is very unimportant but the mechanism occupies a major place in the industry. It means, buy a twenty three jewels watch, it means mr everyone at low wages from the 3rd class. and it's a shame, it's reality! Me, watchmaker and jeweler for over 77 years retired. S&W. This watch at the price it sells for, would need a movement with at least 30 jewels because of the high asking price!

I am thinking about buying this watch. As for this bezel, not sure what is that all about, but my Orient Explorer is simply perfect when it comes to this. Everything is aligned, nothing moves up or down, really do not understand how Seiko allows this to hapen.

Great review it covers everything we need to know ❤❤thank you

I really like the look of the green dial version. I probably won't buy one because it is overpriced and the fact that the case scratches so easily.

Mine is aligned perfect absolutely perfection artistry at its finest but I will say that if you do buy them online sometimes sometimes they're like Frankenstein watches they've been hauled through you got to really be careful where you're buying them but yeah mine is perfect

This is the first time I've seen a north hemisphere reviewer with the compass bezel with north at 6 o'clock, like it's actually being used. Cool!

Have you, since you made this video, looked at the new No Compass Alpinist? A comparison video would be nice to see. Thanks for what you do. Keep at it!

I bought the srb017 when i was 16 an sold it in 2018 but i bought a new srb017 a few days ago. Cant wait to get it!

I like the cyclops, at least from the video, I've never seen a real one up close. The bezel alignment is weird. I wonder if it's just more noticeable on a compass bezel than on other types of bezels. Those little lume pips lasted way longer than I expected. I think the black version on the bracelet is my favorite.

I feel like Seiko is taking advantage of their fan base with underwhelming offerings and over priced for what they are providing. No thanks, I was a SKX/Sarb line fan but I'm not buying Seiko anymore. I would opt for a Hamilton Murph over a Alpinist.

You do some of the most interesting watch videography! Glad you’re having fun. Stay safe. I love the Alpinist, and the inner rotating bezel. But goodness, was that compass ever used by anyone for anything? It’s always struck me as a “let’s see what we can do” addition. Still cool though. Two thumbs up.

Great video, I have the previous green version and I love it. I have it on an oyster bracelet from Strapcode and it is a killer that pulls compliments all day! Subscribed

Seiko are treating it's loyal clients with contempt

Hate the cyclops, but at nearly 50 it is practical (tho I prefer no date on all watches) Guess it is a tool watch after all. Love my 017. Im sure I will end up with one of these , in cream, in a couple of years. Cheers 👍🏻

Great review. Honest and objective. I don't believe the pricing issue is isolated to the Alpinist. Dropping the SKX and introducing the 5KX is comparable, and I have heard similar mumblings from others about different watches (however I cannot remember by whom and about what and haven't done the research... that's your job! 🙂). Is Seiko repositioning itself? Is the Seiko 5 brands 'affordable Seiko' reputation being reinforced? Is Seiko *really trying to cement* its three-tier pricing policy with the Prospex line? Does Orient somehow fit into the equation? All good questions IMO. Anyway back to it. For example: Seiko 5 - $ Seiko - $$ Seiko Prospex - $$$ In some respects one could answer 'yeah...so what's new??' However I would say that 'what's new' is that this seems to have less to do with different levels of craftmenship, and more to do with levels of demand. I can hear a Seiko exec somewhere yelling: "why are we retailing the Alpinist for $400? They love it! Just put a new movement in it - but don't go crazy!, just use something that doesn't cost us much but make sure it has the specks to 'sell it'. And whack a Prospex logo on it too. Bang! $700! They'll pay what we tell 'em to pay". So the question is: Is Seiko gouging us because we love the watches design? Does Seiko listen to our gripes re. specs etc.? Have the above questions become rhetorical? Don't get me wrong. I LOVE the new Alpinist and think it's WELL worth $400...

If the only watches available in the planet are the green Alpinists , I'd probably wear a rubber band .