 "My favorite watch!" | 2009-10-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3UDCR3L82JG51 |
| I LOVE this watch. I was a bit worried about it being too big since my wrists are on the smaller side. I have the rubber band which could be a bit shorter but fits fine. The watch itself is large but perfectly balanced and fits great. Took a few days to get used to the weight but now I feel "naked" when I wear a smaller watch. I get compliments on it all the time. I have not been "diving" in the watch but have swam with it in the ocean and have had no problems with it whatsoever. If you are on the fence about buying this watch then just GO FOR IT! You won't regret it. |
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| "New Owner of Seiko Orange Monster!" | 2009-10-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: ABNIYK0UKZ2FC |
| Ever since I read Clive Cussler Dirk-Pitt series books, I dreamed about a watch similar to Pitt's Doxa. I got the better one few days ago as Seiko OM! Bought this watch after reading lots of reviews on Amazon and other websites. It is really a amazing watch. It is heavy but not much that you become uncomfortable. Big but does not look out of place. I have been using it for 4 days now. It might run bit slow or fast however did not notice anything yet. Keeps good time. Looks & feels good. I highly recommend Seiko OM to anyone looking into buying a similar watch. AG. |
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| "as long as you can move your arm" | 2009-10-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2E21I74OHF0OZ |
Great watch, but the automatic part is tough on people who can not or do not wear the thing 24-7. After one or maybe 2 days of no wear, the thing shuts off. I guess this is normal, but I am disabled and don't wear it all the time and it is a pain in the behind to have to re-set it every time. I love the looks and the fact that it is a Seiko makes it one of the best on the market, wish I could have worn it more.
Rev Cliff |
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 "Very disappointed. Out of warranty after 31 days? Left hanging in limbo." | 2009-08-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2PX8S7J9I8951 |
I've been a Seiko owner for decades, never an issue. Then I started buying the larger diving watches. I owned the Seiko Men's "Black Monster" Automatic Dive Watch #SKX779K1 purchased on feb 6th 2009. By July 14th the day/date had stopped working on the watch. Sent in for repair, was fixed through warranty by World of watches' cost $10 in shipping...but was repaired. The day I sent in the watch, I ordered another Seiko Men's "Oragne Monster" auto dive watch direct from Amazon. Within 30 days of purchase the bezel froze up and is locked. It does not turn what-so-ever, and is a major feature of this watch. Sent in the watch for what I believed to be a warranty issue and this was the reply I got back:
Dear Coserv Customer,
Below please find COSERV's NON-WARRANTY Repair Estimate. ALL WORK IS ON HOLD pending notification from you. You can either reply to this e-mail or you may call us at 1-800-722-4452 with your decision. If you call us, please refer to our COSERV SERVICE MEMO so that we can easily access your repair.
In the event we do not hear from you within 30 days of the "Date Received" your timepiece will be RETURNED UNREPAIRED.
COSERV SERVICE MEMO: NJ-5063088
DATE RECEIVED: 08/19/09
RETURN VIA: CODUPS
ACCOUNT NO: 2222226
JOB #: JEDINY
CASE #: 7S260351
SERIAL #: 8D1727
BRAND: SEIKO
GUARANTEE: OUT OF WARR.
8.00 INSTALLATION
30.03 BEZEL
2.66 TAX
10.00 SHIP/HANDLING
$50.69 TOTAL
Thank you for your loyal patronage. We look forward to being of service to you.
After phoning the NJ Seiko repair center, I was told the bezel is a cosmetic problem, and is not covered under warranty...even if the watch is only days old.
Seiko has lost me as a customer forever. For two watches to break at the same time is beating the law of averages. For Seiko not to warranty this is not only upsetting, but has me left of in limbo on the repair. I would not recommend this watch to anyone, especially if your life depends on it. The time on the movement is not NASA perfect, but can be lived with. The watch failing under prestine conditions is a major factor, it cannot be relied on for performance; and Seiko cannot be relied on for warranty issues on these "Monster" watches with Japanese movements. Very disappointed and let down. It's a great watch while it's working, once it breaks YOU will be left holding the bag. Hope this helps someone out there with the decision they will be facing after purchase.MJ.
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 "Stay away from worldofwatchesandgems" | 2009-07-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1WKZX2HL0EFF3 |
| Don't ever buy from worldofwatchesandgems and look somewhere else, you'll get a used watch without any documentation for the highest price and will be charged all costs of shipping to you and shipping back plus 10% restocking and they might deduct 50% of your money accusing you that you used the watch. On top of that extremely rude language and lying and denying. They are just after your money. Be aware you are warned. |
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 "Excellent value for the money spent." | 2009-04-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2TQ63EIML9KKJ |
If I were to own only one watch and have under $200 to spend, this would be the watch. I would probably opt for the black version but since I have other black/white watches the orange was a nice change for my collection.
The band:
As others have said, it is a nice band for the money. The fit and finish isn't that great but it is nice enough especially for the price range. My security clasp was off so I am getting a new band. I did modify the band so the clasp was non-issue.
The case:
Nice big beefy feel to it. It has an impressive stout look and feel to it. The bezel is a joy to turn, easy and nice clicks. Screw down crown. The watch sets easy enough when reading the instructions for language selection.
The movement:
I wont go in to great detail about the movement but casual observation: My high end watches have more beats per minute by far. The second hand sort of lumbers around the dial. It's slow enough to wear it could be mistaken as a quartz watch. It's hard to gauge the accuracy since this watch does not have a hack function (Edit, with slight pressure while turning the time backwards, the second hand will stop or a little more pressure and it actually shows the second hand running backwards (freaky). Regardless, I can now test and see how accurate it is).
Dial/hands: Good stuff, the lumen is bright as a torch after being charged. I believe the longevity is adequate as well. None of it looks to be cheaply made. A huge plus is that this baby is easily readable. At a quick glance you know what time it is. In low lighting it is also impressive.
We will see what sort of beating this watch can take. I bought it to put in a rotation with my other watches to decrease the odds of beating up one of my more expensive watches. It looks great and is running great. I will update my review if anything changes.
Update: 4/19/2009:
Setting this watch is not a pleasure, you have to pull easy on the crown or you end up changing the wrong thing. Not a big deal.
I went to check out my monster in the watch winder today and it had stopped somewhere along the way and lost three hours. It was running when I was looking. I set the time again and put it back in the winder. GRANTED, my winder was set up to run 12 hours a day. I figured I wouldn't run it a full 24 so that it could "rest" and it wouldn't put as much wear and tear on the motors. Oh well, back to 24/day with the winder and I will see if the monster keeps running. Another note, I have 4 watches in the winder (the other three all have ETA movements) and none of them had lost any time. hmmm... Still, for under $200 *shrug*. |
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