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<\/a><\/p>\nFor our upcoming 10th wedding anniversary and Christmas 2012, my beautiful wife gave me this Seiko Automatic dress watch, the SARY005 aka SRP119J1.\u00a0 It is a watch designed for the Japanese domestic market and, to be honest, the photos really don’t do it justice.\u00a0 First, let’s start with the dial.<\/p>\n
It is an extremely detailed dial, the center is intersecting circles.\u00a0\u00a0 Moving outward are concentric circles so fine they looks like the grooves in a compact disk or DVD.\u00a0\u00a0 They even produce rainbows when twisted in the light.\u00a0 Finally, the minute chapter ring is separated by a precision ring and has a brushed finish.\u00a0 There is a date window at the three O’clock position.<\/p>\n
The hour markers are Roman numerals and applied.\u00a0 They are the most clear cut markers I have seen on any watch, with laser sharp edges.\u00a0 They have a mirror polish and stand out shockingly well against the dial.\u00a0 The minute chapter ring uses Arabic numbers every five minutes and they are a subtle blue to match the hands.\u00a0 Between the number markers are six tic marks between two printed rings.\u00a0 These match exactly with the 1\/6th of the second sweep of the second hand.<\/p>\n
The hands are an iridescent blued steel, Seiko dauphine.\u00a0 Seiko has their own version with the tail squared off. \u00a0 The minute and seconds hand extend almost to the chapter ring, making it very easy to tell the time and are almost twice the length of the hour hand.\u00a0 The seconds hand is stick with a very long tail.\u00a0 The tail ends with a ring which perfectly bisects the transition between the inner and outer part of the dial and add a lot to character of the watch.\u00a0 There is no luminescent material anywhere on this watch.<\/p>\n
Next up we have the case, crystal, and crown.\u00a0 The crystal is flat sapphire with what appears to be anti-reflective coating.\u00a0 It is totally invisible at most angles.\u00a0 It is held in place with a very unique bezel I have never seen before.\u00a0 It is narrower at the top and flares out to the diameter of the case.\u00a0 The case is 40mm in diameter, but wears surprisingly small with the very down turned lugs.\u00a0 The lugs are 20mm and are drilled through, making band replacements much easier.\u00a0 I like 39 to 40mm watches, just the right size for smaller wrists.\u00a0 The crown is unsigned, but very easy to wind the watch with.\u00a0 Oh yes, you can actually hand wind this watch. The case is stainless steel, 10 ATM water resistant.\u00a0 The bezel and top\u00a0 of the watch are polished , the sides are brushed from top to bottom.<\/p>\n Continuing to the back and bracelet, the case back is solid stainless steel, screw down, and simply marked SEIKO, Sapphire crystal, Made in Japan with the case number, serial number, and water resistance of 10 Bar.\u00a0 It would of been nice to have a transparent back, but the simple steel keeps the watch thinner and has a timeless quality to it.\u00a0 The bracelet is an elegant brushed and polished affair, with a signed two button clasp.\u00a0\u00a0 The bracelet also has solid end links, so no squeaks or wobbles there.\u00a0 It is very flexible and comfortable to wear and is only second to my Omega in quality.<\/p>\n Beating at 21600BPH inside the case is a newer in-house Seiko movement, the 24 jewel 4R35.\u00a0 This movement is a descendant of the 7S36, but adds the very important hand-winding and hacking functions.\u00a0\u00a0 This is an significant upgrade to compete against ETA and Miyota automatics, which can at least hand wind, and usually hack (second hand stop).\u00a0 The accuracy rating is pretty low, but so far I am running a very consistent +9 seconds a day.\u00a0 Power reserve is 41+ hours, same as the 7S series, but at least you can hand-wind it and don’t have to use the backwards pressure trick to stop the seconds hand.\u00a0\u00a0 I really hope Seiko converts all of their 5’s to this more practical design.<\/p>\n To sum it all up, this is a very elegant, high quality Seiko that moves from being a watch to a ‘timepiece.’\u00a0 Side by side against my Omega, which costs more than 10 times as much, it looks just as good, or better made.\u00a0 One thing is certain, it is much easier to read and more manageable on the wrist.\u00a0 The styling is a pure, modern dress watch with a definite nod towards Cartier styling.\u00a0 The size is\u00a0 just right and I love wearing it.<\/p>\n Features: Seiko SARY005, Presage, Silver Dial For our upcoming 10th wedding anniversary and Christmas 2012, my beautiful wife gave me this Seiko Automatic dress watch, the SARY005 aka SRP119J1.\u00a0 It is a watch designed for the Japanese domestic market and, to be honest, the photos really don’t do it justice.\u00a0 First, \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
\nCase: 39.5 mm diameter, 11mm thick, Stainless Steel.\u00a0 10 Bar water resistance.
\nBack:\u00a0 Solid Stainless Steel, screw down.
\nCrystal: Sapphire, flat, with anti-reflective coating.
\nMovement: SEIKO 4R35, 24 jewel automatic,\u00a0 hand winds and hacks.
\nComplications: Date
\nOther:\u00a0 On solid end link stainless bracelet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"