Seiko SNXS75

The Seiko 5 is an iconic watch series and an absolute go to for new and old watch collectors alike looking for a reliable and respected time piece at a modest price. I purchased the SNXS75 finding the overall aesthetic and heritage of the Sieko brand appealing.

In my opinion, the dial looks so clean, in part, because there are no unnecessary words or markings. At the top of the watch, there is the Seiko (5) logo and brand, and at the bottom there is the text, "Automatic". At the very bottom, there is the text "7S26" to indicate the mechanical movement powering the watch as well as ""0364 R 2" which I assume indicates further details about the watch model.

The indices have a good deal of lume and are encased in a gold metal that complements the golden colored hands and date window framing nicely.  The gold accents add some flare to the watch but not to the point where it is too flashy. The indices as well as the Seiko branding and date window framing are applied and extrude ~1mm from the dial of dial which give the watch depth which I was not expecting. And as I already mentioned, everything is just so clean. The edges of the hands, the indices, Seiko brand, and date window seem to be implemented nearly perfectly for the price you are paying.

There are some compromises, however. I wish this watch had a water resistance greater than 30m. Additionally, the bracelet seems to be noisy and cheap and the pins are hard to remove, even for someone who is experienced with watches. Despite the subpar quality, I still like the look of the bracelet, especially the brushed steel against the polished steel case. I always have the option of getting a dark brown leather band for this watch, but I don't feel much of a need to considering how much I like the look of the band that came with it.

I purchased this watch during the spring semester of my sophomore year of college (2021).  Overall, there was nothing huge that specifically happened in my life that caused me to want this watch, but that life was just going quite good overall; and I wanted a time piece to embody that.  I was doing well in my classes, I had a job editing video's for weekly chapel, and perhaps most importantly, I was meeting new friends like Ava Bradford, Noah Stillman, and Matthew Esposito. This was really special for me considering oftentimes good, quality people that want to hang out can be hard to come across.

Compared to all the semesters I have had thus far, this one has been by far the best, and I think that it can mainly be attributed to the new people I have found to be around. At the moment of writing this, it is the end of my Spring semester. And I am sad that it is coming to an end. However, I consider myself lucky that it happened to begin with and that I will always have the memory with me.  I hope the memory outlasts the watch... and in that light I hope this watch lasts a lifetime. I doubt that is possible, but it's also a Seiko so it's not out of the realm of possibility.

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Notes:

Also, as a side not, I didn't even notice this until I had already bought this watch; but can we take a moment to appreciate just how similar this looks to a Rolex Oyster Perpetual... I mean I didn't mean to buy a homage watch although because it's coming from Seiko I wouldn't consider it a homage. But wow do these watches look the same... I haven't seen a Oyster Perpetual in person but it would be hard justifying $5,000 that looks exactly like the watch I have on my arm right now. We'll see how this watch lasts over the long term though.

The Seiko SNSX75 was the first watch to spike my curiosity in the world of watches. Before this piece I had owned a few Timex pieces as well as a mechanical Invicta objet d art watch but it wasn't until picking out this watch that I just become so entralled by the idea of wrist watches.

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