Watches Newbie advice on SEIKO 5...Anygood?

[jkennyd]

I've just bought myself a Seiko 5 SNKE49K1. I just thought it was great looking and I'm starting to get into watches. I was wondering as I am new to the watches game have I started off on the right foot.

SNKE49K1.

[Mattt]

Which model was it you bought?

[jkennyd]

SNKE49K1

[ShadownINja]

I've got one that looks like that. Bought it in ~1985. It still works fine. Couple of scratches on the glass from abuse at school, university and in clubs but other than that, it's stood the test of time. Got a feeling it'll out-live me.

Edited by ShadownINja on Monday 19th January 00:05

[CommanderJameson]

It's a good start. The Seiko 5 is a good honest watch; it's not a copy of anything else, and Seiko made the innards themselves. It will be very reliable and keep reasonable if not amazing time. And a display back, too. Excellent!

You'll struggle to better the 5 for the price. And it's a daily wearer that won't chuck a hissy fit if you wear it in the shower.

[Sgt Bilko]

Treated myself to a Seiko 5 just after xmas on seeing the prices. Save my Werners for decent and my Seiko for daily basher.

[pastrana72]

fantastic watches, picked this up for my wife recently from anther watch forum SC, for 30 GBP.

[jkennyd]

Thanks for your help guys. I will post a pic when I figure out how

[jkennyd]

soon

Edited by jkennyd on Monday 19th January 23:42

[jkennyd]

Here we go guys

[Office_Monkey]

Nice looking watch there, is extermely good VFM IMO.

[dutchgray]

That one has a very nice dial and hand set, but I don't like the case much.