I will say it seems Seiko is moving its quality and good features (hacking
580207
Classic watch.  First in the description it states this  watch can be manually wound by rotating the crown. This is not true.

I've had this watch for almost a month now and at this point it's losing about a second per hour, even after spending the night on an automatic winder and the day on my wrist, but it's been less than a month. If this continues after a couple of months I will simply open the back and regulate it. If this doesn't work I will change my review.

I will say it seems Seiko is moving its quality and good features (hacking, manual wind etc) to the Turtle line. Still this is a quality automatic for a great price with a versitle classic look.
4475495
good quality watch for the price  ... apparently swiss movement!
2906413
I just received this watch a couple days ago, and I am really liking it.

It feels very well built, and no imperfections in build quality that I could find.  I like the band and especially the double clasp.  The box it comes in is also very nice, though much larger than it needs to be.

The Power Reserve meter is a neat feature - not really necessary if the spring was visible, but a unique touch.  The screw down crowns are solid with a good feel, and it is neat to be able to adjust the dial with the crown (not that I'll ever use the dial feature, but I like it being there).  The watch is also very quiet; I have to have it fully against my ear to hear the ticking at all.

I think I still like the look of my Invicta 7208 (full skeleton) slightly better, but this Orient's build quality is clearly superior, and the band clasp is leaps and bounds better than the clasp on my Invicta.

Overall, this watch is a keeper.
560528
This watch feels extremely durable and is quite attractive.  When holding it, I would describe it as feeling "somewhat like the iPhone of watches."  There is a certain feel to a quality product, and those who've held an iPhone know what I'm talking about.  The watch arrived in a nice looking novelty box that was equally well executed.

However, I do want to note the watch's movement possesses a peculiarity that at first caused me to think the watch incapable of keeping accurate GMT time.

Basically, upon taking the watch out of the box and setting it as instructed by the manual, the GMT time seemed to lag by about 30 minutes after a day.  As it turns out, after contacting Torgoen, the Ronda movement in the watch necessitates that the GMT hand be set 20 minutes ahead of the timezone that you want to keep track of.  Apparently, this is due to tolerances built into the gears of the watch.  Once set 20 minutes ahead, the GMT time will gradually correct itself and accurately track your timezone of interest.

The response from Torgoen regarding this peculiarity read as follows (I'd also like to note here that Torgoen's customer service is excellent - responsive, thoughtful, and helpful):  "Thank you for contacting us with this problem. Indeed what you are describing is a concern that few others have had. It has a movement made by Ronda, a very reputable Swiss company that makes movements for many very well known brand names. The movement itself is very reliable. Your description of the problem is not completely accurate. The watch does not lose 30 minutes per day. The way this movement is built is that it has some degrees of freedom within its gears that allow a delay of approximately 20 minutes. This delay remains constant and does not accumulate over time. The solution for this, although not elegant I admit, is simple. When you set your second time zone, you could set it 20 minutes ahead of time and since the delay will remain constant, it will show the correct time all the time. It is a robust high quality movement. We have asked Ronda to respond to this problem and what I described was their official answer."

Knowing now how to properly set the watch, my only remaining grievance would be that this critical step is omitted from the instruction manual.  However, the Torgoen customer service rep promised that based upon my feedback this critical procedure would be added to the user manual for the benefit of all future purchasers of the Torgoen T5.

Despite this oddity, I am of the overall impression that Torgoen produces top shelf time pieces, which are bolstered by customer service that's second to none.
1516721
I am very happy with my Seiko Solar SNE109 diver watch purchase.  After about 3 weeks of ownership, the time is only 3 seconds fast, making the accuracy to be less than +5 seconds/month.  Seiko quality is renowned and is no exception here.  I replaced the stock rubber band with a Super Engineer II metal bracelet which dramatically improved the look and feel of the watch.  Only gripe is that the watch crystal is made of Hardlex and not of sapphire.  I already scratched the crystal once (!), but this never happened to my watches with sapphire crystals.  I bought diamond paste (3 micron and 0.5 micron) to buff out the scratch using my finger and it worked very well.  Knowing that I won't have to open the case to replace the battery makes this watch just that more practical and maintenance free.  Highly recommended.
2493387
It was fun to observe that this Japanese watch is "Made in China".  A Casio Databank watch user from when they were first available  many years ago this is my 4th watch of this design.  The design makes a lot of sense because it includes a 25 item telephone number memory, a calculator, world time, 5 alarms and a stopwatch.

What is changed from the other Data Bank designs is that the schedule feature is dropped replaced with multiple languages (13) and room for country codes in the phone numbers.  This watch is maybe twice the size of the older Data Bank watches.  Its thicker and almost a 1/4" wider.  Length and watch band hookup remain the same as before.

The method of entering names and phone numbers is changed to a simple up/down method.  Works ok.  The calculator keys are a bit stiff to push.  The memory feature was dropped from the calculator.  The stopwatch reset is moved from the lower right button to the upper left button.  All in all it's a lot easier to use.

The watch band is a joke so I replaced mine with a 22mm wide Spidel stainless steel flex band.

Although the case looks like metal it is plastic.  The reason I replaced my old one was because the chrome cover flaked away leaving the unsightly resin show through.  That took 10 years though and I still have the old watch as a backup.

The watch has a nice big time readout, I really like the watch.
1250380
Seiko knows how to commemorate an historical event. They not only change the dial and the bezel,but also change the case shape and stem placement. Oh,  they also added a solid link bracelet.
3855222
I fully agree with the previous comments: the watch is nicer than in the pictures and it's very well finished. The NH37A Seiko movement manufactured by TMI (timemodule.com) is an old but reliable movement with a 24-hour subdial that enhances even more the beauty of the watch. In my case it gains about 12 seconds per day, nothing lo be worried about and easily corrected by a good watchmaker with a timegrapher. The enlarged date magnifier is inspired in the bubble turrets located on the body of the Lancaster bomber, making it even more appealing.
3741506
Just picked this up from TrU today. I'm just gonna cut to the chase.

The Yo-Motion gimmick is completely cool IMO. 3 viewfinder style films are in the disc, they look like 3 black dots. When you put the disc in the watch, the 3 dots go under the gold tab you see in the picture at the 1:00 position. When you push the switch forward it'll light the 3 images up one at a time, essentially giving you a 3 frame motion image, and project the image onto a wall, ceiling etc. It does need to be fairly dark but the light is pretty decent and the full color images are good about 10 feet away in a dimly lit room. I'm sure you could mod it to be brighter but it really is quite good for what it is.

The gold dial is a neat feature, one position is for the name, the other is for the motion image and the other is for the song.

The watch is bulky, cheap looking, and blandly colored, as are all the other ones I've seen in person. This is good and bad though because in this form it is clearly a toy, so unlikely to be stolen by being mistaken for a real watch, but more likely to be stolen because it is blatantly a Yo-Kai watch, easy to find, hard to be anything but ridiculously distracting on any wrist. Really you'd figure all this out after buying it. And I don't think anything I've mentioned so far is a negative.

So why did I give only 3 stars?

You see that round bulb looking thing on the right side of the watch? It used to be the blacklight/blue led search light on the Japan version of this watch. The image on this watch doesn't project from there, it actually projects from a hole on the side of the watch that faces the same direction as that bulb. This allows the projection feature to not take up the search light spot, and frees up the search light to do...

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Yes, the search light,... the big bulb thing on the side, at least on the one we got, does absolutely nothing. I do not understand at all why it was included in the design. It is there for no reason at all.

Ok so, I will more than likely be adding my own LED light in that spot, and probably wire another switch or button somewhere near it so it can be activated separately, but still. Anyone that saw this would assume that thing does something. And it doesn't. And not everyone is gonna want to take the thing apart so they can add their own light in.

To be fair, the price is good on this, and being that it's got the "Yo-Motion" feature I can't really complain, except that it makes no sense why they didn't just ALSO put an LED in the searchlight spot and charge another $5. Would have made more sense and no one would have been the wiser. But now you know how much retail is, AND you will be wondering, why didn't they just put a light there.

I guess we will never know.

Still a good product, but I'm not gonna overlook the complacence.
4426850
first, i bought this watch over the ae1000 because i like things that are more expansive (but cheap enough to replace)
the watch it self seems to be good quality, the silver parts are metal and not crappy plastic, the 3 screens aren't fakes, the one to the left is seconds (fill up, half for 30, quarter for 15, etc) and the middle one is a miniature digital-analog screen, which is has an unique design. the left screen is for the on/off (alarm, sig, mute).
the watch's interface is 4 buttons, although all are digital buttons (meaning the light button is actually part of the control interface, and not just the light) speaking of which, the light can be programmed to hold for 1 or 3 seconds.
the time-zone feature can be set to 4 cities for quick access, (pressing button 4)
the alarm can be set to 5 different times (think of it as 5 alarm clocks, each set to a certain time)
the watch also features 12/24 hour times (eg 10:00pm or 22:00)
the watch uses CR2025 batteries, which can be changed by screwing(Philips screws) off the back, as to prying it off or using special tools
the control system is hard to understand, but after half an hour of messing around, i figured it out and have memorized it.
2215848
Ohhhhhh I really like this watch, looks good, feels good and ended up being slightly bigger than expected but I can dig it
1982793
This is a heavy, quality-built, good-looking, big Seiko.  For me, it has all the basic features I like, especially large hands so that I can easily read the time when my hand is farthest from my eyes, day or night (glows well). It has the look and feel of the expensive brands, but at an Amazon BARGAIN price! The stainless steel of the band and the watch have a dressy, polished satin finish. The face is about 1.5" in diameter and 3/8" thick. The band is 3/4" wide and 1/8" thick. The outside timer dial rotates counterclockwise. Manual says battery has a 3-year life.  I've always had good luck with the mid-upper line of Seiko's, and I look forward to the same with this one, too!
2805175
I thought Id do a two month review. Still looks brand new. Incredibly accurate and the second hand lines up perfectly with the indices.  Ive had it on several Natos to match my outfits/shoes. It gets a lot of looks. People are shocked that its a Casio. Its a good looking, functional, dependable watch for under $50. Thanks Casio for the amazing value. If you guys ever make a Pepsi bezel MDV106 like the Seiko SKX009, it would sell through the roof.

Update: 4.3.18 - Just returned an SKX007 after 3 days. This Casio got me spoiled with its accuracy. Was planning on using the skx007 as my new daily. Gained about 10 seconds daily which annoyed me. Sexy watch though. Back to Casio. Also ordered an Casio MTD 1079 to replace the skx007. Its got a day/date, the Illuminator function, and quartz accuracy.

Update 4.20.18 - Just returned the Casio MTD 1079. Hallow hands made it hard to tell time easily and the face had lines that I was mistaking for hands. The simplicity of the MDV106 and he ease of time telling from any angle has got me spoiled. Its now my favorite watch of all time.
4384778
I've had this watch for two months now. It's a decent watch that does what it's meant to do very well, but it feels like it could be better in a number of places. Here's a list of pros and cons, without much literary ado:

Pros:
 * Incredible accuracy: the 7N43C movement is classed at a middling 15 seconds per month accuracy. After careful checking over 2 months against NTP, the watch has lost only about 1 second (so somewhere around 0.5-0.9 s/month accuracy in practice). That is simply amazing performance, considering that the best, most expensive, quartzes in the world only claim 0.4s/month accuracies.
 * the hardlex glass is very transparent... it almost seems like no glass at all at first sight. No scratches so far, either.
 * the second hand actually points to the second marks. Mostly. It can drift about 20% off mark on some of them.
 * the hour and minutes hands have an inverted V-profile, which helps with reflections and so on (i.e. at least half the hand will usually form enough contrast with the dial face to be visible).
 * The hour markers are shiny and grooved. The resolution of the photos here are not enough to show them properly. I expected them to be matte gray.

Cons (and surprises):
* Its biggest failing is that it is very loud. It's really noticeable and unpleasant when holding near an ear in a quiet setting. It may sound like I'm nitpicking, but it really annoys a lot sometimes.
 * The face is not matte white as might appear in the pictures, but a metallic silver, radially-brushed, one. It's nice, but maybe not what you expect. Under tungsten lighting (i.e. 'warm' house lights) it takes on a golden glow, quite different from the neutral white in most images of this watch.
 * The sides of the band are mirror-polished. More of a surprise than a con, again.
 * The band is a bit stiff, the watch will only lie down flat if the clasp is kept open.
 * The finish is very finely brushed one. It looks nice, but is very sensitive to damage. Almost every link in the bracelet was visibly scratched after only a few days. The titanium that the band is made of seems softer than it could be, overall. Maybe because they wanted to be able to polish it, which is normally difficult do do with titanium.
 * The clasp feels a little thick, making it unpleasant to rest on while typing, for example. Some of the edges on it are a bit sharp as well.
* It could be thinner than it is. I like thin watches, and it feels like Seiko could have tried a bit harder to reduce the height of the stem, for example. Still, it's one of the thinnest men's watches that doesn't claim to be thin, and the market is full of over-sized watches at the moment, so I can't actually complain about this.

In conclusion, it can be an amazing watch or an ok watch, depending on what you're looking for most.
4498369
Update June 2015: I've had the watch for over a year now and it's still great. Haven't needed to replace the battery, and the watch face has taken a beating, but doesn't show a single scar!

I didn't have high expectations when I bought it. I needed a work watch. I had immediate compliments on it, and when I said I was 15 bucks, I got wows back.
The wrist strap is flexible and comfortable, not rigid and plasticy feeling like I imagined from a cheap watch. It arrived in a very fancy box manufacturer's box. The light feature on it is pretty exotic looking. It's not your standard backlit LCD screen.
There was some question about the size of the watch. I would say it is consistent with the size of a standard adult men's watch. The wrist band length range from buckle to holes is about 6.5 to 9 inches. Appropriate for most teens and men.
The single flaw that I can find after wearing it for about a month is that the digital clock and the dial clock on the watch become de-synchronized after a couple days. After a Monday thru Friday work week, the second hand will be 3-4 seconds faster than the digital clock.
Despite this little glitch, I stay with a 5 star rating. It's looks, functionality, and DURABILITY, are more than redeeming. I'm pretty rough on my watches, so far so good after a couple good smacks.
I'm debating buying a second as a backup, and have recommended this watch to coworkers.
Update
71017
Second update: unfortunately, mine keeps lousy time - it loses a couple of minutes a week. It might be a workhorse movement and all that, but if it is that inaccurate, then what's the point? Disappointed.

Update: after wearing this watch for a couple of months, I think that it is a little too large to faithfully recreate the 70s. In my opinion, had Seiko shaved a couple of millimeters from the case they would have nailed it. Sometimes less is more.

Just received mine and love it. It's a big boy watch, chunky yet far from over the top because the gold and brown tones lend it some understated class. The band has to go; it is comfortable but I want something dressier that focuses all of the attention on the beautiful gold cushion case. This watch pays homage to a Seiko automatic DX I bought in the mid-seventies and wore for a decade. Quite a bit larger, but that's the style nowadays so no complaints. I'll wear this one a couple of days a week. Go for it, gents - it makes a statement for sure!
3977920
I'm really impressed with the look and feel of this watch. It was made with exceptional quality. I've always been partial to Seiko though. I just like their clean lines and classic styling. My only complaint is that the adjustment knob is very difficult to nearly impossible to adjust while it is on your wrist; not a huge deal to take it off your wrist and adjust, but a minor design flaw. So far it seems to keep time for about 24 hours off your wrist. I've had no trouble with having to reset it every morning after taking it off when I go to bed at night, but longer than 12 hours of no movement and it will probably start to lose time. Some people are real obsessed with time accuracy but a watch like this isn't going to be used to send people to the moon. If I need more accuracy I'll use something that's updated regularly by the national clock system. Plus or minus 1 minute should be close enough to get you to your meetings on time; if not, it may be time to reevaluate some things!