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- Kinetic movement; functions without a battery; powers Kinetically with the movement of your arm
- Strong scratch resistant sapphire crystal
- Case diameter: 42 mm
- Two-tone case; white dial; date-month functions
- Water resistant up to 330 feet (100 M)
Product Description
Two tone case and bracelet;White dial with goldtone hands and hour markers;24 hour and 12 month sub-dials;Sweep second hand;Luminous hands and hour markers;Water resistant to 100 meters;Date display at 12:00;Sapphire crystal;Kinetic perpetual movement.Amazon.com Product Description
Powered by the movement of your body, this Seiko Men’s Coutura Kinetic Perpetual Watch #SNP008 features a classic white dial face, embellished with gold-tone hour indexes and contrasting minute indexes for a stylish effect, and encased by a durable sapphire dial window. Sub-dials tracking the months and a 24-hour clock offset the dial, and a handy date calendar rests at the twelve o’clock position. The watch also features a… More >>
Seiko Men’s SNP008 Coutura Kinetic Perpetual Watch
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My wife commented to me on the attractiveness of this watch, something she has never done before as she doesn’t own a watch, and has no interest in them. It is a beautiful timepiece.
What can you really say other than what is listed in the specifications. It works just fine, and keeps perfect time.
So, what is my small criticism? There is a lot of gold and white coloring on the face of the watch, and there is a lot of gold and white on the hands. The problem is that at certain times it is somewhat difficult to distinguish the hands from the background. If you have perfect eyesight this might not be a problem. My eyes are decidedly not perfect. Gone are the days when I can surreptitiously glance at my watch while listening to some boring conversationalist. I generally have to bring the watch to about a foot from my face to read the hands.
Still it is a great watch, and I feel compelled to give it a full five stars.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you’ve come this far and are reading this you’re instincts are right, there is something about this watch that makes it stand out and sets it apart from the myriad silver and gold watches out there.
First of all, the picture does absolutely no justice to the watch, the pic you see on amazon is a simulated image, it doesn’t capture it’s real beauty and refined elegance, a picture can’t do justice to it because of it’s reflective nature.
Seiko has crafted a gem of a timepiece with this watch, with so many features at such a comparatively low price- it easily looks at least worth a couple grand, you will not find a quartz watch like it out there. I had reservations about the size of the dial and date window but it’s perfect, the size and fit is perfect even on my small 7 inch wrists after removing a couple links (which btw was a very quick & simple DIY).
Seiko should be more vocal about the accuracy of this watch which is amazing, I’ve synchronized it with the atomic clock from the National Institute of Standards and Technology or NIST (www.time.gov) and to my amazement it’s only lost a sec. in 2 weeks!
It has a sapphire crystal which is almost scratchproof, it can only be scratched by another mineral or sapphire, water resistant to 100m, stainless steel and titanium carbide coated, kinetic powered- it’s charged by the normal motion of your wrist (powered by the world’s smallest ultra- sonic motor), it can also be charged by gently shaking it in a 20 centimeter arc at 2 shakes per sec and you can feel the crystal oscillator spinning inside which is super cool. The most amazing feature about the watch is that goes into a sleep mode after approx. 24 hrs. of inactivity and comes back to life with the perfect time with just a couple of shakes!
Since it never needs a battery change there is little need to open the case which eliminates problems like dust or dirt getting into the mechanisms or damage to the water-resistant seal, coupled with Seiko’s legendary reliability I can say with surety that it’ll definitely outlast any other watch in your collection and possibly you too! haha
*Update 11/03/07* I’ve had it a month now and love it, the watch face was a little distracting with all the gold but I’m used to it now and it’s a huge hit at the office.
This is my first ever Seiko and I can say with surety that I will be a Seiko guy for LIFE!
Rating: 5 / 5
I wore this watch happily for about a year and a half. It is a handsome timepiece, it feels extremely solid and it kept perfect time . . . until it didn’t. This is the second Seiko kinetic watch I have owned that has begun failing to keep and hold a charge after a relatively short period of use. The second hand started skipping in two-second intervals (indicating a low charge) and shaking the watch back and forth as recommended in the instructions only keeps it working normally for a few hours. The kinetic-electric mechanism in Seiko watches is fine in principle but it doesn’t appear to be reliable in the long run.
Rating: 2 / 5
I am quite the watch nut and own over 30. Brands I own include, Rolex, Seiko, Citizen, Bulova, Invicta, Hamilton and Timex. I own this watch and it was my 4th Seiko.
One, I have found regardless of price Seiko, with just a little exposure to natural sunlight will out lume every watch I have regardless of price. It does not make any difference at all which Seiko out of all I own, they all out lume everything else.
Fit and finish is superb. The watch runs flawlessly. The Kinetic movement not only means no battery change ever, but it also means, because of that you do not open the case back for that change. This will keep the water resistance of your watch optimum barring misuse while wearing. This is in fact a major plus. Any watch you own that you or the jeweler opens to change a battery, if not given a new gasket AND TESTED IN A PREASURE TANK is apt to have lost much or all it’s resistance to water entering the watch!
Seiko customer service is tops. I could not find some replacement links for a Seiko bracelet on a discontinued model. The watch was going to my father-in-law and his wrist called for the bracelet to me made larger. An email to Seiko and they still stocked the links and sent a set of 3 replacement links fee! The only charge was $9 shipping and handling.
This is a five star time piece!
Rating: 5 / 5
I have had this watch since summer of 06. This leap year I have noticed the watch had not kept the correct date despite the fact that I have set the leap year correctly (on three separate occasions). The reason I got this watch was so I would not have to worry about ever having an incorrect date. For some reason the watch had problems with the begining of march and the end of march. Just today I looked at my watch and it said it was April 1st. When it said yesterday was March 30 (31 days in March). I am kind of pissed.
Rating: 3 / 5