SEIKO Men's SNZG15 SEIKO 5 Automatic Stainless Steel Watch with Nylon Strap

I recently made my first luxury watch purchase not too long ago and immediately caught the watch bug. I started looking around at field/military style watches as my next purchase down the line for more causal wear. Something that I wouldn't mind getting beat up a little (working in the yard, manual labor, hunting, etc.) And as a way to protect my nice watch. I was originally looking at higher end field watches ($500-$1500), but quickly decided that something in that price range would not qualify as a "beater" watch in my opinion. I wanted a solid mechanical watch that I could wear without worrying about getting scratched or dinged and also had bright lume and fell into the field watch category. I kept reading about the Seiko 5 line and ultimately discovered the SNZG15. I looked at the SNK809 but it was too small for me. After learning a lot about watches in the past year, I have to say that this watch is an absolutely amazing value. For a mechanical watch I don't know if there is better value on the market, and it just so happened to hit most of the high notes I was looking for in terms of looks and features. I haven't had a chance to fully put it through the paces as I've only had it for a couple weeks, but so far so good. My wrist is 7 2/8" around and my other luxury watch came in at 40mm diameter, which seems about perfect on my wrist in terms of proportions. I see a lot of watches bigger than the SNZG15 but those just look way to big for my wrist in terms or diameter or depth. The 42mm size on this watch looks and feels great! I forget the case depth but it doesn't sit too high on the wrist. It's also nice and light but feels solid and well constructed at the same time. I have been wearing the watch on the weekends and in the evenings at home, and so far it has not stopped ticking despite not wearing it for a day or two at a time. While I haven't had a chance to seriously measure the accuracy of the timekeeping, it does seem to keep time remarkably well. I haven't updated the time since the first time I put it on and I believe it's maybe a couple seconds slow per day, if that....which is on par with my other Swiss chronometer. I'm sure others will vary though. I was worried by some of the reviews that it was going to be way too fast or too slow but so far so good. The date will have to be updated at the end of some months and I suspect I won't have to mess with the time at all between those updates. The strap I was also worried about in terms of quality, but have been pleasantly surprised there too. It's comfortable, looks good and seems reasonably well constructed. That said, I did want to get a Zulu strap so I ordered a couple different colors from Maratac which I think will only make this watch look better. But really no complaints on the strap for a $100 watch. I like the bead-blasted matte finish of the watch as it suits the overall look of the watch and for my purposes. Between the lugs on the top and the bottom is a chrome/mirror finish which seems out of place, and is one of the few things I don't care for on the watch. But it's a small complaint. I saw online somewhere that a guy somehow managed to matte out that area to match the rest of the watch, but I'm not sure how I would do that on my own. The only other complaint I have about the watch is that you can't stop/hack second hand. It's much easier to set the time when you can stop the second hand, but it's not a huge deal and I knew that before I bought it. The black dial is clear and easy to read. The lume (on the hands and hour ticks) is more than sufficient at night. If you charge it with a flashlight it's ridiculously bright! Left alone (without charging it) it is bright enough to read all night long until the sun rises. The lume at the 12 o'clock position is triangle shaped but it would be nice if the 9, 3 and/or 6 o'clock positions were maybe wider or longer to more quickly be able to read the time in total darkness. The numerals are not lumed just FYI. That said, it's totally fine as is. A lot of the complaints I've read seem to be by those who don't understand how this mechanical watch works, didn't do their research or are not using it properly. You can't wind the watch with the crown. You can't put the (dead) watch on, wear it for a couple hours and expect it keep ticking for multiple days. You can fully "wind" it by spinning the rotor around for a minute or so, which can also be achieved by wearing it for a couple days I suspect. Speaking of, I really like the clear back allowing you to see the movement inside. I'm super happy with my purchase and would HIGHLY recommend this to anyone looking for a great looking, automatic, casual, durable, water resistant, wear-anywhere type watch. For $100 you really cannot go wrong!

I ordered this watch from Amazon about two months ago, and I have been very happy with it. I only lose a couple of seconds a day, so I only end up re-setting it about once a week, which takes about 10 seconds to do! It has only stopped on me once, and that was when I had it off my wrist for 16 hours straight. The watch is very attractive, in a traditional sort of way. The face appears to be a dark gray, but it looks black in most lighting situations. The numbers and indices are crisp white, and give it a sort of 60's military/dive look. The second hand is a nice smooth sweep, and the day/date is not so large as to be intrusive. It is there if you want to look at it, but it doesn't detract from the face. The illumination is good enough. Right after getting hit with light it is VERY bright, but by the time I have been asleep for 7 hours it is just bright enough to be able to tell the time. Which is all I need! The case is sturdy, and is a flat/brushed metal except for the small area behind the band. The glass seems to hold up well. The band is also well-made. I am working in a very tough environment (desert/mountains) and the watch is doing very well. I was wearing an H3 with a similar face, and despite being a tough watch, it bit the dust here. As the Seiko is holding up fine, I am as pleased as I could be. Now granted, I don't deliberately abuse my watches just to see how well they last, but I don't go out of my way to protect a hundred dollar watch either. I have gotten the watch wet when washing or shaving, but it has not been submerged or showered with. So far, so good. If you like a traditional looking watch that is just that - a watch without bells or whistles, then you will love this one.

This is my second watch in 1 week. I purchased a Hamilton Khaki and this watch through Watchsavings. I am not a watch fanatic, but I do own an Omega Seamaster, Rolex, Raymond Weil Parsifal, and Apple Watch. Both watches were clean without any signs of return. There were no scratches or fingerprints. Clear stickers covered the front face and back. I've been testing this watch against my Apple Watch. Appears to be fairly accurate for 4 hours of observation. I'll be testing it longer later. Love the appearance. It's no Rolex, but definitely appears more expensive than what I purchased it for. It looks great, feels great. Nice weight. I love the large numbers. I noticed that it comes in different sizes. 36/38 mm and 42. I wear a Medium glove or a size 7.5 surgical glove. I don't have a large wrist. I was worried that the 36/38 would look too small, so I purchased the larger case. I'm glad I did. The 42 mm case is perfect on my wrist. It's not overbearing. A 44 mm would definitely look like a Dick Tracey contraption on my wrist. The nylon wrist strap is fine, but I will be replacing it soon. Definitely a keeper. Happy with price, quality, delivery, and merchant. I would purchase this again in a heartbeat!

I bought mine on Feb 8, 2012, sold by A2ZWatches, fulfilled by Amazon. I did a ton of research into Seiko 5s, and specifically this watch. I liked the SNK809, but the size seemed small, so I went with the SNZG15. On my 7.5" wrist, next to my awfully large paws, this watch appears just about right; stylishly on the large size, but not by any means massive. If you look closely at the picture in the Amazon listing as I did, between the 8 and 7, and between the 7 and the 6, there is white text that should read "MADE IN" and "JAPAN" respectively. The watch I received does not have this. Between the 7 and the 6 it reads "7S36-" (the caliber) because it is not made in Japan, but rather Malaysia. It's also labeled as such on the Hardlex backing. This was a little disappointing to me, and I almost returned it. But ultimately decided it wasn't worth the hassle. I like the watch, and am fully satisfied with it's authenticity and quality. It arrived in the expected blue Seiko box (with white protective cardboard sleeve), mounted on the white Seiko pillow, with retail string tag attached, along with the Seiko ZSxx instructions, registration card, and warranty/instructions booklet with "certificate of limited warranty," which was not "filled out by the Seiko authorized dealer." I wound the watch according to the instructions at about 15:00 local time, and set the time (about -3 seconds to the atomic clock). Before bed at about 23:00 local, I removed the watch and I noted it had held at about -3 seconds to the atomic clock. The next morning at about 9:00 local, I observed that the watch was about +15 seconds to the atomic clock (a net gain of 18 seconds). After wearing the watch all day, I'm now observing about +16 seconds to the atomic clock (a net gain of 1 second throughout the day). I'll be keeping track of it against the atomic clock, and may report back. So far, this is very much within my needed time keeping tolerances, and for an automatic, I'm satisfied. The Lumibrite hands charge up quickly, and dissipate at a rate on par with most glow-in-the-dark items I've seen. It's nothing special, but it's also not radioactive like tritium, which is a plus to me. The strap is comfortable but austere. There's vinyl reinforcing the strap holes. But I didn't, and don't think you're about to, buy this watch for it's band. I've got 2 other straps, a Bond Zulu and a stitched composite band (black with with red stitching) on their way, which I suspect will really make this time piece pop on my wrist. PROS: Looks fantastic Genuine Seiko Size great (for bigger mitts like mine) Great price for an automatic with some provenance Fantastic "my-first-automatic" CONS: Wish it had been made in Japan as pictured Update: A month and a half later, I would like to add a few things that I thought you the reader might find helpful. The time keeping has been very good; very close to what I've reported above. It's a weekend watch for me, and after a 2 day weekend of wearing it roughly 16 hours per day, the automatic movement will run about a day and a half. Lastly, the Amazon listing when I purchased it (and at the time of this update) states the band width to be 20mm, but this is not true. It's 22mm. The bands I bought looked a little small, and my calipers confirmed it; bandwidth is 22mm. Fantastic watch overall. I would buy again, and would recommend to a friend.

Ever since the movement on my Citizen Ecodrive seized up I’ve been looking for an everyday replacement. I had two requirements: 1) It has to have either have a solar recharge feature or be an automatic movement and 2) It has to be durable and last more than a few years. After researching for months and trying to decide if I was willing to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a high quality automatic movement watch, I stumbled upon the Seiko 5 Sport in an article about the best budget automatic watches under $500. I remember Seiko watches from my childhood department store catalog browsing obsession. And my father had a quarts movement Seiko 20+ years ago, so I was pretty familiar with the having a good reputation for quality. I decided after reading the reviews here, as well as watching a bunch of online videos that this was likely the perfect watch for me. And so far I absolutely love this watch! It’s just so clean looking and seems very well built. It completely exceeded my expectations when I opened the box and really got a close up look at it. The face is so interesting,having great depth and detail to it. While the movement isn’t the pure sweeping of a Rolex, its very nice and reminds me of the super quick ticking of the 60 Minutes TV show intro (I know weird, right?) The only part I wasn’t married to was the band. I wanted a more monochromatic look, so I bought a gray NATO band for it which matches perfect. I’ve only had the watch for a few hours, so I obviously can’t comment on its longevity, but the reviews seem to suggest it’s a watch that could possibly last for decades. I love that. I’m sold on the Seiko craftsmanship already. This thing just seems so solid and well built. I’m very OCD with watches and jewelry, so if it makes me happy then all seems right with the world. And this watch makes me happy.

I've had this watch for a week now. I read a lot of reviews about it before purchasing it and they were mostly all positive and I have to say that it has not disappointed. Even just taking it out of the package you can tell that it's a very well-made timepiece. A very well-made automatic no less, and an incredible value at this price. It tells the day and date which in much finer watches can be and extremely expensive feature. It has a really nice size and weight. I have heard of problems with the mechanism but mine works perfectly thus far. I originally got it because I wanted a nice military style watch which this watch fufilled quite nicely especially with the blackface and black nylon/canvas style straps. But I've come to see that the watch itself is actually extremely versatile. I went ahead and bought another pair of nylon canvas style army green straps for less than $10. I have also been able to buy nice thick brown leather straps for under $30 which when put on turns this from a workhouse watch into a much dressier watch. Removing and putting on the straps is quite simple. You can get a spring bar removal tool for less than $5 online and I've become quite proficient at it in the span of a few days. For reference if you do decide to get other straps you will want to look for 22 mm. I would recommend this watch to any guy looking for a great quality automatic at an amazing price(or girl looking for a masculine watch). And I will probably be buying it as a gift in the future.

I waited a coupe of weeks to review this watch to make sure I was sure of my assessment. The good part is it's a stylish watch, easy to read quickly, and comfortable to wear. Now the reset. They loose one start because there is no hacking feature. When you buy a mechanical watch you are likely a lover of time pieces and you enjoy hacking your watch to standard time in the morning. You can't do that with this mechanical watch. So they loose a star. They lost two more stars because their automatic winding process doesn't work well for me. For example, I took my watch off last night when I went to bed. it was a weekend so I didn't get around to putting the watch back on till after 10:00. The watch had stopped. It didn't have enough reserve power to keep running all night while I slept. If I could have hand wound it, then it would have had enough power. But you can't hand wind these so it doesn't. I wanted to love this watch and if hand winding made is cost $25 to $50 more I would have gladly paid it. But as of now I will not purchase my more Seiko watches that you can't hand wind.

I've had the watch for a week now. I've always wanted an automatic watch because I think it's a pretty cool feat of engineering. However automatics get the reputation for being less accurate than their quartz counterparts. Since I didn't know if I'd be happy with that, I didn't want to spend $100s on one only to hate it. I bought SNZG15 for $159, which for me would be an acceptable loss if I ended up hating the inaccuracy. Also note that Seiko 5 makes another entry level automatic watch, the SNK809. But its face was over a half centimeter smaller than this one, which I didn't like. Wish I did like that, because it would have saved me another $100. But for the SNZG15: Pros: * Accurate Timekeeping - I am not tracking per-second stats, but a week ago I set the watch to match the minute on my cell phone. It still matches. * Powerful Glow - At night, the tick marks and hands are clearly visible, and it lasts for over 7 hours. I haven't timed exactly how long it lasts, but I was still able to read my watch when I woke up in the morning. * Easy to remove band. I bought another band (Nylon Nato strap) and it was easy to change. Note that the lug width for this watch is 22mm even though the specs say differently. * I bought this watch on Amazon from KG Company, and the listing said the warranty was covered by KG. Turns out it's actually covered by Seiko itself, which was a pleasant surprise. Cons: * The nylon strap that comes with it is uncomfortable and feels crummy. However I was able to buy a replacement Nato Strap for $13. I watched a couple videos online on how to change watch straps, and was able to change out the strap within 15 minutes. Nato straps don't require removing the spring bar, so I can change straps now without any tools. But initially I just used a box cutter in place of a specialized spring bar tool and it worked fine. (Note: I used the box cutter to gain leverage on the spring bar. not to cut the strap.) * Since the crown doesn't have any guards around it, I find myself getting the crown caught on my headphone wires. Probably just me not being used to owning a watch in a while. EDIT: 12/30/2014 It's been 4 months since I purchased the watch. Unfortunately, it's dead and gone. I laid it on the countertop in the bathroom so I could bathe my 4 year old daughter without immersing the watch. When she got out of the bath, she picked up the watch, fumbled it, and dropped it onto the tile floor face down. The dial cracked, and the movement stopped. Maybe it hit the ground at a bad angle, but I would have expected the watch to survive a 3 foot drop. At this price point, it's not worth paying for the repair. It's a shame because I really did like the watch a lot. I'm downgrading my review to 4 stars because of this. Think my replacement needs to be more child proof. EDIT: 1/3/2015 I decided to wear the watch for a couple days even though it was dead. The watch's movement has resurrected. The impact might have simply expended the energy reserve somehow. Still upset that the small fall cracked the face. I plan to get it repaired with a cheaper crystal, which is a borderline decision given the repair will cost $30 and the watch now sells for $100. Looking more closely at the watch face, the crystal protrudes about a half millimeter above the bezel. So any face-down fall will hit the crystal directly it seems.

I like the watch I was hoping it would be a bit bigger as my hand is large but it fits nice. It is accurate enough for me. The fact that it is water proof for shower and more is very helping.

Gorgeous watch!!! Reasonable accuracy for an automatic watch... beat watch for the money ever made!!!! Beautiful dial day and night!!!!

De momento ok, en prueba

Muy buen Reloj. La verdad es que es muy resistente. Lo he estado usando por casi 3 meses todos los días y casi para cualquier actividad y ha resultado ser una maravilla. Lleva el tiempo muy bien. Se adelanta alrededor de 5 segundos por día lo que es muy bueno porque regularmente relojes de este tipo se adelantan entre 15 - 25 segundos por día.

I REALLY LIKED THE WATCH FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS .IT THEN STARTED LOSING 5-10 MINUTES PER WEEK. LAST WEEK IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. THINKING IT WAS SIMPLY A BATTERY ISSUE I VISITED 2 LOCAL WATCHSMITHS WHO BOTH QUOTED 300 POUNDS FOR A COMPLETE REBUILD. I DO NOT EXPECT THIS FROM A SEIKO WATCH!!!!! ANY IDEAS?