Product Description

All stainless steel case and bracelet, black dial, analog & digital with attractive reverse L.C.D. display, chrono, multi-city world-time, alarm, day/date, mineral crystal, quartz movement, case dimension 39mm x 10mm.*FREE GROUND SHPG*

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3548 in Watches
• Brand: Seiko
• Model: SNJ017
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: black-and-stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: fold-over-clasp-with-double-push-button-safety
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: hardlex
• Movement type: japan-chronograph
• Water-resistant to 330 feet

Features

• Titanium Carbon Nitride plated bezel, Bi-directional rotating navigational slide rule bezel
• Fuel consumption calculations, Flight climb calculations,Hour, minute and second hands
• Analog second hand always synchronized with digital display, Month, date and day 12-24 hour changeover
• 1-channel world alarm, Chronograph can measure up to 100 hours in 1/1000 second,World time: city name display, local time display, daylight savings time adjustment, time transfer function
• Hourly time signal capability, Fully automatic calendar, Water Resistancy-100M,LumiBrite Hands & Markers, Clasp - Fold Over, Push Button Release

Customer Reviews

Typical Seiko Quality and Value
I bought this after checking out other watches with the E6B calculator. I have high end watches (Omega, Rolex, etc.) but wanted a world timer that I would not be afraid to lose or get damaged. The watch is typical of SEIKO quality and value for all of their products. For the money, you just can't go wrong. I agree with other reviewers that a back light would be nice, but at this price point I don't think that it should prevent you from getting this watch.

The instructions (while initially a little confusing) were clear enough to get the watch set properly and to use all of the timing and calendar functions. The separate E6B slide rule instructions were quite clear and easy to follow.

One criticism (albeit a minor one) is that occasionally the "Alarm" chime on/off button will accidentally get pushed. So far this has not presented any problems. Accuracy is again up to Seiko quartz watch standards.

The watch is definitely a looker, and while a few mm larger than my Omega GMT, is not cumbersome on the wrist. The stainless steel band is beefy, and well made. It is generously sized, and I had to remove two links in order for it to fit properly.

The crystal is flat, and appears to be a mineral crystal coated with Seiko's coating for scratch resistance. The dial and hands are very legible, as well as all printing on the face as well as on the slide rule bezel. The rotating bezel is smooth, clearly marked, easy to rotate, and is a pleasing dark grey IP colour. It appears that in typical SEIKO fashion, the band is a 22mm size. I think the watch would look great on a Breitling style leather band.

As another reviewer noted, the instructions do indicate a limited (seven year) typical life-span for the LCD displays. I suspect that SEIKO probably has understated the LCD life-span just to be conservative.

As far as utility as a "pilots" watch, most flight decks are equipped with far more accurate clocks and systems for calculating fuel consumption, climb, etc. Therefore, this watch is what I would call a flight style watch with limited usefulness in todays aircraft. Most private pilots have a separate E6B circular slide rule for manual calculations that is far easier to read than that supplied on the bezel of this watch.

I did not give this watch a 5 star rating, as the predicted battery life (according to the manual) is only two years, the limited life of the LCD display, and the fact that there are other watches in the $ 4,000 to $ 7,000 price range that very easily deserve a 4.5 or a 5.0 rating. However, in this price range, this watch cannot be beat.

I recommend shopping aggressively for this watch, as there was a spread of sometimes around $ 200 from one e-tailer to the next. All-in-all, a great looking and accurate watch. Very highly recommended.

Correction: The watch takes a 21 mm band (unusual) but will work OK with a 20 mm band. I recently put on an Ostrich band (21 mm) with SS deployant clasp, and it looks great. The Seiko SS band is a little overpowering for this watch, but it looks OK with it.

A NICE WATCH FOR THE PRICE
I THINK ITS GOOD A WATCH FOR THE PRICE. THE WATCH FACE IS BIG AND I FIND THAT TO BE A GOOD THING. THE WATCH'S LINK IS ALSO NICE. NOT TO FLASHY OF WATCH AND GOES WITH EVERY DAY WEAR. VERY FUNCTIONAL. ALSO, LIKE THE COMBINATION OF A DIGITAL FACE WITH THE CLASSIC FLIGHT WATCH LOOK.

Disappointed
No back lights on the digits! No manual with the watch! Not very user friendly.