Seiko Men's SNE107 Solar Silver Dial Watch

 (21 customer reviews)

All my other divers are automatics, and through the process of rotating them out every day or two, they often run down. Wanted at least one relatively inexpensive battery-powered watch that still retained a good level of quality but didn't skimp on the features.

The good:

-Actual 200M Divers watch; if you'r familiar with Seiko at all, you know that this designation means that these watches are actual, ISO-compliant diver watches, it's not just a marketing term.
-Great lume. As with most Seiko divers, the lume is excellent. Nicer still is that the lume paint color is white on this model as opposed to the more common greenish tint. (It of course still glows green.) The white contrasts nicely with the black dial for a fairly dress appearance.
-Fit and finish are typical Seiko which is to say very good.
-Bezel action is superb, not too tight, not too loose, but manages to feel both positive and smooth.
-Screw down crown operates easily, does not...Read more

Received it two days ago. This will pass as a fine dress watch. It looks really nice and elegant while it clearly suggests that it's a function oriented watch: solar, dive watch to 200m, bezle, diver's extension bracelet, simple design..., etc. I took out three links to make it fit my wrist. The s.s. bracelet is very comfortable. I will be test driving it as a dive watch next two weeks, and I will report back how it fared under water. I like that I will never have to wind or change the battery to keep it working!
Report: (Jan.20,2012)I went open water diving with it for 6 days straight to maximum depth of about 20 meters for 3-4 hours daily. It worked out great. Easy to read under water and didn't have any water or moisture problems. Just rinse the salt water off it after use with other diving equipment and that was easy. Also, the lume is so good, I can read the time without turning on the lights in the middle of the night.
I recommend it. it's a fun watch to have.

Bought this at Costco for $179. I often forget to take off my watch before going into the pool, so I wanted a stainless watch, good for 200M etc. I often wear a watch to bed at night and like being able to see the time by the glow of the watch face. As this is a divers watch, its big, heavy, and seems to be rugged. The electronics indicated a few (15) seconds per month accuracy.
Additionally, the light charging of the battery was a great feature. I have another Seiko thats over 30 years old and still running, and another watch that is light charging thats over 5 years old and still never had to mess with a battery. Great expectations for this watch.