Men's SNK805 SEIKO 5 Automatic Stainless Steel Watch with Green Canvas

This is a great watch. So much has been said in other reviews that I won't add to the noise but one area that hasn't been thoroughly discussed I feel I may have something to add to is the color of this specific model (SNK807). As an artist color is paramount and something I'm sensitive to. So having only the pictures online to go on was something of a leap of faith for me, the luxury of holding something in our hands before we buy it is foregone when purchasing over the Internet. The user posted pics all seemed to vary from one another, either being super saturated green or nearly black. So I've posted my own pics which are very color accurate. The first pic is in broad daylight, which is as green as this watch gets. The other two are under normal room lights (daylight fluorescents). My point is, this is a dark olive drab with almost no green at all, which is exactly what I had hoped for. Another aspect of this watch I really like is its versatility. You can strap on a fancy leather strap and its a classy dress watch, or throw a NATO style strap on and head into the wilderness for years at a time and not worry about anything, especially batteries (this is a fully mechanical automatic watch). It may not be obvious, but this is also related to color. The neon green strap this watch is shipped with is bright and has the effect of making the watch face appear more green. Google "simultaneous contrast" for more, or believe me when I say your choice of strap color has a huge influence on what color the watch appears to the eye. I bought a very nice $30 "OD phalanx" strap from Crown and Buckle and am very pleased, plus the khaki NATO strap, both of which are pictured above. My sample ran less than 30 seconds fast for the entire first week I owned it, and has been plus or minus two seconds a day since then. From what I've read of other automatics, this is outstanding especially for the price, and I couldn't be happier with this watch. I have no idea what the negative reviews are talking about, unless they bought from someone other than Amazon and received Feikos. Another thing I'd like to clarify is the Lumibrite. It's brightness and longevity are directly proportional to how much light YOU expose it to before it's in darkness. Ten to twenty minutes in direct sunlight and it will glow like its radioactive for hours. Only room lights and it's a subtle glow for a couple of hours. I didn't really want this feature, but now that I have it I love it. Really, the pattern it has when all the lights are out is really classy. It's like an old Rolex design. Very nice, Seiko. Thanks for a great watch. Will buy again, even if it's just to get the other colors!

Picked up this watch from Amazon about a month or so ago and so far it's been great. The price point is hard to believe considering you're getting a Seiko 5 and it looks good to boot!I've gotten a handful of compliments on the watch and it's rugged "look", most people can't believe it's a Seiko when I tell them. The self winding is nice and as others mentioned above it tends to get off by a minute or so a month but so far mine is still dead on when compared to the clock I used when setting the initial time. This was my first watch with an integrated day/date window and I had some issues getting it set correctly initially (multiple languages, it wasn't midnight so the day would shift early, etc.) but that was mostly due to my ignorance. I haven't tested it's water resistance claims and usually ditch the watch before I shower, swim, etc. (not to mention nylon bands can smell funky over time if wet and dried frequently) but it's taken a couple good lickings from door knobs, walls, etc. and hasn't skipped a beat. I have also worn it to the range with my pistol (a lot of vibration and jerking) and everything still runs smooth.For me personally I'm debating picking up a couple more of these and storing them while I can still get my hands on them.I love the face of this watch with it's minutes being the largest and easily readable measure of time followed by the smaller hours, telling time at a glance is only easier on a digital IMHO. I also love the smooth movement of the second hand on this thing, but it's taken some getting used to. I am used to looking to down at a watch and seeing the second hand jerk around the face, a lot of times I'll have to do a double take because I think the second hand has stopped moving because of how smooth the movement actually is (1/4 second movements).