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[mellegerda]

These seiko 5s are absolutely amazing. They are the equivalent in price to those plastic swatch automatics but they are over 100 times better.

[andreaiacolina]

With this watch you cannot go wrong: perfect in every occasion!

[lancefury]

Bought an SNKL41 recently during a sale, and I'm excited to get it. I suppose if I changed the second hand to blue with a sapphire low double dome and a solid link strap fo the same design, it would look even closer to a Grand Seiko like you said. Thanks for the fantastic review!

[PaulCarlsonXC]

After lurking on watch channels for the past number of weeks, and having not worn a watch for years and years, I ended up picking the 45. It's a great little watch, and my first automatic. Looks great on a leather strap. I will try your suggestion of placing it on the table differently at night, as mine really seems to run fast. Thanks for posting so many great reviews!

[ylwang]

this is the exactly the video I'm looking for. I'll buy the white one tomorrow. thanks for the review!

[tommurphy]

I bought the snkl45 after watching this video and I can't thank you enough. I love the watch so much would 100% recommend it to anyone looking at a watch for the same price.

[chhaynerderie]

I just bought the SNKL45. It costs me 170$ here. Absolutely love it. 👌👌

[valueink]

If you're willing to go quartz, the SGG731 is a great option. It has sapphire and it's made of titanium making it super light to wear. Very thin too with great dial detail and an excellent bracelet. All for around a $120.

[rudy_ariff]

Just revisited this video.. now I think I should get both. I'm not a bracelet kind of guy, but these are watches that I would keep on the supplied bracelets 👌

[scottlauren]

Thank you! I just bought the poor man's SARB and I love it! Great review...very thorough.

[neilpiper]

I bought this watch this year because I liked the look of it.
The problem is it keeps randomly stopping.
I have gone back to my Seiko 5 white dial with a 7009 movement from the 1980s.
No stopping problems. Accuracy within +-5 seconds per day.
My watchmender said the older Seiko's are the best and from my experience I wholeheartedly agree.
He said that there are too many plastic parts in the 7s26.

[JogieGlenMait]

SNKL41 seems like a boring watch at first when I bought it. But it turns out to be the best daily watch for me. Love at daily use, I should say.

[shizukamori]

I recently bought an SNKL45, very similar to the one on the video. But mine is a J1 model, which has "Made in Japan" stamped on the dial at the 7 o'clock position.
It's 20 to 30 dollars more expensive, but I think it's worth it. That stamp increases the value and desirability of the watch to collectors.

[abb]

Excellent review!! Always thought of getting one but never pulled the trigger.

I did recently buy the sarb035 since amazon had a sale!!!

[alexandrucozma]

I'm wearing the snkl45j1 about a week and i must say, probably i like it even more than my omeaga seamaster and sarb035 - great size, almost vintage size, + a nice ostrich leather strap :) somehow I really enjoy wearing it! Unfortunately in my case arabic instead of kanji, but the accuracy is even better than my sarb! (i know just matter of luck)

[RyanLDigital]

A forgotten brother of these model along with the black, white, and blue dial is the Japan Domestic Market Release SNKL21J1 in other words the Gold Dial Version. Bought this a couple months ago and pictures don’t do justice of how beautiful the sunburst effect the gold has. A must if you want to collect one of these. As far as I can see, Amazon is the last place you can get this as they still have retailers in Japan willing to sell such before they run out. Get it while you can!

[Purong]

About time (pun intended) these 2 came together in this review. Would be much better if the snkl43 (blue dial) was in the mix. Never seen the 41, 43, and 45 together in any YouTube vid. I have the snkl23, 41, 43 and skx013k2 (love the clanky jubilee bracelet). Great review, Alessandro.

[stevenwymor]

I’ve got a SARB033 and I STILL bought an SNKL41. I prefer the dial color to the SARB035 as it’s less cream colored. Not too crazy about the bracelet. I wear mine on a Barton leather strap in an Espresso color with linen stitching. Gorgeous. Will probably be upgrading mine to the NH36 movement.

[flyingllama]

I swear to god snkl51 one of the nicest looking seiko 5, the way light reflect the mirror finish is just amazing

[wongbryson]

Thank you Alessandro! I’m waiting for my SNKL41 to be shipped over after watching your video. 😂😂😂 love your content!