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Well, I am sure that you blame me plenty, so I get to blame you for once. I'm also sure that you are just as 'guilty' as I usually am. ;) Cheers, Jody

[stuartcaddick]

Every time a new watch arrives, I unbox it and say "let's peel off some stickers."
I'm always alone when this happens.

[WH]

Instantly recognized that silhouette. Those giant buttons give it away instantly.

[johnsrabe]

Folks, is Jody the only person in the room who actually knows how to run the features on Casios and Seikos? And while I have you, does anyone out there ever use more than two alarms? I am not asking either of these questions snarkily.

[albert]

Nice Arnie Seiko Watch, quite big.
And Jody, Ruunn!!,
Get to the Choppah!!!

[MrConraA]

I did the same thing, love a big boy watch

[Smartzenegger]

I see they fixed the case back... it's no longer a scratch magnet. And they also changed the buttons and crown for brushed/milled ones. As for the color sceme, I like the Padi version better.

[Conundrum]

Only 2 things keeping me from picking up an Arnie is -- 1. the price, and 2. the fact it isn't sapphire on such a tool-y watch.

[DonaldJoeKennedy]

If Ahhhnuld never wore this, I'd never in ten lifetimes even consider it. But since he did, I could mayhaps go for an all-black one.

[ramblin]

Dr. Jody teaching us again about another beautiful Seiko. Thanks for sharing!

[Tpr]

I have had the PADI version for a couple of years now and I wear it on a black Zulu strap. It’s great!
Seiko do well at making larger watches which wear small. If you can wear a Turtle you will have no problem with the size of the Arnie.
Cheers Jodie.

[edteachr]

Gorgeous watch, Jody. I adore my SNJ 025 Arnie reissue, but paid much more than you did, laddie! In a video a few years ago, Random Rob explained “special edition” vs “limited edition” in Seiko speak. A LE indicates that a limited number of watches are made, whereas SE depicts that the watch will only be produced once (regardless of number produced), which can continue for years. RR said he found SE watches often become more collectible than LEs. For what it’s worth….

[brianmurphy]

I love my Arnie…I wish the stock strap was a tad shorter so the tail doesn’t wrap around. I solved that by swapping it out. It’s a great watch…maybe I need another….

[johnsmith-gsqf]

Nice watch, but I don't trust Seiko solar watches after getting a defective one years ago.

[timhorack]

You're right, it wears a lot better than the dimensions suggest. Very nice

[Robever]

I've had the reissue Arnie ( SNJ025...I think) for years. I love this watch. I wear it on a two piece Zulu because it's more comfortable than the stick strap, though the strap is very comfortable too. I live in South Florida so our 100° weather is tough on rubber. Great review as always, Jody! 😎👍🏼

[hanscombe]

I remember when you got the black Arnie from marrickville metro. I got mine in 2021 and it has heaps of wrist time since then.

[DeusNyx]

So....the Arnie isn't as confusing to work as the Seiko Astron?😅

[Ian-dddm]

Great review thanks, I am tempted maybe black strap, there is so much watch for the money, have you noticed how a watch collection has an ever growing number of Seikos.

[jayeyesacks]

The Momentum UDT Eclipse 42mm is a much more wearable and legible ana-digi piece with far better specs and still under $400 USD--defo one to check out. The only knock on it for me is the black ion plated case which isn't always the best choice with respect to wear and tear.

[adk]

Very nice. Congrats on the new acquisition! Any thoughts on a digital Erebus? Russell from the MWC was talking about making one, and I immediately thought an Erebus one would be awesome. Thanks for showing us the watch!