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Seiko SNA413 - Mens Blue/White Dial Stainless Steel Chronograph by
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Watch description
About Seiko SNA413:
Our chronograph features a blue and white dial, a bi-directional slide rule bezel, alarm, 1/5th second stopwatch (records elapsed time up to 60 minutes) split time measurement, date indicator, luminous hands and a stainless steel screwdown case back. The dial measures approximately 1-1/2 inches in diameter. The bracelet is a brushed stainless steel and measures approximately 8 1/4 inches in length and 3/4 inch in width (at the widest point). This watch includes a double locking clasp. Our watch is water resistant up to 200 meters and is backed by Seikos 3-year limited warranty.
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written by Guest , May 21, 2008
Great watch at a great price. Way more beautiful than the photos, it's very accurate and very stylish. It is relatively large but it doesn't look bulky. Very happy it and a this price, it's a steal..
written by Guest , May 21, 2008
It's no Breitling, but it sure feels, functions and looks like one. I don't use the flight bezel since I use a computerized E6B so I can't rate that. I use it for the looks and the sheer enjoyment I get from the watch. You will get many compliments by wearing this watch. If you like watches that are big, bulky and heavy, you will enjoy this one. The construction of the watch is A-1. I recommend it.
written by Guest , May 21, 2008
Beware of Amazon sold watches marked as new because they are often repackaged returns as mine was. The thing did not have all the tags or the right instruction manual with it and was missing some of the protective plastic in certain places. The watch is in excellent condition, but I can forget about registering for the warranty.
A common misconception is the alarm feature's over complication. You do not have to pull the crown all the way out to the second position to set the alarm if the Alarm hands are set at current time (You only have to do that is they are set at a different time such as another time zone or universal time). I think Seiko has thought that out very well. What sense would it make to have to stop the watch to set the alarm. That would cause error in the time readings and your calculations if you don't have a master clock in the cockpit to resync to.
The watch is an excellent choice for anyone that needs a very well made and accurate timepiece. The SNA411, SNA412, and SNA413 are exactly the same but in different color schemes.
written by Guest , May 21, 2008
I bought my SNA413 last June at a Seiko outlet. It is a terrific watch in virtually everyway. It is very well made and accurate to boot!
written by Guest , July 23, 2008
Product looks nice and serves its purpose well. This is my second watch like this, I now have both the black and white faced watches.
written by Guest , August 14, 2008
This watch is absolutely beautiful. My fiance loves it. This purchase was worth it. It is very sporty, classy and elegant. Goes very well with dark executive suits. You will not regret the purchase!
written by Guest , January 10, 2009
I will have to follow this up with a more extensive video review, but for now here are the highlights.
1) It arrived on time with free holiday shipping from amazon.com. PLUS
2) It arrived without protective plastic covering the crystal, case back, crown and pushers, or bracelet. MINUS
3) It also arrived with a slight scratch on one of the link-segments on the band. Since it was the polished portion of the link segment, it was very noticeable. ** BIG MINUS ** , but I remedied this by choosing this link segment as the links I would remove when I was sizing the bracelet, so no harm, no foul.
4) The bracelet measures just over 21mm consistently all the way around (no tapering), is solid stainless steel, and has solid end links. Also, it was erroneously reported as being a 3-link band (two brushed links on the outside and one polished link in the center with a vertical crease). In sizing the bracelet and moving the links, I quickly learned that it is actually a 4-link bracelet since the polished center is actually made up of TWO links side by side, each with a brushed link on either end (brushed+polished+ polished+ brushed). I
5) Diameter of case/bezel is listed as 42mm (w/o the crown), but it seems to be closer to 40mm.
6) Dial - The dial is protected by a domed Hardlex mineral crystal that does a magnificent job magnifying the fine writing of the EB6 rule, Telemeter, and Tachometer, and all other info including he date on the face/dial.
The domed crystal also does an excellent job throwing back a lot of LIGHT and shimmer to onlookers, so it tends to get a lot of WOW responses.
7) The bezel is non-ratcheting and bidirectional. It has a highly polished coined edge. It has a very solid and smooth in its movement.
9) The alarm (located at the 6 o'clock position) can be used as a GMT to track a secondary time zone. It has its own fully independent minute and hour hands, so this is quite nice.
10) The chronograph second hand (the BIG second hand) and chronograph hour hand (in the small sub-dial nearest to the 12 o'clock position) are in bright yellow. All other hands are in stainless steel with or without lumibrite (luminescent paint for glowing in the dark). The chronograph sub-dials at 12 and 9 o'clock are outlined in white paint, but the alarm sub-dial a 6 o'clock is nicely outlined with a stainless steel circle/ring.
11) The crown and pushers are all screw down and the threads are very well engineered. This allows not only for the true 200 meter depth water resistance rating, but also keeps dust and moisture out of the watch. Dust and moisture are the biggest enemies of any all watches, regardless of the price-point.
12) ALL the chronograph hands and sub-dials can be manually reset to "zero" or manually aligned with the pushers if the need ever arose.
Conclusion: This is a dressy watch. The picture really do not do it justice. I purchased both this watch, as well as the Chase Durer Pilot Commander Alarm chronograph. This one for dressier, more formal attire while the Chase Durer for more casual occasions. Both watches have Japanese quartz movements and respective of style, quality, and function, they are easily on par with or better than most if not all of the other watches in my collection, including several well-known swiss automatics costing $3200 to $4000 each.
The only thing I would change about the Seiko SNA411 is the crystal. This is my first time owning a watch with a Hardlex crystal, and besides my Casio beater watch, all the other watches in my collection have sapphire anti-reflective crystals, which I've never had scratch, shatter, or fracture on me...so we'll see how this Hardlex holds up, especially in it's domed and slightly protruding fashion.
BTW - for all those considering automatics, consider this...what I've found out in extensively researching before making my recent purchases:
1) Automatics MUST be cleaned/lubricated/"maintained" every 2-3 years, which runs anywhere from $150 to $399 for EACH automatic watch....depending on the brand and complication of the movement (basically, the more you paid for the watch the more the jeweler will charge you)
2) Automatics are not even remotely close to as accurate as quartz watches. Quartz are usually accurate within +/- 5 to 15 seconds a month, whereas automatics are usually +/- 5 to 15 seconds a day (for there best swiss movements).
3) Seiko invented the world's first quartz wristwatch - the 35SQ Astron Watch - in Tokyo on Christmas day, 1969.
4) Quartz movements only require a quick and relatively inexpensive battery change every 2-3 years, some even every 10 years, and if the movements ever get so bad that an overhaul is needed (I've never heard of this happening, but anything is possible), you can buy an entire new movement wholesale from between $30 - $80 and find a friendly jeweler to install it for you. With one of my better known swiss automatics, before I invested in a watch-winder ($199) to keep it constantly in motion to keep the internal 37-jeweled parts lubricated, it cost me $750 for a complete overhaul when the movement went bad after 4 years. AND that was DISCOUNTED!!!
It's nice owning swiss automatics (prestige, hype, exclusivity), but not that nice. After buying one of them, I always have a bad taste in my mouth...like I know I just got ripped off...no matter how much "swiss watch-masters hand-made craftsmanship" the sales person touted about). With my two purchases of the Seiko SNA411 and the Chase Durer Pilot Commander, I've never felt so good about a luxury watch purchase.
I'll take a high-quality quartz watch (swiss or japan movement) any day over ANY of my swiss automatics now that I know better. So go out, find a watch that suits you...enjoy it :-) I know I will be enjoying BOTH of my latest additions :-)Seiko Men's Flight Alarm Chronograph Watch #SNA411
written by Guest , January 10, 2009
Salut a tous,cette montres est fantastique,toutes les fonctions que vous
demander dans une montre y sont,chronographe,reveil,date,lunette tournante et beaucoup plus.Je dis dans mon titre une brietling pour le prix d'une timex et c'est vrai,ok vous avez peut-etre pas un mouvement swiss automatique mais vous avez le look et ce n'est pas une fausse montre.Cette
montres Seiko est une montres de tres grande qualité avec ces couronnes
visser elle est etanches jusqu'a 200 metres,elle a un look extra,la taille
est parfaite pour ce type de montres.Avec une fabrication digne d'une montre beaucoup plus cher.J'ai cette montre depuis un mois et je lui trouve
aucun defauts et en plus elle est beaucoup plus belle en realité que sur
photo.Je vous conseille fortement cette merveilleuse montre de qualité
pour le prix d'une fausse montre.
written by Guest , January 10, 2009
I loved this watch the moment I saw it on the internet.I said to my wife that if I have to get a watch it has to be this only.To my surprise my wife gifted me this watch on my birthday and to say the least I felt privileged to have this.
This is an awesome watch and more prettier than what it looks in the picture.
And I am not saying anything out of this world,you yourself can see the ratings and judge it yourself.
Although you need to explore all the features (not to mentions)a lot more than you actually need.
I will recommend anybody to buy this watch.