Functional, affordable and a beautiful timepiece. The review title sums it all up. Thank you.
I have been delighted by the beauty of this watch. Indeed it is a big one but wears very comfortable due the compact lug to lug. Then, the case by itself is slim ; the protruding caseback adds height but disappears under the watch when wearing it. Besides, my daily is a Willard hommage with almost the same size.
The colour of the case does not look like bronze. It is more like copper with a very nice sunburst effect. Appears much more elegant than bronze.
The dial is the star of the show. Mix of pale orange, beige, gold, silver, grey and black. Each colour complements the others without being too shiny. There is a lot going on between the dial and the inner rotating bezel. The crystal is mineral. It scratches more easily than sapphire but at least no anti reflecting coating and its blue light which often damages the beauty of a dial. The lume is decent with hands shining most part of the night (but not the dots and the bezel lume pip)
Two downs :
1/ The leather strap has no personality at all. It is totally basic. A kind of rally strap looks more appropriate, reinforcing the unique design of the watch. A tropic strap can be also an option, brown or black. It adds to the diver aspect.
2/ But no screw down crowns. This makes me a little bit relunctant to swim with it. The inner bezel crown seems ok and not too loose as I saw in some reviews. But I always fear that its accidental activation while in the water could led to water infiltration. Could I be wrong ?
To summarize : special and unique dial and bezel, real wrist presence but comfortable, fine in-house movement, well respected brand. For me it is a 5/5.
And thank you to Ippo for their excellent customer service.
GRAND SEIKO 9F Quartz 10ATM SBGX261 Men's Watch 特定
I ordered my watch from
USA. Saturday. I got it next Wednesday. Thank you DHL.
I highly recommend this business,Packaging was superb. Watch is amazing. Thank you for the care . Five stars plus
I was unsure what I’d get at first and almost cancelled, but was relieved to get the watch from Japan as stated. The watch was packaged better than from a UK dealer. Will buy again. Great service.
Let’s start by saying the SBP381J1 is already a favourite in my collection. Excellent price and service from Ippo. The watch was packaged well and promptly dispatched via DHL. The import duty was paid online so as not to hold up delivery. The watch was in my hands in less than a week from ordering. Great service from Ippo, I couldn’t ask for any more.
La montre est magnifique , tres légère et tres bien finie , je ne l'ai pas depuis longtemps donc je n'ai pas testé mais elle esr vraiment tres belle .