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A little gem that accompanies me on every occasion. This Seiko marks both the first watch I own and a gift given to me by my family for my 25th birthday. It therefore logically has great value when I wear it and admire it.
I particularly love this green dial which, marked by the light (outside or inside), reflects a different light each time you look at it.

My first watch

The Seiko brand, founded in 1881 by Kintaro Hattori in the Ginza district of Tokyo, has become one of the most influential and respected watch companies in the world. Since the opening of its first store, Seiko has continued a path of constant growth and innovation.
<h2 dir="ltr">History of the Seiko brand</h2>
The year 1924 marked the first watch produced under the Seiko brand. The company continued to develop new technologies, and in 1956 it released the first self-winding wristwatch made in Japan. The real game-changer came in 1969 with the introduction of the Seiko Astron, the world's first quartz watch. This innovation not only changed the direction of Seiko but also revolutionized the entire watch industry.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Seiko solidified its reputation as a technological leader with the development of solar-powered watches and the introduction of professional divers' watches. In 2005, Seiko presented the Spring Drive, a unique movement combining the strength of mechanical watchmaking and the precision of quartz.
In recent years, Seiko has continued to innovate by creating eco-friendly watches and supporting various environmental initiatives. The brand is known for its commitment to quality, precision and sophisticated design.
<h2 dir="ltr">What are Seiko&rsquo;s iconic models?</h2>
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/seiko/prospex">Seiko Prospex</a></h3>
This collection is dedicated to those who seek adventure, whether underwater, on land or in the air. The Prospex offers solid cases, water resistance up to 200 meters, steel or silicone bracelets, and automatic or solar movement. These watches are often associated with professional divers and adventurers.
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/seiko/presage">Seiko Presage</a></h3>
Bringing together the best of traditional Japanese watchmaking and modern design, the Presage offers stainless steel cases, leather straps, automatic movement, and exquisite dials. The collection is appreciated for its elegance and style.
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/seiko/astron">Seiko Astron</a></h3>
This iconic collection represents Seiko innovation. With titanium or stainless steel cases, water resistance up to 100 meters, metal bracelets, solar quartz movement with GPS, the Astron continues to be at the cutting edge of technology.
<h3 dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/seiko/5_sports">Seiko 5 Sports</a></h3>
The Seiko 5 Sports collection is a symbol of youth and dynamism. With steel cases, water resistance up to 100 meters, steel or fabric straps, and automatic movement, it is designed for the active lifestyle.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Seiko watch cost?</h2>
The prices of new Seiko watches change regularly and vary depending on the model. Most cost between &euro;500 and &euro;1,000 depending on the finishes. Price differences can be significant between the brand's different collections. For example, the price of a Seiko 5 fluctuates between &euro;200 and &euro;400 and the Seiko Prospex between &euro;300 and &euro;2,500. Prices also fluctuate depending on the distributor, and promotions sometimes allow you to benefit from a more competitive price. The second-hand market is also an opportunity to look at to buy a cheaper Seiko.
<h2 dir="ltr">Seiko: An essential brand for starting out in watchmaking</h2>
Seiko is a brand that has charted its path through over a century of innovation and excellence. Its main models reflect a diverse range that meets the needs of sportsmen, divers, luxury enthusiasts and fashionable young people. Seiko's positioning in the watch landscape is unique, offering high quality watches at different price points, and remaining at the forefront of technology and design.
To find out more about these models, the brand's website is a useful information resource. Furthermore, the Dialicious owners' reviews are essential to making the right choice from this historic brand. Choosing a Seiko watch is more than a purchase; it&rsquo;s an investment in a piece of Japanese watchmaking history that continues to shape the future. Some may prefer <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/grand_seiko">Grand Seiko</a> but this is another journey...
Check out the <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_japanese_watch_brands">Ranking of the best japanese watch brands</a>, including Seiko.
(Updated November 2023)

Since the release of the Limited Edition Chronograph with Enamel dial, black Arabic numerals with the red "12" at noon, in 2017, paying homage to the first wristwatch from Seikosha (the name of the manufacturer at the time), the Laurel, I have been interested in this chronograph. Then this version, black Roman numerals, was released 2 years later, still with the 8R48 chronograph movement featuring a column wheel and a vertical clutch. The Enamel dials are still subcontracted by an independent enameler, Mitsuru Yokosawa. The manufacture of such dials (3 raised sub-dials 😳), requires a know-how that has become rare. The work is artisanal, done by hand and therefore reserved for small series. Mitsuri Yokosawa says she can only make 200 per month. Since I acquired this model, I have had a hard time wearing another one. This synthesis between traditional watchmaking, recalled by the Email dial, with this typography, which was present on almost all pocket watches, clocks, etc ... especially throughout the 19th century, and the modernity of the case, its technicality (movement), makes this watch very interesting and endearing. In addition, today, Seiko no longer produces an Email dial chronograph, which makes this model a fairly rare watch.

Seiko Presage Chronograph Enamel Dial

I find this watch very elegant and original. Its three dials (day of the week, date and day/night) give it a practical aspect and a complicated quartz watch. I particularly like its shape, the black striated dial with its three inlaid dials, as well as the movement of the seconds which is reminiscent of that of a mechanical watch.

Seiko Presage Day/Date

My first Seiko and probably not the last.

I just bought this magnificent Seiko Style 60's GMT.

First of all, I would like to point out that I bought this watch in the Seiko boutique in Aix-en-Provence, the service and advice were great from the boutique manager.

I find this watch superb, indeed, it has a blue-gray dial that offers multiple shades.
The shiny applied indexes really bring out the light.
The diameter of 40.75mm may seem large but the GMT bezel really reduces the diameter.
The GMT bezel has a very light two-tone that I didn't notice right away.

I find the finishes of this watch incredible for the price.

On the other hand, there is one thing that I can't understand why the Style 60's collection is part of the Presage range?
We are halfway between dressy and sporty ("sport-chic")?

In short, it is a bipolar watch but it is no less magnificent.
There will definitely be another Seiko in my collection one day.


Fatal Beauty

Hello,
I would like to introduce you to my beautiful Seiko Presage SPB173J1 special edition, a watch only available in Seiko stores in Asia. Bought in Malaysia during a trip, its enamel green dial that absorbs light by changing from forest green to black via various colors of fir trees, it was my first watch on a steel bracelet.
Its Roman numerals, its power reserve and the date at 6 o'clock give it a crazy charm, wanting to buy a watch that is rarely seen on the European market, I think it is successful, then it is a nice holiday souvenir, with a welcome at the Seiko store quite fabulous.

My beautiful Seiko Presage special edition

Seiko Presage spb127J1 limited edition of 1964 pieces in the design of the Seiko Crown Chronograph released in 1964 for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The watch was released in 2020, it is to celebrate the event of the Tokyo Summer Games for the 2nd time (56 years later).
Its retro sunray dial, partly guilloché in a circle, its black bezel, its hands and its faceted indexes are magnificent and very well worked. It catches light from all angles. It is one of the watches that I wear the most.

JO de Tokyo 1964

La marque SYE [Start Your Engine] a &eacute;t&eacute; cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2020 par Arnaud Pezeron &agrave; c&ocirc;t&eacute; de Paris en France. La marque inaugure le Sport Tailoring au poignet. Elle propose des montres sport-chic de caract&egrave;re, fiables, ludiques et abordables inspir&eacute;es de l'univers de la m&eacute;canique auto-moto. La gamme comprend deux mod&egrave;les distincts, la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_automatic_24">SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 </a>et la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_chronograph">SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
Cette marque embarque une innovation sur le changement du bracelet disponible en acier ou en cuir. La montre n'offre aucun espace entre le bracelet et la boite d&ucirc; &agrave; l&rsquo;absence de cornes, ce qui am&eacute;liore son confort et sa portabilit&eacute;.
<h2 class="p1">Combien co&ucirc;te une montre&nbsp;SYE&nbsp;?</h2>
La gamme SYE comporte deux mod&egrave;les disponibles sur le site de la marque : La SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 750&euro;. La SYE MOT1ON Chronograph est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 599 &euro;.
SYE est ind&eacute;pendante et produit plusieurs centaines montres par an tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir une SYE qui vous correspond le mieux, les avis clients Dialicious sont une pr&eacute;cieuse ressource pour &eacute;valuer chacun des diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients.
Consultez le <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_francaises">Classement des meilleures marques de montres fran&ccedil;aises</a> dont SYE fait partie.
(Mise &agrave; jour Novembre 2023)

The brand SYE [Start Your Engine] was created in 2020 by Arnaud Pezeron near Paris in France. The brand is introducing Sport Tailoring on the wrist. It offers sporty-chic watches with character, reliability, fun and affordability inspired by the world of car and motorcycle mechanics. The range includes two distinct models, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_automatic_24"> SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24</a> and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_chronograph"> SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
This brand has an innovation in changing the bracelet available in steel or leather. The watch offers no space between the bracelet and the case due to the absence of lugs, which improves its comfort and portability.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a SYE watch cost?</h2>
The SYE range includes two models available on the brand's website: The SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 is offered from &euro; 750. The SYE MOT1ON Chronograph is offered from &euro; 599.
SYE is independent and produces several hundred watches per year, all models combined. To choose an SYE that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating each of the different models through real customer experience.
Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Ranking of the best French watch brands</a>, including SYE.
(Updated November 2023)

Seiko Presage is a collection launched in 2016 worldwide (after a Japan-only start), positioned as Seiko&rsquo;s &ldquo;dress-daily&rdquo; showcase for mechanical watchmaking: worked dials (enamel, urushi lacquer, Arita porcelain, shippo enamel, &ldquo;asanoha&rdquo; patterns), stainless-steel cases with brushed/polished alternation, and a palette of in-house calibres (4R, 6R, 8R) focused on reliability and ease of ownership. The DNA blends solid value, clear legibility and discreet nods to Japanese craft, yielding an everyday dress watch that moves from office to weekend without fuss.
<h3>Design &amp; legibility: the model&rsquo;s identity</h3>
Presage stands out through dial substance: milky enamel, deep urushi, glossy porcelain, cocktail-inspired radiating textures and Sharp Edged&rsquo;s geometric &ldquo;asanoha.&rdquo; Applied markers and faceted hands (leaf, dauphine or baton) play over crisp minute tracks, often with little or no lume to preserve the dress intent. Labels such as &ldquo;Craftsmanship Series,&rdquo; &ldquo;Cocktail Time,&rdquo; &ldquo;Style60&rsquo;s,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Sharp Edged&rdquo; map a coherent aesthetic field, and the hour/minute/date hierarchy remains primary while dial texture supplies the desired visual depth.
<h3>Case, bracelet and everyday comfort</h3>
Depending on line, diameters run roughly 38&ndash;42 mm, with restrained thickness and short lug-to-lug figures for &ldquo;short-wearing&rdquo; comfort. 316L steel is standard, sometimes with a proprietary hard coating; crystals are sapphire (often AR) on mid/high trims, or Hardlex on a few entry references. Bracelets alternate solid-link steel, leather (grained, calf, or alligator per series) and discreet rubber on select variants, such that the watch slides under a cuff yet keeps enough presence not to vanish.
<h3>Movement: architecture, performance and care</h3>
Presage gathers robust automatics with hand-wind and hacking: 4R35/4R36 (date/day-date), 4R57 (central power-reserve pointer), 6R15/6R35/6R55 (pushing reserve toward ~70 h), pointer-date or small-seconds variants, and, higher up, 8R column-wheel chronographs in certain limited pieces. Seiko&rsquo;s philosophy favours stability and straightforward service in its network, so periodic pressure checks and a 4&ndash;6-year service cadence are ample for normal use.
<h3>Timeline &amp; main models (2016&ndash;2025)</h3>
(2016) Seiko Presage Enamel &ldquo;Global Launch&rdquo;:
Presage&rsquo;s official debut outside Japan with high-temperature enamel dials, heat-blued hands on some versions, and crisp polished steel cases. Positioning highlights in-house mechanics and dial-maker craft; some references add a 3 o&rsquo;clock date, others a central power-reserve hand. The &ldquo;Japanese classicism&rdquo; angle lands thanks to glossy enamel contrast and readable layouts.&nbsp;
(2017) Seiko Presage Cocktail Time &ldquo;Blue Moon&rdquo;:
&ldquo;Cocktail Time&rdquo; (radial textures, cocktail-inspired names, luminous hues) migrates into Presage, bringing gradient midnight-blue dials, polished markers and faceted hands; the case keeps civilised proportions for daily wear. Small-seconds, pointer-date and power-reserve options balance dress and everyday roles. A wide strap choice personalises the watch without hurting legibility.&nbsp;
(2019) Seiko Presage Arita Porcelain &ldquo;Deep White&rdquo;:
Dials moulded in Arita porcelain, enamelled and kiln-fired, producing a lustrous sheen and readable sub-dial volumes in raking light. Steel cases get sapphire (often double-AR), and 6R calibres provide comfortable autonomy with hacking. This series injects Japanese craft via a rare material at approachable pricing. It suits wearers seeking a &ldquo;quiet-presence&rdquo; dress watch.&nbsp;
(2020) Seiko Presage Sharp Edged &ldquo;Asanoha&rdquo;:
A more architectural branch: crisper brushed/polished alternation, taut flanks, assertive lugs and &ldquo;asanoha&rdquo; textures that play with light. 6R35/6R55 raise reserve to ~70 hours; date windows stay discreet to protect clarity. The proposition nudges Presage toward an urban sport-chic brief while keeping wrist-friendly sizing.
(2021) Seiko Presage Style 60&rsquo;s &ldquo;Modern Vintage&rdquo;:
A line inspired by 1960s three-handers and chronographs, with smooth bezels, blocky markers and re-interpreted period typography. Moderate diameters and low crystal stack height make for easy daily wear. Lacquered or sunray dials keep sober tones, while perforated leather straps add a mild &ldquo;neo-racing&rdquo; vibe. Aimed at retro-minded buyers who still want fuss-free ownership.&nbsp;
(2022) Seiko Presage Shippo &amp; Urushi &ldquo;Craftsmanship Series&rdquo;:
Focus on metal-enamel (shippo cloisonn&eacute;) and hand-applied urushi by master artisans; the deep surfaces spotlight marker geometry and hand length. Cases stay compact, some references add domed sapphire to soften glare, and 6R calibres deliver autonomy and neutrality in daily use. The aim is to bring noble materials to accessible price tiers.&nbsp;
(2023) Seiko Presage &ldquo;Classic Series&rdquo;:
A sub-family with fabric/linen-like textures and natural tones (beige, brown, soft green) that recentres Presage on relaxed dress-daily roles. Compact proportions, everyday sealing, and calm layouts with slightly curved hands keep reading effortless. The range clarifies the offer between Cocktail, Craftsmanship and Sharp Edged, targeting the &ldquo;one-watch&rdquo; buyer.&nbsp;
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
Seiko Presage serves wearers who want readable, well-finished mechanical watches blending Japanese craft with day-to-day dependability. Choose first by dial material and silhouette, then by calibre (autonomy/usage), then by strap to match your setting. To close your short-list and cross-check try-on impressions, lean on Dialicious customer reviews for comfort, perceived accuracy and long-term finish resilience.
(Updated October 2025)

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