Are Seiko Watches Good?

With roots going back nearly 150 years, Seiko is an iconic Japanese watch brand that has established itself as a benchmark for measuring success among other watch brands and a trendsetter in watchmaking.

As such, Seiko watches are considered quite good in the watch community, featuring a broad range of designs, price ranges, and functionalities. Please enjoy the below collection of individual reviews, write-ups, and news about Seiko.

To learn more about individual models, please read our piece on today’s best Seiko watches.

Seiko 5 GMT Review: The Perfect Seiko 5 Release?

Long ago during the double-digit era of the Two Broke Watch Snobs podcast, I said something that may have ticked a few folks off. I mentioned something about the SKX007-style case being superior to that of the Rolex Submariner and that if Seiko ever fitted that case with a GMT movement, it would be somewhat of an end-game watch for me… well, Seiko listened.

Grand Seiko Quartz Review: My Grail – The SBGV233

We tend to be pretty dismissive and downright snarky over here at Two Broke Watch Snobs – especially when it comes to pseudo-glorified “horological rites of passage.” Everyone needs a Rolex? No, shut up. Breaking $1,000 is something everyone needs to do? Nonsense. There’s a…

Seiko Tuna S23631 & S23629 Dive Watches

I’m really excited to see a more classic silhouette behind the handset and pricing that isn’t entirely absurd; when you consider some of the previous Spring Drive and high-end automatic variants.

Seiko Prospex SPB151 and SPB153 Dive Watches

After Seiko’s press “leak” earlier this year, watch fans were able to catch a glimpse at what sort of direction the brand might be taking in 2020. One of the watches we saw in the moderately affordable space was the Seiko SPB149, another recreation of the classic 62MAS.

Seiko 5 Sports “5KX” Review Ref. SRPD51

How can you talk about the refreshed Seiko 5 Sport without talking about the legendary SKX or 7002? You can’t. I tried to throw out all of my preconceived Seiko thoughts. It’s impossible.