I've always wanted a kinetic watch, and bought this watch a week ago and I'm not sure how to rate this. There are some things I like, and others I'm not so impressed with.
Looks: Watch face too small compared to the current trend of very large watches. In fact, this Seiko looks small compared to the other kinetic watches too. Otherwise it is classy in it's simple and clean circular design and watch band.
It looks good that on the watch face it says sappire, kinietic, and titanium. These imply a more upmarket watch.
Quality: Sadly I got a scratch on thpart of the band with the locking clip. I had expected the titanium to be damn tough stuff, even more than stainless steel. Perhaps this is simply public perception vs reality. But disappointing nonetheless.
Otherwise it works well, as expected for a Seiko watch.
Would I recommend this? NO. There are other kinetic watches out there which, although more expensive, are more attractive, more eye catching, and perhaps more collectable.
12th February 2010
I have searched online and found my compliant is a common one. It seems that titanium comes in 9 grades. watch makers usually use grade 1 or 2, which means this is the least amount of processing of the metal done. That means it's light, as titanium should be, but it's not hard, like you'd expect. Citizen makes a titanium watch which is a higher grade and people who have bought it say they've used it everywhere with nary a scratch.
Also, the solution to the scratches is to use an ink eraser. What's an ink eraser? I've not seen someone actually answer that, but when I was a child, we had erasers for ink- they were much rougher- like sandpaper- basically it was rough enough that it would rub away the layer of paper the ink was on- so I think this is the ink eraser- basically like sandpaper. havent been able to find a place which sells one though so cant tell you if it works or not.
In any case, the watch runs fine, and is very light. I'm not so worried about the scratches as I know why it happens and the solution for it.
It helps to know this first, so you can decide if you want to buy this watch.
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