temerityb wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:13 pm
conjurer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:00 pm
You think the price is too high? I thought it would have been higher, the way Seiko's gone lately.
That's a good point. 2019's $800 is 2021's $1,700. And, yeah, after thinking a bit more: That price isn't NEARLY as offensive as the redesigned Seiko 5 line.
I have been pretty outspoken about Seiko's pricing, particularly for the watches consigned to Chinese territories. These appear to be made in Japan, but the markings are typically obscure as to country of origin, at least in the marketing photos.
The crystals are sapphire with ARC, and they apparently have the Dia Shield hard coating, or the current equivalent (I'm unclear), as found on the Astron models.
The 6R64 is a well thought of movement thus far, introduced around 2019. It hand-winds and hacks and has an independently settable hour hand without stopping the watch- a nice touch. It's widely reported to out perform it's +25/-15 seconds per day accuracy rating from what I've read. A nice step up from the 4Rxx (Nh35) movements used in many recent models.
If these watches are made in Japan, for their complications, movement, and features, they are competitively priced compared to Swiss or German mass made GMT's on the market. If they are consigned out of country, not so much.
The price at the link is listed as 'approximate,' and specs could still be revised. I reckon the tale will be told when they are released.
