The mechanical watches in the Seiko 5 collection have been enchanting watch lovers around the world since the early 1960s. It is one of the best-selling automatic watch lines worldwide and has always been aimed at sporty watch enthusiasts who are young at heart. In 2020, Seiko incorporated the 5 Sports series into the Seiko 5 collection. The collection thus comprises the Sports, Suits, Street, Specialist, and Sense series in addition to classic Seiko 5 models. While the Sports line mostly offers diving and pilot's watches, you'll find some colorful, stainless steel diving watches in the Suits line as well. The Seiko Sense and Street series are home to playful, multicolored designs. Lastly, the Specialist line features diving watches made of stainless steel, some of which have a bronze or golden exterior. It doesn't have the highest specs or the most brand recognition - but it does its job fine. And on a tight budget.

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In my eyes, Hamilton is still an American brand. That's due, in part, because they still reissue their classic designs. That includes the Khaki, the brands most famous military watch.This is generally a very simple procedure. We can do this for you, or you can get the watch adjusted locally. Option 1. Specify your wrist measurement and we will adjust it before being sent Swiss brand MWC does a whole series of G10 watch, from this G10LM up to GMT and GTLS equipped models.

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But the quality is here too. This is a Swiss-made watch with Hamilton's Calibre H-50 handwinding movement. The dial on the ref. SNKE01K1 has a similar layout, but is surrounded by a stainless steel bezel with five-minute gradations. This model also uses the caliber 7S26 and costs roughly 145 USD. Like Army issued G10s, the MWC version comes with a one-piece canvas NATO strap. This is very practical and can be swapped without removing the strap pins. To me, it's similar to the specs that governments issue for military watch contracts. So I've often looked at the Seiko 5 range for military watches. The ref. SNZG13K1 is paired with a three-piece link stainless steel bracelet. The ref. SNZG15K1 is an identical timepiece, but mounted on a textile strap. Both versions start at around 180 USD.

There is a wide array of automatic watches with designs inspired by diving watches in the Seiko 5 Sports collection. These include the refs. SRPD51K1, SRPD63K1, and SRPD55K2. The first two models belong to the Seiko 5 Sports family, while the latter is part of the Specialist series. All three watches are similar in terms of technology and design. The Seiko 5 "Military" are among the most sought-after sports watches from the Japanese watch manufacturer. The design of these automatic watches resemble field and pilot's watches. Again, it's a very legible watch and unlike the automatic Bulova, this has a more affordable quartz movement. By embracing this mantra, Seiko has been responsible for a string of industry-leading advances in the technology of time, such as the world’s first quartz watch, as well as the world’s first TV watch, and the Seiko Kinetic, which is the first watch ever to generate its own electricity from the movement of the wearer. Seiko are unique in that they manufacture every aspect of every watch in-house, because of their ruthless pursuit of perfection even including growing their own quartz crystals and sapphires. The Seiko SNKE01K1 isn't a military watch. Instead, it's a watch that would work well for the military. And that's good enough for me.

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Leather strap watches tend to fit without a problem for most wearers. However, watches fitted with metal bracelets often need adjusting to get the perfect fit.

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It also means you can change to a NATO strap with your nation or team colours. You might be surprised at how many strap options you'll have. Although Hamilton is now Swiss-owned, its history is associated with America's railroads and military.