SEIKO Coutura Watch for Men - Coutura Collection - Radio Sync Solar Chronograph

I’ve waited 6 months to write a review on this watch to see how I like it. It’s absolutely fantastic in its looks and functionality. I was a little skeptical after reading some of the reviews. The biggest complaint was that it requires manually adjusting the watch for daylight savings times. This is true but it’s absolutely a no brainer! Just push and hold the B button and then scroll between the A and B buttons to move the time forward or back an hour. All you have to do is remember this one thing after it’s all set up. I actually look forward to traveling to different time zones or daylight savings time….so I can push the B button and watch the the hour hand move forward or backward. In a digital age it’s cool to see something work mechanically. Now the bad, the watch is fairly complicated to understand all the adjustments and settings. Setting the small 24hr dial is difficult and you can’t even see it anyway. It really has little function except it looks nice. I never use it and will not waste anytime trying to set it again. The directions for setting this watch are complicated so I made my own simplified version. Then I spent a lot of time going through all the settings and learning how to set it. 6 months later I would have to go back and look to change anything The cool thing is I will never have to! The date is updated automatically….a first for me, every watch I’ve owned I have to manually change the date. It connects to the atomic clock about 2-3 times a week and I never take it off. Don’t mess around trying to set it up to get a signal. It’s super accurate, mirroring the time on my cell phone. In conclusion. This watch has stunning looks, very functional with a day of the week and date that are easily visible and update automatically. Easily adjusted for daylight savings and super accurate. Also very affordable compared to GPS watches. You could spend more money but you would have a hard time getting a better watch. Buy it and you will never regret it. My review is a 4.8 out of 5. Only negative is the 24hr dial. It’s hard to set and see to use, really just for looks.

This is just flat-out a gorgeous watch. It has a dress appearance and is best used as a dress watch, although I am sure some people use it for everyday wear. It has a black face with all gold hands and markings, and then a mixture of gold and silver for both the case and the band. The method of coloring on the case and band make it so that the watch will look either more gold or more silver, depending on which angle you are viewing from. If you look carefully at the out ring of the black face, you will see concentric trace markings which add an elegance to the watch but are probably also part of the antenna system the watch uses to keep time. Yes, that's right, this particular model, once you set it up, connects with the nearest official time broadcast and keeps itself adjusted to that signal, the reason why this particular model is more expensive than other Coutura watches which look almost identical but do not have this radio function. And, yes, hooray, that same timing function keeps the date accurate month-to-month as well! The watch has a nice heft to it, but its bracelet is comfortable due to the use of soft curves, and this makes the weight less of an issue. It has one of traditional Seiko clasp functions where you squeeze the outside of the band to unlock the bracelet, and then a double-fold mechanism angles out, allowing you to remove the watch while reducing the possibility of dropping it since the band always stays connected (great design). The stem is a screw-down type so that you unscrew it first before engaging it, and then screw it back down when you are done making adjustments. This is a beautiful watch that really does seem worth more than you pay for it, and it has an elegance that is squarely in the mid-range Seiko line-up. It's terrific. But I would be remiss if I did not mention that this is a complicated watch to set up when you first receive it. There are four case buttons plus the stem that you must use in a very specific order to set the time zone, then ensure you are picking up the radio signal from your area, and making minute first adjustments. It's not impossible, but it's not for those in a hurry, either. You have to take your time to read the instructions very carefully and follow the procedures exactly as stated, or you won't get the watch into its initial state. And it really is a bit complicated: you basically end up using all the controls to do different things, need to set the watch next to a window for 12 minutes at a certain point in the sequence (I'm not joking), and then make sure you press the correct buttons in the correct sequence. I must say it took me about 30 minutes of studying the instructions and then about 30 minutes to actually follow all the procedures, a couple of which I had to re-do because I had done them incorrectly. But the ultimate payoff after that is that the watch keeps time by itself from that time on, and all you have to do is ensure it gets some light now and then (the battery is solar-powered, but has a very long cycle to it and can be charged even with indoor light). I wouldn't let the complications at the beginning make you hesitant to purchase it, but just be aware that you need to do the startup procedures at the beginning. A truly beautiful watch, it's one that you will want to try to take care of because you'll want to keep it for a long time. Five stars.

This is a very stunning watch to look at. In the sunlight, the colors just jump out at you. The watch is quite simple to use. Setting it is very easy to do, and it remains 100% accurate because it gets updated every day by the atomic station in your region of the world (it's Boulder, Colo for me). The fact that it's solar means you never have to worry about replacing the battery. For those reviewers who have complained that the watch does not have a feature that adjusts for daylight savings time, I say: How lazy can you get? During daylight savings time you simply set the watch to the time zone ahead of you and you're good to go (example: LAX to DEN). Then, months later, when you go back to standard time, you simply switch the watch back to your normal time zone. It's very simple, and can be done in a matter of seconds. All in all, this is an amazing, gorgeous, and accurate watch. And, if you're on the fence about buying it, I say: Get it! You won't regret it! Update: I love this watch so much that I ended up buying its sister watch, the SSG019, as well. SSG019 arrived with the day incorrectly positioned (one day off). Misalignments require a person to go through a "preliminary positions" procedure that is set out in the online manual for these watches (download it from Seiko's website). The procedure for setting the "preliminary positions" (pgs. 42-43 of the manual) is a bit tricky and required me to go through multiple attempts, but I finally got it, and the watch is now perfectly aligned. I can see where some people would find the procedure too complicated, and would end up returning the watch, but to me, it was worth the effort. I love the beauty, accuracy, and quality of these watches!

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Great tracking service from the US through to Australia. Watch arrived days earlier than I expected (which was a bonus) in perfect condition. Once the box was opened, the watch immediately sprung to life and set itself. Easy to change the time zone, with an allowance for daylight saving time, and that was all there was to it. Watch is stunning! Didn't want a chronograph as owned one years ago and never used the functionality, plus the watch face gets too cluttered to easily understand. For me, this watch is perfect. It clearly tells you the time and has the kegendary Seiko accuracy, plus the atomic clock functionality on top of that (even though that in itself is of little direct use in Australia as our government got rid of the national atomic clock!!). Love the blue , solar panel face and looking forward to never having to replace a battery again. Two tone bands have never been my thing, but this watch is so much more beautiful to look at with the silver and gold. As you may have guessed, I love this watch - it's a stunner!

This is a very well made impressive looking watch. I own several watches and got this one because of its unique features. It’s a wonder to watch it adjust its self inline with the atomic clocks and it is second perfect. Couldn’t find it in the U.K. so ordered through Amazon global, it arrived from Miami in 3 days.

Muito bom relógio. Grande custo beneficio

This watch looks very impressive, quality is next level.