SEIKOProspex Alpinist Limited Model SBDC091 Made in Japan

This is a beautiful watch. It's 10 sd fast and I can live with that. It wears really well.

I love the simplicity of this watch and yet so elegant. Yes you have adjust the time and rotate the side pin everyday. But I love it. I was wearing Apple Watch before I was so done with it. This is about the same price. Seller is genuine and watch arrived on time. It’s been now 6 months of my usage I was lazy to write the review. Love the strap and watch highly recommend for mature people loving simple yet classy watch within affordable range. Brightness is great, time retention is reliable! Easy to read!

This Seiko Alpinist is the 2020 version of one having a near 20-year run, but this one has a new internal 6R35 movement with a 70-hour reserve. You can read the reviews for the SBDC091. It's a beautiful watch with an eye-catching emerald face, a new cyclops magnifier for the date at 3 o'clock, excellent luminescence, and it is simply attractive all around. And, if you get lost in the green forest, you can use this watch as a crude compass! I really like it. Here is the 'however': I do wish Seiko would have included a longer band - say another half inch to an inch is all it would need. As it is, I have a 7-1/2 inch wrist and it's comfortable on the last hitch mark. Flexing the leather a bit near the spring pins seemed to help, but length would have made a bid difference in comfort, as I like to wear my jewelry watches over the wrist knuckle (which is more that 7.5 inches around). All in all, this is a bargain of a watch, a diamond in the rough! Build tough with screw-in crown, it's good for 600 feet of H2O. Get one, and you will be part of a cult following this Alpinist movement from the '60s. Love the looks of this watch! Update 05Jul2024 : For some reason this timepiece began losing twenty minutes per day! Started acting up early this year, so I have sidelined it. Will have to open it up and fix it. Update Nov2024 : I sent it in for repair, and turn-around time from Seiko somewhere in New Jersey was about nine (9) days. Not bad. So, now, after a $300+ experience, this Alpinist watch gains about 15 seconds per week. I believe, Seiko simply changed out the movement with another, because it probably isn't economically worth it to troubleshoot the mechanism. I am happy again, however, with the repair, I paid nearly a grand for this one. fwiw

Excellent quality. Size seems a bit small. I have 6 ft tall and that fits on my wrist at the last notch. Would like to see a larger size on the dial as well. Like oh, I don't know 55 or 60 mm perhaps. Other than that it's very nice. Product quality is excellent. Runs for about 3 days if you don't wear it or wind it.

First, this is NOT a watch for someone with large wrists or hands. It is for the small or average size individual. The leather strap is stiff but is attractive and well made. (Straps can always be replaced.) The watch is very well constructed which is typical of Seiko. It is made of high grade stainless case and sapphire crystal. The dark green dial with gold hands and markers is elegant. The magnified date window is terrific as you can actually read the date! Have not monitored yet for accuracy but given it's a Seiko, it is reasonably accurate for its intended use. The seller experience was excellent and timely. Price is very affordable for such a quality product. Good watch to start or add to a collection. Seiko gets better and better in the products they produce.

I want to talk about the buying process first: This is the JDM version of the Alpinist, model number SBDC091. As a new watch collector, I was hesitant to buy from an international seller. But all the papers are included, the box was correct, and it has the hang tag. Also, I live in the southeastern US and shipping was fast. FedEx shows that the watch shipped from Mishima-Shi, Japan on Thursday 7/16 and it arrived to me on Tuesday 7/20. I would not pay for expedited shipping.As for the watch, I’m just now getting into watch collecting, and up to now I have only had dive watches. All of them are 40mm or larger. When I opened the box the first thing that struck me is that this is a small watch. Too small, at first. But I’ve been wearing it all day and it’s growing on me.The strap is fiddly. I felt like I needed a third hand to get it on the first time but once you have it adjusted, the clasp works just like a metal bracelet. The only other thing I noted is that the leather is stiff near the lugs. It needs a break in.Overall, I’m very pleased with the seller and the way the watch was shipped. The size is growing on me. I may switch to a bracelet at some point.

Purchase this watch and found out afterwards the it was overpriced at least compared to what I could have bought it for here on Amazon for that matter. There is no limited edition model of this watch. The difference is this model I bought is actually made for Japan customers. The warranty card that was included was completely written out in Japanese except for the one phrase in English which says only valid in japan. I don't believe Amazon was responsible for this. This really sours my taste for Seiko.

I’m so happy about this watch looks so sharp and elegant dress watchThank you for fast response and shipping I so lucky have this watch