If the 'Grand Seiko' is the Lexus of watches the 'Seiko 5' could be considered the Toyota Corolla (look how many of these are around and how reliable they are). One of the crowning jewels of a Swiss made watch is the Swiss made mechanical movement, and they don’t come much more Swiss made than a Rolex. Rolex is one of a very few watchmakers who produce virtually everything in-house, piecing together every single watch from components made within its four walls. It may seem like Rolex and Seiko sit at complete odds with one another, but the truth is that they both have far more in common than you’d think. Both admired an industry that resisted them; both were small but thought big; and both took advantage of challenging times to grow instead of perish. The fact that they did that side by side is all the more satisfying. The Oily Bits

Once again, the SNXS's water resistance is on par with every other cheap Seikos. The push & pull crown only allows for 30m of water resistance, which is ok for a few splashes here and there, but nothing more. Although style is a very personal concept, and what one person finds stylish another finds distasteful, I would say that this is a rather stylish watch being neither dull nor overly 'bling'. It has a lovely silver grey dial that can either be worn casually or as a dress watch and the gold accents are not over the top (quite understated actually).

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The Seiko SNXS79 follows much the same principles. There’s a dial demarcated with hands and markers to read the time from, a case to stop it getting wet and a bracelet to stop it falling off. Bells? None. Whistles? Not a peep. Rolex was founded as a watchmaker to the professionals, people working in trades that didn’t care if their watch could sing a song or play a tune. The principle is mirrored in the Seiko equally, with slight deviations from the designs at the quarters to aid orientation in the dark, with the day and date display dominating at three. The hands are just as sleek and simple, one long, one short and one skinny. The only flair comes from the sunburst texture of the dial, but we’ll let Seiko off for that one as it’s really quite smart.

This is no big deal considering the low price of the Seiko SNXS and the dressy nature of the timepiece. LumeOne of the achingly fantastic things about Rolex are the stories that come attached to it. Records, inventions, landmark moments that redefined the entire industry. It may not be the oldest brand, founded in 1905, but it’s had the biggest impact, bowling over the competition in a way that makes Tesla look like a manufacturer of wheelbarrows. If you do not like the bracelet strap it can be easily changed out for a leather strap and the coises are many The 7S36 movement is historically robust and the overall fit and finish of the watch is astounding for the price. Seiko 5 Automatic SNXS75K1 watch with sparkling grey face with luminous dial and non-numeric hour marks is quite something for the money. The watch bought for myself as early birthday present, the Seiko i had before was the quartz type with battery, so this time i thought i would have an automatic, i have had one in the past, which kept good time. I found that with the 37mm case on an 8.1/2 inch wrist was just to small and i need something about 40/42mm, the supplier enabled me to return the watch, i wish that i could have kept it, in my opinion the watch was a beautiful sparkling grey colour with luminous non numeric hour markers and luminous watch hands, the three questions above ask - is it good value, well yes it is for the amount of watch your getting, is it comfortable - when it`s on the wrist it is very comfy i found it was quite light, you didn`t know you have it on, is it stylish - the Seiko 5 watches are very stylish, they don`t bling like some, my two gripes with the watch is 1, it was too small at 37mm for my wrist and 2. who ever thought of putting that bracelet on the watch must have never owned one, in my opinion the metal strap should be changed to a leather strap, this would make this watch stand out. Overall for the price paid the watch is ideal for some one with 6/7 inch wrists, the metal strap should swapped out, then you would an excellent watch to call your own Read full review