DOUBLE SEIKO ARNIE! SNJ27 + SNJ25 Review

[@georgecostanza2157]

I watched this review three times before buying my Arnie and now I am watching it a fourth time with my Arnie on my wrist. Thanks Jody!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Ha! Thanks for the 0.0008745 cents in ad revenue!!

[@LikeigiveAFaboutU]

Hey do you still wear it? Is it a bit big or anything? Any malfunctions ever?

[@deltoncrouthers3539]

I have one. it’s not the biggest watch. it’s a great watch

[@IansModRite]

I swear, every time I watch an Arnie review, I want one a little bit more! Just one more, right? 😂😂

[@andrew811ful]

This is my everyday watch, absolutely loving it.

[@johnmixon5721]

Mine too

[@viperkil13]

Jody please keep as many vids coming as possible! I'm quarantined for 12 weeks so you are one of the only Humans in my life at the moment! Great vid so far!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Bloody hell mate. 12 weeks? Where are you?

[@viperkil13]

@@JustOneMoreWatch in the UK but it's because I have a heart condition.

[@triples4good]

@@viperkil13 Stay Safe!!

[@greamespens1460]

All the best to you and everyone else. I seen three horses in a field and I am sure I just need the red one to complete the set! Scary times

[@vamheredur413]

@@viperkil13 Take it easy, man.

[@eb489]

Have it, love it. Replaced the plastic shroud with a brushed stainless one, and threw it on a jubilee. Great upgrades for me.

[@sir.icefire5470]

Where did you get the steel one is it the same as a tuna. The only reason i havent bought one is because i want a stainless shroud

[@thomaspaffett7418]

@@sir.icefire5470 etsy :D

[@duaneho555]

I really like my Arnie Pepsi. I wear it at work in a remote oilfield. Heck of a tool watch.

[@darrensmith6999]

Thanks for cheering us up in these crazy times. Stay Well. Darren.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Thanks mate! You too.

[@jabezhane]

I wear the Padi version on a black and red Zulu strap on my 6.5" wrist. I also added one of the black steel shrouds and it looks even better. More heft too. I wear it for when I go out horse riding as my 'action watch'. It fills that space in my collection perfectly.

[@willeam1986]

Can you recommend where to buy alternative shrouds?

[@mnharris10]

Just rewatched Raw Deal on Amazon prime, Arnie is rocking the Arnie!

[@DC-uf6ve]

I just love the way quartz watch seconds hands never seem to quite line up with the markings. Love that. Doesn't irritate me at all.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Hahhah! Indeed. Seiko to a tee.

[@TomLanyon]

I'm wearing my SNJ028 (the black and gold version) now and I love it. The bezel on mine is perfect - solid notching, no play, and perfect alignment - and it solves the strap hardware misalignment because it has all black hardware. Sapphire and AR would be nice though.

[@fattmatt200]

Hang on when At his covered himself in mud to hide from the predator, wouldn't the Seiko super lumibrite given him away. Hmmmm?

[@shanewright2772]

Yeah, you need a G-Shock for a job like that...

[@varanid9]

No, because the Predator's visual scanners aren't able to receive the wavelength at which lumibrite glows.

[@DC-uf6ve]

Predator detects the Hardlex before he sees the lume and presumes it's just a piece of animal shit.

[@jmmartin7766]

@@shanewright2772 Lol! Funny *as well as* correct! If only Arnie had known this in the 80s, he might've survived... er... nevermind... 😒

[@gnarl12]

@@jmmartin7766 😂🤣😅

[@jc944t]

Cool t-shirt! Love the Black Arnie on that gray NATO. Promised myself no more Seikos this year ... will see how long that lasts

[@mattiass5969]

Got the SNJ25 used since i thought it would be fun. It did not dissapoint. Sure its big and bulky but, as you point out, wears rather well. Tried on a Strapcode Super-j Luis ( jubilee ), straight endlinks. Works well. Feels more balanced and it was easyer to get the right fit on the wrist.

[@drbarchitect]

I just got mine yesterday and am sporting it on my wrist today!! This is the third Arnie I've owned. I still have an original with orange face, sold my black face Arnie years ago. I got the refreshed black face re-issue and I absolutely LOVE it!! Best $300 I've spent on a watch.

[@GinkgoJoe]

You didn't end with "I'll be back!" I've never been an Ana-digi fan, but man, you sold me on that one. Really cool! Thanks Jody!

[@quakeranger]

Been waiting for that iconic phrase in the ending 😁. Btw good reviews, as always, thanks

[@WillEDC]

Have one. It’s actually very comfortable. It’s very light. It’s been sitting in a drawer for months and it still has battery level 10. It’s a very low maintenance watch.

[@HiggeBlogg]

It's got power indication?

[@WillEDC]

HiggeBlogg yeah you hold the top left and it’ll say BATT and a number, 10 is full. It’s always been at 10 since I got it. I think the power save mode helps. It shuts it all down when in no light situations like a drawer

[@misterman1371]

@@WillEDC the battery saving mode however still keeps time. Just fyi to guy who had the question

[@WillEDC]

Max Tactical yeah definitely. No affect on the time or any of the settings entered like “local time” for gmt function, alarm etc.

[@mruiz1]

I just received my SNJ25 as my birthday present (which is in April, but I was hoping to get a good price and I did). For the time I've worn it, I'm very pleased. Not just related to Arnie, but also to James Bond, who I'm a huge fan of. Thanks for the review. Completely agree with you.

[@Not-an-ahole]

Wanna know something funny... this isn't the only watch he wore in the Predator. Skip to 1:23:49 The watch he has on there looks to be something with a leather racing strap on it. Mostlikely worn during reshoots... check it out yourself lol

[@BlindProphet413]

I have to points to make: First, that watch size is all about perspective, as many things are. I have a 6" wrist, but my dad gifted me a 51mm Garmin early on in my collecting days. As my only water-resistant watch, and only heart/sleep/health-tracker, it got more wear than it might have if I'd had literally anything else to substitute. It's bulk took some getting used to, but now I don't really have a problem unless I try to fit it under a glove. It's strange to think these Arnies are actually smaller! It's rather freeing, knowing that I can pull off something that's, on paper, way too big for me. I'm actually tempted to look at the Arnie now..... Second, for all the worry about mineral, which usually prioritizes shatter-proofness over scratch-resistance, and hardlex being a type of mineral, it occurred to me recently that I don't know anyone even on the internet, who has managed to scratch a hardlex watch. (Except that guy who purposefully tried to kill his SKX, but those circumstances are unrealistic when it comes to real-life wear.) Even my own watches, I've scratched an acrylic crystal, but not even any of my regular non-hardlex mineral. To be fair, I mostly wear them in the office, since I ended up with the Garmin to swim/hike etc. with. So, in all seriousness, do you know anybody who has scratched hardlex? How'd they do it? I'd love to get more data. Thanks for another wonderful video Jody! You brighten up my week!

[@randynovick7972]

I have the PADI version. It most certainly IS pleasant to wear and not as large visually or in practice as the measurements would suggest. I wear it double-wristed (Schwartzkopf-style) with a PADI Lowercase digi-arnie and it's a great set. Glad you reviewed these.

[@jwags24]

What a great looking watch. I don’t think I would wear it every day, but I would definitely want one as part of my collection.

[@AZPino1970]

Just bought the reissue. I wore the original Arnie during my deployments starting in 89. Retired it 10 years ago. The new one will get lots of wrist time.

[@auberginemethod3486]

Aaaand this review helped me decide to pull the trigger and order the SNJ025

[@KrazyApeKlub]

No comment, just read the T Shirt.

[@kini5000]

Anthony Smith Ridge and Brooke?

[@danieleraso1]

Andy Warhol wanna be? I got the "shot first" reference but he has much better tshirts

[@unknowntraveller8633]

@@danieleraso1 I would have thought more Roy Lichtenstein he was really into this type of Cartoon art, same time frame as Andy Warhol. I am prepared to be corrected...

[@jokerinexile]

Excellent video. I picked up my SNJ028 just an hour ago. It is a lovely watch. with a wrist at 7.5", I was afraid it might be a bit too big but it feels great and rides like a smaller framed watch. My bezel is lining up perfectly and my buckle/band retainer matches the frame.

[@HiggeBlogg]

"The 6th day" is a great movie, one of his best, thank you very much! 😝

[@brucekaralash5054]

$500 here in Canada... Great reissue!

[@dotanrazili69]

hello from Israel, we love your channel

[@mrbacchus6127]

Even your wives? 😁

[@varanid9]

@@mrbacchus6127 Yup.

[@LegioXIII-SPQR]

The case size is huge but this is a good example of how important the lug to lug measurement is to wearability. This also seems like a good alternative for situations where you could wear a G-Shock.

[@LeftThumbBreak]

Have the special edition and it's a great watch. Jody is right on about the sizing. My 7 1/8 wears it fine. Very practical with dual time, stop watch and a dive rating. Takes to different straps well. Doesn't quite work in business but for everything else it's got character and presence in spades. The lume is not Marine master level but decent. Frankly I wear it a lot more than my mm300.

[@4WDisLife]

this is the only watch I can comfortably wear that is over 40mm, its magical.

[@theshadowman1398]

I just bought one today. Absolutely love that thing. What a brutal beast.

[@nickhannaford3253]

Cool watch👍 “Remember Sully, I promised to kill you last? I lied...” classic! 😂😎

[@wagwot]

For what it’s worth. Cheers sir. I’m under unreal pressure right now. Employees, others who rely on me to run their business and a family who rely on it too, elderly parents Covid vulnerable et al. You have a modest, intelligent, humorous and irreverent style which occupies the mind supremely. Cheers mate, don’t stop.

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Hope you are doing OK mate. It won't be forever. Cheers!

[@jonakites]

Hi Jody from England, I'm 62 and my G, Shock has had its day. I'm on a budget of £100 and need a replacement but I'm not sure at my age I could do with something more age appropriate. Love the channel .

[@TheSara200424]

Thank you Jodi for keeping us going In this crazy times I’m looking forward to watch your downloading 👍👍✊🏻

[@raybentos3215]

Great review Jody.As a confessed seiko fan I love the Arnie, but what a shame about, (yet another), the misaligned bezel. Seiko have no excuses and really need to get a grip, it seems to be all too common on newer watches. Don't mind the non saphire it's just what Seiko do along with the aluminum bezel and It is an 80's reissue after all

[@jorge23483]

I think we can say Arnold influence the creation of a new sub group of watches just between a Diver and a Field watch:🙌 The Arnie watch🙌... 🤣... Nice video Jody, may you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy..."Dif-tor heh smusma" 🖖

[@hellboy1976]

I love my Arnie. I don't have big wrists, but they're flat which more easily allows for bigger watches.

[@karlsenula9495]

I waiting for the watch (or whatever it was) that the Predator wore to come out ... can't be much bigger than Ahhnold's watch.

[@karlsenula9495]

Follow up just got my Seiko Arnie - but still waiting for the Predator's watch 😉

[@misterman1371]

Just got one a few days ago! Really cool watch

[@DarkSithJawa]

I am buying this now after watching your video!

[@herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513]

I will get one at some point in time. Maybe my last Seiko...

[@larryleyba6496]

I absolutely love this watch, as long as its on someone else's wrist. I really do love the looks of them. They are just not for me.

[@mrbacchus6127]

Perfect fit surprisingly.

[@G-rig6969]

Back to these videos again, have always like the nostalgia and ana-digi and decided to go for my first Arnie (Street series SNJ031P on sale). I agree they wear better than you think, and not really much more than a solar Tuna. Good suggestion to try on - and was still ok on 6.5" wrist. Should hit the gym though :P.

[@carlweiderick]

I like it! Very retro. I've ordered the PADI version. Good review, thanks.

[@bigal2696]

I always enjoy your videos. And the t shirts.

[@LamarFaciane]

I watched his movie Raw Deal for the first time in a hundred years and yep, he's wearing this watch.

[@raybentos3215]

"No one gives Arnie a raw deal".

[@acrap56]

Hey man, Love your channel. Great reviews! One question: When Arnold’s daughter was taken hostage in “Commando”, he had 12 hours to get her back. His set the digital portion of his watch at 12:00, pressed the button and it started timing down! That was (and still is) one of the coolest things that I have ever seen a watch do. Do the new versions have that capability? Thanks again for a great watch channel! 😃

[@1973vanguard]

Al Caruso yeah you're talking about the countdown timer function. I don't think they do. When he was cycling through the digital modes it was only day, date, alarm and stopwatch mode. I know a lot of the Casio and timex digital G shock watches have it.

[@TimothyW8]

The watch he used in the movie was modified for the screen. The face is completely different

[@SynOCNZ]

Scored an SNJ025 for $260 AUD and I absolutely cannot complain!

[@thhizon]

I thought this was a big watch, but seeing it on your wrist I'm warming up to it. Also I grew up on Arnie movies. Im not sure how I'm going to justify this to the wife.

[@varanid9]

Tell her you wear the pants in the family and that you're TELLING her you're getting one, not asking. Then, smack her just for good measure. This will work, trust me.

[@misterman1371]

@@varanid9 degenerate comment

[@legokingiscool]

Help me! Really stuck between these two I love the original alot for its simplicity + more iconic... Massively love Arnolds classic movies like predator and commando, but pepsi is more flashy + love the different color lume on minute hand! Help me decide! Wish i could get both!🌠

[@michaelturner7949]

I bought this watch to wear in dangerous countries. This watch is a pleasure to wear. It looks decent and is an action piece.

[@GusTheSailor]

A bit late on this one ... LOL ... but I think Jordy don't readed the manual It's specified that the digital display die after 7 years and it's replacement is NOT FREE Just a detail to know before but this nice watch !

[@Jpjc474]

I bought the black version when it first came out and I have a love hate relationship with it. When I’m hating on it I leave it in my watch box for a while and then I rediscover my love for it. I’m saving for a new Seiko SPB121 (new Alpinist) at the moment.

[@stusims6567]

At one point I thought I wanted one of these, but that odd-shaped dial has become somewhat repulsive to me. Great video as always Jody!!!

[@varanid9]

Odd; that dial is exactly why I like this particular watch. Otherwise, it would look bland, like the quartz Marinemaster.

[@dracamon]

Cool looking watch. But I have to put a plug in here for the original "Arnie", the gold dial Casio AMW320R that he wore in "Kindergarten Cop" and "Last Action Hero" in the '90s. How about a little vintage Casio?

[@jefferyneu3915]

Mine came yesterday and I am in love with it. I have smallish wrists and feel OK in it. That said, I have a NATO coming soon for it (black with black IP hardware.

[@johandebondt5749]

Would love an ani-digi, but I don't think I would be able to pull of this size. Turtle or Samurai, I own both, are my max. Maybe a Casioak?

[@felixangellopezalonso3993]

From now on we calling you Jodyneitor

[@MrSlurry]

Hey Jody, quick question re the movie Commando - why would Arnie's character name his daughter 'Jenny' when he has so much trouble saying it right? What sort of name is 'Chenny Matrix' anyway?

[@barcur948]

Is there at least a basic degree of waterresistance when the crowns are screwed out, like 30 or 50m or so?

[@calumryan6328]

Ive heard the buttons have to be screwed in (ie exposed so they can be pressed) in order to gain the water resistence, which is counter-intuitive so Im currently looking around for that confirmation

[@adekjasinski6608]

"Arnie" watch is like champagne. Bond's watches would only get him a beer.

[@DD-ix3bm]

And women!

[@patrickmccambridge]

Excellent review. At 9:45, did you say fake NATO 15MM band? Went to NATO website and only see 18MM. Thank you.

[@valerin0]

Wasn’t for you Jody, but couldn’t resist this one, arriving Mon.

[@royroblox]

You nailed on on how Seiko is good about considering lug-to-lug dimensions! I can't tell you the number of watches that I've 90% loved (dial, case, color, finishing) only for the L2L to kill it for me. Thanks for the video Jody!

[@mjcochran3515]

Great watch think i bought mine a year ago 👍

[@BFit25]

I may pick this up. Will be my gym and hiking watch if I don’t wear a g shock.

[@maximusvonlemm]

Great review Jody!!! .... Rant alert !!! Was thinking of getting this one, BUT, just one bummer, the manual says "After the liquid panel has been used for 7 years, the contrast will decrease and numbers will be hard to read, panel will have to be replaced"... w-w-WHAT?? , SERIOUSLY ? .. Seiko disappoints again, paying 500 Aussie bucks (retail at 800 AUD) and they can't make a tiny digital screen last for 20+ years like a $15 Casio. Major issue because you need the digital display to adjust the analog dial. I'm might not " Get To Da Choppa " with this one.

[@maximusvonlemm]

Has anyone experienced this fade of contrast in any digital, Ana-digi Seiko, or would you reckon it's just the brand covering their backs with a disclaimer?

[@speedypaul2314]

@@maximusvonlemm sorry don't know but I imagine your correct

[@cahilc]

Great video Jody but no depth guage in the chapter ring/flange/rehaute as in the original? Bleh, not that the depth guage was practical just interesting feature.

[@jimmymcclure4549]

It is a cool watch but Casio had watches that did all of that and more with atomic time reception and super shock resistance in 2012. I had one. AWG-500m

[@wodnik9611]

Try pressing the backlight button without unscrewing the crown.

[@Black_noir_mw3]

I'm kinda falling in love with it lmao, loved the video as always

[@anandmohankansal]

I loved the Seiko Pepsi Padi look style clock in the background. Looks stunning. Where can we buy it from?

[@eggsII]

Interesting to think about all of the technology going on in the quartz world: solar, kinetic... great stuff! That would be a fun adventure watch, but you’re right. How does that watch compete with Suunto, Garmin, Casio, and other smart watches at this point? Seems like the added functionality of GPS in smart watches might be eating away at this market. Though I’m not sure about those smarties as divers. Maybe that’s the differentiator...

[@samhouston5217]

Nice watch. Looks good. Bit smallish on my wrist, or maybe I was just expecting it to be big. It is not big at all.

[@peterbdavies]

I wanted one of these ( the all black one) but the manual says the LCD needs to be replaced every 7 years!!!

[@stevenwymor1398]

Too big for me, but maybe a Solar Tuna is an option. Would like to see you review one of those Jody. I’ve heard they also wear really well given their size. Love that ana-digi feature. Much better executed than the way lots of other watches do it frankly.

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

Wish they also re-released the mini arnie as well.

[@enrico3453453]

my padi Arnie (identical to the pepsi one) has blue lume on the dial and hour hand with a green minute hand and bezel pip, does either these models feature that or do i have an oddball?

[@adamski101]

Yeah my PADI Sumo has blue and green lume.

[@CaffeineThrottle]

Nice review, thanks for clearing up some of the questions I had about it.

[@thewatchslinger968]

Bought one and sold it. Regretted it as it wore so comfortably. Going to buy it again.

[@Alancclive]

I have the original and the black re issue, both are fantastic watches

[@Blue_3rd]

Great fun video, as always! Any chance of a quick look at watch winders, Jodie? Any favourite makes or models? Thanks, mate 👍

[@joem5140]

I was glad to see this review. Nostalgia fan here so it is still on the maybe list.

[@stevieb300]

Love the seiko arnie. Got the snj25

[@MKOZINA]

Love the channel, quick question unrelated to this particular review. Where did you get your GMT wall clock and do you like it? Thanks again for all the great content!

[@OwynDavies]

I love the black one but I really do not have the wrists for it!

[@ForeverUnknowing]

Cool watches and another fun video! Thanks Jody!

[@Stand4Victory]

Just curious... why is the watch on the right (@ 2:25) with the grey NATO strap have the digital time a second off from the analog time?

[@mattiass5969]

Mike Hynes The secondhand could have been knocked out of aligment during use or shipment. There is a mode to reset and realign all hands if needed.

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

Seiko are the king of making big watches look small. Short lug to lug and super amall dials framed by a thick bezel. The diameter gets devided into many fractions. A 39mm all dial to the edge watch looks much bigger! 🙏

[@jodyclaborn]

I just can’t do Seiko any more for the prices they are asking. I can never justify spending my watch budget on a Seiko with mineral crystal and aluminum bevel insert when there are other watches with better specs for less.

[@HiggeBlogg]

The BB58 got aluminium insert as well. Dont know if it's really a budget thing.

[@varanid9]

Mineral crystal is stronger; these are dive watches, after all, and function should matter over people's imaginary issues. Sapphire is just a type of mineral, anyway, and, in actuality, isn't a whole lot harder than a good quality mineral like Hardlex. Also, there are different grades of sapphire, and, the cheaper ones like you get on a lot of these Chinese made micro-brands aren't up to the quality one usually thinks of when he thinks "sapphire". Do I like sapphire? Sure, but, it really doesn't matter if I get mineral on my dive watches. If I have a choice, I choose mineral; a shattered crystal can do a lot more damage to a watch than a scratched up one, and, unlike a lot of these 'desk diving' assholes, I actually take my watches into the water.

[@nohcho84]

@@varanid9 thats a lot of hot air to justify Seiko cheaping out on a superior christal.

[@varanid9]

@@nohcho84 Nothing "superior" about a crystal that shatters easier.

[@adamski101]

Yeah it needs a sapphire crystal and a metal shroud. The aluminium insert is fine though.

[@BigBirdKOD]

Awesome review! Question..I’ve noticed in some Unboxing with the PADI version that there is a special “PADI” that it comes in and in others it is there standard box...I wonder why that is ?

[@thomaspaulwilson6136]

Dose the dial and digital time have to sync or can you display 2 time zones with them separately?

[@bernardbarroga1497]

It’s all hype!!😅 Great review,btw.

[@EscapementWatch]

The arnie is a MUST BUY for any Arnie Fan! I wonder if the man himself would buy this re-issue

[@speedypaul2314]

No he got about 200 free

[@Tired1979]

What size nato strap for this watch ?

[@Captcasper7]

Nice review keep them coming