The New Seiko... 'Speedy'? 'Seitona'? SSC813 Unboxed

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Thansk again to Mr P for allowing me to peel and reveal this one. We know what we are getting, and what we are not getting, from Seiko at this price by now. It wears very well, looks good, and feels chunky, but as always, try and get the best deal you can. Don't pay retail for Seiko. Cheers, Jody

[@paulgoyne6926]

Solar is the only way to go with a quartz chronograph - no need to worry about draining the battery prematurely by actually using the chronograph function, and no need to do a "system reset" after changing the battery!

[@GeorgeUK84]

So why couldn’t they have given us a 12-hour totalizer??

[@Rob954ever]

Received mine in the mail yesterday. Videos and pictures don't do it justice. It's far more beautiful in person. I love mine. I have ZERO complaints.

[@GeorgeUK84]

Zero?? How about the USELESS 24hr indicator!

[@briancunningham_21]

I read that as “zero compliments” lol but glad to hear you like it!!

[@JusttheWatch]

Thanks for the shout-out! Hoping to post my review in the next few days. I've got some "moans and niggles" of my own, but overall I really like it!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Hey Dave! I knew you would be coming up with a full review soon mate. Looking forward to watching it.

[@gopherproxy]

Now that Seiko is producing Pagani Design homages they hopefully get the alignment right 😁

[@calypso22]

Yes, I also have the Pagani (also meca quartz but not solar). This one seems to be a step backwards at a much higher price.

[@chrispenn715]

Haha. Beat me to it 😀

[@gopherproxy]

@@calypso22 So true, John 👍 - and sad in a way...

[@gopherproxy]

@@chrispenn715 😁👊🤘

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

Ouuuuh that roast was real 💪😂

[@davidtrachtenberg7095]

I’m wearing mine while I watch this. It arrived yesterday and I love it. It’s the first time I paid retail for a Seiko, but they are currently hard to find in the U.S. fits perfectly on my smaller 6.25 wrist.

[@Everydaykaen]

Can you do a video and upload it to your youtube shorts or a video will do i just want to see its fit since we have the same wrist size

[@chrispenn715]

This the first Seiko I've seen in years that I actually like! I sold my omega speedy as I didn't bond with it. May try this Seiko....

[@StephanoHamez]

I’ve had one for the past week. I’ve set the time and still runs perfect time after 7 day. Omega, Rolex and Tudor having a rest now.

[@michaelkruszynski8524]

Bought the golden dial one last week for a few hundred AUD under retail. Is it still overpriced? Yes. Are there QC issues? Obviously. Do I love it? Absolutely!

[@peterkarahalios3488]

I look at these watches more as pandas than Daytona homages. Tissot has one; when I look at it, the furthest thing from my mind is the Daytona. I am not sure if I am the only one to feel this way but I am getting the impression that the homages to the big ones are now as credible as the originals. They look good and offer a lot of value for the money.

[@mutolo1990]

In the hospital waiting for an operation and a JOMW video certainly helps pass the time!

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

All the best for your op mate 🤞🍀

[@calypso22]

Hope all went well. Take care.

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

I feel for ya. I woke up 3 weeks ago half blind and it's been a round of tests and pokes since then. Good luck and good health to you. When we are not at our best it puts all else into perspective.

[@scottbeckett667]

Good luck with your op! Too much of that going on these days!

[@donnyboon2896]

Hope you did great. I was hospitalized 5 days in October. God bless you.

[@msmeraglia]

Love the way the chronograph timer hand switches to show the full/empty status of the charge at 3:48

[@Conundrum191]

I like it, and this likely will be both the solar and panda I eventually add to my collection. That said, like with most Seikos, I'm more than willing to put this one off for maybe 1-2 years, and then hope to grab one for half of MSRP like I've done with others.

[@muzzaball]

Hi Jody, I have put the cart before the horse in this instance, as I just received this very watch for Father's day '22 - so now I am watching your unboxing and mini-review. Well when discussing my watches, I made the point that I had never pulled the trigger on a white faced watch, and as my daughter and son-in-law knew my penchant for Seiko. Thanks for the great review, I mostly own diver's but this seems to be a lovely addition to the collection; and thanks for all the crystal clear macro images. Cheers mate.

[@3rdstone1]

Damn it, that must be one of your best t-shirts ever. I love the story about that "restored" mural painting. Besides from a few flaws you pointed out, that's a nice Seiko, especially if you manage to get a decent deal on it.

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

My thoughts exactly. Would be great if you could get it on a discount + if someone made a matching bracelet

[@daddykool9507]

Beautiful 🐼, Great value!! Seiko definitely hit it out off the park with this release!! 🧐🤩

[@StephanoHamez]

Bought one last week as a daily driver 🇦🇺 Absolutely in ❤️ with it 🥇❤️🇦🇺☀️💯

[@derekeboyd]

If this is a Daytona homage then the Daytona is definitely a Speedmaster homage.

[@sphinx9517]

Exactly

[@yunlongwu8071]

What’s your point? My Daytona is still the best watch in the world

[@derekeboyd]

@@yunlongwu8071 are you trying to convince me or yourself?

[@yunlongwu8071]

@@derekeboyd I am self-actualised and financially free, I am very secure so I don’t have the need to convince anybody

[@derekeboyd]

@@yunlongwu8071 uh huh

[@davidbridge5652]

I really don't mind a solar watch. Some of the Seiko solar divers look good and added bonus that you never need to change a battery.

[@chasp_0784]

Speedy-Seiko=The Speedo

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Hahahha!! Why didn't I think of that??

[@HonestWatchReviewsHWR]

Very good 😆

[@gamesetmatt23]

Not the "Seiky"? 😂

[@felixangellopezalonso3993]

Jajajajajajaja 👍

[@a_latyshev]

Yep, that's about right! 😅

[@JasonTheWatchGuy]

Can definitely see myself picking one of these up, looks fantastic on wrist!

[@mltain39]

We hit your mark with Mr P, I was his 1000th follower. Keep up the good work, love watching your videos.

[@MrShanebizzle]

Love the looks of that watch!

[@Ian-dd5dm]

I really like that, would make an excellent beater looks like it fits well. Interesting as I am waiting on the arrival of the Mitch Mason Maelstrom. I guess we like what we like.

[@ianmichelino9697]

You are my hero Jody AND you take requests!! Great review, so quickly after release. My July 1983 Seiko 7A28-7039 that I purchased new, is apparently safe for holding my Seiko chronograph affections. 😀🙏

[@myronhalyk5323]

Jody, I paid $1,050 for the blue dial with a couple of red hands. I think the bezel is plastic. Knowing Seiko it would cost me $1,500 for ceramic. What do you reckon?😄

[@oliver1965]

Thx. I am excitedly waiting for my already placed order of JOMW

[@markplayford5836]

I like that one a lot, see what you mean about the minutes hand but overall it’s a winner I think. Might be tempted to go for the Pagani though if I was after that look.

[@DXPetti]

It's almost like they took a couple of good bits from the recent mechanical chronos they released and brought it down to the affordable range and injected the solar movement instead. Not bad. Not bad Seiko. Have no issue with quartz chronos, especially those hybrid VK ones that give it a mechanical-esc sweep

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

That's a perfect size. Bravo Seiko!

[@tomp.214]

I love this watch saw it in a Seiko boutique yesterday.

[@christopherjohnson4276]

My blue SSC815 arrived a few days ago. I love it, that colorway just rocks. Thanks Jody! Hello from -1C Ohiooooo 😃

[@JK-ww8dn]

The purple hue on the black dial version is what got me interested in the watch in the first place.

[@typebflieger]

Jody, I appreciate you evaluating this watch on its own terms. There is nothing unique or original about a Daytona, so it’s weird that people keep claiming different watches are an homage to it. This Seiko looks great, and I bet it will be spectacular on a leather strap.

[@TomSchmitzLP]

Heuer Autavia came out before the Daytona, chronograph, reverse panda dial, three subdials in same layout as the Daytona, thick black bezel, double pushers in same layout as the Daytona...So, If anything, the Daytona and this Seiko took inspiration from the Autavia.

[@edk2221]

I broke down and bought the SBDL089 gold dial version from Seiya Japan. Can’t wait to get it. It’s only 499 with the Black Friday discount. Can’t wait!!

[@oliver1965]

Have the watch since 2,5 yrs. Still one of my keepers. Wears great. Get going 🚀

[@JulesBrunoJjBaggy]

My prettiest seiko is a chronograph my mom gave me 8 years ago. The sks425p1 genuinely gets more compliments than the rest of my collection combined.

[@pmckinlay653]

I'd love to see the 8R equipped mechanical Seiko chrono in your hands Jody. The blue dialed example looks super nice.

[@Cujo11]

Just got it today. Loving it!

[@royroblox]

Thanks for reviewing the white dial one Jody! Leave the black dial one unhyped so I can swoop in and pick it up without any fights!

[@daws817]

Theres a lot of videos I’ve seen saying the bezel is aluminum, but glad to hear from you that this is ceramic.

[@red75v67]

Those proportions look even better than the Daytona. The clasp looks similar to the unwearable Alpinist one but doesn't seem to stick out as badly on this bracelet. I wonder if I could change it. Hmm

[@royroblox]

Completely agree about the proportions

[@drkujavec]

I have the golden dial sbdl089. It's extremely beautiful and I love it.

[@denniswilliams4789]

Not ceramic...no matter. Sweet watch, great on the wrist, works with a variety of bands both rubber (currently) and leather. It one of the nicest gifts I've ever received.

[@williamhill7312]

Another great video Jody

[@IvoTrausch]

I think the Seiko solar chronographs are my favourite watch movement (or maybe second after the Sea-Gull ST19). They are super cheap, absolutely bulletproof and they work really well. I've had many, many Seiko solar chronos, and despite having some nice watches up and down the price range, my SSC009 is actually what I wear 2/3 of the time. It has never let me down in the 7 years I had it.

[@johnbewty]

My experiences exactly. It's too bad it looks like Seiko is moving away from affordable quartz chronos!

[@IvoTrausch]

Well I got 6 of them, so I'm on the safe side.

[@KillingTimeWithNorman]

A Seiko with a sapphire whaaaaa.... Looks gorgeous!!

[@Crimson_626]

I just got this watch and was Stunned!! by how small it is!! The smallest watch in my entire watch collection. I am so used to large dive watches, the SPB143 is larger than this Seiko.

[@birdwatcher1337]

I have one and I absolutely love it. I would love it more if it was an automatic but you honestly barely realize that it's a solar. Still super cool tech for a chronograph, never have to worry about how much you run the chrono.

[@jaywhite1141]

This is my second seiko watch I’m getting in July I can’t wait 🤩 I love watches

[@jefferyneu3915]

Nice review of a great watch!

[@peteraaron8626]

That shirt gave me a really good laugh! Thanks man!

[@a_watch_enthusiast2149]

I do like the panda by I brought the gold dial more of that vintage look I feel. I've paired it with a similar nato strap.i think it works

[@jamessmith6402]

I love it a very handsome Seiko 👍 thanks Jody

[@rodrigomussak]

I really like this model... reminds me of the late 80s pilot watches from Seiko.

[@ExpeditedProductions]

I got so close to buying this one. I went in and was ready to pre-order it. None of the ADs seemed at all interested. Only one even called me back to let me know that it is available. Since this was announced, LeJour released the LeMans LM 009 in a color way I had been dreaming of for years and years. It is twice as pricey but it beats this in every single way. I am so glad I went the way I did but I am sure this will sell well to the masses. Jody, thanks as always for the great review.

[@ceja1500]

I’ve also been looking at a LeJour! Specifically the LM 001, but I am a little hesitant because of the 17mm width. How would you say it wears? Cheers!

[@raka9]

Say what you want but it's gorgeous! Would definitely consider this when the hype dies down 😁

[@flymorenow]

Great video, nice job. Like the solar watches, don't care for the small 2nd hand or mismatched bracelet.

[@Mark-sd7fc]

There’s always some freaking Seiko keeping me awake at night, and this is the current reason for my lack of sleep! I just won’t be happy until I have one!

[@benlittlechilds1192]

I like it...might go on my Black Friday search:)

[@bagpiper]

Nice watch! I don't think Rolex has 'dibs' on the colorway, BTW. My chief complaint is that Seiko is pricing their watches at a higher level than their products warrant. A very similar colorway for less capital is a Bulova Precisionist. A larger watch for sure but in my estimation you get more watch for less money. I'll move a box or two and see about posting a photo of that one.

[@markikn3183]

Best t-shirt yet, Jody. I own an older SSC (pepsi dial) and it's GREAT solar chrono. And fwiw TGV is on my side, too.

[@japd7897]

What a disgusting T-shirt. That was an unauthorized restoration of a painting in a church in Spain (Borja) by an elderly woman ... apart from the crime committed is a kind of laughing off the woman. For sure Jody did not know all this.

[@JamesandRibble]

Looks nice. If only they could switch the pointless 24 hour indicator to a 12 hour chronograph register, which would be genuinely useful.

[@clange50]

Agreed, 24 hour is virtually useless. I can do the math faster than I can read a sub dial.

[@TheAndyMaan]

You're not wrong there, seems a bit useless on a chrono to not have hours passed in favour of a 24h indicator.

[@icolater27]

It’s an absolute beauty

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

Man this watch looks so good. Might actually buy it

[@jonc3118]

I love the shirt! One of the great masterpieces of the world. 🤣

[@ManVsPixels]

I got my one of these earlier this week. I've been calling it the "Seikona", and I really like it.

[@BarneyAcaron]

Thanks Jody, FYI, your video cut before you said finished saying goodbye! Somebody else probably mentioned it already but I dont see it. Cheers from the Caribbean!

[@javromerov]

Hey Judy! I really enjoy your videos! And today specially like you t shirt!! The best!! Ha ha ha

[@jlugomaster7835]

Great t-shirt!!

[@stevelavender1421]

It looks really similar to a watching bought I 2005 in Beijing. I didn’t pay quite as much as this one though it still keeps excellent time.

[@LOVES-A1911]

Commenting from the U.S.A., I enjoy your videos and reviews, when my interest in watches got renewed I watched about and subscribed to 7 watch channels, I am now at only 2 and yours is one of them because you keep it real ( the others were just to arrogant and snobbish in my opinion when it came to watches ) whenever it comes to watches that most people can actually afford, and are good alternatives in all budget ranges, and you show as much enthusiasm for a $10.00 USD Casio all the way up to watches that cost in to the thousands, thanks for being humble and honest in your reviews as it helps when it's time for me to get another watch that I can actually afford.

[@chamzzz]

That Tshirt is outstanding!

[@malkinmalone]

I’m excited for these and the automatic version. let’s go!

[@eggsII]

The auto has a $3k+ price tag, I think. Hard pass for me.

[@mikesey1]

@@eggsII Automatic Chronos are very expensive, and very expensive to service. The cheapest is the Seagull, with a red star on the dial. 119 GBP on Amazon. I make do with quartz chronos.

[@AmithVasanthaKumar]

Really like this one, looks beautiful and almost resembling the Daytona. I also think it's hot.

[@riccccccardo]

I am considering g the yellow version of this watch.

[@benjaminklos9637]

Love Seiko solar watches.

[@ewhdanielse]

Great shirt Jody 😂😂

[@alexkwan3]

for the clasp, uncle seiko now sells a clasp with 3 holes for $10 USD plus shipping, if you don’t mind the uncle seiko branding on the clasp.

[@TheCronan]

My god! That shirt! 🤣 Priceless 👌

[@ashnas5454]

I got the one in honey comb colour I love it

[@dinner_workingsly]

I really dig this watch. Oh and nice nod to the primate deity 😉

[@Ngo1ful]

I have an old sekio speedtimer, it is a 6139 chrono. I think I prefer that one to this new one.

[@freehey629]

What's Seiko doing attaching the Speedtimer name to a quartz chronograph? The Speedtimers were Seiko 5s and were the first automatic chronographs, even before the El Primero. Way to dilute a name that has great marketability, Seiko.

[@fillerbunny]

The Speedmasters were quartz, but I have a feeling Seiko won't be using that name again.

[@UkrainianJerry]

KGHellloouoo and WGHeeelcome to..! :) The intro always makes me smile!..

[@iiifardocheiiil.500]

Nice hommage t-shirt

[@JasonCarmichael]

2 years later, Amazon has it for $450 (US). I got mine with gold face for $350 (US) delivered. I replaced the bracelet with a two-tone jubilee-style Seiko(SGF650). It had to be customized to match the lugs.

[@multipl3]

Nice gap on the end link. Crazy

[@adamfricker1816]

Just bought one with a 25% discount. The solar cells are kind of cool actually and make for a talking point, which is always nice in a watch. The repurposing of a sub dial as a battery Meter is a great touch. Shame the 24hr dial is not a second time zone, that would be peachy! It wears very similar in size and weight to a Rolex seadweller 16600. Nice review

[@SaSpursFan]

Where did you buy it?

[@adamfricker1816]

@@SaSpursFan From Salera's jewllers, Melbourne, Aus. I still love the watch. And i am one for flipping sub $1000 watches all the time. This one is just so comfortable on wrist, honestly looks a million dollars and looks great next to watches many times its price. i'll be keeping this one

[@bjorremeijer2072]

I live in the Netherlands where they are still €680, but you can easily get them shipped from Japan for well under €400 nowadays.

[@RickDeckardMemories]

Jody touched on the price, but let me share something : I purchased a solar Seiko chrono in 2018. Seiko's "Recraft" series. Mine is also SSC model line, similar to SSC667 (I can't check the exact model number as I write this). They came in a variety of dial colors and strap options, mine came on very decent leather. So... I paid $190, new watch, gray market, in 2018 (free shipping and no taxes back then). $190! The one in the video above is 3 times as much, if you are lucky! 😯😳 I am very much convinced mine is better looking and isn't giving anyone any ideas of a "copy" of something else. 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@jhatgotagat300]

Iv been looking at picking up one of these this video will tell me what to do 🤣

[@chandralimbu4197]

Love this seiko watch… but too expensive.. citizen makes good chronograph eco-drive.. under$200…😏

[@briandorsey6437]

The difference is in 10 years all those Citizens will just be cheap old Citizens nobody cares about…..

[@MadMax76er]

Cracking t shirt Jody😂

[@JustOneMoreWatch]

Ha! Fresh pick up. That story makes me laugh so hard.

[@hitsugayat10]

Nice looking watch and great size for people with tiny wrist but it is a bit on the pricey side

[@SteveOSpielberg]

I like my Pagani Speedy with the NH 35 Movement. I wonder will Pagani do a Pagani Flighty?

[@Vincentg58]

Thanks Jodi I love your reviews, while I would love to take a Scotsman's advice and not pay retail FOMO took over and mine should arrive at my AD this week, I figured since I am paying retail I want the bricks and mortar as well, plus they are nice folks 🙂History has shown that the Panda dial Seikos outshine their other colorway siblings and I was worried they would never keep up with supply, so msrp for me. In retrospect paying msrp for my Sarb is an ok deal, the only bad part was having walked away from a Sarb at $315 otd at the Seiko outlet (now closed). Not gonna happen this time :-) Thanks Jodi

[@Vincentg58]

Well here we are 1 month later and my large AD cannot get one in, blue sure, black yes but no pandas. Well today folo met yolo and I pulled the trigger on the bay, msrp+$50, it arrives by Friday.

[@johnlockhart1272]

I dig it except for the date window.

[@tineye5100]

For the price, as someone who has the wrist for it, I’d far rather have the Bulova Lunar Pilot. More consistent styling, some history, signed crown and buckle, etc.

[@Conundrum191]

This, although the sizing on this one does fit more wrists than the Lunar Pilot does (although I own one, and at 7" it fits me fine). Also keep in mind the Lunar Pilot does go on deep sale lots of times (I got mine at about 50% off), and personally my plan is to also get this Seiko, but not until hype dies and it can be had for about half off as well.

[@macsushi]

Your shirt is Epic! Amen 🤣

[@tomcruz3774]

I have to say your shirt in this video and "the bad batch" shirt are my favorites

[@JacK-yr8ri]

love the t shirt