Seiko Marinemaster SJE101 8 Months Later & Official Definition of "Marinemaster" from Seiko

[@SusanKenney-x8h]

Picked up a amzwatch's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!

[@degenerateWA]

Did you know that amzwatch was just placed on a CIA investigation for human trafficking and money laundering?

[@expertreviews1112]

wow the review is as good as the watch... what a cracking job, maybe watching ur video first time and I'm totally sold!!! great job sir

[@degenerateWA]

That's awesome, good to hear

[@johnrb9397]

Fingers crossed for me that the prices for these drop dramatically as it’s such a nice watch a possible one and done for many.

[@tims]

Another banger from Seiko. I lean more toward the MM300 aesthetic, but this I like this one as well.

[@degenerateWA]

For sure. I think would also lean more towards their traditional styling, but I could not resist this one.

[@Not-a-bot222]

I was between the 2 and went with the MM300! I figured that down the line I’ll always be able to get an SJE variant but was worried that the longer I push off the SLA, the more risk to discontinuation

[@degenerateWA]

@@Not-a-bot222 excellent. I've heard these SLA's are phenomenal

[@dado380]

You are paying also for 6L caliber which is maybe the best thin caliber in the world in the price range of 4k,infact this caliber is so good that Swiss movement maker Soprod adopted variation of 4L and 6L caliber,it’s imperative for 6L to be regulated and you will have 1sec per day watch just like my King Seiko.

[@degenerateWA]

Interesting! Good to know🍻

[@invalidonlineid]

I'm 1s/day with my SJE093

[@dado380]

@@degenerateWA I will bet you didn’know how everyone today is copying Seiko legendary 6139 caliber which have vertical clutch and which now manny are copying today from Tag Heuer,Piguet,JLC,Breitling,Omega and manny others.

[@aurelianobuendia5360]

It comes with not so great factory accuracy but regulating these watches in Europe cost you only 40ish euros, thats cheap. Mine goes +3 per day, im more than satisfied.

[@TheGearPeddler]

This is a super nice watch Brother👏🏻.

[@degenerateWA]

If it's coming from you then that's all I need to hear👌

[@adk7962]

Very cool. Always enjoy a long term review. I like the answer to what makes a Marinemaster watch is “whatever the f- we decide to put the words Marinemaster on the dial…” 😎 That’s a bit badass. It’s definitely is a bit pricey for me. I’ll have to settle for the 62mas AliExpress Homage I have. Which I love BTW. Thanks again!

[@degenerateWA]

I was surprised Seiko responded at all. Can't gp wrong with a homage; you know I've been blown away with the most recent ones in my collection🍻

[@robbasilio7235]

I like this watch…it oozes enough it has a lot going for it…unique bracelet, anthracite dial with engraved horizontal lines(dynamic), for me it’s the case and lugs!!!! Thin mid case, semi lyre lugs!(think omega lugs), pierced lugs, colored matched date window at 4:30. I think it’s a sleeper watch…I’ll take it

[@degenerateWA]

Right on🍻

[@Heidelbergensis80]

Hello, what about the whatch accuracy? Is it enough precise for a 3 K dollars watch?

[@sandsoftime3248]

Does this dial of the SJE101 give a vibe of the SJE093 or the SLA017 dial. The indices look pronounced on the SJE093 and SLA017. How do you find the indices on this variant?

[@degenerateWA]

Nothing crazy but good. Looks good, legible, and glows like a torch.

[@johanvandersandt8904]

Sure it has its flaws but its such a good looking watch. The dial seems almost smokey or slate colored. I feel you on the bezel crown issue and it seems like something they should have picked up on. This almost seems like a variation of the 62MAS rather than a homage. So regarding that $2000...I did some math and found that if you owned it for eighth months so far it comes to 243 days of ownership. That means that lovely Seiko cost you $8.23 a day so far. That is absolutely nothing compared to the joy it's given you. What can you buy with 8 bucks these days anyway...

[@degenerateWA]

Shit, where I live it costs $100 a day just to breathe! When you put it that way I guess it's a bargain😁

[@johanvandersandt8904]

The world has become super expensive man haha. It's the little things that makes life interesting and colorful.

[@degenerateWA]

​@johanvandersandt8904 appreciate having a roof, food every meal, and healthy family members🍻

[@leij9862]

DK, This is over $2K? Serious looking watch. Do you like hour markers or actual numbers on your dial?

[@degenerateWA]

Depends on the watch. I can sway either way depending on how it's designed.

[@leij9862]

@@degenerateWA This is interesting. I have friends who only like numbers…😂

[@1968jpy]

Definitely a very nice watch . Yes it’s a Marine Master watch and now the there’s two more newer models that say Marine Master on the dial that are 300 meters water resistant but are air divers and not saturation divers . I recently purchased the previous SLA047J1 Marine Master 300 watch that pretty much are the exact same as the 001 original and 017 but upgraded with a domed anti reflective sapphire crystal and a ceramic bezel insert. Oddly enough it’s doesn’t say Marine Master on the dial lol 😂 . I’m not going to criticize your watch or the latest version of the Marine Master but I do believe to the true MM300 loyalists these newer versions are tamed or watered down examples of what the Marine Master watch once was .

[@KirilGeorgiev-hr4ol]

Hi! Does the bezel scratched already?

[@SpaceG95]

I agree with you, DK. That's like saying the new corvette is fake because the engine is in the back😂.

[@degenerateWA]

@SpaceG95 right? At least with the car the complaints come from actual drivers. Here I guarantee you the "that's not a Marinemaster" crew are 99% desk divers.

[@leventturkan3503]

How is the movement performing after 8 months?? İ consider buying this watch and your experience with the movement is important to me , thanks for reply

[@degenerateWA]

Full disclaimer, I don't use a timegrapher. With my naked eye paired with my cell phone, my watch has remained accurate to what I set it to.

[@leventturkan3503]

Thanks for reply

[@degenerateWA]

@@leventturkan3503 not at all🍻🍻

[@e-archive]

Hi what is the material of the bezel? Looks kinda like ceramic but I doubt Seiko will use ceramic

[@degenerateWA]

Lacquered steel

[@siddhant46s54]

Beautiful watch , looks great on your wrist, but those 2 bracelets at the end of the video are horrendous lol . Put the watch on a nice tropic rubber strap or a waffle strap , a Seiko diver looks best on a rubber strap ! Also how the avg accuracy over a period of time ?

[@degenerateWA]

@@siddhant46s54 tropic/waffle straps look terrible. They are popular so I say go for it if you like it.

[@Mackster248]

Do you have experience with the SJE093 reissue by any chance? If so how does it compare against this one?

[@degenerateWA]

No. I've heard good things about it, but it did not appeal to me.

[@BigT71]

I have the SJE093. I love it, BUT relative to today's dimensions, it's small. For most folks, it's not visually stunning enough.. unless you love the simplicity of the 62 MAS design, which I do. I'm besotted with the 62 MAS design. I think it's the kind of watch that needs that type of devotion to really appreciate it. It will not be everybody's cup of tea. But it sure is mine!!

[@invalidonlineid]

@@BigT71Loving my SJE093 which I found last week sitting brand new in an AD, getting 1s/day

[@bondageanddiscipline9868]

No problem adding the marinemaster name. These are really nice if you don’t pay retail. But why TF did Seiko choose to leave it off the watch that was the marinemaster? The MM300 marinemasterates in this divers face.

[@imaginekarma8582]

I’m degenerate enough to recognize the background music. FFVIII Balamb Garden.

[@degenerateWA]

A fellow legend I see. Welcome🍻

[@InsiderGamer]

Great reference. Think it’s the Balamb town theme though, not the theme for Balamb Garden.

[@DarkstarDarth]

Two reasons we get a watch, it’s accuracy in movement or how it looks, right? I see watches over $2k that are +25/ -15 seconds a day accuracy and still people think that’s a great investment…..fascinating.

[@degenerateWA]

@DarkstarDarth buy what you can enjoy and afford and you can't go wrong.

[@KikoMachine999]

Try it on rubber and steel mesh strap... Awesome watch Bro...I have the spb143...one of my faves...

[@degenerateWA]

the 143 was good. I don't do rubber straps, but I've got a bunch of mesh bracelets I can mess around with.

[@flamabl1]

Definitely looks a lot better back out in the sun. And then we see the movement and understand why Seiko seldom shows them......

[@degenerateWA]

Why do they seldom show them?

[@flamabl1]

@@degenerateWA Because they are so damn pedestrian.

[@degenerateWA]

@@flamabl1 would you say it upsets you?

[@flamabl1]

@@degenerateWA Does what upset me?

[@degenerateWA]

​@@flamabl1the watch. You seem upset by it (as far as I can tell from comments on a screen)

[@GladstoneRoderick-s8y]

Ullrich Gateway

[@EmeryRames-z6p]

Mellie Alley

[@SharonJackson-c8w]

Nona River

[@TheCdM1981]

The watch is almost $3k. Where you getting it for $2k? lol. Also imho the crown is fine. I’ve never had one issue winding it nor have I ever felt the bezel interfered with it ever. My only issue with the crown is sometimes it seems to not properly screw down all the way and it needs to be adjusted to properly screw down and lock tight.

[@degenerateWA]

I sent a Seiko AD an offer and he accepted. I always negotiate prices; worst thing that can happen is they say "no"

[@TheCdM1981]

@ I want to know the AD that took 30% off a 2 month old watch. Average on a watch this price this new if you’re lucky is 15%. But if you say so. Good for you.

[@alvinpatrick]

​@@TheCdM1981my boutique offered me 25% without me even negotiating months ago. Might ask for 30% so I can get myself one for Christmas.

[@MadariDaniels]

I've recently began my obsession as a watch collector. And i must say- out of all the luxury brands I've been researching, for me the amzwatch's watches are the most intriguing.

[@degenerateWA]

Did you know that amzwatch was just placed on a CIA investigation for human trafficking and money laundering?

[@MinBabi-h4j]

Berry Street

[@DeweyWeldy-k4m]

Haley Port

[@dustinr16]

Needed an actual ceramic bezel insert (not a fake painted look-alike) and a clasp with micro-adjustments.

[@degenerateWA]

@dustinr16 their clasp game is very week. Even their stamped clasps were perfectly fine compared to these ones. Did you find the lack of ceramic bezel affected the experience for you?

[@BigT71]

I dont get the fascination with ceramic bezels. I love the way aluminum bezels show age.

[@dustinr16]

@@BigT71 Ceramic BEZELS not dials. They don’t fade or scratch. Aluminum inserts scratch easily and fade over time. I like my divers with sapphire crystal and ceramic bezel inserts so they look like new forever. I can appreciate aluminum inserts on vintage divers. To each their own.

[@BigT71]

@dustinr16 lol I mistyped it's been a long day I meant bezels. Will edit my comment! Peace upon you, my brother in watch, twerpery...for the beeeech!!!

[@ColeridgeEdward-t1r]

Kenna Island

[@OwenMax-i2x]

Allen Mills

[@termit520]

To be honest, I would rather buy a black titanium square and I would have something accurate. But at least, for a 2 grand you're getting the aligned bezel which is a surprise for Seiko, and a drilled lugs.....that's something is it? Nice dial, very poop date placement.

[@degenerateWA]

Lol, "for an extra thousand we'll drill some holes in the lugs for you"

[@yomismo5803]

Cool...

[@UnconsciousCompetence]

Next time you feel like dropping a grand on a watch, you should check out a Circula Proflight. I have owned the blue version for a few weeks, and besides my deep satisfaction every time I look at it, I keep thinking that it would be perfect fuel for your degeneration. The Circula and the green dial Pagani rip-off of the Longines Spirit have become my all time favorites. Maybe, just maybe I have found watch nirvana.

[@degenerateWA]

That's the way to do it. I feel the same way with one tudor and a San Martin.

[@curtisbrown7991]

That spirit rip off is probably my most comfortable watch. It was a nice surprise!!

[@degenerateWA]

@@curtisbrown7991 well now you bastards got me looking at Pagani Design

[@MargaretTaylor-w1j]

Graham Cape

[@TheKopolanpoika]

I hate the dial, otherwise love it. Still think Seiko SPB381 is best looking Seiko and it would be perfect without gmt and date functions

[@degenerateWA]

It's an odd watch to look at in pictures, but that all changes in person.

[@DavidUlrich-w7j]

Schuster Greens

[@LaniKreider-x7i]

Eleonore Ranch

[@WatNovia-d8g]

Reggie Hill

[@ElenorHammans-f8s]

Aric Meadows

[@RonaldNuno-o3k]

Murazik Trail

[@BuckleEvan-n4j]

Hills Road

[@JaniseLoudermilk-f4c]

Waldo Stream

[@ichtube]

Lost me at second one.

[@degenerateWA]

Felicia, please stay...

[@andycandal5934]

$$$😠

[@degenerateWA]

@andycandal5934 if it were up to me every watch would be cheaper.

[@flamabl1]

lol, definitely not an homage to a watch it looks nothing like.

[@degenerateWA]

Today we shall learn the definition of homage👍

[@flamabl1]

@@degenerateWA I don't think you have.

[@degenerateWA]

@@flamabl1 or not👍

[@flamabl1]

Only a Marinemaster to someone who never had a real one and Seiko who found their next sucker.

[@degenerateWA]

I own two other Marinemasters. They all do pretty much the same thing. Fun watches, nothing more, nothing less.

[@bootneck4514]

Yawn get over it 😂

[@degenerateWA]

​@@bootneck4514wrist incels and desk princesses are a part of life😁

[@BigT71]

"Wrist Incels" 😂😂😂

[@Lucmercurius]

😂 Who cares, bro? I own this watch, and to me, it is far more sophisticated than any other Marinemaster. The polishing of this watch far exceeds every other watch I've ever seen; it's almost on a Grand Seiko level. This is a sophisticated piece with a design language that exudes Japan's spirit. It's like a mixture of a ninja, a samurai, and a retro computer. But I understand why it doesn't appeal to everyone, so be happy with your "true" Marinemaster.

[@flamabl1]

Wow so many overpriced Seiko's ( if you buy them new) and you choose one of the worst.

[@degenerateWA]

stick with a price you're comfortable with and enjoy👍