The most exciting ‘’upgrade’’ Seiko ever did to a watch! Alpinist GMT Review!

Today we are looking at the most natural and exciting release of the Seiko Alpinist GMT SPB379! with a redesigned dial and a GMT feature, the brand transformed the already robust and worthy watch into a HERO watch.
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[@jamesmcleod2646]

Thank you for the review I appreciate you going into detail as to why you choose the specific color dial

[@BraveBeaters]

I am glad you like it :)

[@mohdarifsabarudin1333]

What a beautiful watch to have... Agreed on the black dial option... Gonna get one

[@brajagopal4725]

Wow this watch is looking gorgeous and thanks for the detailed review

[@alvinmick218]

That is one sharp looking watch! I’m not usually into most seiko models but this one has my attention. Your review was excellent as usual and the outdoors scenery was a perfect way to enhance the overall aesthetic of this being a tool watch. Well done!🥃

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much! :) The Alpi is an inspiring watch, for sure!

[@2021_world_champ]

Great video, and one that helped me decide on my first "serious" watch. I ended up getting the green JDM version (SBEJ005). Worn it every day for the past 3 weeks, keeping great time so far, and it's so nice to look at.

[@Dadication3]

Love my 017 keeper, and this black version is the new one I will go with. Seiko is really killing it bringing back their past icons in such well done style with the likes of the 55th anniversary, this new alpinist and now the Navi timer.

[@BraveBeaters]

017, keeper for sure! :)

[@m.l.679]

Great review! Still rocking my SARB017 on a Staib mesh bracelet. I just love the "old clock, turn of the century" vibes :)

[@dgdave2673]

Awesome review! I have non GMT SPB210 gold on green watch with brown calf leather and milked gold plated deployant clasp. It is a fantastic watch and tuned to COSC standard

[@BarnOwl61]

Magnificent watch and great video quality, congratulations, Andre 🎊

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you! :)

[@fidelpablo6340]

Your videos are getting more epic than before! Nice one!

[@BraveBeaters]

haha! Thank you! :)

[@craig2100]

Great review...can't wait to see it in person

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you! I Think you will love it ( If you are an Alpi fan) :)

[@milanchristi7939]

I may "need" one of these after your terrific review. Seem like logical additions to the Alpinist aura.

[@BraveBeaters]

Haha! Exactly, logical and relevant upgrade to the classy Alpi!

[@peterblomme2007]

Stunning images, Andrei ❤🎉

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you Peter! :)

[@SerialWheeler]

La mulți ani! Sa ai inspirație in tot ce faci! Currently enjoying my SPB197 Mountain Glacier. This GMT version looks lovely, but I keep wondering if perhaps a 12 / 24 hour inner bezel wouldn't have been more relevant on this variant. Awesome review as always!

[@BraveBeaters]

Multumesc mult! :) I've been following the 197 for quite some time, having a bracelet was a +. But I went with the gmt version in the end.

[@BojanBojovic]

Such a beautiful watch. I own the white Alpinist, now I am thinking about the reasons why to purchase this one as well.

[@callmev.2397]

Very nice video, love the production.

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much! :)

[@max.loves.watches]

I've come to appreciate your content so much - there aren't many videos I look forward to more than yours. Your outdoor shots are fantastic - do you have any other non-watch channels out of curiosity?

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much! Kind words :) This is my only channel, I am trying to build more context around the watches and the experience to wear them, that's why I invest in this area a bit more, than other reviewers.

[@RagnarHoff]

You know what watch design you want for your adventures during summer, but it's hard to find the same for the winter season because very few has been able to nail the design down that gives you winter vibes. But Alpinist is like Black Bay Pro, Explorer 2, Sinn 856 utc, Damasko DK collection, Ball Outlier etc has really nailed down the winter vibes that makes them the one and only watch you need for the winter season. It's a rare thing these days to find watches that has a clear identity in what they are.

[@BraveBeaters]

Well said! The name Alpinist is very inspired for the model, indeed :)

[@abhinashavit]

Great review!

[@Haru-O]

Great review Andrei. I’m really tempted to add this to my collection. I agreed that White dial somehow didn’t look right to me. Black dial is stunning🎉

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you! :) The black version alongside the Blue one, are the best.

[@carolingrimaldi]

I am blown away!

[@KC-bv9kf]

I think they shpuld use the 6r64 on the Alpinist and the 6r54 on the Sharp Edge, considering Alpinists ideally are for travelers /adventurers and easier to adjust the local times, jumping time zones. Regardless, beautiful watch and thoroughly enjoyable review.

[@raiden13150]

The explorer 2 we wanted ; Seiko did it 😍

[@stevefox8605]

Excellent video 👍 Don't comment often because I watch KZbin on TV with my Mrs - she's a fan too. Keep up the good work 💪🏼👍🏻👍🏻

[@BraveBeaters]

Indeed, long time no see! You get the best BB experience via Smart TV and apparently the best companion :) Thank you very much!

[@webersteve1547]

Your video lighting is awsome!!!

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much! :)

[@frankbcn2223]

Beautiful watch suitable for all occasions, this might be my first "small" watch purchase !

[@BraveBeaters]

It wears smaller than 39.5 as an idea :) but yes, a solid all arounder!

[@PedroDVC]

Beautiful watch

[@unixnerd23]

I have the same Suunto compass! I wear it with my Seiko SNK809.

[@SoCalWatchReviews]

Fantastic production brother 🔥 👏

[@BraveBeaters]

Muchas gracias hermano! :)

[@Mr_Memer.876]

I got this watch yesterday. I love it! I already know its a keeper. I had a bracelet to fit it, so it went straight on that. 💪🏼👍🏻

[@BraveBeaters]

I did sold my sarb033 last week with 2 bracelets :( Now I have to buy another one. Congratulations, hope you enjoy it! :)

[@Mr_Memer.876]

@@BraveBeaters thank you, I will 👍🏻

[@AbdulRWatches]

Feels somehow more busy than the classic Alpinist sarb017. I do think that this one is definitely an upgrade, but the SARB017 is still my favourite. Thanks for the video.

[@MrShoryuken1]

Hopefully Seiko will upgrade the "normal" Alpinist to this configuration, minus the GMT function...

[@PixelPeepers]

i was not really excited about this release, as i'm not the biggest alpinist fan, but boy oh boy, was i wrong. Night and day difference between this and the clasical spb121 for example. They made modifications in all the right places: dial and dial text, 3,6,9 indicies, bezel, no cyclops, new date window, etc... And it makes it so much more modern and cool. I traded my beloved seiko navigator reissue for this, it will be missed, but the alpi gmt makes that wound a lot easier to manage. GREAT PRODUCTION QUALITY as always my friend...

[@arielspalter7425]

It’s a beautiful watch. I wish it had 60min inner bezel instead of the compass and that it wasn’t so expensive…

[@andrejantic8479]

awesome review!!!

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you, A. :)

[@richardfernandes8012]

I work in the geological survey of Canada as a hydrologist. Have a sarb017. Large date is very useful for field notes for log days. The small date is useless. Don’t like watches with useless stuff in the wild.

[@Bonatno]

Great review, great watch.

[@BraveBeaters]

Cheers! :)

[@gekkehenkie0001]

I'm more of a sucker for divers, but .... this one is gorgeous and is definitely on my wish list

[@johnmartin7158]

Simplicity and elegance very much like some of the Hamilton field watches.

[@lukasbo2642]

Another great review! Thank you mate. You are the best. I must admit that you must be living in a great place, having this kind of a landscape around you.

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much, Lukas! In EU, there are great mountains to shoot, yes :) too bad I am not holding that good with freezing weather.

[@verykeen2please]

Great production and a fab choice

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much! :)

[@plmn93]

That's a great looking watch.

[@borzica]

What an amazing watch

[@jacooosthuizen3593]

im saving up for the green one!

[@MichaelAguila]

Totally agree with everything you said. These are too small for me though

[@atbossgrim]

It's a lovely watch, Alpinist was all about the color scheme - that amazing original green. No serious eve hiker will take this pure baby to the elements.

[@francoisbm6785]

This is a great review with great production. Looks like a Bell & Ross now and it is thick. Would ditch the see through case back.

[@readrepairs]

great review.

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much! :)

[@DennisBible]

That leather strap is perfect.

[@kleitosaliagas5668]

Really dumb question... Can someone explain how the compass works? Does it floating around like a normal compass or di you have to manually make it point north(which seems kind of useless)?

[@CosminNBK]

La mulți ani! Excelent video ! Superb ceasul !

[@BraveBeaters]

Multumesc mult, Cosmin! :)

[@thenotanclan]

A pretty watch and a very pretty video

[@BraveBeaters]

Cheers! :)

[@ams914]

Seiko needs a true GMT caliber to compete with Miyota. Then these will really be on another level. Great video. Also, I don't think a GMT with a rotating bezel can measure three timezones, certainly not at the same time. A GMT hand is actually "supposed" to be set to GMT time, hence the name. So the hand is at GMT-0. Then you use the bezel to set it to the time zone you want to track. Most people just leave the bezel where it is and set the GMT hand to their second time zone, and use the bezel as if it's fixed. So to track a third timezone, what you would have to do is figure out the difference between your second timezone, and the third, and then move the bezel accordingly and that would get kind of complicated. So a rotating GMT bezel really just let's you choose to measure a second time zone in two different ways. But you definitely can't track three timezones at once, that's for sure.

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you :) I agree, although, I don't see this jumping hour GMT module as being bad.

[@ams914]

Nothing wrong with it, just depends on if you're a "caller" or "traveler." I love the quickset hour feature, personally. Very convenient.@@BraveBeaters

[@waynesellers4078]

Seiko does have a true gmt, it is on the presage sharp edge gmt.

[@stu632]

You can use it for 3 timezones, I personally would have no use for that ans also find it confusing to work out the 3rd, but it can be done.

[@tommygustavsen4789]

The 6R64 IS A TRUE GMT CALIBER . IN THE ALPINIST THEY USED 6R54. AND THE SHARP EDGE SERIES IN THE SAME PRICE RANGE ONLY 200$ DIFFERENCE. THEY NEED A SMALLER TRUE GMT CALIBER ,MUST BE THE REASON FOR NOT USING THE 6R64? OR IS IT A COST SHORTCUT?

[@SilverSergeant]

I love my SARB 017

[@David_10157]

This is beautiful. Congratulations on your acquisition. Do you know if they sell this on a stainless steel bracelet as well?

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you! there is the limited edition with white dial, which has a bracelet.

[@stevenleonard8212]

Nothing beats the 017..

[@TH-lo8mq]

They really should drop the Prospex logo.

[@TheShane209]

Great looking watch the only thing that keeps me from the alps is the hand style and lume. Besides that I mean it would be my perfect watch. That pop of red on the dial looks amazing though.

[@BraveBeaters]

I guess. The Alpi is a thing of love or hate. Especially because of the hands

[@frozentundra7446]

Great review, what is the name of the song playing in the background?

[@borassictime918]

A fabulous looking watch and great review. The Seiko of 2023 is now the business that most interestingly takes great historical designs from the company’s glory days, and transforms them into improved latter-day versions (a sapphire crystal!!!) and then applies the cripple hammer of disappointment letting us down with irritating sub-par execution; the unnecessary 13.6mm thickness (there’s really no need), to the poorly finished hands (QC issues have become the corporate trademark), the -15/+25 seconds per day stated accuracy (yes, sure it’s usually far better, but REALLY?), all for an eye-watering $1,150 + tax. I’m sad that the Seiko that brought out such brilliant designs in the first place now looks so cynically half-hearted.

[@BraveBeaters]

Yup. Sadly that's the seiko reality, you described it very well.

[@TheMartinBalboa]

How does the compass work?

[@carln4406]

great watch! Wach collector here! New sub.

[@keysncoffee7733]

Whoa I was never aware there was a GMT Alpinist. What!

[@Martinhauer]

Your photos and shots are always great. This time I have to say I liked your photos better than the watch itself. Except for a few models (the Alpinist GMT is not one of them), Seiko always has the same variations of their watches. I have gone from being a big Seiko fan to an occasional Seiko fan. This model is also to blame - sorry

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you Martin! Same here, I am as well an opportunistic Seiko collector. It's hard nowadays to remain faithful to the brand :)

[@xyzabc7694]

Great review Andrei! Can you please share the link to the denim strap that you put on the Seiko Alpinist GMT?

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you. Here is the link: 7friendsandwatches.ro/p/curea-ceas-jeans-black-denim/

[@xyzabc7694]

@@BraveBeaters thank you for sharing it! I must say the production quality of your videos is top notch! The music, photography and narration are absolutely beautiful! Good luck!!!

[@FehadBilgramiChannel1]

Production quality is top and review is great

[@Shadylurker85]

I cant stomach the idea of +25 -15 for 1k dollars

[@smnaumenko]

Completely off topic. The author got such an amazing sweater. What brand is it?

[@LoraxTheGuardian]

Please review Orient Kamasu version 2. Thank you.

[@kiranvijayan1289]

May I ask which compass you have attached to the strap?

[@joaopedrotitonelli1076]

the best seiko ever made

[@samsberrie]

where did you buy this? i'm in japan right now. wondering if you have any experience navigating finding this watch in japan! thanks

[@chriskola3822]

I can't ever remember being on a hike and wondering, "What time is it is Lithuania?" Seiko Alpinist is an awesome, beautiful watch. The GMT is just a cash grab for collectors.

[@mrvico78]

Great review, but I'm curious: Where is the list of your brave beater's hall of fame? I'm really eager to check that out!

[@BraveBeaters]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHfYq6WLms-ZitU - hope you can see it as a playlist.

[@mrvico78]

Unfortunately not it only links this video 😕

[@ToysMinionsAndStuff]

Great video! Please do a video for Wolbrook WT Automatic Skindiver.

[@abhinashavit]

I got the limited edition for a good price.

[@KrystianWlr]

I started lose my love for Seiko, since quality is not increasing with prices. This applies mainly to their movements and their QC. I'd love to add some Presages to my collection, but experience I had with Seiko movment regulation was awful. 6R54 in the aplinist is pretty much affected by the same flaws. Good luck with holding time after ~3-4y. They're impossible to regulate. I think more community pressure would be much desired.

[@BraveBeaters]

I feel you! It looks like Seiko does whatever they want. They do not listen to people's needs or opinions, sadly.

[@draciano]

Salut Andrei, ador canalul and the attention to detail in your videos 🥰 As vrea sa intreb daca ai putea sa faci review la Casio Edifice EFB-108D-7AV E un model super underrated, in opinia mea e cel mai bun ceas sub 100$, de obicei pe sale e 75$. Am gasit recent canalul si m-am abonat imediat! Moldovenii din San Francisco te salută. Edit: Ai mai facut review la un Edifice 6 luni in urma. Modelul mentionat de mine are o brățară cu stil integrat superior.

[@BraveBeaters]

Salut, multumesc mult pentru urari! Va salut! :) Mai, stiu modelul, mi-a placut, insa pare sa aiba un diametru destul de mare pentru preferintele generice ale oamenilor, pare sa fie un 44 mm in diametru. O sa merg in magazin sa-l vad fizic. mi se pare mult mai misto decat cel de 39 mm. pare mai bine facut. Sarbatori fericite va doresc!

[@Steve_Jaz]

for the love of God, please tell me where that black ribbed strap is from

[@MaartenAnna]

Love that version of the watch. However, I never like the "X" logo 😢

[@BraveBeaters]

Nobody likes it :D

[@MaartenAnna]

@@BraveBeaters 😂

[@5093329225]

i wish they made a bigger size love the design just too small for my wrists

[@Watchandcutgearchannel]

I still think the SARB017 is the best looking model out of all the Alpinist watches .. that’s is really nice looking though

[@BraveBeaters]

017 for sure, A classic :)

[@Watchandcutgearchannel]

Just can do with that horrible X on the dial of the newer versions …

[@joshuadarrington.]

nah gotta be the spb199j1 . ive had both

[@Stanjara]

Although I don't like the nipple main crown, this one looks good with the GMT. Great review that made you touch grass Brave Traveler :)

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you very much! :)

[@KB-vf4gz]

No one goes hiking with this watch period. Only KZbin reviews…

[@ph69jbl]

Happy name day! ;)

[@BraveBeaters]

Thank you Mr. R! :)

[@martinweyden40]

Wauw

[@nialllambert3194]

wonderful watch.

[@johnmonachelli5256]

Im sure in 90 days time we see this offered as a save the seals 6r64 limited new Zealand only model lol

[@BraveBeaters]

Haha. True! Classic Seiko LE!

[@Roy.Visser]

Thought you used stock footage, quelle surprise when I saw you Andrei. Rugged footage for a rugged watch. The alpinist is just a timeless looking watch even with a gmt function, it makes it look even more toolish.

[@BraveBeaters]

Exactly. I am very excited about the tool capabilties and the looks of the new Alpi. Thank you :)

[@JestersDeadUK]

Nice, but not a patch on the SARB017 and they need to remove that fugly PROSPEX logo!!!!

[@KarthikGRisKGR]

Thery should bring back the green dial

[@BraveBeaters]

There is a green dial with gmt function as well.

[@KarthikGRisKGR]

@@BraveBeaters oh ..... I only saw the blue and black variants in the SEIKO India website

[@MrTimsfilms]

Looks fairly thick at over 13mm, which is giving me pause. What do you all think?

[@Culturalgazelle]

You were a Marine bro?

[@theodoruadrian4269]

St.Andrew, are you Romanian, by any chance?

[@xpusostomos]

I don't understand the purpose of the compass bezel

[@dineshbabu2342]

Super sir pls make the video from addiesdive watches

[@user-ns7ks6jo2m]

This watch seiko planing to increase the price

[@Uneducatedopinion57]

990 gbp phew

[@AmcoAutoGlass]

ROFL @3:33 trying to use it like a chronograph

[@russianfolktales3641]

Aesthetics aside gshock would be more practical for this kind of activity

[@racamon]

I tend to disagree. You could use Alpinist compass for measuring dive time, but, it is not lumed, and it is not unidirectional. It is very easy to move it with that extra crown by accident... it would be a disaster! Overall, I think this design is a fail. Compass bezel was and still is only a gimick, because you don't need it to tell directions. And in this watch, it is just over cluttering the dial. Baby alpinist would be much better choice for GMT model. Seiko didn't listen no one, least the fans :D

[@BraveBeaters]

Seiko does whatever Seiko wants, a total unfriendly brand, but still... people love them :)