this is not your typical Seiko speed timer re-issue because this is the limited edition
version introducing the all-new SSC 909 I'm sure you are all familiar with the panda version the
813 that thing sold like hotcakes and still manages to do so every time kavar Jewelers
received their shipment of the 813 it would sell out instantly but you know what this one is better
it's got a crystal clear icy blue dial that's beautiful and it looks fantastic superior to the
panda coming in at a price of 700 USD that is a 25 premium over the non-limited models so what are
you getting here a solar powered 60 Minute quartz chronograph it's got beautiful compact pump style
pushers and a grippy 6.8 millimeter push-pull Crown giving the watch 100 meters of water
resistance this is a Pro specs so you're getting all the goodies a gorgeous single domed Sapphire
Crystal with anti-reflective coating now the anti-reflective coating seems weak here there was
a ton of Reflections I've filmed many Pro specs and this one reflected a lot maybe it's due to the
ice style but I had issues with this watch more than any other so I'm going to say the AR coating
is a little weak here when we look at the case shape it doesn't really scream speed timer to me I
think Seiko's just using the name for fan service and to gain sales it has abruptly cut off squared
tipped lugs similar to the legendary 62 Mas so I kind of see this watch as a 62 Mas chronograph
now let's do those measurements 39 millimeters in diameter we got a sapphire crystal and dial size
of 30.5 a thickness of 13.3 no drilled lugs and a lug to Lug of 45.5 so nice compact Dimensions
here it's going to work great on many different wrists even with those mail and links which I'm
Gonna Knock not a fan of male and links but the size is 20 mil tapering down to 18. signed
Seiko clasp with twin button release and a fully milled clasp and for sizing I believe it's pins
and collars but the bracelet is completely solid and links and links so it gives the watch a very
Hefty weighty feel coming in at 161 grams with all the links we have a screw down case back that says
Seiko and you can see the limited edition number now the movement is the v192 six month of battery
on a full charge if it doesn't see the light but of course it will so it's going to last much
longer and if it ever dies just put it in the sun and it will charge up accuracy is plus minus 15
seconds a month so not a hack watch but still more accurate than a mechanical now here it is next to
the skx so you can get some visualization how it might wear on your wrists the thickness and the
lug to Lug are pretty close okay here's the loom shot don't expect typical strong Seiko Loom the
loom is weak and it's only on the Cardinal indices hour and minute hand and the chronograph sweeping
second just a little tiny plot there this watch has such a cohesive style the sub-dials are black
the date is black the tachometer bezel black and the way it flows into the midlinks of the bracelet
which is also black is a fantastic design element it just looks so good on the wrist this thing is
beautiful now a little bit of a quality control issue I always notice QC issues on the quartz
watches from Seiko this one has a scratch underneath that 24 hour subdial at the three
o'clock it looked almost like a fabric but when I was filming it I spent a lot of time checking at
extreme angles and I'm pretty sure it's some sort of a scratch the six o'clock subdial is smaller
than the other two and that's your 60 Minute Timer so it's a 60 Minute chronograph only and
I kind of wish they made that one a little bit it bigger but they also have your fuel gauge there
you see the F and the E standing for full or empty that's your battery level chart and it will always
be displaying the battery level charge unless you start the chronograph and the nine o'clock
subdial is simply the running second the indices are faceted applied and high polish the hands are
brushed sword style and the arrow tip chronograph seconds is flat white overall I think legibility
is spot on except for the chronograph arm the white one I wish that was a different color
maybe even black I think it would pop the date is not placed evenly between the four and the five
o'clock indices it's closer to around 410 420 so that's definitely a negative for some people and
it's kind of sunken in so it could be hard to read the date in some lighting condition the biggest
problem with this chronograph is the existence of the sbtr029 with a similar icy blue dial but it
has a mecha Quartz meaning the chronograph portion of the watch is mechanical and it snaps back into
place instead of like this quartz one which does a full 360 when it resets the sbtr also is a 160
USD links down below from Amazon and that's a 500 difference but you only get hard licks
you get a much cheaper bracelet that's Hollow and it's 40 by 46 instead of 39 by 45.5 so is
this watch worth the extra 500 difference you are getting the solar module instead of just a normal
battery chronograph but if you love this design and maybe you want to see a different colorway
check out the video on the right of your screen right now and I'll see you in the next one foreign