Comments on: Seiko vs. Timex – Who Makes the Better Daily Driver?

By: Vincent B Doran

Vincent B Doran — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:08:49 +0000

Had a Seiko sport 5(SNK series). It quit working after 10 months. Sent it to Seiko for warranty work, they promptly ‘lost’ it. Seiko sent me a $200 coupon and a catalog which I could use the coupon, no automatics in the catalog, only quartz movements, and all the watches in the catalog were…(wait for it)…
$200.
Kind of soured me on Seikos.
My Orient Mako 2, on the other hand, is a total beast…

By: Gene King

Gene King — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:02:36 +0000

I’m annoyed by the SKX categories. Kill your icon but then market the shit out it’s memory. Sooner or later I’ll replace my 007 with a Marinemaster but I probably should have just picked up 2 more at the end. If nothing else I could sell them for a very nice profit.

By: pkd

pkd — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:55:58 +0000

Looking at all the collaborations that Timex does, the revivals of funky 70s designs, the range of Rolex “inspired” designs, and the price (I don’t think they have any watch that costs more than $300, and definitely nothing that costs more than $500), I realized that Timex isn’t trying to compete with Seiko or Casio. They are trying to take over a segment of the market previously owned by microbrands like Undone, Steeldive, and Straton.