Seiko Automatic watches only available in Asia. why

fret_wimp2 · 27-03-2011 10:39pm #1

Seiko do some awesome automatic watches, particularly dive watches. But they only seem to be available in Asia.

In ireland all we see are quartz variants. I have nothing against quartz watches, and have one, but i much rather a good affordable automatic.

Im wondering why seiko only market their automatic watches in Asia and not europe?

Nolimits · 27-03-2011 10:46pm

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Seiko do some awesome automatic watches, particularly dive watches. But they only seem to be available in Asia.

In ireland all we see are quartz variants. I have nothing against quartz watches, and have one, but i much rather a good affordable automatic.

Im wondering why seiko only market their automatic watches in Asia and not europe?

I suspect we only really see their quartz/kinetic counterparts because that's what most people want. There are authorised dealers online selling Seiko automatics from Europe so I doubt it's a Seiko decision

Bullseye1 · 27-03-2011 10:50pm

I'm sure I've seen some Seiko automatics in Dublin. Weirs had some expensive ones in the window and another store next to The Westbury (cannot remember the name) had a couple.

CarltonBrowne · 28-03-2011 8:37am

You can get Seiko automatics in Europe but it's all a bit hit and miss. I attended an event in Jura Watches in Mayfair several months ago and they had only just been granted Grand Seiko AD status; there has also been a GS shop in Paris for over a year. I asked Jura when they were likely to get hold of some of the lesser, Japan market-only watches, like the Alpinist (more in my price range) and their response was "well, it's taken 50 years to persuade Seiko to sell the GS this far West so you might be waiting a while". All things being equal I hope to be the owner of a SARB017 by the end of April though this will be through other channels

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CarltonBrowne · 28-03-2011 8:38am

Bullseye1 wrote: »

I'm sure I've seen some Seiko automatics in Dublin. Weirs had some expensive ones in the window and another store next to The Westbury (cannot remember the name) had a couple.

Last time I had a look in that window I think it was an Ananta which I believe is Spring Drive only. My local AD in Berlin also has these.

Bullseye1 · 28-03-2011 8:42am

I think your right they were spring drive.

MiCr0 · 28-03-2011 9:48am

its a terrible shame because there's some really nice seiko automatics - i love the big5's in general and @ the moment the 007 :-)

bogmanfan · 28-03-2011 11:35am

Love my Monster, and it's by far the best value-for-money watch I've owned. There is a place in the Ilac Centre, near the Parnell St exit, that sells some Seiko 5 automatics. Haven't seen a Monster there though.

emo72 · 28-03-2011 12:25pm

bogmanfan wrote: »

Love my Monster, and it's by far the best value-for-money watch I've owned. There is a place in the Ilac Centre, near the Parnell St exit, that sells some Seiko 5 automatics. Haven't seen a Monster there though.

yea, my orange monster is a brilliant watch. it gets more wristtime an all the others. i saw it on sale in dundrum for about 400 euro, and bought it online for about 100. i certainly dont mind paying more for the privilege of buying locally in a shop. but that takes the biscuit.

MiCr0 · 28-03-2011 3:14pm

what was the shop?

28-03-2011 3:19pm

emo72 wrote: »

yea, my orange monster is a brilliant watch. it gets more wristtime an all the others. i saw it on sale in dundrum for about 400 euro, and bought it online for about 100. i certainly dont mind paying more for the privilege of buying locally in a shop. but that takes the biscuit.

where did you get it online out of interest?

MiCr0 · 28-03-2011 3:24pm

you could try here if you're looking for a seiko monster

SEIKO & CITIZEN TRADING POST
http://www.thewatchsite.com/index.php/board,11.0.html

emo72 · 28-03-2011 3:33pm

MiCr0 wrote: »

what was the shop?

the little watch shop on the corner in the centre. wasnt a sheerans or fields or anything like that. i did ask for some sort of discount but there was no budging.

i really wanted to buy it in a shop over here, and i was willing to pay more for the pleasure of doing it. a quick glance online shows them for around 150 dollars.

emo72 · 28-03-2011 3:37pm

MiCr0 wrote: »

you could try here if you're looking for a seiko monster

SEIKO & CITIZEN TRADING POST
http://www.thewatchsite.com/index.php/board,11.0.html

thanks micro thats a good forum that i never spotted before.

i got mine on special from www.longislandwatches.com they were doing a spcial on the metal bracelet with no box or papers, and that suited me. the box and papers with those seikos are nothing special anyway.

i love mine so much that i hope to buy a black dialled one too.

fret_wimp2 · 28-03-2011 4:53pm

Seiya Japan is also very good. Supplied my SARB059.
eBay supplied my black monster and my Cesar (not automatic though :-( )

400 quid for a monster is totally nuts. got mine on ebay for 150 euros! Stupid country, no wonder its in the shape it is.

Looking currently at a heavily modified 007 next, but need an occasion to treat myself!

Nolimits · 28-03-2011 10:13pm

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Seiya Japan is also very good. Supplied my SARB059.
eBay supplied my black monster and my Cesar (not automatic though :-( )

400 quid for a monster is totally nuts. got mine on ebay for 150 euros! Stupid country, no wonder its in the shape it is.

Looking currently at a heavily modified 007 next, but need an occasion to treat myself!

Seiya is a fantastic person to do business with, I think I ordered from him on a Wednesday night, it had shipped by the Thursday morning, was in customs by Monday and delivered on Tuesday. He says on his site that he has been getting grief (my words not his) from Seiko europe about selling Seikos to europe so it would be worth emailing him first, he is also on twitter.

Seiko Automatic watches only available in Asia. why

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