Having owned/own a Rolex 16610, three separate Tags, Longines, 3 Sinns and an Eterna, I can say that the mid level Seiko’s ($400-$1K) are high quality watches.
Here is a few I have recently purchased. When you see the cost/quality of these watches, it makes you think twice about purchasing another Swiss model.
SKX007 gets my vote. Superb looking watch, comfortable and well made. If someone said to me to pick one watch only from my collection I'd be hard pushed to choose anything but this one....
Around $250.00 (less the incredible strap) this is a favorite. Seiko Solar Chrono.
Image stolen from WatchFreeks: jeep99dad, aka Brice
There're so many grand Seiko's to love, not to mention Grand Seiko's; but that Solar Chrono up there is the "best for me". The strap sells it.
WatchFreek: jeckyll aka Bjorn has a similar Seiko on a OD Zulu style strap and once again it rocks. (i stole his image too so if he doesn't show up i'll post it).
i'm down with granson and this particular shot is WOW. At a modest price it's like a Rolex to me (but not so much). One day it'll be mine.
There are so many watches both past and present from so many manufacturers out there that i dream of having. Even if you excluded all others i could spend many thousands of dollars (a stupid amount of money to be exact) just on Seiko and still not satisfy my need for more. No other manufacturer does that for me. Keep in mind i am just talking about watches that are in production. Forget about it if we are talking about out of production or vintage Seiko wins hands down by a long shot.
Of the ones i own its varies between my MM300 and my Shogun
Zinke:
See I have this nitemare. I'm visiting my niece who lives in Nippon,
I'm in a Seiko AD store on the Ginza and I have more money than God.
And I'm trying to decide between a Sumo or a Shogun or a Saturation?
I gotta see a shrink about these watch dreams.
My favorite is this Hyunsuk Seung Benrus Seiko hybrid. Hyunsuk is regarded as the father of Seiko modders.
I also have a soft spot for this 6309 that I bought at at the Base Exchange at Lackland AFB in 1985. Jack Alexyon at IWW restored it several years ago and installed a domed crystal. A big improvement IMHO.
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