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Why We Love This Deal
If you’re looking for one of the best Seiko watches on a budget, you need to check out Macy’s this weekend. Now through Oct. 25, Macy’s has a collection of Seiko watches at their lowest price of the season. If you’re already a collector of what Men’s Journal considers to be one of the best watch brands, you should search the collection yourself, but if you want a watch that’s a really good way to get started with Seiko, there’s one in particular, now 30% off, that you need to check out.
The Seiko Chronograph Essentials Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch is now $186, which is one of the lowest prices we’re seeing among the marked-down Seiko watches in this Macy’s collection. Seiko’s Essentials line provides low-cost entry points into Seiko with easy-to-read dials and an emphasis on the features users love. Note that this watch is sold out at Seiko directly, which means this is likely the best spot to shop it now.
Seiko Chronograph Essentials Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch, $186 (was $265) at Macy’s
What Shoppers Should Know
- Size: 42mm
- Band: Stainless steel bracelet
- Style: Chronograph
- Complications: Tachymeter, date window, three sub-dials
- Water Resistance: 100 meters
- Model: SSB425
- Style Notes: The all-metal look dresses up well with chinos and a collared shirt while looking refined next to jeans and a T-shirt.
The chronograph face has a lot going on, but it isn’t difficult to parse. A tachymeter, used to tell speed over a fixed distance, encompasses the dial, and a red-tipped seconds hand will help you use it. Many watches with three sub-dials on them will skip the date window altogether, but a shockingly easy-to-read window sits between the 4 and the 5.
This watch has a very polished, near-uniformly steel look to it that works well with a wide variety of outfits. Casual office wear like chinos and a collared shirt will bring out the elegance of Seiko’s design work, while your more everyday jeans and a sweater combo can really emphasize that sweet stainless steel band.
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What Shoppers Are Saying
One wearer from Dallas, Texas wrote, “It looks classy and works with both casual and dressy outfits.”
Another reviewer wrote, “Looks good the way it is, but really looking forward to finding a nice leather band as well to see different variations of the watch!” Despite the solid metal appearance, the metal bracelet band is held on by the same spring bars that most bands use, making it easy to swap out for another style.
The Seiko Chronograph Essentials Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch is now $186. It’s one of the lowest-cost watches in the Macy’s Seiko markdown collection, which already makes it significant, but it’s also a fantastic introduction to Seiko. Remember to shop this deal before the end of the weekend, when these offers end.
