After 6 Months I've Made Some Changes: Seiko SNE569 Review And Bracelet Upgrades (Uncle Seiko)

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Six months ago I got the Seiko SNE569P1 and pretty much immediately fell in love with it. It was a 38mm diver with a solar quartz movement AND it had a gray bezel so it was just about the perfect “grab and go” watch. But before it was released, if you wanted a new affordable sub $500 Seiko dive watch in the 38mm-40mm range. What options did you have? You could get an SKX013 but those are discontinued and the prices have gone up on them (not to mention the awful 7S26 movement). And the only other choice you’d have would be to go for the SPB143 but that costs much more at over $1000. So the SNE569P1 (SBDN069) seemed to be sent from Seiko heaven.

In this video, I’m going to go over what I have liked about this glorious little 38mm diver, over the past six months I’ve owned it and also go over the aspects I wasn’t a fan of as well. The not so great part was mainly tied to the bracelet although it is a really comfortable bracelet. However, I upgraded the bracelet clasp and then the entire bracelet to an Uncle Seiko bracelet. The look and feel of the entire watch changed and I think we need Uncle Seiko to make some endlinks for us! Let's make this video the de facto petition to Uncle Seiko to make the endlinks or maybe even an entire bracelet.


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TIME STAMPS:

Intro - 00:00
Dimensions / On Wrist - 01:43
What I Like About It - 02:52
Keeping Things Interesting - 06:05
What I Don’t Like About It / Bracelet Upgrades - 07:14


DIMENSIONS:

Case width: 38mm
Lug width: 20mm
Bracelet at clasp: 18.0mm
Bracelet taper: 2mm
Lug to lug: 46.6mm
Bezel width: 38.6mm
Dial width: 27.9mm
Case thickness: 10.7mm
Midcase thickness: 5.2mm
Bezel height: 3.6mm
Crown diameter: 5.9mm
Crown height: 3.4mm
Weight: (7.5 inch wrist): 144 grams
Water resistance: 200m
Crystal: Sapphire
Movement: Seiko V147
Power reserve: 10 months (full charge)


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