Even my wife loves this watch! That's right ..... She likes a watch I bought. That fact alone does 50% of the heavy lifting for this Seiko to be anointed as the greatest Seiko of all time in my books!
Movement:
The movement is a 7T62 grab-and-go quartz movement. Frequency of 32,768 Hz and boasts and accuracy of plus minus 15 seconds a month. And let me tell you it runs a LOT better than the specifications state. Although the stated battery life is 3 years, I am 4 years into owning this watch and I am yet to require a battery change. But my favourite function has to be the second time zone function. If you pull out the crown to the outermost position and press the bottom pusher, you can set the watch to any time you want, which really helps me set the time to Indian timezone. And yes that is important to me cause not only is that my home country, but it is one of those half-hour timezones which makes it awkward to track using a GMT hand.
Grade: A+
Case:
Stainless steel case with 2 screw-down pushers which help add to the 200m water resistance. Brushed lugs and a polished case, create a wonderful contrast. Two screw-down pushers at the 2 and 4 o'clock position along with a screw-down crown give this watch an impressive 200m WR (which is insane for an aviation watch like the Flighty). So it has combined the best of both worlds, a pilot's watch and a dive watch. The bezel is obvious and made of stainless steel with an aluminum insert. The sawtooth edge makes it easy to grab and rotate. The friction is also perfect for the bi-directional bezel. The colorways on the bezel match perfectly with the colours on the dial. Are you ever going to use the bezel? Most likely no. But better to have such a bezel and not need it, rather than needing it and not having it right?
Grade: A
Bracelet:
This is probably the weakest link of this watch. With the polished center links, it is an absolute scratch magnet. But that is not the worst of it, cause I always love to wear my watches on the bracelet, it is the second link away from lugs that really sticks out like a sore thumb and it is NOT smooth at all as you will see in the pic below. Another negative is the bracelet does not taper at all. Does not bug me too much but I can see why it might frustrate a few. However, there are 4 holes of micro-adjust and it is super comfortable, so if you can get over that one less-than-pretty link in the bracelet, it is awesome!
Grade: B+
Dial:
This is the start of the show! The busyness and the layering of the dial is simply spectacular. Together with the bezel, and the inner chapter ring, the number of functions available for you to play around with is an overkill. But it is not an overkill in a negative sense. It might look really busy but, somehow the use of the real estate is clean and classy. Even the details around the applied Seiko logo, the applied hour markers, and even the polished hands of the subdials is simply perfect. The design of the dial makes the Flighty perfect for a boardroom and also the beach! yes, that is the range of this watch! The hardlex crystal and the distortions it creates are also mesmerizing. And the icing is the yellow tachymeter and 12-clock subdial. Just adds a pop to the watch!
Grade: A+ (triple plus)
Overall Grade: A. Buy it while they are still available for reasonable prices! You will not regret it! Want a tool watch for all occasions! SNA411 is the answer!
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