Seiko - SNA411P1 - Men's Quartz Chronograph Watch - Black Dial - Grey Steel Strap

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Seiko FlightMaster SNA411 really has a very distinct dial design which you will either love it or hate it. It’s super busy and will turn off lots of people. The slide-rule is a feature that can perform a great number of mathematical operations, from the basic math problems to unit conversions but it will take you some time and some practice to be able to operate it. Importantly, this model has pretty strong water performance and a decent amount of luminescence, making it quite a practical watch, despite the large size.

water resistance, suitable for professional marine activity, serious surface water sports, and skin diving. I bought it as my “math watch”, whatever that means. I intended it to be the watch I wear when speccing out and designing my tiny-home builds, or even performing organic chemistry in my fantasy (for now) home laboratory. My mental addition and subtraction skills are excellent, and I’m fast at longhand, but with the Flightmaster on my wrist, I’m an unstoppable math whiz. I’ve only actually needed the slide rule a handful of times, but I can’t express how pleased I was to use it. Originally founded in Switzerland, Rotary watches are particularly popular in the United Kingdom; which is their primary market. One of their offerings, dubbed the ‘Chronospeed’, is clearly a homage to the Breitling Navitimer; featuring many of the same design cues.And, you’ll look very impressive when using it. Now, the slide rule bezel might be a bit complicated at first, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll be able to perform calculations fast. The ‘Edifice’ line by Casio offers some of the most extreme value for money wristwatches on the market. I recently reviewed another in this range and was blown away by the level of quality and finishing for such an aggressively priced piece. As Casio watches go, this one is certainly on the large end of the scale, at 45mm. It features a similar tachymeter and triple sub-dial layout to the Navitimer, though isn’t directly a homage. It has a monochromatic look, giving a more understated aesthetic overall, but does retain a sturdy, chunky construction and strong warranty. As you might expect, it comes with the usual trimmings, including steel construction and sapphire crystal. If you like the feeling of a very heavy watch, at 150 grams, this certainly gives the impression of quality (by association to density). By rotating the bezel, various navigational calculations can be made (in addition to normal slide rule calculations listed above) such as:

The bezel takes up a lot of room on the watch. In fact, the dial is only 32mm, whereas the bezel takes up most of the rest of the space. The Seiko ‘Flightmaster’ (SNA411) was the very first watch that jumped to mind when creating this selection of watches, due to its obvious resemblance to the Breitling legend. When it comes to affordable watches, there are few brands that have the same respect as Seiko. The Seiko Flightmaster SNA411P1 is one of those watches. It is bold, sporty, technically advanced, and of course rather good-looking. When you think about Seiko, The Seiko Flightmaster SNA411P1 is perhaps not the traditional Seiko watch that first comes to mind. This watch is big, bold, sporty, and rather unique.Unlike most affordable Seiko watches, this one actually comes with a great bracelet. It features an unusual striped centre link pattern; giving the illusion of two centre links sitting in unison. To get a smaller fit, you could consider changing this out, as the firm end links protrude past the lugs, increasing its on-wrist presence.