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Seiko Essentials Day-Date

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$275Sold out

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Case

Diameter
39.6mm
Thickness
8.8mm
Material
Stainless steel
Water resistance
100m

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Hardlex
Dial color
Gray

Movement

Caliber
Seiko 6N43
Type
Quartz

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
standard
Bezel
smooth_polished
Bracelet
metal_oyster

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Essentials collection · 17 watches

Essentials Automatic
Essentials Automatic41.2mm
Essentials Chronograph
Essentials Chronograph41.5mm
Essentials Chronograph
Essentials Chronograph40mm
Essentials Daywear
Essentials Daywear39.5mm
Essentials Quartz
Essentials Quartz40.2mm
Essentials Quartz
Essentials Quartz38.9mm
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)29.8mm
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)30mm
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)
Essentials Quartz (Ladies)34mm
Essentials Roman Numeral (Ladies)
Essentials Roman Numeral (Ladies)29.6mm
Essentials Solar
Essentials Solar30.5mm
Essentials SWR049
Essentials SWR04927.9mm
4 more in this collection
Essentials SWR103Essentials Tank (Ladies)Essentials Tank Dress (Ladies)SWR064

2 colorways

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Market

Retail$275

eBay listings

  • Seiko SUR358 Essentials Mens Gold Tone Watch Black Dial Day Date Quartz RRP;$600Pre-owned - Good · AU$105Current bid↗
  • Seiko SUR356 Two-Tone Day-Date Watch Used in Box SEIKO 990008098Pre-owned - Excellent · US$115↗
  • (MA3) Seiko Men's Essentials SUR358 Gold-Tone Quartz WatchNew with imperfections · US$130↗

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+10.3%

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Community

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The Seiko Essentials Day-Date is widely praised by owners for its exceptional lightness and comfort, largely due to its titanium construction and 39.6mm case size, making it an ideal daily wear option. Owners appreciate its quartz accuracy and sapphire crystal. However, the quartz movement necessitates manual date adjustments for months with fewer than 31 days, and one owner notes the slow day and date change mechanism, which spans from 10:20 PM to midnight, as a significant detractor. On balance, owners rate the Seiko Essentials Day-Date highly for its comfortable, lightweight titanium build and daily wearability at an accessible price point.

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