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Seiko · Essentials

Seiko Essentials Quartz

Dress

$265
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Case

Diameter
40.2mm
Thickness
8.3mm
Lug-to-lug
47mm
Lug width
20mm
Water resistance
100m

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Lume
LumiBrite on Hands

Movement

Caliber
Seiko 6N52
Type
Quartz
Hacking
No
Hand-winding
No
Complications
Time only

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
sunburst
Bezel
fixed
Bracelet
lug-attached
Hands
baton

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Essentials collection · 14 watches

Essentials Automatic
Essentials Automatic41.2mm
Essentials Chronograph
Essentials Chronograph41.5mm
Essentials Chronograph
Essentials Chronograph40mm
Essentials Day-Date
Essentials Day-Date39.6mm
Essentials Daywear
Essentials Daywear39.5mm
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 Tank (Ladies)
Essentials Tank (Ladies)26mm
1 more in this collection
Essentials Tank Dress (Ladies)

4 colorways

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03The community take

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Seiko Essentials Quartz owners praise its high quality and value, highlighting its thin 8.4mm case, sapphire crystal, 100m water resistance, and quartz convenience, with the titanium variant weighing just 50g for exceptional comfort. The polished surfaces can develop fine swirls from daily wear, and the gold plating may wear off edges over time, requiring maintenance. The titanium bracelet's smaller center link creates wider gaps than the steel version, and some owners prefer to remove the 50m-rated watch for showering, especially if it lacks a screw-down crown. On balance, owners rate the Seiko Essentials Quartz highly for its comfortable, lightweight titanium build and convenient quartz accuracy at the price.

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