Seiko Watches on eBay Megathread - Grand Seiko, Seiko 5, Prospex, Diver, Vintage & Chrono

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We have a discount / budget watch deals on eBay thread but its mostly vintage Swiss, this is a thread for modern Seikos including brand new watches, good first watches for collectors, the best watches for kids to get started at an affordable price.

@Trev and his son have a bunch of modern & vintage Seiko divers, the SKX007, SKX009, SRPK29K black dial & SRPK31 cream dial which are pretty impressive and well made automatics at their price point.

I know there are a few others like the Seiko Presage dress watches and the Alpinist which I don’t really understand, but I guess is meant to be similar to a Rolex Explorer or Aqua Terra that are quite popular, I’ll probably get to those eventually but stick to mostly the divers and the Seiko 5 line initially as they’re the ones that are most interesting for me and @Trev, along with others like @STANDY.

As these tend to be cheaper and will often be newer watches, we’ll add auctions too but likely a lot more buy it now listings by sellers with significant sales history at decent prices to ensure you get what you’re looking for. We’ll also try to spread out the location to cover the USA, Europe and Asia as much as possible.

We’ll try to keep the rules the same as the other eBay threads, any discussions should be elsewhere in the Seiko topic but if they start here we can just move them to their own topic so not a big deal.

🇺🇸 Seiko 5 SRPK29K Black Automatic

https://www.ebay.com/itm/286781438765





🇯🇵 Seiko 5 SNKE03K1 Black Automatic

https://www.ebay.com/itm/314029947231


🇺🇸 Seiko 5 SSK033 GMT Automatic

https://www.ebay.com/itm/286146272364


🇪🇺 Seiko 5 SRPK31 Cream Automatic

https://www.ebay.de/itm/167833500944
 
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My son (who is 10) loves his SRPK31 Diver. I think it was under $180 from Ebay, which is exceptional value for a first watch that even has day/date functions. He does try to look after it, but it still takes some hard bumps and has held up totally fine. His watch runs a bit fast, but our others are surprisingly accurate and consistent. Clasp feels somewhat cheap and noisy. The rest of the build is excellent.

The Seiko helped spark his interest in watches, so I'm a big fan.
 
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Jeez, that's all I need, more "buy Seiko" enabling/encouragement/temptation.

As if 30 or 40 Seikos aren't enough.

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As if 30 or 40 Seikos aren't enough.
Sorry, bad info, I just counted them.
48
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@dsio
Are you happy with us sharing local retailers deals too?
If not, I shall put myself on the naughty step for going ahead before approval 🙈🙉🙊
Is there a way to negotiate forum kickbacks 💰 with any of these guys?

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SRPE93K AU$569 ($544*)
https://starbuy.com.au/products/seiko-turtle-45mm-srpe93k?
Close to above US deal conversion wise.
*$25 off on top for email/newsletter sign up. They do a one watch weekday daily sale too and weekend sales. The Seiko pickings have been pretty slim lately though.
Price beat requests are an easy click.


PADI Turtle AU$548.50
https://watchdirect.com.au/products/seiko-prospex-turtle-padi-special-edition-mens-watch?
Not sure if Watch Direct have a newsletter discount but Watch Depot do ($25 again) so I'd think its likely.


Arnie "Tropical Lagoon" SNJ039P AU$499 (Less 5% first buyer discount)
https://watsonsjewellers.com.au/products/seiko-prospex-arnie-tropical-lagoon-watch-snj039p?

Note: Starbuy had the newer 40th Anniversary SNJ035P, with the digital display at the bottom of the dial, for the same price $499 ($474 with sign up) only last month.
It pays to be patient and keep scanning or just be upfront and ask what any of these guys can do on the exact watch you want, using these as comparisons.
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@dsio
Are you happy with us sharing local retailers deals too?
If not, I shall put myself on the naughty step for going ahead before approval 🙈🙉🙊
Is there a way to negotiate forum kickbacks 💰 with any of these guys?

🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
SRPE93K AU$569 ($544*)
https://starbuy.com.au/products/seiko-turtle-45mm-srpe93k?
Close to above US deal conversion wise.
*$25 off on top for email/newsletter sign up. They do a one watch weekday daily sale too and weekend sales. The Seiko pickings have been pretty slim lately though.
Price beat requests are an easy click.
I've purchased through Starbuy once for a Seiko and they were quick to ship. Can't fault them.
 
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I've purchased through Starbuy once for a Seiko and they were quick to ship. Can't fault them.
Thanks Trev.
These are definitely all reputable online dealers. Linda & Co is another I've used.

You should talk to Deepak at Starbuy and see if you can benefit each other with forum exclusives. A lot of their deals are posted on OzBargain and requested / negotiated by various members there.

Google shopping does bring up one that I'd be very wary of watchlyx / watchly.x
Claims to be upmarket London based, but ships from Germany and is listed as being in UAE. Online reviews are horrific, though some peoples expectations are over the top. I've seen two claiming they received fakes but not sure the reviewers were knowledgeable enough to trust.
 
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🇺🇸 Vintage Seiko UFO chronograph at one of the sellers we recommend a lot for vintage Omega, I've owned the A386 but never a Seiko Chronograph, one day I need to change that, in the mean time this one is going no reserve in the US

https://www.ebay.com/itm/236409654223

 
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