Seiko 5 Orange Mini Monster Watch - £140 - Sold by Watch Nation / Fulfilled by Amazon - With Free Returns And Next Day Delivery With Prime

This isn't actually the watch known as an Orange Monster. This one is a watch from Seiko's '5' range, and is sometimes referred to as the Mini Monster. The actual Orange Monster (which is on the 4th generation now I think) has 200m water resistance and meets ISO diving standards, and has a solid screw caseback with the Seiko wave logo on it. The Seiko 5 is only resistant to 100m, lacks the official diving certification, and has a glass display back, which shows the (not very attractive) movement, as well as having a less chunky case. Still a good budget watch, but not to be confused with it's professional spec cousin.

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TiscaliSurvivor12/02/2019 20:46

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It would be very helpful for people I think if you put "Seiko 5" in the title so as to make it clear what range this watch is from and so as not to get them mixed up for anyone that is looking at this but has heard of the Monster.

vizta19 m ago

That's not a Monster..They nicknamed it the baby monster..Was cheaper the …That's not a Monster..They nicknamed it the baby monster..Was cheaper the other day ???Read lessRead more

Still available at £122.90 shipped from Japan, but I would agree with an earlier comment that an extra £18 to expedite delivery, to not to have to concern oneself with import issues and to simplify or avoid any potential returns issues is money well spent. (edited)

Cold, not a real monster

Haircut_1003 m ago

It would be very helpful for people I think if you put "Seiko 5" in the …It would be very helpful for people I think if you put "Seiko 5" in the title so as to make it clear what range this watch is from and so as not to get them mixed up for anyone that is looking at this but has heard of the Monster.Read lessRead more

Done

infiniti5 m ago

Cold, not a real monster

Facepalm.

Blurigard12/02/2019 21:31

Great looking watch, and in my preferred colour.

Noooo🎵ice ice baby🎵all the way ..lol

That's not a Monster..
They nicknamed it the baby monster..
Was cheaper the other day ???

Don't know how it works but do Amazon market place sellers price match each other?

Great looking watch, and in my preferred colour.

vizta12/02/2019 21:43

Noooo🎵ice ice baby🎵all the way ..lol

That is also my preferred colour (edited)

OoS at this price...

pgilc123 m ago

OoS at this price...

Darn - watch nation have upped the price to 232 - I wonder if they will honour the original purchases?

Showing at £190?

Blurigard13 h, 56 m ago

That is also my preferred colour

But not mine ....

I paid less than this for my Orange Monster

badgerpelt37 m ago

I paid less than this for my Orange Monster

There was a time when the Monster was in the £150 range (especially buying from the far east). That time is long gone unfortunately, Seiko have been trying to reposition a lot of their formally cheap watches as mid-range ... without really any upgrade in quality.

A new Monster now will set you back £500 odd which is a rip-off for what they are (mineral crystal, crappy stamped clasp etc). This is an inferior watch but vastly more bang-for-buck.

That's astonishing. I paid £110 delivered for mine quite a few years ago (from a far east seller)...no way on earth I would have paid £500. I remember at the time that the version with the rubber wristband could be had for £99.

It's funny you should mention the clasp. Shortly after getting mine I fell down a flight of stairs and the clasp didn't survive. The jeweller I took it to ended up sending it to Seiko Europe to get a whole new band fitted.

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