Seiko Velatura SPC005 and SPC007
Posted by wristwatch on September 2, 2007
Sailing a 49er or any other racing yacht is a precision skill in which every wave, every gust of wind and every second is a vital opportunity to gain speed and time. And nowhere is this more important than at the start of a race. The SEIKO Yachting Timer is the instrument the racing sailor needs to hit the mark at the exact second of the start. Designed in consultation with top sailors from around the globe, it has a pre-race timer that sounds at 10, 6 or 5 minutes before the race start. These intervals are clearly shown on the brightly colored dial and the center hand that counts down the minutes and seconds is large, bright red and legible. After the race start, the chronograph takes over automatically and records the elapsed race time. With these race-specific functions and with a separate chronograph and alarm, the Velatura Yachting Timer is set to become the watch of choice for the discerning racer.
* Kinetic Direct Drive – The next generation of Kinetic Technology
* Hand winding and automatic capabilities
* Direct Drive Indicator
* Indicates Power Generation
* Indicates Accumulated Power
* Retrograde Day Indicator
* Sapphire Crystal
* Screw down caseback
* Push button release clasp
* 100 meters water resistant
November 9, 2007 at 5:22 am
hi there, i just bought this beautiful watch from usa. i bought it for 635 dollars which i thought was a great deal.. so far i have owned it for 3 days and its awesome. it looks very unique and beautiful. design perfection is what i see the most here and its uniqueness and beauty makes it a good buy. with winter apraoching i dont really know if im going to go sailing anytime soon or anyhting but just owning this beautiful rare peice makes it worthwhile. let me know if anyone else has ot or some more experience with this watch. im assuming it came out a few months ao on the market
November 11, 2007 at 12:01 am
Did you get the SPC005 or the SPC007? $635 is a good price, where did you purchase your’s?
November 14, 2007 at 6:37 am
i got it from macys. its a great big watch if i may say so… its got an enormous dial and alot of steel with it. a behemoth and well worth it.. it looks pretty indestructible so far. will keep u posted on it. write if u ahve more questions
November 14, 2007 at 6:38 am
ps i got the one with steel bracelet… looks way better man…. rubber doesnt cut it for me… got to ahve that strong hardened steel bracelet.
November 18, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Last night won an EBay auction for the SPC007 @ $435.01. Look forward to its arrival.
RRR
November 20, 2007 at 11:14 pm
so u got the rubber one. i think it was also around 450 dollars in macys too. good price however. i dont know about ebay. always been leery about buying anything over 200 dollars. well lets see and wish u the best of luck with ur buy. so its the one with the rubber strap im assuming. stay in touch and we can talk about our collections as we build them up. we have only but started. need to keep earning the cash thats all.hehehehe. want to buy a hulot soon. later
November 27, 2007 at 2:14 am
I am allso thinking of getting the watch, but cant decide between the rubber or steel strap.
i’ve had the experience that rubber straps are sweaty, and i usualy wear leather, but i like the black face better.
can you also get the black one with the steel strap?
greets, Thomas
December 28, 2007 at 9:30 am
I have one SPC007 with rubber strap. This watch is fantastic. The design, the technology, the quality and everything else. I have a Hamilton Khaki X-wind and Zeno diver mechanical watch too, but from that time I have this Seiko, almost every time I wear this
I don’t know what kind of material the black ring around top of the case, but I know that is hard like diamond. 3 times I hit different materials with it by accident, I was think, that’s it, the watch is broken, but nothing. And the black ring wasn’t damage. FANTASTIC watch !!
January 8, 2008 at 9:14 am
I really do love my SPC007 (black dial, rubber) too. But I can safely vouch the black protector ring is not anywhere near as “hard as diamond” unfortunately.
Had a slight scrape with a brick wall on one of the corners and the corner has blunted slightly and lost some of the black coating. Guess it is just a protector after all.
Been told by Seiko Australia that a replacement ring will be approximately $55 AUD (about $50 USD) fitted…..might wait to accumulate a few more scrapes.
Cheers
Watchit
March 6, 2008 at 2:26 am
To anyone reading this page, be aware that the SPC*** line of Seiko watches doesn’t have the “Kinetic Direct Drive” Feature. I know because I wanted a watch that had both the yatching timer and was kinetic powered, unfortunately Seiko don’t make such a watch.
If you want the Kinetic feature you have to buy one of the SRH*** line of watches, which are between £150-175 (US$300-350) more, ouch!
May 7, 2008 at 3:55 am
what a great watch!