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
saif said
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
Robert Rock said
Did you get the SPC005 or the SPC007? $635 is a good price, where did you purchase your’s?
saif said
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
saif said
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.
Robert Rock said
Last night won an EBay auction for the SPC007 @ $435.01. Look forward to its arrival.
RRR
saif said
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
thomas said
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
Betterman said
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 !!
Watchit said
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
Mark said
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!
Watch Watcher said
what a great watch!
Anthony said
The SPC007 is a great looking watch, and as a yacht timer has all the function a sailer requires (I bought one €320.00 – ebay). But the watch has one big problem, I have used the watch while racing, the small red hand is not very clear against the black background, and is impossible to read at a glance. This is such a bad design, that I have stopped useing the watch for racing………..
Kurt said
I got the black with rubber and I can say I am very happy with it. The rubber is actually a different kind and not the cheap ones, this one seems to be a special type. Got it from The Bay for CAN$500+. I thought of getting the Kinetic version but I like the dial one this one way better. Plus Kinetic would have cost me an extra $400!
Richard said
My wife bought this watch at 50% OFF the regular price at Dillards. It only cost just under $200 US dollars. Thought its a great deal.
raphael said
bonjour, voila plus de deux ans que je suis en possession de cette magnifique montre qui me fait vraiment plaisir
un seul problème c’est que je voudrais savoir ou commander le bracelet qui semble vouloir très bientôt me lacher
n’esitez pas a me laisser des réponses
petitfrere972@hotmail.com
Francois said
Bonjour,
j’ai aussi cette montre depuis 1an1/2 et je la trouve super.
Par contre, déjà une réparation sous garantie du possoir inférieur droit qui fatiguait.
Le bracelet en caoutchou est déjà usé ! il y a une fissure au niveau de la bioucle, ça me parait pas très normal !
Des avis ?