7T62-0BE0
Alarm Chronograph 
7T62-0BE0
Alarm Chronograph
Posted By: Ricky Lee McBroom
Date:
Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 2:23 p.m.
I was going to post a pic of this one in the "Who owns a Seiko" thread the other day.. but realized that I had no good pictures of it. Not one! Indeed, I confess that I don't give this watch the respect and attention it deserves - worse than being under-represented on the web site, I don't wear it as often as I once did.
In any case, I got out the camera and took some photos. While I still don't have any good shots, I did get a couple that could be called decent. If you use the term loosely..
Given it's provenance, I suppose it's to be expected that it would not be worn as often as it once was. It was my second purchase after getting bit by the WIS bug, you see, and has a lot more competition nowadays.
, by my humble standards.
It saw a lot of wrist time during the first year, mind you and, while it has picked up a scratch or two, it has held up very well overall. Here's a pic taken just a few days after I bought it:
And a couple more from the most recent shoot:
I purposely over-exposed those shots in an effort to capture the blue of the dial. Very hard to do! It's a deep midnight blue that looks black in anything less than the brightest of lighting conditions. Typically great
The specs are:
- Solid Titanium case
- 40mm diameter
- 46mm across the lugs
- 20mm between lugs
- 10mm thick
- 7T62 Quartz analog alarm 1/5th second chronograph movement
- 10 Bar (100M) Water Resistance
- Monthly loss/gain < 15 sec. under normal operating temps
- Normal operating temps 5ºC to 35ºC (41ºF to 95ºF)
- Max operating temps -10ºC to 60ºC (14ºF to 140ºF)
- Folded link Titanium bracelet
- Weight 72 grams with bracelet +2 additional links
- Seiko 7T62 instruction manual in PDF format
Note the '1/5th second chronograph' part. One of the great things about the 7T62 movement is that when the chrono is activated the sweep seconds hand's stepper motor cycles 5 times per second. This results in a smooth sweeping motion that's reminiscent of a mechanical movement. Too cool!
To summarize, a practical and stalwart watch that has served me well. I do not baby it - I regularly swim, ride motorcycles, and operate machine tools while wearing it, and it takes it all in stride. It's still running on the OEM battery after 18+ months, and easily beats the +/- 15 seconds/month accuracy rating. Heck, it's more like 15 seconds in the aprox. six months 'tween 'Spring forward and fall back'! While I'm not as enamored of the gold 2-tone color scheme as I once was, I still love the blue dial and the featherweight feel of it on the wrist.
And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Seiko's stellar customer service. When the OEM bracelet proved to be too tight, a 2-minute call to Seiko Customer Service landed three spare links and pins (I'd only requested two!) in my mailbox within 4 days, at no charge.
And, of course, I leave you with a new
Thanks for lookin', y'all! Hope you've enjoyed reading the review as much as I enjoyed writing it. I think I'll be wearing this one a lot more often from here on out!
-Ricky
Messages In This Thread
Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 2:23 p.m.
Zeb -- Sunday, 7 May 2006, at 12:01 a.m.
- Excellent review.
Danbyers -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 11:44 p.m.- Great
UKRower -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 3:17 p.m.s to archive
Adam in NYC -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 3:10 p.m.
Adam. You beat me to the ARCHIVE bit, though..
Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 3:15 p.m.- Great info Ricky - you just can't beat a Seiko chrono can you?
watchstuff -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 2:54 p.m.
- Nope! Can't beat a
Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 3:11 p.m.
Mike D -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 2:49 p.m.
- Y182? Tell me more! >> (views: 5)
Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 3:09 p.m.
- I don't know much more. Reto probably does as I bought this watch from him. It was made by
Mike D -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 3:22 p.m.
market. The Italian Chronograph bracelet you hear everyone talking about originally came on these watches. I got mine from Reto w/o the bracelet, which I found later. As for the movement, it really seems to be just like the one in yours, but according to Reto's PMWC, it is different. Great alarm movement though!
- Great review
(views: 9)
Bas -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 10:21 p.m.
Hello guys,
Here is an PDF file containing the operating instructions for the Y182. I have owned a Seiko 7T32 chrono for about 10 years now and the Y182 instructions are identical, as far as I can tell.
The only difference I can find is that the 7T32 is accurate within 15 seconds a month, whereas the Y182 is designed for 20 seconds a month. I can therefore assume the Y182 less refined version of the 7T32. Seiko has been doing this for decades: the more expensive models got "A" grade movements, while the cheaper ones got a "B" grade (The "A" or "B" is only visible on the movement itself)
Still I don't think any less of the Y182 compared to the 7T32
Cheers,
BasNote 1, the greatest online source for information on Seiko movements (produced in the past 15 years) is the Australian Seiko site (see link below).
Note 2, The 7T32 has been replaced by the 7T62 a couple of years ago.
operating instructions for the Y182
- I don't know much more. Reto probably does as I bought this watch from him. It was made by
Mike D -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 3:22 p.m.
market. The Italian Chronograph bracelet you hear everyone talking about originally came on these watches. I got mine from Reto w/o the bracelet, which I found later. As for the movement, it really seems to be just like the one in yours, but according to Reto's PMWC, it is different. Great alarm movement though!
- Bas said it all
Reto -- Sunday, 7 May 2006, at 1:23 a.m.
- Great
Chris Moy -- Saturday, 6 May 2006, at 2:28 p.m.
