One of the fun things about watches as a hobby is the way that, sometimes, great looking watches tend to just materialize out of nowhere. If you spend enough time combing the various enthusiast forums and retail marketplaces based in far flung corners of the world, you happen across all kinds of things that just don?t get a lot of mainstream press, because they?re typically dropped into the retail chain without an official announcement of any kind. This method of pushing watches out into the world stands in stark contrast to the highly deliberate way many brands introduce the public to new products in the age of Instagram and social media influencers, through large scale media events and glitzy campaigns.
Seiko SARY147

Image courtesy of Seiyajapan.com

Case Material: Stainless steel Dial: White
Dimensions: 38.3 x 43.6 x 11.2mm
Crystal: Sapphire
Water Resistance: 5 ATM 
Crown: Push/pull  
Movement: 4R35
Strap/bracelet: Stainless steel bracelet 
Price: Approximately $505
Reference Number: SARY147
Expected Release: Available now

Seiko, of course, sells their watches the way brands of all stripes do in 2019, and it?s not unusual for us to get word of a new release well ahead of time. But they also tend to surprise us every so often, and even more so in the realm of releases made specifically for the Japanese market (known as ?JDM,? for Japanese domestic market). Take, for example, the watch we uncovered today, the SARY147, dubbed the ?Japanese Garden? on some...