SEIKO SARL004 Automatic Watch
Overview
The Seiko SARL004 (8L38-00A0) is a 41mm men's automatic watch with a stainless steel case and a gold analog dial protected by sapphire crystal. It uses a 8L38 caliber self-winding mechanical movement that can be manually wound and hacked (the second hand stops when the crown is pulled out). It ticks 8 times per second which gives the second hand a smoother movement than quartz watches which tick once per second. The watch should run for up to 50 hours when fully wound and will self-wind when moved.
The SARL004 is currently ranked #196 in popularity out of 210 watches in this catalog. No retailer link is on file for .com; current availability is unknown. This watch is part of a family of three watches that are identical except for their color or strap. You can see the other variations in this family as well as other similar models on the left side of the page. By clicking the checkbox under a similar model you can compare that model with this one side-by-side. We use nearly 100 different weighted criteria to calculate which models are the most similar to one another.
The case of the SARL004 measures approximately 41mm wide (not including the crown) by 13mm thick and is water resistant to 100 meters. This should be sufficient for splashes, rain, baths, showers & swimming (shallow diving) but is not recommended for scuba diving. The crown does not screw down which increases the risk that it could be pulled out accidentally while under water. The watch has a display back to show of the 8L38 movement.The stainless steel bezel is fixed (cannot be rotated). The gap between the lugs is 20mm and the leather band can be removed using a band removal tool to be replaced with another band.
The SARL004 provides the following features and complications:
- Second hand
- Minute hand
- Hour hand
- Open heart / skeletonized design to show off the movement
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General
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#196 of 210 - Style Dress
- Gender Men's
Movement
- Type Automatic
- Caliber 8L38
- Jewels 26
- Beats per Hour 28,800 bph(8 bps)
- Power Reserve 50 Hours
- Manual Winding Yes
- Hacking Yes
- Instructions
Case
- Case Width
41mm(without crown) - Case Thickness 13mm
- Case Shape Round
- Case Material Stainless Steel
- Case Code 00A0
- Crystal Material Sapphire
- Water Resistance 100 Meters(baths & shallow diving)
- Crown Position 03:00
- Screw Down Crown No
- Second Crown No
Complications
- Second Hand Yes
- Minute Hand Yes
- Hour Hand Yes
Band
- Band Width 20mm
- Replaceable Band Yes
- Band Material Leather
- Band Color Brown
Dial
- Dial Color Gold
- Dial Reference 00A0
- Hour Markings Bars
- On the Dial
"Automatic", "Jewels", Open Heart
Bezel
- Bezel Color Gold
- Bezel Function Fixed
- Bezel Material Stainless Steel
- On the Bezel Nothing
Inner Bezel / Chapter Ring / Outer Dial
- Inner Bezel Color Gold
- On Inner Bezel Bars
Hand Colors
- Hour Hand Silver
- Minute Hand Silver
- Second Hand Silver
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