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Seiko in general has gone up in price a lot in recent years. The cheap and cheerful Seiko 5 were killed and resurrected as a mid-range sub-brand, and mid-range (like Presage etc) are now pushed twice the price they were a few years ago. There are no entry-level mechanical Seikos anymore.
Orient seems to be the last true Japanese manufacturer that still offers sub-$150 mechanical watches.
Thanks for mentioning Orient. Never heard of them but they have some beautiful watches.
You're welcome :) I love Orient and own a couple, and they also have some stunning pieces in their mid-to-high end Orient Star range.
Yeah I was drawn to this one
Now I want it I should curse you lol.
I bought my Seiko snk803 on Amazon for like 66 bucks 10 years ago. Why is this watch now showing up as a 200 dollar watch? Why did the prices go up so much?
Because they're out of stock now.