This time round, I would like to post a photo review of Seiko’s first 8R28 chronograph, SRQ001. This watch was introduced during Basel World 2008 and is limited to 2000 pieces worldwide.
Before looking at the photos, here are the material used in this watch:
Case: Stainless steel
Dial: Carbon fiber
Bezel: Stainless steel and carbon fiber
Bracelet: Stainless steel and urethane
Crystal: Sapphire with anti-reflective coating
Caseback crystal: Sapphire
Diameter: 50mm including crown
Lug width: 26mm
Thickness: 16mm
22 thoughts on “Photo Review: Seiko Velatura SRQ001”
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Yeoman's Watch Review 
What a terrible design. It’s nice to see an automatic chronograph movement, but this watch does nothing for me. It looks like a monstrosity that Invicta would produce.
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Maybe it’s not for you but not to worry, there are other Seiko chronos such as the Ananta and Brightz Phoenix models to choose from.
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Hi Thomas,
Thanks for this review. I saw this watch awhile back and was very impressed as its a automatic Chronograph from Seiko! They have stopped making those for sometime now but recently IIRC, they had a Prospex Flightmaster chronograph with an automatic movement also? ICBW!
Huge watch but an even larger price! It was priced at RM11,000.00 about 2.5 years ago!
Best regards,
Ian
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Hi Ian,
They did made a Flightmaster with several dial variants few years back. The most common one being the SBDS001. I am fortunate to have one.
Best regards,
Thomas
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O Thomas ‘the Mighty One’! You have one of this babies! WOW!
Last time I saw one was a couple of years back in S’pore at King Wah at Peninsula Plaza . . don’t tell me you got it from there?
Was blown away by it then but got blown to bits when I was told the price! LOL!
Cool watch that.
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Hi Ian,
I got the Flightmaster from the brick and mortar shop of http://www.jwwatch.com at China Square. It was a preowned piece and price was good too.
Best regards,
Thomas
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Hi Thomas, me again.
Well, what do you know . . . I was right. I found this link that might be interesting:
http://www.ninanet.net/watches/others06/Mediums/mseikof.html
Regards,
Ian
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Thanks for the link, Ian.
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I’ve seen this watch in person. It’s stunning in its finish and size … and the price as well. Nice review!
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Thanking for chiming in, Andrew.
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Thanks for the review Thomas. I call this an extremely avant-garde design. Kudos to Seiko for pulling through with a design which they probably know would cause mix reactions from their patrons. Big, chunky, unproportional but in its own character. I know that there would be at least 2000 individuals worldwide that would grab this piece.
Cheers!
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Hi Jun,
It definitely has a controversial design and I believe they have yet to hit their quota of 2000 buyers. 🙂
Best regards,
Thomas
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It is a stunning design and no longer boring plain. Where can I get this and about how much in Singapore?
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I don’t know which shop has this in stock. The best way is, go to a Seiko dealer and ask them to order it from Thong Sia.
Btw, list price is SGD4375.30
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Ya, this watch looked stunning, automatic chronograph, 2000pcs worldwide limited edition. I got one, but… Unfortunately, poor me. Got problemsssSSS!
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What problem?
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Hey Yeoman, i found a very similar watch(8R28) in the Sportura line. I read that a LE run of 1000 were produced. I believe it to be much cleaner looking and not so large. I snagged two of them so now i have one NIB#40/1000.WSRO. Thanks
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The 8R28 chrono in the Sportura line must be the SRQ007. Nice watch. Congrats, Greg.
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hey yeoman, is the case size same as their other velatura models (Kinetic & alarm-chrono)? Or is this bigger?
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I did not compare size with other Velatura models. I think the main difference is the crown.
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