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Seiko offers under their Wired brand a unique limited edition watch featuring a 60 facet glass. The Wired Beams is sold exclusively from the Beams store in Japan. Only 300 are going to be available. The price of 48,000 Yen (~$406) in an affordable range for a unique fashion watch like this.Beams is a trendy shop in Japan that was established in 1976. The Wired Beams watch celebrates the 30th birthday of the shop. The 60 facet on the glass create interesting optical effects looking at the dial.More details in this Seiko press-release (Japanese) and on the Beams shop (Japanese).We reported about the futuristic Wired line of Seiko already back in 2004. The styles are still not sold outside of Japan, which is a pity, as the Wired watches are featuring unique and interesting watch designs.

Military watches are known for their accuracy and strength. This may be the reason why Seiko military watches have always been in demand in the market no matter what their price list is.If you are looking for an affordable military watch then get the Seiko 5 Military Automatic Watch for only $130. Not bad, considering that it follows the 5 attributes for which the watch is named after: automatic, water resistant, date, day and shock resistant.The Seiko 5 Military Automatic Watch possesses all five SEIKO watch attributes, that's why it proudly carries the Seiko brand. Don't be surprised if you see other watches marketed as Seiko 4 because these watches are still true to the Seiko spirit, only that they do not have the day function. And in lieu of that, you get the Caliber 7S25 with only 23 jewels instead.This timepiece is clearly inexpensive, and comes in a stainless steel case with a military-looking Olive nylon band. It is powered by a self-winding Calibre 7S26 automatic movement, protected by durable hardlex crystal.Inside the Olive dial are Arabic number enclosed in a white circle. This division makes it easy for you to tell the time amidst the various other functions inside the dial. It has a date and day display with Spanish option at 3 o'clock. You also get hands and markers that are luminous, allowing you to tell the time easily even in challenging lighting environments.The Seiko 5 Military Automatic Watch is water resistant by up to 30 meters, and comes with a screwdown, see-through caseback.