Seiko Essentials SNE100

Seiko has been producing wristwatches for about a century, and throughout that time, the company has specialized in producing high-end watches with classic designs. The Seiko Essentials SNE100 is a technologically advanced watch unlike many Seiko watches unveiled before it. This eye-catching watch features a flashier design than what Seiko enthusiasts might be used to when it comes to the company's collection of timepieces. Both its case and its band are made of gold-coated stainless steel to make the watch stand out. The watch also has a black dial that serves as an effective backdrop for the gold hour, minute, and second hands, and even the hour indexes on the face of the watch are gold to make them impossible to miss. What our experts like best about this watch, though, is everything it has going on just beneath the surface. It's built to work through the use of solar power, and it also has an overcharge protection function to stop too much power from flowing through it at any given time. These things further separate it from other Seiko models. The Seiko Essentials SNE100 was released in January 2011 and retailed for $265.