Certainly, Seiko has some watches made in China, or some parts made there used for watches that are mostly made in Japan. It all depends upon the product managers and budgetary constraints. I have not seen the case back of the watch, so I don't know if it is stamped made in "China" or "Japan". But i
Thank you for the welcome, Ken. Your review of the Seiko SDGA003 attracted me here. My response was based on your statements from the earlier message titled "Forgot to mention in the first post..": "No need to change the battery forever. Solely solar power. Once fully charged, it lasts for 9 months.
All Citizen and Casio solar watches have secondary batteries that are recharged by the solar cells. I would expect that this Seiko watch has the same kind of design, given that there is a 9 month power reserve. Casio has only one solar watch with no rechargeable battery installed, instead using some