I'm still naive to Solar technology and need to research the long term ownership of one, or lack thereof? I guess with everything Seiko it depends on how long they'd be willing to service the model? I'd certainly wait until the price dropped on this one but would still want a watch that could last decades if possible, even though it would likely be flipped long before.
There's been speculation on price but the article says $500 and the recent Seiko solar tuna was debuted at around that price with some great deals to be had.
Fratello did a good write-up
"Another key characteristic of the Seiko SNJ025 Solar Arnie is its size. It grows to 47.8mm from an original 45mm and I’d guess that lug to lug is somewhere around 50mm. The thickness of the shrouded diver was also well over the original’s scant 11.3mm. But – and you’ll have to believe me on this, this thing wears beautifully."
