The last Seiko I bought was 12 years ago, and I had purchased three others before then, the first over 21 years ago. All are still working perfectly.

On the back of each of those Japanese made Seiko watches, inscribed in the stainless steel, is a serial number, a model number, and the words "Japan J" while replica Seiko watches made in Malaysia, China, etc. don't have the "Japan J" inscribed on the back, and some don't display a model number.

My wife, knowing that I prefer my Seiko watches over a couple of other, more expensive watches, bought this Seiko SNP017 from Amazon in January for my birthday in February, and it is different. On the back it has the serial number, and model number, but it has "Movement Japan", which could mean that only the movement is made in Japan by Seiko, while the rest of the watch could be from ?

I've only had the new watch for a bit over a month and two weeks, and the black color on the watch band is already slightly worn away on three of the links. A couple of small scratches on the sides of the watch band show that the black color is only a thin coating. So I would have to guess "Assembled in China using a Chinese case and watch band."