Great shipping from the vendor. Had to take this watch to a watch dealer to have them size it to fit my wrist. It is built pretty solid. Usually I can get one of my tools and gets the link pins out but this watch was precisely fit. I didn't want to scratch it so I took it in. They didn't even charge me!
It is as heavy as described in other reviews. It should be. The watch girls told me it was a quality watch. They didn't sell Seiko but told me a watch like this would cost 500.00 in the mall. Asked me where I got it. I said Amazon. They love Amazon too. Of course I don't really know if this is a real Seiko, but I haven't read any reviews that say otherwise so I think I got a good deal.
The girls had to call the guy over to help with sizing, so ultimately I had the entire store ogling this watch. Guy says he loves the "setting" mechanism and how easy it sets the date and day. BTW, the day also scrolls past French letters before it gets to English. Ok, whatever.

It may be a bit hard to read at times as the face and hands are both white. Not sure about how it reads at night, still daytime as I write this review. Not sure how it keeps time, which is actually the whole purpose. LOL I'll update after a week or so.
But it is exactly what I wanted..

good luck with yours..

EDIT and updated 12-22-12
Watch looses 1 minute per day. I've been setting it using the official US time site on the net.  So for an item that doesn't perform its intended function I have revised my rating to four stars. I would give it a 1 star if it actually failed and I returned it. I probably will not return it due to the hassle and expense. And I see that another buyer here is loosing 1 minute per day as well.
It has a function. I can use it when I need a dress watch. So, I'm not too disappointed.

EDIT and update: I bought this to replace my Seiko 7002-7009 that has been broken for 4 years. I never threw it away, hoping to meet someone in my life that would actually fix it. The auto-wind didn't work. So with quotes of 185.00 from the local watch repair peeps, it just sat there.
One day i walked into a little watch shop, showed the guy the watch and he took the back off right there. Flipped down his little magnifying thinghy and picked up a small jewelers screwdriver. he tightened up ONE SCREW!!! Put the back on and the damn thing works perfect.
LESSON LEARNED: The "official" watch repair peeps are rip offs. Don't throw anything away. LOL
So now I have two Seiko's