Pulsar, who's history goes way back and now handle by the biggest watch brand in Japan, Seiko, hast its offering for this year which is their open heart collection which from my observation quite relatively new to this brand. The watch I am going to give some thought about is the PS2004 model which is the two toned silver gold dress watch.
The case is all stainless steel with polished finish in almost all views. The bezel or top of the case has a elegant gold bolt trim lining the shiny ring. The over all case width is 44mm and 46mm including the crown. The crown is likewise finished in gold color with adequate crown guards the complement it. Basically this is one of the selling points of this watch for me due to the big size of the case and the simple and elegant design in overall case design with a hint of sporty feel to it. The exhibition screw down case back also brings sporty feature giving a water resistance of 100m.
The dial on this watch is the primary feature that it can boast. It has an on-dial aperture display showing the balance wheel of the movement. For mechanical lovers, this is one sure delight. aside from the exhibition case back showing the rotor and other movement gears, the owner has another reason to keep looking at the watch longer that one should aside from looking at the time. Not so many watches on this price level can offer this feature and thus making this watch different from the rest. This version has a white dial face with gold hour indices and chapter ring display the 5min interval time.
The hands are plated in gold with hour and min hands with luminous paint for viewing on low light conditions. The design of the hands are elegant and simple, quite right for what this watch is made for.
The watch is equipped with the 21 jewel Pulsar Y674 calibre. For the Seiko purists out there like myself, you can easily spot the resemblance to the bulletproof 7S26 movement. And by resemblance and similarity, I'd conclude the movement is reliable and tough as nails too. The rotor is cladded in grey with Pulsar markings that defines it from the other shiny steel parts and gears of the movement. From a few days of use, the accuracy shows a +15 sec/day accuracy which is a decent result from the movement's accepted tolerance. Further improvement is always a choice through regulating the movement. The case back says the movement is made in Malaysia with serial numbers for the finished assembly.
The bracelet is stainless steel with hollow and folded links with a fold-lock clasp. It has a brushed finish accented with gold tones in the middle. From a personal view, the watch would look great on a pair of 22mm brown leather straps. Neat!
Overall, the watch is decent and pretty "in" with the current watch designs of today with is big size case considering it's supposed to be a dress watch. It combined the toughness of a sports watch, elegance of a dress watch and traditional mechanical art of the open heart dial displaying "Pulse" of the heart. Good job Pulsar.
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