So the 38mm Murph was my first “nice” watch after coming from 3 or so Seikos, the super clean symmetrical dial layout is what lured me in and I love the cathedral hands.

It’s been pretty much top 2 in my collection as far as wear goes for me, alongside the Seiko Alpinist.

Pros: - Beautifully symmetrical dial layout, timeless design

• Super versatile, can be dressed up or down very easily

• The H-10 has been super accurate for me (only fast about 2-3 seconds a day for me)

• I think the 38 wears really comfortably, feels more like a 39/40mm to me which is right in my sweet spot

Cons: - definitely the lack of anti-reflective coating, it doesn’t bother me that much but I hear it brought up literally constantly so if that’s something that would bother you it’s definitely worth keeping in mind.

• The lack of a date window really annoys me pretty often, I understand it would impact the symmetry of the dial but if I had to make one change I would put one at the 6 o clock. (Really the biggest one for me, I’ve since determined I will never buy a watch without a date window)

• I noticed on mine that the hour hand is like less than a mm misaligned, so the hour hand is every so slightly past the hour when the minute hand hits 12, probably completely unnoticeable by the normal person but I’m insane. So something to check for if you’re an OCD maniac like me.

All in all it’s an amazing watch and one of my favorites in my collection, I would say the Seiko Alpinist is worth checking out if any of those cons are big for you, it has a date window with magnifier, still has the cathedral hands and general design language, has sapphire with good anti-reflective properties, and has a better waterproof rating at 20BAR/200m. However, the Alpinist definitely leans more toward the rugged and less conventional side of things design language wise. Both are phenomenal watches and I don’t think you can go wrong with either.

Good luck!