If you look at the Nautica watches on the Nautica website, you can see the Timex influence. For all intents and purpose, Nautica is a Timex product. In the WatchTime magazine article on the Timex Corporation, Nautica was listed as a Timex brand product.
I am impressed that they put a Seiko manufactured movement in this Nautica automatic. Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII), is a division of The Seiko Group. The Seiko Group is comprised of three core divisions, Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII), Seiko Holdings Corporation (Seiko), and Seiko Epson Corporation (Epson). The SII subsidiaries in the United States are Seiko Instruments USA Inc., (SIU) and SII Marketing International (SMI). In essence, this is a Seiko movement, produced for sale to other watch manufacturers.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Ed