My most recent watch purchase

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Posted on August 13, 2022 at 12:11:39

Waxxy
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I was looking to get something a little dressier, and this certainly fits the bill. Rose gold finished case, brown sunburst face, faux-croc strap. From Seiko's "Cocktail Time" series. That's marketing I can get behind.

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Have two

E-Stat

07:42:17 08/14/22

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Waxxy

09:46:56 08/15/22

Thanks!

E-Stat

09:56:08 08/15/22

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Have two

E-Stat

07:42:17 08/14/22

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RE: Have two

Waxxy

09:46:56 08/15/22

Thanks!

E-Stat

09:56:08 08/15/22

RE: no batteries to replace...

Waxxy

17:52:15 08/14/22

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Sure enough... and a couple of Seikos

Victor Khomenko

08:18:20 08/15/22

RE: Both beauties!

Waxxy

10:13:22 08/15/22

Very "vintage" design to it...

dark_dave56

02:03:56 08/14/22

My father gave me one seiko

Javier

21:34:29 08/13/22

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pictureguy

22:33:47 08/13/22

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Fathers and their watches

Victor Khomenko

05:28:36 08/14/22

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pictureguy

16:32:37 08/14/22

There is no number on it

Victor Khomenko

18:40:30 08/14/22

RE: that's a great looking watch

Oldbean2

20:16:39 08/13/22

Classic style

Victor Khomenko

05:23:17 08/14/22

Very nice watch Waxxy !

AbeCollins

16:13:12 08/13/22

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RE: Very nice watch Waxxy !

Audioquest4life

04:43:50 08/14/22

RE: Very nice watch Waxxy !

AbeCollins

06:37:25 08/14/22

Looks good ! ...

reelsmith.

15:19:16 08/13/22

RE: That's a classic look Dean...

Waxxy

18:36:59 08/13/22

RE: Nice! Me, too

dean_martin

13:31:09 08/13/22

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Waxxy

13:38:05 08/13/22

RE: Nice! Me, too

dean_martin

13:43:14 08/13/22

RE: My most recent watch purchase

Dynamite Ham

13:30:48 08/13/22

I found a new one too!

Rod M

13:21:57 08/13/22

It does say something about the housekeeping staff...

dark_dave56

02:08:03 08/14/22

Pretty!

JDK

12:59:23 08/13/22

RE: Chunk Wannabe Dive Watches...

Waxxy

13:46:17 08/13/22

Very glad you are happy with it!

Victor Khomenko

12:19:28 08/13/22

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RE: Very glad you are happy with it!

Waxxy

13:41:20 08/13/22

I have one

Victor Khomenko

14:19:18 08/13/22

Very glad you are happy with it!, posted on August 13, 2022 at 12:19:28
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 55316 Joined: April 5, 2000	There is no one perfect watch for everyone, but Seiko definitely deserves the seat in the front row.

Pretty! , posted on August 13, 2022 at 12:59:23
JDK Audiophile Posts: 19654 Location: Sydney Joined: June 26, 2000	And a bit different to the chunky wannabe dive watches that seem to dominate the wrists these days. Trying to hide from entropy John K

I found a new one too!, posted on August 13, 2022 at 13:21:57

Rod M
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During our vacation, my check of the room turned up a 5 bar water resistant watch of an unknown Chinese maker under the bed.

It keeps perfect time which is about all I can say about it.

-Rod

RE: My most recent watch purchase, posted on August 13, 2022 at 13:30:48
Dynamite Ham Audiophile Posts: 231 Location: State of Confusion, U.S.A. Joined: February 24, 2005	I've got several nice Seikos including a couple of Monsters but now that I'm retired rarely have a chance to wear them.

RE: Nice! Me, too, posted on August 13, 2022 at 13:31:09
dean_martin Audiophile Posts: 1747 Location: lower alabama Joined: January 26, 2006	A couple cheapo automatic Arabic dial Seiko 5s

RE: Nice! Me, too, posted on August 13, 2022 at 13:38:05
Waxxy Audiophile Posts: 2648 Joined: July 19, 2011 Contributor Since: November 22, 2011	Very generous of you to get one for your pet gorilla too! I've never seen the Arabic numeral dial...very cool! I'm a Seiko fan...4 of them now. All automatic. My only other watch is a G-Shock.

RE: Very glad you are happy with it!, posted on August 13, 2022 at 13:41:20
Waxxy Audiophile Posts: 2648 Joined: July 19, 2011 Contributor Since: November 22, 2011	Thanks Victor. There may not be one perfect watch for everybody, but Seiko has such a wide variety, that most folks could be happy with one of their line.

RE: Nice! Me, too, posted on August 13, 2022 at 13:43:14
dean_martin Audiophile Posts: 1747 Location: lower alabama Joined: January 26, 2006	Yeah, that's me the hairy gorilla. The pretty arm belongs to the wife. I spent an hour or so between breaks with the dog sizing the bracelets this morning. Got the wife to sit on my lap for the pic. She has the perfect tush for lap-sitting

RE: Chunk Wannabe Dive Watches..., posted on August 13, 2022 at 13:46:17

Waxxy
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I've got one of them too! And I'm a total wannabe. I'm not even sure this dive watch has been wet.

I have one, posted on August 13, 2022 at 14:19:18
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 55316 Joined: April 5, 2000	It is an old Pepsi from the seventies, a classic. Good condition, still runs fine, just the bracelet is a Seiko, but a replacement.

Looks good ! ..., posted on August 13, 2022 at 15:19:16
reelsmith. Audiophile Posts: 13131 Location: CT Joined: June 7, 2005 Contributor Since: January 19, 2010	That's a classy looking watch. The rose gold goes well with that dial. Really nice crown too. You can't go wrong with Seiko. This is my daily wearer. Unless I am sleeping, I'm wearing this watch. Dean. reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.

Very nice watch Waxxy !, posted on August 13, 2022 at 16:13:12
AbeCollins Audiophile Posts: 46280 Location: USA Joined: June 22, 2001 Contributor Since: February 2, 2002	None of mine are 'dressy' but here's what I have. Guess which two are most accurate? Which one is my oldest? Which one is my 'daily driver'?

RE: That's a classic look Dean..., posted on August 13, 2022 at 18:36:59
Waxxy Audiophile Posts: 2648 Joined: July 19, 2011 Contributor Since: November 22, 2011	...and worthy of daily wear. Ever tried a NATO strap with it? The brown Seiko is called the Manhattan. I saw this pic online and ordered one instantly. It's gorgeous.

RE: that's a great looking watch, posted on August 13, 2022 at 20:16:39

Oldbean2
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I absolutely love 'classic' style, 'dress' watches. Seiko always has a very wide selection of styles and price/quality points. And their automatic movements are great; l prefer mechanical watches.

I would probably start collecting them if I didn't already have too many hobbie$. I need a nice blue face watch, the one in the Cocktail series looks nice...

Back for a bit again. Ignore me if you like.

My father gave me one seiko, posted on August 13, 2022 at 21:34:29
Javier Audiophile Posts: 338 Location: Laredo Joined: December 14, 2005	Back in the eighties a digital one I just love that watch.

RE: My father gave me one seiko, posted on August 13, 2022 at 22:33:47

pictureguy
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If I had 8000$ burning a hole in my pocket? GRAND SEIKO.

These are some of the finest wrist timepieces available on this planet. *
Too much is never enough

https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en

Very "vintage" design to it..., posted on August 14, 2022 at 02:03:56
dark_dave56 Audiophile Posts: 8387 Location: Ohio Joined: August 29, 2019	...may it give you many years of reliable service. "And today is for sale and it's all you can afford. Buy your own admission. The whole things got you bored. Well the Lord chooses the good ones, and the bad ones use the Lord"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP

It does say something about the housekeeping staff..., posted on August 14, 2022 at 02:08:03
dark_dave56 Audiophile Posts: 8387 Location: Ohio Joined: August 29, 2019	...either they're brutally honest and didn't steal it, or they're not real attentive at cleaning the rooms--you make that call. "And today is for sale and it's all you can afford. Buy your own admission. The whole things got you bored. Well the Lord chooses the good ones, and the bad ones use the Lord"--a very dear friend for decades Michael Stanley (Gee)--RIP

RE: Very nice watch Waxxy !, posted on August 14, 2022 at 04:43:50

Audioquest4life
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Hmm. Looks like the far right has the most wear from what I can see, so perhaps that is your oldest. The TAG watch may be the most accurate since they have been in business since the 1800s and still apply real handcraft to the art of making watches. For a daily driver it's either the Tissot, the citizen with blue face, or the Seiko second from right.

Nice collection. I have been into car chronographs for a while.

Classic style, posted on August 14, 2022 at 05:23:17
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 55316 Joined: April 5, 2000	There are more than one of those classic styles. Bomber pilot classic style... WWII Italian frogmen diver's classic, military style, driver's style, vintage watches style, dress classic... Each one has strong cult of followers. And each one is great, as long as it is done well.

Fathers and their watches, posted on August 14, 2022 at 05:28:36
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 55316 Joined: April 5, 2000	When he visited us last time he gave me his old watch... it is very simple watch, made in the USSR in the sixties, I guess... but I just wound it and it started running.

RE: Very nice watch Waxxy !, posted on August 14, 2022 at 06:37:25

AbeCollins
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None of mine are 'collector watches' just everyday relatively inexpensive pieces. All have quartz movements, nothing purely mechanical.

The one on the far right is a small titanium Seiko with sapphire crystal and it's my everyday watch. All of my watches have sapphire crystals that hold up better to scratching for me. The titanium is feather light compared to the others.

The TAG Heuer is my oldest and the most accurate if you don't count the Citizen watches that cheat. The TAG was given to me in 1995 by my company. I've had it thoroughly cleaned and pressure tested by TAG authorized shops a few times over the years but it finally crapped out. I had the innards completely replaced by a local watch shop a couple years ago.

The two Citizen watches are most accurate. They are time sync'd over the air by a radio signal transmitted from WWVB in Ft.Collins CO. Note that both second hands on the Citizens are in perfect sync. This is also how home "atomic clocks" work.

The Tissot is about 7 or 8 years old, nothing special.

Have two, posted on August 14, 2022 at 07:42:17
E-Stat Audiophile Posts: 37584 Joined: May 12, 2000 Contributor Since: April 5, 2002	Replace batteries and it should outlive you. The SGF204 (Rolex clone) turned 36 in May!

RE: Fathers and their watches, posted on August 14, 2022 at 16:32:37
pictureguy Audiophile Posts: 22597 Location: SoCal Joined: October 19, 2008	I hesitate to ask the model number.....????? Too much is never enough

RE: no batteries to replace..., posted on August 14, 2022 at 17:52:15
Waxxy Audiophile Posts: 2648 Joined: July 19, 2011 Contributor Since: November 22, 2011	...it's an automatic. It should still outlive me.

There is no number on it, posted on August 14, 2022 at 18:40:30
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 55316 Joined: April 5, 2000	The only thing on its face is the image of The Bronze Horseman - one of the symbols of Leningrad.

Sure enough... and a couple of Seikos, posted on August 15, 2022 at 08:18:20
Victor Khomenko Manufacturer Posts: 55316 Joined: April 5, 2000	The Pepsi I still have the other one sold long ago... should have kept it.

RE: Have two, posted on August 15, 2022 at 09:46:56
Waxxy Audiophile Posts: 2648 Joined: July 19, 2011 Contributor Since: November 22, 2011	The Omega on the top left is a classy looking unit.

Thanks!, posted on August 15, 2022 at 09:56:08
E-Stat Audiophile Posts: 37584 Joined: May 12, 2000 Contributor Since: April 5, 2002	It belonged to my Dad. Wifey bought me the Speedy years ago. Had a Flightmaster when I was a teen.

RE: Both beauties!, posted on August 15, 2022 at 10:13:22
Waxxy Audiophile Posts: 2648 Joined: July 19, 2011 Contributor Since: November 22, 2011	I really dig the shape of the cases too.

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