J. Waters
10 de enero de 2023
Bang for the Buck
This watch is a bit of a sleeper in the watch community. Over time, collectors often have a bit of a dilemma. Let me explain. I also collect knives and often, the things collectors are discussing have nothing to do with cutting. It's fit and finish, fancy materials, nostalgia, whatever, but they forget to mention if it can cut something easily/well. Watches can be a bit like this. For me, I have an some personal requirements to add to my selection process. My age has me desiring an easy to read watch. But that dovetails into my main idea here. Can it tell me the time, quickly, without confusion. This means I prefer larger dials, good contrast between the face, the markers, and the hands. I also prefer an appreciable differential in length between the minute and hour hands.For me, I want a watch to be able to take some abuse. If I'm walking down a hallway and bang my arm into a wall, I don't want to have to service it. I rarely run into people buying diving watches who also dive. This is true with me as well. Do I need to unscrew something to prevent it from getting water in it from a shower or 500 meters? I've never gone below 4-5 meters and that was back when I was around 14 years old. So keep in mind if something is built for the deep, do you want to unscrew the crown to adjust the watch if the only water it will see is a shower? This watch is good to 100 meters but that makes changing the time easier, no screw down crowns and yet it's good if Jim pushes me into a Koi Pond.This watch ticks all the marks I mentioned. The time is accurate (when wound, it's an automatic with manual capability), it's easy to read quickly (no double takes). And it's more waterproof than I need it to be. If I'm on a boat in the Philippines and fall into the drink, this will take it no problem. The bezel is a bit raised so the hardlex window, which is flat, is harder to scrape on things as I go throughout the day. The window on the back (exhibition case) allows one to see the inner workings. That's pretty cool especially if you like gadgety things.Lastly, people often complain about Seiko wristbands. Mine has the Silicone Band and it has a fake weave moulded into it. I love this band. I find it very comfortable, easy to put on, good spacing to fit different sized wrists, and the loop does a good job of holding the excess band.All in all, this is one of my best, especially for the price, watches.Ver másVer menos
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