Watches - another OCD problem
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I like Hamilton a lot @Anesthetist and have been toying around with the idea of buying one of their pilot watches myself.
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To tide you over until my watch comes back from servicing. My watch guy is seriously busy before Christmas.
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@Anesthetist mate your wedding present is a good watch. Nice to play with straps too
@Qinhan happy for you when it gets back soon
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Q, that is a beautiful piece!
One of the coolest watches ever imho
http://doubleredseadweller.com/watch-info/oh-explorer-2/orange-hand.html
I agree Davito! But then again am biased, I have one of the early Mk I dial 1655s with the straight seconds hand. Definitely a watch with character, it's not for everyone but I kind of love that about it.
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Thanks for posting @Qinhan. That's a fine, fine watch!
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After a few more trips to my local Seiko dealer, I've managed to switch my allegiance from the Shogun to the Tuna Can. At first I didn't like the tuna, but after trying it on I was very impressed. Really comfortable and a big but never too big presence on the wrist. Thoughts on the SBBN017? To me it seems like a watch that comes close to defining what a "tool" watch should be.
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Nice watch Chiba although I prefer the Scuba (with blue face).
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^^ Do you mean the "sumo"? Or, in its blue rendition, the "blumo". I quite like the sumo series and especially the blumo but can't get past the font on the bezel. Makes it look more like a roulette table than a watch.
The other Seiko that has really stolen my attention away from the Shogun is the MM300. It's great, but a little taller than I'd like. Perhaps I'd get used to that over time?
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Hey Davito! I haven't found the tuna too be too tall, but it's definitely not a thin dress watch. Case measures 14.7mm tall. I don't know how tall the MM300 is, but the tuna definitely feels a lot shorter. I really like the short, hidden lugs on the tuna, very comfortable.
I was initially looking only at automatics. But the quartz movement in the tuna is changing my mind.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f21/what-makes-7c46-superior-movement-439547.html
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Ive owned two Tunas through the years and regret selling them both. It is a great casual watch that can still be dressed up. I didnt like the stock band, but a switch out is so easy with the perforated lugs. Honestly, I would buy one again except that they almost doubled in price over the last few years.
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I think that's the one Chiba. There's also a more expensive titanium version with a black face (and different font) - SBDC007.
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^^ Maynard, that's the shogun, the one I've been looking at previously but have now dropped in favor of the Tuna or MM300. The shogun's great. But I find it a little plain, and I want something more strongly representative of Seiko's diver history.
Anesthetist, thanks for the thoughts on the Tuna! Seems like it's a design that everyone likes, if they've seen it in person.
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That's the one, very nice. My ultimate Seiko diver's watch would be the SBDX001 (Marinemaster) - not sure if it's better known as something else!
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^^ The SBDX001 is an awesome watch, and it's the one I've been referring to as the MM300. For some reason it doesn't have an affectionate nickname like seiko's other divers, but it seems that the most common appellation is MM300. I'm trying to decide between that and the tuna. Actually my plan was to get the tuna first and the MM300 later, but now I'm very tempted to go for the new limited edition version of the MM300, the SBDX012, which will be produced in a limited edition run of 1000 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Seiko diver. It is pretty much the same as the standard MM300, but has gold details and highly scratch resistant diashield coating.
I think the SBDX012 and the SBBN017 would make a great pair. The former, with the gold accents, is a fairly dressy automatic and the latter is a rough and tough quartz tool watch.
