Watches - another OCD problem
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Just got back from Japan. Tokyo is amazing for vintage watches - especially JDM models - so I picked up a Seiko Speedtimer 6139-7060 from my birth year! More than 52 years old but mint dial and original bracelet.
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@chiverus I am a Seiko junkie! I've dreamt of going watch picking in Japan, maybe more than going denim picking.
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@chiverus said in Watches - another OCD problem:
@StarsSuck if you ever get the dream trip arranged I can send you a list of amazing watch shops
Hi @chiverus - I would love that list, if you don't mind. I will be in Japan in 5 weeks. I will be travelling around, but I have the most time to shop in Osaka.
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Yes is a pain but the battery lasts years so not too bad.
I do have a easier to access Tuna also but doesn’t get much wrist time these days.
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@chiverus I would be super keen to see that list, heading to Japan for the first time later this year.
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@chiverus send me the list whenever you can. The trip is happening, probably not this summer, likely in the winter.
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@Giles super helpful. Are you a Seiko fan as well?
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Scratches and an irritating strap change system aside, it's a classic.
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Dunno what the strap change regime is on that, but I have been putting off putting a new strap on my 50 Fathoms for weeks now, because it is just so fucking hard......
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@Giles it's not so much the challenge here, but the limitations: they have a "proprietary" system which they sue to protect. Meaning few strap options and I like strap options! What's the deal with the 50 fathoms?
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0.5mm allen screws through the lug into the strap bar. Seeing what you are doing is one thing, lining the fuckers up is another. And I like to Loctite the threads, so I get that everyfuckingwhere.....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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@Go-For-Chill strap is not
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@Giles sounds like good fun!
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Love the Santos. Maybe I need to switch straps on mine so I’d wear it more. Right now I just have the black alligator it came with. If I change anything, I’d probably go with something a little more casual.
