My new Seiko SRPK89K1 (aka SNK Recreation)

Had this watch recommended to me here by Saswatch and saw Marc from Long Island Watch show it on his channel. His only real negative was price – so when I saw it on sale for just £229 at a local branch of my favourite AD (TH Baker) I didn’t hesitate to get it (rrp £340 so a considerable saving). Needed a new watch suitable to wear with shirt and tie work attire but also one that dresses down well with T Shirt and jeans. Smaller than I’m used to (37.4 mm) and an[ATTACH…

My new Seiko SRPK89K1 (aka SNK Recreation)

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What happened here?

I was wondering if anyone knows what might have caused my 18 month old Citizen Tsuyosa to suddenly fail? Last night it began vibrating like crazy on my wrist and, when I took it off, I saw the rotor whizzing round faster than I’d ever seen like a washing machine going through the spin cycle! Once the high speed spinning finally stopped so did the watch. The rotar still moves but no longer winds the watch. It’s under a 5 year warranty so will be going back to TH Baker. I’m guessing Citizen…

What happened here?

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