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New Seiko SPD 317 I just picked up ; update

Hello All,
Well, I finally gave in to temptation and bought a new Seiko slim turtle. I saw this watch in a video a while back and was intrigued by it. I understand these were just recently discontinued by Seiko, so I figured to get one while a new o…

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What percentage of your watch collection are in your rotation?

Greetings All,
As the title says I was wondering how many of your watches are in your steady rotation?
I will start by saying I usually rotate between about 5-6 watches out of a collection of 2 dozen or so.

My father always wore a watch and gave me my…

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Seiko Corp. against clones made with parts?

Hello All,
I seem to remember a thread posted, maybe last year where Seiko was taking issue with all the watches built by modders using Seiko parts and dials.
Do I remember this correctly or is my mind playing tricks on me?
I tried doing a search but …

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New Seiko SPD 317 I just picked up

Hello All,
Well, I finally gave in to temptation and bought a new Seiko slim turtle. I saw this watch in a video a while back and was intrigued by it. I understand these were just recently discontinued by Seiko, so I figured to get one while a new o…

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Grey Market IS the problem

Just a rant here and I know it's probably been said before. I feel the grey market has been the problem with obtaining a Rolex for a long while now.
If you put all the available Rolex watches on the open market and eliminate the flipping there w…

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Anyone in the US order straps from overseas? Tariff fees

Hello,
I was interested in ordering a new strap from Tuns leather (or others) but I am not sure about the tariff issues effect on these items. I know there are tariff and fees issues on incoming watches and accessories mentioned in other threads. With…

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My Willard on a bracelet

As I generally prefer my watches on a bracelet rather than on a strap I went ahead and got the Seiko bracelet for my Willard.
I read online where some reviewers said that the bracelet doesn't fit well on the watch, but I don't find this to be…

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