Zachmonoda, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/zachmonoda/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:05:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png Zachmonoda, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/zachmonoda/ 32 32 Tired of endless Seiko bashing on YT and forums. How about you? https://rkwatchservice.com/tired-of-endless-seiko-bashing-on-yt-and-forums-how-about-you/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:40:10 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/tired-of-endless-seiko-bashing-on-yt-and-forums-how-about-you.5633317/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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Seiko bashing, especially Seiko-5 bashing, is a sport nowadays. NAUGHTY!
I just ordered an SRPK89

I always considered a Seiko, but budgets ruled, and some other nice pieces came along on sale, so I bought them instead. Meaning I am not a typical Seik...

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Seiko bashing, especially Seiko-5 bashing, is a sport nowadays. NAUGHTY!
I just ordered an SRPK89 :p

I always considered a Seiko, but budgets ruled, and some other nice pieces came along on sale, so I bought them instead. Meaning I am not a typical Seiko fanboy, but I am just tired of the BS I see and read! Meaning, I actually just ordered one in spite of all the BS!

Why am I buying Seiko now?
I found to my surprise, that I have quite a few "Seiko inside" watches, all still running after…

Tired of endless Seiko bashing on YT and forums. How about you?

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]]> Why I HATE lume! OR: after the 5min glow is gone! https://rkwatchservice.com/why-i-hate-lume-or-after-the-5min-glow-is-gone/ Sun, 04 May 2025 07:55:49 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/why-i-hate-lume-or-after-the-5min-glow-is-gone.5599546/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I HATE LUME on most watches!
To make the point, look at the deliberately shot in low light pic:
Straight, high contrast, is where it is at for legibility, and useless, modern, non-radio-active, usually dingy, "lume" DESTROYS legibility on m...

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I HATE LUME on most watches!
To make the point, look at the deliberately shot in low light pic:
Straight, high contrast, is where it is at for legibility, and useless, modern, non-radio-active, usually dingy, "lume" DESTROYS legibility on most watch dials, when it is applied to what should be black hands, or hands with a high contrast bright paint.
Mind you, it is a GOOD thing we no longer have radium lume, but why bother with lume at all?

I am including a pic I deliberately shot with…

Why I HATE lume! OR: after the 5min glow is gone!

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