SLA049 / SLA051

These looks awesome… nice beveled edge on the case and 8L35 movement. Anybody have them in the flesh yet? Looks like a few ADs have them available.

I’m wondering about an “upgrade” from my SPB151…. hmmmm.

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Introducing: The Seiko SLA049, The Naomi Uemura 80th Anniversary Limited Edition And The SLA051, The 1970s Diver’s Modern Re-Interpretation (Live Pics & Pricing)

“Out there on the rocks, I feel exceedingly happy.” –Naomi Uemura

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Seiko HAQ wristwatch with a cesium atomic oscillator (chip-scale atomic clock)

As I discussed in below quote, Seiko has patented a new HAQ method with dual oscillators (likely based on an older Citizen method for which the patent has expired).


CitizenPromaster said:

———— NEW SEIKO PATENT WARNING ————–

What is also jumping out at me this time, is that JPS57116287A recently got cited by none other than Seiko Epson.

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The Japanse characters don’t give anything away to us…

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Seiko HAQ wristwatch with a cesium atomic oscillator (chip-scale atomic clock)

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## Show us your watches with a cyclops ##

As I get older, I’m starting to appreciate the foresight of Hans Wilsdorf, who put a cyclops on the crystal of the early Datejust watches.

These days this trend appears to have caught on with other brands jumping on the band-wagon.

Some people love them, others detest a cyclops and even post threads on how to take them off.

This thread is dedicated to those of us that love watches with the cyclops, in situ.

Let me kick things off with what I’m currently wearing…

## Show us your watches with a cyclops ##

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