So I got my King Turtle off of GovX a few days after buying the standard Turtle SRPE93 which came perfectly aligned bezel, the KT bezel is off by a 1/2 click give or take. And the Cylcops is comically crooked, especially considering the dial is a liter…
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A good friend of mine found this in an antique shop here in WA Australia an thought ??? , this is me for my friend .
He grabb…
Continue readingHey team, I need to buy a few nice leather straps…
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In the past I really liked the Italian "Bros" straps and some of the Hadley-Roma leather straps.
I used to buy them from my buddy Bob Davis at My Watchmaker (RIP), Rich Winslow at GlobalWatchBand and The Watch Prince.
I checked on Hadley-…
Continue readingWhy I’ll never buy another vintage Seiko
I was as pleased as punch when I purchased this from an eBay seller
I'm not an expert but everything appeared correct
Seiko 6138 – 8020
The case and movement are all fine and the dial appeared good with the correct vertical brushing, until I ph…
Seiko HBF001/003 bracelet is a direct swap and fit to SLA055/057/073/075/077/079
Well, I asked this on the forum thread to the lovely people who have recently owned the HBF001/003. None of them bothered to answer, so I thought, bugger it, I'm gonna buy that bloody thing.
I was planning to buy the clasp only, but after seeing …
Continue readingDifferences in Monster weight
I was surprised to find my old SRPD25 (right) Monster felt more comfortable on the wrist than the recently purchased SRPH75 STO (left) variant.
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Continue readingHey Seikofolks, help me with my SKJ004 please?
I was heading out to buy groceries, and I picked up my freshly unboxed 1997 Seiko SKJ004 kinetic diver. The crown will not turn!
I managed to get the back off without re-creating the Grand Canyon and the rotor-weight was detached! How do you do tha…
Continue readingSeiko Marine Master SBBN 033 Quartz
I know there was another generation after the 033 but are there no more quartz Marine Masters now? I love my 033 its a fantastic watch that gets a lot of compliments!
Continue readingNew shoes for my SNR031
Hi, all. I recently got the leather strap that is originally for the SNR035 to put on my SNR031. The rubber strap is very nice, but a bit tight fitting over the top of my wrist, which is a bit flat.
Others here warned me that this other strap would be …
Seiko Kinetic GMT World Timer SUN067P1
Not sure why this hasn't received more attention so I'll post some pics.
I'm more of a vintage guy but I made an impulse purchase of Seiko Kinetic GMT World Timer SUN067P1 5M85-0AF0. Was a sucker for this one since the price was so goo…
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