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Concerning SDAA001 with rotating case ...
Today, there are 3 Seiko Boutique in France : Paris; Lyon, Lille (in november).
But the Seiko Boutique in Paris (prior name was Seiko Center) is a special place : it was the very first Seiko flagship outside Japan.
Before 2010, JDM models were available outside Japan exclusively in Paris : Izul, Galante, Credor Node line, etc ...
The Izul line was available in Paris :
rotating case SDAA001 (white), SDAA007 (black)
classical case SDAA003 (white) or SDAA005 (black)
There was also a special version with rotating case, black dial, red hands.
SDAA001 is huge (51mm) compared to SDAA003 (47.2mm)
FX was at the Seiko Boutique when these models were available, and he has posted many pictures here
My modest SDAA003 IZUL ...
Titanium, Spring Drive caliber, simply the best chronograph from Seiko. Enjoy ;-) ...
Not so modest - a rare beast for sure
And hard to hide a Spring Drive bullhead chrono that\'s 47 mm! Can you tell us how you came to have this unusual watch? Cheers, Cazalea
The story of my Izul
I had been very impressed with the first Spring Drive I acquired in 2007 : Seiko SBDB001 aka MM600. This watch is really great, the GMT Spring Drive caliber is a killer, it's probably my most robust and reliable watch. The MM600 is definitely the watch fr...
Fabulous piece!
I\'ve been looking for one for ages I take it it is of the non-rotating variety but still one of the coolest chronos out there IMHO. If you were to share some impressions I\'d be very grateful
Some impressions ...
I bought this Izul a long time ago, in 2009, at the Seiko Boutique in Paris. It was my very first Spring Drive chronograph. I don't know how many pieces were produced, but probably very few. I'm not surprised you can't find one, it's a very rare animal. T...
Thanks a lot for the additional details!
I\'m surprised that they were sold in Europe at all. But the you had a Seiko Boutique in France already back then - the Frankfurt one is much more recent. So the rotating ones were much bulkier then?
Concerning SDAA001 with rotating case ...
Today, there are 3 Seiko Boutique in France : Paris; Lyon, Lille (in november). But the Seiko Boutique in Paris (prior name was Seiko Center) is a special place : it was the very first Seiko flagship outside Japan. Before 2010, JDM models were available o...
I know that post :)
It was what has had me poisoned with the SDAAs in the first place But no luck so far and the Frankfurt Boutique understandably cannot get hold of them anymore - sold out a long time ago... Once again thanks for filling out the knowledge gap there and for ...
I will share more ...
My friend, you should come to Paris. I'm sure you will see interesting pieces at the Seiko Boutique, or at the occasion of a gathering with some sympathetics GS fans ! We have some really nice and rare GS in Paris ;-)
Beautiful pictures.
Very nice watch, the dial looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Vte