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Thank you Covid 19! :-)
While my better half was getting vaccinated today, I decided to kill some time by visiting a nearby mall and came across a watch which I had never really given much attention to. I had seen the dial before in press photos but not really in real life but what really won me over was the size of the watch - a Seiko that wore well on my small wrist. In our beloved forum we tend to focus a lot on Swiss and German masterpieces but I have an equal admiration for the English and Japanese watch makers. So this latest purchase of mine will soon by sharing a space with a Patek Philippe, a Moritz Grossmann, a Glashutte Original, a Kikuchi Nakagawa, a Laine and a RW Smith. All quite different watches with one thing in common - they are all dress watches! That's my small collection and for me that is the recipe for horological nirvana! :;-)
Thank you for reading and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Collection
Join cazalea on a walk as he restores his Seiko 8F56 Perpetual Calendar GMT, sharing the challenges and triumphs of bringing a cherished watch back to life.
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Thank you Covid 19! :-)
While my better half was getting vaccinated today, I decided to kill some time by visiting a nearby mall and came across a watch which I had never really given much attention to. I had seen the dial before in press photos but not really in real life but w...
Congrats mate
Seiko make some fantastic value watches and can come in very handy as a daily no worries wearer I’ve added a few these last couple of year’s. Sounds like you have a fantastic collection too 👏👏 And congrats to the Mrs 👍
Thanks mate!
It has taken me a long time to fully appreciate the Presage range and this dial in particular has won me over. Arguably it would have been even nicer without a date window but hey, near perfection at this price range is more than I can ask for. And the Mr...
Thanks my friend!
Finally the Glashutte Original returns to the watch box after 7 months and this instead is likely to be my daily wearer until perhaps the arrival of the Laine.
Huge Congrats my dear friend, excellent choice.
You know i am a fan of Seiko (Presage) watches and this one looks so amazing and beautiful. I always enjoy strapping one on my wrist. Excellent value imho . Wear it in best of health
I had no idea
that you were a fan of Seiko Presage watches as I always thought you focused on high end independents! Glad to know I am in good company Thank you my friend and I hope you are keeping well.
My love for watches is very diverse my friend. From swatch till high end 🤗
Here a few from my seiko box ...
Exactly the oposite
How i collect watches. A bad Seiko experience was my decision to avoid all that not made in the country where the Matterhorn rise up in the landscape, and were a city called Basel was the place of the biggest watch show. I bought 5 peaces from that countr...
You are fortunate to have a large wrist!
Fort me, bad watch experiences can come from almost any brand - I have a fellow purist whose Patek 5164A kept malfunctioning and my Lange 1 malfunctioned after a week. Japanese products in general tend to be the most reliable in my personal experience but...
Cars is different
My Honda is unbreakable. I drove 3, and they feld you can drive around the world and only you have to do is filling the tank. I had a VW which was superb. ...
Hondas are indeed great cars
and VW is a superb brand too but are among the most unreliable in Malaysia due to the weather. They are so popular and reliable in Europe though. But coming back to watches, Japanese watches are very well made be it a Citizen or a Credor. I worked in a Ja...
One exception for watches
Casio always preform outstanding. Casio wins from Seiko. VW in Malaysia could be Chinees made. This German made VW i drove with much pleasure. ...
Casio makes ever so reliable watches
but they are mainly quartz I believe. Once a brand makes mechanical watches, problems will creep in - the question would be how often and how many. The Volkswagen cars in Malaysia are either wholly imported from Germany or some like the Polo and Jetta are...
Great reply
The car companies rely on joint ventures. Only the Japanese car companies can keep up the quality when producing abroad of the home country. I never experienced Lange. It is a hype and i follow my own path.
Following your own path
requires much focus and discipline. Well done! To be fair to Lange, they do produce quality watches but they may not be for everyone. Many Patek lovers I know would vouch for that
Patek
Patek is an undiscovered path for me. The prices for new and worn Pateks is so high, i can not buy any, and i see not much great designs either. The beauty of Patek must lay in the watch making qualities. It seems i can not see creativity in what they do....
There are some wonderful Patek designs
like my 7200R London Edition The reputation of Patek is due to its ability to produce quality watches since 1839 continuously. The designs may not always be the best but the movements are reliable, accurate (+2 -3 seconds daily) and well made. I like the ...
Tease you a bit
You had a Patek visit. Patek make thin watches with complex movements. Than i wil point to Piaget with the Altiplano watches. Look how creative they are, and for sure taste is a personal experience. If i chose between Lange and Patek, than i wil always ch...
Piaget make good thin watches
but their thin watches are not grand complications like Patek ie Patek are able to make very thin perpetual calendar watches, split second chronographs and even minute repeaters small and thin. That requires immense skill and knowledge. If one were to cre...
In the flesh
Great explanation. Look and feel in a store or place were such a watches displayed is a way to know and understand them better. I’d had ones a Breguet Marine in my hands and it was a special feeling.
That's a good point!
I have been observing Seiko and it is as if they are placing their lovely dials in the Presage range and the superb movements in the Grand Seiko range. Yes there are some nice Grand Seiko dials but the Presage in my opinion wins hands down. Of course, if ...
Credit to their marketing strategy
which has gone more international over the last four years. I only wish they produced fewer limited editions to make these editions seem a bit more special.
I think so too!
Unexpected purchases rarely happen to me these days but when they do, the pleasant surprise does provide much satisfaction!
Lovely!
Thank you for sharing! I had no idea that this watch was that popular but since buying it today, I have seen a few reviews on it on you tube and now, I have seen yours too I hope it is keeping good time.
Very rarely do I buy a watch
without knowing too much about it but now I know that it is 38.5mm in diameter and as astonishing 11.8mm high due to the box hardlex crystal with a power reserve of 41 hours. Of all these figures, the one that really impresses me is the height at 11.8mm a...
Thank you very much!
it will probably be replacing my Glashutte Original Senator as my daily watch.
cool dial Sham...i think Seiko is good value !
enjoy in the best of your health... the diversity of your collection is good example of an enthusiast !! Best, mahesh.,
Thank you Mahesh for your kind words!
Good value is an understatement as I paid less than USD350 for the Seiko. Just to put this into perspective the next lowest priced watch that I own is a Glashutte Original Senator costing 17 times more!! I look forward to 12 months time when I receive my ...