Seiko

Hello fellow PuristS, I am sharing here a very special timepiece to me: my first mechanical watch, which is a Seiko 5. SNZG17J1 - Did some thorough research, like how a watch lover would (no matter how cheap it may be), before buying the Japanese variant ...  

A cool looking watch. It looks like new!

Been my daily wear for a few years now, and no sign of the PVD wearing out. The mineral crystal suffered a few chips, and I thought sapphire crystal will help mitigate the issue away. Still can't get over how beautiful that blue shine the sapphire crystal... 

Do you mind sharing with us where and how can we get that beautiful AR sapphire also?

will drop you a PM, just in case. Mod, please advise if it is alright for me to share here in public thread with regards to the source of the aftermarket AR sapphire. Thanks!

I'm happy if we can all access these rare parts. Cazalea

bought my AR sapphire crystal from crystaltimes.net; seller is Alex, pretty good advice given to me to replace with dome crystal. just make sure you know your model and tell him that, he should be able to help pick the appropriate crystal. and i got m... 

And I am glad you shared it As for breaking a Purist code - it is not a piece unique, so all mods are perfectly fine. Watches are meant for the enjoyment by their owners first and foremost so I cannot see what you would have done wrong Cool watch - even m... 

So glad to see fellow PuristS enjoy it as much as I do!

And Seiko 5 is a great start into mechanical watches. Got two myself