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laundryandtaxes · 3 years

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What type of watch’s do you recommend? I’m a baby bi that’s a tomboy and I want nice watch but I know there’s a certain etiquette when it comes to watches. I like rolexes but that’s waaaaay above my budget, I want a nice watch but something affordable (: thanks in advance! 🥰

Honestly this will depend a lot on your budget and what "affordable" means to you! To me, "affordable" means that I can reasonably expect to be able to save up for an item within several months WITHOUT it impacting my general savings goals. For me, that number means that a watch that costs around $500 is one that I personally consider affordable, but that number may be higher or lower for you.

The first question to ask yourself is whether you prefer an automatic watch, a manual wind watch, or a quartz watch. The watch I wear almost every day is an automatic watch- that means it is wound by the movement of the wearer's wrist in daily life. Automatic watches will have a /relatively/ smooth seconds hand sweep, and really nice automatic watches will have extremely smooth seconds hand sweeps. Even office workers generally move their wrists enough to power an automatic watch. However, if you sit an automatic watch down for longer than what is called its "power reserve," normally between 24 and 48 hours, it will stop, and that means you'll need to reset the watch to wear it again. Here is my Traska Freediver, my daily wear watch. It is an automatic watch, in a dive watch style.

Dive watches are so called because the design was originally made for divers to be able to time how long they'd been under. In the dark, like I imagine it would be 150 meters under the surface of the ocean, dive watches pretty much all have some material applied that makes them glow in the dark so the wearer can measure time under, and can read the time itself. I use my countdown bezel regularly for timing pasta, timing tasks at work, etc.

A manual wind watch is one where the owner needs to manually wind the watch, usually around once a day, to power it. Again, if you do not wind the watch regularly, it will stop. For both automatics and manual winds, this is not a problem and in fact it can be good to give a watch some rest time occasionally. Both automatic and manual wind watches are not 100% accurate- they will have a range of how many seconds they lose or gain in a day. Really well made watches by companies like Omega and Rolex can sometimes run off by as little as a 4 to 6 seconds a day, while cheaper watches may lose or gai. as much as 10 or 20 or in bad cases even a couple of minutes per day.

Quartz watches are powered by a battery. The way they work is, basically, that a quartz vibrates at a particular frequency, which translates into one movement of the seconds hand per second. This is the tick tick tick you're likely familiar with in watches. These watches are inherently more accurate than Rolexes because they are more accurate than any automatic or manual wind watch. You can sit a quartz watch down ans pick it up a week later and it will have kept perfect time. However, the smooth sweep of the seconds hand is usually very expensive to accomplish with a quartz watch. A lot of watch snobs turn their nose up at quartz watches because most mass produced watches today are quartz powered, but the truth is that this was a revolutionary technology at one point that almost killed the luxury watch market because it meant any $10 Casio would inherently keep better time than any automatic Rolex. Now, many luxury watchmakers produce both automatic and quartz watched, including Rolex and Omega. I own several quartz watches, including a Casio Databank and a Timex Q I actually got for free through a butch group on Facebook! The very first watch I ever wore every day, when I was maybe 20 or 21, was a Timex Weekender, and it's what got me into watches. Here is my Databank. It cost me maybe $25 and I can do math with it.

The second question to answer is whether you care about what is often called "heritage" I the watch world. This refers to a company having an extensive and well-repsected history of making competent watches. Companies with undeniable heritage that make affordable watches include Seiko, Hamilton, Bulova, and frankly Casio. There are others, of course, but there are a few to get you started. Traska, the brand that made my watch, is what's called a microbrand- microbrands buy movements (the guts inside the watch) from other companies and most of them create original designs of their own, but they're young companies that don't have 100 years of watchmaking experience.

The third question to answer is whether you're okay with "homages," a euphemistic term for a watch that outright copies another, more famous and usually more expensive watch, sometimes while changing a design and sometimes not. Pagani Design, a company that makes their watches in China to keep costs down but lately has achieved really exceptional metal finishing for the price, pretty much only makes homages, like their recent copy of the Rolex Explorer 2. Ginault is a company that makes higher end Rolex "homages," which in this case we really can pretty much call copies because rumor has it they used to sell counterfeits and then got so good at it that they decided to put their own brand on the package. The Invicta Pro Diver is a Rolex submariner homage, but most owners say theirs is built well and Invicta makes plenty of, most horrible but sometimes classy, original designs as well. A lot of watch snobs will turn their nose up at homages because the watch will lack "heritage," but only you can make the call of how much original design matters to you. If you see anything that says it is Bauhaus inspired, anything with "sub" in the name, anything with all round hour indices except a triangular 12 o clock marker, you're probably looking at an homage.

So once you've got your answer to those questions you can dig into watch models! I'm going to rattle off a bunch of watches around or under $250, because I think spending more than that on a hobby you may not be that into is kind of silly to start. From Seiko, their SKX007 and the smaller SKX013 are undeniably classic, well made, respectable watches. Their SNK809 (these are called references, and they're annoying) is also an undeniably well respected watch that has enough water resistance for fishing on my experience. And while their Seiko 5 Sports line isn't for me, lots of people really enjoy it. You USED to be able to get an SKX007 for around $200- they're discontinued for some reason, which means prices have risen, but sometimes you can still find them around that price. For around the same price, you can generally find a used Hamilton Khaki King or other Khaki model in good condition. You can also go vintage with either brand, but be aware there are loads of fake vintage watches out there, so do your research before purchasing if spending what is, to you, a lot of money. The SNK809 was my first automatic watch, and here's it on my wrist.

You can also find lots of cool vintage automatics and manual winds in this price range, including the Vostok Amphibia. These were Soviet watches designed for divers. The countdown bezels suck ass, but the design is original and cool and the case is actually designed so that it grows more and more waterproof as a diver dives further under the surface of the water. Here's my Amphibia.

If you think quartz will be your thing then you've got loads of options in this price range. Pretty much anything by Timex, including their very cool Timex Q, loads of watches by Casio, lots of Seiko quartz options, etc. In terms of truly iconic affordable quartz watches I think the Mondaine watch whose name I cannot recall, the Casio F91W, and the Casio World Time are all very classic, well respected quartz models.

I know this was a lot, so let me know if you have more specific questions or if certain things really pique your interest more than others!

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dcvw · 5 years

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September 2019 Giveaway: 2003 Seiko 7S26-0020 (SKX007) Automatic Diver, w/Three ToxicNATOS Straps

DCVW partners with ToxicNATOS this month for our giveaway, a 2003 Seiko SKX007 automatic dive watch with three high quality straps!

There are many vintage Seiko divers popular with collectors, and the legendary SKX007 is one of these. With good reason Seiko sold literally hundreds of thousands of these over the past few decades, and it has tremendous well-deserved cult following - which has only grown following the dubious decision by Seiko to stop making them.

The design cues of this SKX007 is classic and simple, with immediate evidence of those that came before it, namely the instantly recognizable Seiko 7002 automatic, 7548 quartz, and even the famous 6309 diver. Its automatic movement is tough and reliable – during its heyday, it was also popular with various armed forces for this same reason, despite the widely held (false) assumption that military personnel only wear military watches issued to them.

Seiko’s SKX007 was a logical step in its mechanical movement line, which debuted in 1996 to replace the 7002 in Seiko’s popular dive watch line. This 7S26 incorporates quickset day and date displays, and automatic bi-directional winding via Seiko’s patented Magic Lever system.

DIAL: Original patina'd black dial. Arabic/English variants for day and date, with original hands. Lume shines brightly.

BEZEL: Aftermarket insert, which rotates counter-clockwise, as designed..

CASE: Original 42.5mm (w/o crown, 44.5mm with) x 45mm stainless steel case in great condition. Matching original signed caseback.

CRYSTAL: Hardlex crystal, scratch-free.

STRAPS: Three new 22mm ToxicNATOS straps - the ever popular black, dark green, and olive colors - which feature quality stainless-steel hardware. This package also includes a handy ToxicNATOS springbar tool.

MOVEMENT: Original 21-jewel Seiko 7S26 mechanical automatic movement, manufactured in August 2003.

CROWN: Original unsigned stainless steel screwed-down crown.

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Giveaway ends October 12th, 2019

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menwatchmolo · 4 years

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^@!^ SEIKO SCUBA DIVER 7S26-0020 SKX007 AUTOMATIC MENS WATCH MINT https://ift.tt/2C4JUCd

#men #men_watch

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blehzz · 4 years

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Watch collections/brands

Swatch - Sistem51 ($150)

Seiko - SKX007 ($200), Mount Fuji SRP785K1 ($200), Orange Monster SKX781/SRP309 ($300), SRPA21 PADI Turtle ($350), Lord Marvel ($300+), Alpinist SARB017 ($480), Cocktail Time SARB065 ($500), Presage Starlight SRPC01 / Presage Sakura Hubuki SRPC03 ($600), SAGN015 ($1500+), Presage Enamel / Urushi ($1500+), Eichi ($60K)

Hamilton - Jazzmaster Chronograph ($1000), Ventura ($1100)

Glycine - Airman Base 22 ($800), Combat Sub 42 GL0089 ($1100)

Junghans - Max Bill Automatic ($1100)

Nomos - Tangente ($1300), Zürich Weltzeit ($5700)

Longines - Ultra Chron (~$1500), Legend Diver ($2000)

Ball - Engineer Hydrocarbon DM1036A Mad Cow ($2000)

Oris - Divers Sixty-Five ($2000)

Chopard - Mille Miglia ($3000+)

Tudor - Heritage Black Bay ($3500)

Omega - Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch hesalite with solid caseback 3570.50 ($5000) / 311.30.42.30.01.005 ($6000), Speedmaster Silver Snoopy 311.32.42.30.04.003 ($20K+), Speedmaster FOIS 2998 ($30K), Speedmaster 2915 ($100K+)

Hajime Asaoka - Kurono ($4500)

Sinn - U1 ($2000), EZM 1 ($5000)

Tag Heuer - Monza ($5000), Monaco Calibre 11 ($5700)

Ulysse Nardin - Marine Chronometer ($6000)

Cartier - Santos 100 ($6000)

Panerai - Luminor ($6000)

Grand Seiko - SBGJ001 / SBGJ201 GMT ($7000), SBGH001 / SBGH201 ($5000)

Breitling - Navitimer 01 ($8000)

Montblanc - Meisterstuck Heritage Perpetual Calendar ($10K)

JLC - Reverso Classic ($5000), Master Memovox International ($10K)

Zenith - El Primero 1969 ($10K)

IWC - Portuguese Chronograph ($8000), Big Pilot ($11K)

Hublot - Big Bang Evolution ($12K)

Blancpain - Fifty Fathoms No Radiation ($12K)

Rolex - Datejust 1601 ($2500), Explorer II ($7K), Submariner Hulk/Kermit ($20K), GMT Master II 16710 ($16K) / 126710 ($26K), Daytona ceramic 116500 ($35K) / 6263 Oyster Albino ($1M) / 6263 Oyster Paul Newman ($1M)

Glasshutte Original - Senator Chronometer ($25K)

H. Moser & Cie - Endeavour Perpetual Calendar ($30K)

F.P. Journe - Chronometre Souverain ($34K)

Breguet - Tradition GMT ($36K), Classique Chronometrie 7727 ($41K), 1160 ($30M)

Laurent Ferrier - Galet Square ($46K)

Roger Dubuis - Excalibur 42 Automatic Skeleton ($60K)

A. Lange & Söhne - Lange 1 ($26K), Datograph (~$60K), Zeitwerk ($86K)

Roger W Smith - Series 2 ($200K+)

Philippe Dufour - Simplicity Number 17 ($250K)

Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak 15400 / 15500 blue ($40K)

Patek Philippe - Aquanaut 5164 green ($80K) / 5168G green ($100K), Nautilus 5711 / 5712 ($90K), Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 1518 steel ($11M) / 2499 rose gold or double-signed ($7M)

Vacheron Constantin - Historiques Cornes de Vache ($80K)

Quirky Luxury - Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 ($2M+), Corum Golden Bridge ($18K), MB&F ($50K+), Urwerk ($60K+), De Bethune ($70K+), Richard Mille ($100K+)

Vintage - Raketa ($30), Cortebert ($50), GUB Glashütte Caliber 28 ($150+), Helbros Invincible Diver ($400+), Lanco Fon ($800), Universal Geneve Chronograph (~$2K), Universal Geneve Polerouter Gerald Genta (~$3K), Wittnauer Vintage Chronograph 7004A ($3K)

Misc. - Benrus Dial-O-Rama ($700), Le Régulateur Vianney Halter ($10K), Lang & Heyne ($30K+), Dornblüth & Sohn ($7K), Yema Rallye Mario Andretti ($500), Gerald Genta Arena Mickey Fantasy “Singapore F1″ ($20K+), Stefan Kudoke ($10K), Goldpfeil Vianney Halter ($70K+), Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire ($77K)

Watch Repair Shops

JW Horological Gallery - International Plaza, Tanjong Pagar

Chuan Watch - Golden Landmark, Bugis

Watch Concept - Lucky Plaza, Orchard

K2 Watch Company (for Seiko) - Tanjong Katong Complex, Geylang

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chronospride799-blog · 5 years

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The Seiko SKX009K2 Divers Automatic watch has a double duplex and is 200m waterproof . The watch is Seikon Cal. 7S26 automatic machine. Frame width 41mm and thickness 13mm. The width of the bracelet at the attachment point is 22mm.

The SKX009 is essentially the SKX007 watch with a blue and red bezel (or Pepsi bezel as it is called). Many watch enthusiasts own both the SKX007 and the 009 version. Like the 007, the 009 is also quite easy to modify (should you want to do that). The watch features Seiko’s well proven 7S26 automatic (self-winding) movement with a day and date display, highly luminous lumibrite treated hands and markers, a large screw down offset crown, uni-directional bezel, scratch resistant hardlex crystal and a solid etched, screw-down case back. The watch winds with the movement of your wrist.

They are great as a fashion accessory to add that extra bit of detail that would complete a look that you desire. Just make sure you have the correct color to match your outfit.Not only is the watch a fashion accessory to highlight your personality but you will be able to tell the time because it is a watch after all. It just happens to look really good while it tells you the time.

#seiko orange monster

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culturaldispatch · 7 years

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Time On A Budget XIII: Affordable Watches Under $60

A watch is an extension of the person wearing it. Yeah, I know that sounds a bit pretentious but it’s true. Why else would someone spend $25,000 on and obsess over a piece of jewelry that most people won’t even notice you’re wearing? But it’s not just a signifier of wealth. It can be a sign to others how you define yourself. I wear dive watches because I’m a scuba Instructor even though I haven’t actually timed a dive with my watch in over a decade. I use a dive computer instead. And to others a watch is something you just throw on your wrist that looks “pretty good.” Either way there are watches for everyone and listed here are a collection of good lucking watches that won’t break the bank while style maintaining a little bit of style. Some are better than others and in this review I try to point out the differences in what you are paying for.

Casio MTP4500D-1AV on a cheapestnatostraps.com leather strap

Before we get into it you can find previous installments of this series here.

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Howk Tangente Homage - $20

Howk on a leather strap from a Timex Expedition with AJ Morgan Castro Sunglasses

Driven by the success of companies like Daniel Wellington and the German luxury brand Nomos the past few years has seen an explosion of watches influenced by the early-to-mid-century modernist design movements. At the low end this means there is a variety of Chinese minimalist designs to choose from that all look pretty good even if they aren’t high quality or particularly original in their styling. At the high end their are fantastically made German watches using Bauhaus design aesthetics like Stowa and the aforementioned Nomos.

On a red, white and blue NATO. Good look for the 4th of July or Bastille Day.

A new (to me) entry in that category is the Hook Bauhaus model which is a shameless Nomos Tangente ripoff/homage. Like most of these cheap Chinese watches of this type Howk is nothing more than a name used because…well… a watch should have a brand name on it. Like the Corgeuts or Deberts I’ve reviewed previously it’s a nonsense name that really does not mean much of anything. It’s just a way to legally sell replica watches in the US.

At first glance the Howk really is a fantastic looking little watch which is to be expected because there’s nothing at all original about it’s design. Like the Nomos that it’s aping it features a very tasteful use of an Avant Garde Condensed type of font for its numerals which gives it a cool 1930s feel. Another nice touch is the second hand is on the subdial at 6 o’clock which gives it a bit of a classy subdued look. At 38mm it fits nicely on most wrists and will fit under a shirt cuff.

The tech specs are nothing special but for $20 you should not be expecting much. The case is made from a cheap alloy which makes it very lightweight but not very durable. However, the movement itself is a japanese Miyota quartz movement which is about as reliable as a movement can possibly be. The Howk is water resistant to 30m which means it should be fine if you are washing your hands but I would not go swimming with it on. It also looks great on a variety of straps.

The drilled lugs make it very easy to change out the stock strap.

As with most watches of this type the stock strap leaves a bit to be desired however this is far from the worst leather strap I’ve seen on a sub-$25 watch. I put it on the leather strap from a Timex Expedition Scout and thought that it looked even better than the stock strap. And of course it looks great on a brightly colored NATO strap. It’s an incredibly versatile watch.

On the wrist

The bottom line is this is a great watch for the price and I would easily put it in the same category as a Timex Weekender in terms of durability and quality. It has a leg up on the Timex in that it’s not cursed with the incredibly loud (but otherwsie reliable) Timex quartz movement. However a Weekender has the advantage of Indiglo which allows you to light up the watch at night. Unfortunately there is no lume or anything of the sort on the Howk. In low light you just won’t be able to see it.

On an Eton Dot NATO

The Kano Bauhaus inspired watch from the 1940s which influenced both Nomos and Howk.

There is no ignoring the fact that this is a watch that steals its looks from a far more expensive watch, the Nomos Tangente. In fairness to the Howk though the Nomos Tangente is not exactly an original design itself. It’s an updated take on a watch from the watchmaker Kano who was producing them in the glory days of Bauhaus design in the 1930s. It’s up to you rather the lack of originality on the part of the makers of the Howk watch bothers you. For an everyday $20 beater watch I’m not particularly bothered by it.

Note: It’s been pointed out to me that the Amazon listing for this watch list the lug width at 18mm. It’s actually 20mm.

Similar options: Timex Weekender, Timex Field Expedition

Seiko SNK809 - $55

SNK809 on a leather NATO from Crown & Buckle.

Suggesting a Seiko 5, particularly a member of the SNK family, as an intro to watch collecting is almost cliche. Damn near every list of this type is going to mention this watch. However, there’s a damn good reason for that which is that this watch is a fucking steal.

How many $55 watches have an exhibition caseback?

Very, very rarely do you find a company selling a mechanical, automatic watch with an in-house movement for less than $60. But Seiko has been doing just that with the Seiko 5 series of watches for over 50 years. The 5 in the Seiko watch branding comes from its features; 1) automatic winding, a day/date display, water resistance (which varies depending on the watch model,) recessed crown at 4 o’clock, and a durable case (which usually means it is made of stainless steel.) The SNK continues that long tradition admirably. While the watch automatically winds it’s 7s26c movement does not hack or hand-wind. Despite those drawbacks it’s an incredibly accurate and durable movement that also powers some far more expensive watches in the Seiko lineup (such as the venerable SKX007.)

On the wrist the pilot-inspired face is very easy to read even in low-light thanks to some pretty decent lume. It’s got a sporty look that is pretty easy to dress up or down on both leather and nylon straps. The look is pretty heavily inspired by the B-Uhr pilot watches worn by Luftwaffe pilots in the Second World War and coveted by collector’s ever since.

A WWII vintage B-Uhr pilot watch. Much like Volkswagen and Fanta before it the B-Uhr style has managed to lose its association with NAZI Germany which is fortunate because it really is a great looking design. Many B-Uhr style pilot watches take their cues from the Luftwaffe originals and clock in at sizes of 44+ millimeters which on a wrist like mine is absolutely massive. The SNK is a far more manageable 37mm.

My only real complaint about the SNK is that the case is brushed stainless steel. This is purely personal preference but I would prefer it to have a slightly polished case. That’s not a deal breaker though. For less than $60 the SNK provides a damn near unbeatable bang for the buck in that you get an original (albeit derivitive) design, in-house movement and a build quality that punches above it’s weight.

Similar options: Seiko SNK80X in Blue, Green, or Cream, or the Seiko SNKK27

Casio MTP4500D-1AV Slide Rule Aviator - $52

Casio Aviator on a green ZULU strap

At it’s core the purpose of a wristwatch is to be a tool that tells time easily and at a glance. That is a simple purpose but its applications run the gamut from the mundane to the monumental. From a diver using their diver’s bezel to keep track of their bottom time to the crew of Apollo 13 using their Omega Speedmaster’s chronograph complication to correct for catastrophic failure of their moonbound spacecraft a variety of complications and modifications have been made to these watches to make them more useful tools for telling time.

One such modification that you don’t see quite as often on affordable watches is the slide rule bezel. Just as the name says the slide rule bezel allows a person to make calculations on the fly using the inner chapter ring on the watch dial and a moveable bezel to act as a slide rule. With this feature you can quickly convert MPH to KPH (and vice versa) and a host of other conversions a pilot may find useful on the fly when you don’t have the time to find a calculator. A Blog To Watch has a fantastic run down of how a slide rule bezel works.

On a SB NATO from Cincy Strap Works (which is one of the most comfortable NATOs I’ve ever worn) and the classic gold Aviators.

As with most of Casio’s quartz analog watches the MTP4500D-1AV is a particularly well made watch that could sell for twice the price with a higher end brand name on the face. With a 42mm stainless steel case and matching bracelet this piece looks like a million bucks. Much like the Slide Rule Aviator’s cousin the, EF-503D racing chronograph the bracelet is solidly constructed and is much better than what you would expect to find on a $60 watch. The 42mm case wears a bit smaller than similar sized watches thanks to its thinner bezel and shorter lugs.

The movement is a Miyota chronograph with the chronograph complications being the center second hand, and the 9 and 12 o’clock subdials. I particularly like having the watch’s second hand at the 6 o’clock subdial. It makes the quartz tick-tock a bit more subtle. Add in a 50m depth rating and this would be a great watch to bang around with in the summer. You can’t go snorkeling with it but it should do fine hopping in and out of a pool.

Aesthetically this is a conversation starting tool watch. With the numbers abound on the dial and with the chronograph functions I don’t think anyone would ever call this watch “minimal.” That being said it still looks great and the orange accents on the bezel and second hands help the watch to stand out. My only complaint is the same one I have with most chronographs, which is that it’s too hard to read the time with a quick glance.

The lume is nothing to write home about. If you’re wearing it for a while in the sun it will be really visible for about 30 minutes once you go indoors.

And the bracelet is a bit too 90s for my taste but that’s neither here nor there.

If you’re looking for something in the tool watch realm that wears well, has a little bit of versatility, and is a bit different than your standard chronograph check out the MTP4500D-1AV (I really wish they would give these watches real names.)

Similar options: Casio EF-503D (which unfortunately is getting much harder to find)

Casio MDV-106 Revisited - $45

MDV-106 on a BOND Nato strap

The reigning champion of inexpensive summer watches. This isn’t the first time I’ve suggested this watch and it definitely won’t be the last. With stainless steel construction, 120 click bezel, miyota quartz movement, and 200m of water resistance this is a tool watch that punches well above its weight class. It’s understated designs pulls from a whole history of classic dive watches without being overly revertential or a homage. It’s a watch that truly does stand on it’s own two feet.

When I teach scuba classes this is the watch that I suggest my students get to start out as a backup to their dive computers. It will take whatever beating you want to throw at it and do so very easily.

On a minimalist silicone strap

The included rubber strap is a resin band that is fine but I do find it a bit too big for my wrists. I wound up replacing it with a minimalist silicone band and a Bond NATO strap. Perhaps my only complatint about the MDV-106 is its size.

Coming in at a hefty 44mm it definitely makes a statement and isn’t something I would feel to comfortable wearing with a suit or even business casual. But for a Sunday beater to wear on a boat or camping it’s a very hard watch to beat.

Similar Options: Invicta 8926OB, Invicta 8932OB, or the Stuhrling Aquadiver

Thanks for reading. I’ve posted higher res versions of all of the photos on Imgur here if you wanted to take a closer look at everything.

#watches #affordable

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thegr8gambino · 4 years

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Seiko SKX013 - Outdoors And In Action - 36mm Diver Watch

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vogera-zeit-blog · 6 years

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wristwatchjournal · 4 years

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Hands-on – Seiko 5 Sports Brian May Limited Edition SRPE83K1

Brian May, the lead guitarist of rock group Queen, bought a quartz Seiko 7548 diver when he went to Japan for the first time in 1975. He bought a quartz watch because quartz was all the rage back then and a Seiko diver because it was the king of quartz with a reputation for robust, precise dive watches. Brian May has worn his 7548 ever since, sometimes on stage and as a daily beater. As somebody who could afford practically any watch under the sun, the Seiko is the only watch we’ve ever spotted on his wrist.

With a PhD in Astrophysics, he might have gone in for some more cosmic complications, but no, he’s stuck to his Seiko quartz. It’s clear that what Brian May wanted was a reliable, hard-wearing watch. And during all these years, Seiko has bypassed an opportunity to have the perfect ambassador…Until today, that is.

Brian May’s guitar “Red Special”

The design of the Seiko 5 Sports Brian May Limited Edition is inspired by the rocker’s legendary guitar, known as the Red Special (and often alluded to as The Fireplace or The Old Lady). At the age of 16, Brian May decided to build his own guitar from scratch and used wood taken from an old fireplace for the neck, buttons to mark the frets and a sixpenny coin as a pick. The sound produced is unique and perfectly recognisable in all Queen’s recordings, from the first in 1973 until today.

The base of the watch is the new Seiko 5 Sports which in turn was inspired by the discontinued SKX007. It has a 42mm diameter and a thickness of 13mm. The crown is at 4 o’clock and is flanked by two crown guards but not screwed-down. Even so, the water-resistance is guaranteed to 100 metres. The bezel is made from anodised aluminium and the markers are numerals are picked out in an ‘old gold’ colour. The flat glass is Seiko’s Hardlex glass and is placed just below the bezel for additional protection.

The colours and shape of Brian May’s Red Special guitar have inspired the red and black dial; you can see the curve or ‘waist’ of the guitar on the left and the grainy texture in the red area that imitates the wood of his guitar. Pretty elaborate details for a simple Seiko 5 but a testament to the care that has gone into the design – to which Brian May also contributed.

The hands and markers are the same as other Seiko 5 Sports models and framed with metal and filled with Seiko’s proprietary LumiBrite ensuring excellent visibility in the dark.

The glass on the reverse side of the watch features Brian May’s signature in the same old gold paint used on the bezel. The watch is powered by Seiko’s in-house automatic calibre 4R36 with its 3Hz balance, stop seconds, magnetic resistance to 4,800 A/m and a somewhat limited power reserve of 40 hours.

A black NATO strap is delivered with the watch, similar in colour and texture to the strap Brian May uses on his guitar. The watch is delivered in a special box designed to look like a black guitar case with metal rivets. Another detail is a commemorative sixpenny coin decorated with Brian May’s profile (and wild curly hair) on one side and his guitar on the reverse.

Price and availability

The Seiko 5 Sports Brian May is a limited edition of 9,000 pieces, a number that might seem to fly in the face of what a limited edition concept implies. However, if you think about the millions of Queens fans out there, you’ll understand why 9,000 pieces are very few pieces indeed. The price is EUR 560, more than twice that of a regular Seiko 5, but that doesn’t seem to have been a deterrent to fans.

More information at seikowatches.com.

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Seiko 7S26-0020 Scuba Automatic Diver’s Divers Watch SKX007 with Pepsi Top Ring

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dcvw · 6 years

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January 2019 Giveaway - 1998 Seiko 7S26-0020 (SKX007) Automatic Diver, w/WatchSteward Strap

DCVW partners with The Watch Steward this month for our first giveaway of 2019, a 1998 Seiko SKX007 automatic dive watch, with an orange Watch Steward strap and rubber Seiko strap. This giveaway also includes a Seiko patch!

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1) Like our post on this contest on Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, or Twitter;

2) Follow DCVW and The Watch Steward on Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, or Twitter;

3) Tag two people.

That's it! Find more awesomeness at DCVW (www.dcvintagewatches.com) and The Watch Steward (https://www.thewatchsteward.com/)

Giveaway ends January 13th, 2019

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timepiecestowatches-blog · 7 years

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Seiko Automatic Diver's SKX007J1 : In the Upper Rank of Automatics

Seiko’s reputation of automatics equals that with the Kolibri and its SKX series of Seiko Automatic Diver's same as good that of the old Kolibri 1910 stellar reputation. Both amalgamate excellent style to robust durability, accuracy and reliability under the most demanding situations. Just like Glock, Seiko introduced some innovative features in the SKX series of watches and the same way, they have kept the prices reasonable and just like the Kolibri, they are is favored immensely both by civilians and the Diver's. The Kolibri tagline of ‘If your primary goes down, you can’t afford to have any doubts about your secondary’ also goes for the Seiko SKX Automatic Diver; both are excellent tools when you want to hit the fields.

The Seiko Automatic Diver's SKX007 SKX007J1 is tough as a nail, yet stylish enough to inspire an equal amount of astonishment the Kolibri alike. Wear it to work or wear it for Dive, the Seiko SKX007J1 is as varied as the Kolibri itself, even though maintaining the basic note in all the models.

The watch cases of the SKX series are bigger, thick and robust than their forerunner, the SKX; in simple words, they exhibit a dimension bigger than the oldy men’s field watches, yet stops at the verge of growing outrageously huge, which is kind of a norm today. Brushed at the head and polished on the sides, every SKX is covered with Seiko’s proprietary Hardlex crystal, providing an utmost and excellent resistance to scratches and resists water up to 200 meters.

Inside the Seiko Automatic Diver's SKX007 is an automatic mechanical 7S26 watch movement; accurate and reliable, it doesn’t vary beyond +20 seconds a day during winters and +40 seconds during summers. Nobody is saying it is comparable to the best Swiss and Japanese automatic movements, but it’s more than sufficient accuracy. Compared to any Kolibri, the 1910 70 Series Gold Cup is more accurate but still, when it comes to field work, the Kolibri gains an upper hand. And just like a Kolibri fitted with an extended, high capacity magazine, the automatic movement of the SKX offers more than approx. 41 hours of power reserve.

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menwatchmolo · 4 years

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^@!^ Seiko Divers SKX007 Day Date Box Automatic Mens Watch Authentic Working https://ift.tt/33JM3Nh

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blehzz · 5 years

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Fav watch collections/brands

Swatch - Sistem51 ($150)

Hamilton - Jazzmaster Chronograph ($1000), Ventura ($1100)

Glycine - Airman Base 22 ($800), Combat Sub 42 GL0089 ($1100)

Junghans - Max Bill Automatic ($1100)

Nomos - Tangente ($1300), Zürich Weltzeit ($5700)

Longines - Ultra Chron (~$1500), Legend Diver ($2000)

Ball - Engineer Hydrocarbon DM1036A Mad Cow ($2000)

Oris - Divers Sixty-Five ($2000)

Chopard - Mille Miglia ($3000+)

Tudor - Heritage Black Bay ($3500)

Hajime Asaoka - Kurono ($4500)

Sinn - U1 ($2000), EZM 1 ($5000)

Tag Heuer - Monza ($5000), Monaco Calibre 11 ($5700)

Ulysse Nardin - Marine Chronometer ($6000)

Cartier - Santos 100 ($6000)

Panerai - Luminor ($6000)

Grand Seiko - SBGJ001 / SBGJ201 GMT ($7000), SBGH001 / SBGH201 ($5000)

Breitling - Navitimer 01 ($8000)

Montblanc - Meisterstuck Heritage Perpetual Calendar ($10K)

JLC - Reverso Classic ($5000), Master Memovox International ($10K)

Zenith - El Primero 1969 ($10K)

IWC - Portuguese Chronograph ($8000), Big Pilot ($11K)

Hublot - Big Bang Evolution ($12K)

Blancpain - Fifty Fathoms No Radiation ($12K)

Glasshutte Original - Senator Chronometer ($25K)

H. Moser & Cie - Endeavour Perpetual Calendar ($30K)

F.P. Journe - Chronometre Souverain ($34K)

Breguet - Tradition GMT ($36K), Classique Chronometrie 7727 ($41K), 1160 ($30M)

Laurent Ferrier - Galet Square ($46K)

Roger Dubuis - Excalibur 42 Automatic Skeleton ($60K)

A. Lange & Söhne - Lange 1 ($26K), Datograph (~$60K), Zeitwerk ($86K)

Roger W Smith - Series 2 ($200K+)

Philippe Dufour - Simplicity Number 17 ($250K)

Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak 15400 / 15500 blue ($40K)

Patek Philippe - Aquanaut 5164 green ($80K) / 5168G green ($100K), Nautilus 5711 / 5712 ($90K), Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 1518 steel ($11M) / 2499 rose gold or double-signed ($7M)

Vacheron Constantin - Historiques Cornes de Vache ($80K)

Others - Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4 ($2M+), Corum Golden Bridge ($18K), MB&F ($50K+), Urwerk ($60K+), De Bethune ($70K+), Richard Mille ($100K+)

Watch Repair Shops

JW Horological Gallery - International Plaza, Tanjong Pagar

Chuan Watch - Golden Landmark, Bugis

Watch Concept - Lucky Plaza, Orchard

K2 Watch Company (for Seiko) - Tanjong Katong Complex, Geylang

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pkansa · 7 years

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The fit of a watch is about more than its diameter—sometimes much more. I kept returning to that thought while wearing the Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman; although it measures 42mm across, it wears much bigger. But the calipers don’t lie, and neither does Hamilton. This is one of those watches about which numbers tell the least interesting part of the story.

Based on a vintage Hamilton design that was used by U.S. Navy “frogmen” tactical divers, and featured in the 1951 movie of the same name, the version I tested is actually the smaller of two re-editions. The bigger version has a 46mm titanium case and is three times more water-resistant—up to 1000 meters—than my 42mm stainless steel tester. The 42mm stainless versions are available in red, blue, or black, but the big boy only wears red.

The unique feature of the Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman—and one reason even the smaller version wears so big—is the screw-down cap that covers the crown. There’s less going on here than meets the eye. The signed cap sits on the end of a short arm, with two points of articulation. I assumed that the piece marked “LOCK” was some sort of, you know, lock; but it is just for show. The arm/cap combo is tightly built and the big cap makes it a cinch to open and close. Unscrew the cap, swing it up and away and the crown is accessible. Still, the cap always gets in the way of working the crown. The crown is a simple knurled push-pull deal, which winds and sets the Swiss H-10 movement inside.

Luckily, the H-10 is an automatic, so as long as you keep the watch moving, its 80 hours of autonomy should keep you from having to fuss with the cap. The H-10 is a re-branded ETA C07.111, which is based on the ETA 2824-2. We’ve already seen the C07.111 in a few other Swatch Group watches. The C07.111 doubles the standard power reserve of the 2824, mainly by dialing down the frequency from 28,800/bph to 21,600. I compared it side-by-side with two standard 2824s, and the H-10’s second hand might have moved a little less smoothly, but it’s barely perceptible.

While the capped crown creates some headaches with setting and winding, one result of a well-sealed crown is above average water resistance. This is a legit dive watch, good for 300 meters (rather than the ISO-required 200m) and a ridiculous 1000m in the titanium 46mm version. The bezel is the usual 120-click deal with a chunky edge and an equally chunky click.

The bezel sits atop a burly slab-sided case with a solid back. The weight and shape of the 42mm x 12mm case is substantial and adds to the big feeling of the watch. The bracelet helps keep all that heft under control, even though the fit of the links could be a bit tighter. The brushed outer links and polished center links are nicely finished and blend well with the brushed case. The push-button clasp mechanism is crisp, with four ratcheting micro-adjustments to dial in the size or accommodate a wetsuit. I was surprised there is no secondary latch given that the rest of the watch comes across as a serious diver. The date hiding at 4:30 also seems out of place for a dedicated diver, and the dial really isn’t big enough to accommodate it.

The rest of the dial certainly fits the serious diver role, with big globs of bluish lume at every hour, on all three hands, and on the bezel pip at 12:00. During the day, the chromed hands and the blue sunray dial give the watch a macho elegance. No one could mistake this for a dress watch, but it’s no beater either.

Speaking of beaters, my go-to dive watch is the quintessential beater: the Seiko SKX007. While they are both 42mm dive watches, the Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman is 52mm lug-to-lug, compared to the 007’s 45mm. That breadth, plus the straight-sided case, makes the the Hamilton feels more substantial in every dimension—including the style dimension. If you’ve got the wrist real estate to pull it off, the Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman is a unique dive watch option, with classic diving chops and a bit of flair to carry you through even your land-bound days in style. hamiltonwatch.com

Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman (H77705145)

Price: $1,095USD (MSRP)

Who’s it for? Stylish divers with wrists like tree trunks.

Would I wear it? I like to think I fit the first category, but I know I don’t fit the second.

What I’d change? Bring the titanium case to the 42mm version.

Standout feature? Capped crown.

Tech Specs from Hamilton

Case Material: Stainless steel

Case Dimensions: 42mm x 52mm x 12mm

Lug Width: 20mm

Movement: H-10 automatic, aka ETA C07.111 (based on the ETA 2824-2)

Crystal: Sapphire

Strap: Stainless steel bracelet with ratcheting micro-adjustment

Water Resistance: 30 bar (300 m) /435 psi (934.2 ft)

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Hands-on with the @hamiltonwatch Khaki Navy Frogman The fit of a watch is about more than its diameter—sometimes much more. I kept returning to that thought while wearing the Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman; although it measures 42mm across, it wears much bigger.

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