Love it. Checks off none of the "this is what I like in a watch" bullet points yet a compelling watch. Congrats on it.
Just had my Seiko Chronometer back from service with a new date mechanism and crystal fitted. Circa 1972 Sent from my Android.
Ok - I have had a massive pain a while ago fitting a 20mm NATO in the 5 I was wearing yesterday... I thought you encountered a similar issue! Sorry to hear there are other ways Seiko found to make strap-fitting a pain...