WSRUW: What Seiko Are You Wearing Today?

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I'm sure everything came out alright in the end. Not sure what duty the helper dog is expected to perform and I'm sure I don't want to know.

My cats are frantic if I don't let them into the bathroom. They know that bipeds are clumsy , when getting up I might fall backwards and hit the handle and accidentally flush myself away.

I've just seen some custom watch cases made for Seiko movements advertised on Ebay. Might be worth a look.
 
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I'm sure everything came out alright in the end. Not sure what duty the helper dog is expected to perform and I'm sure I don't want to know.

My cats are frantic if I don't let them into the bathroom. They know that bipeds are clumsy , when getting up I might fall backwards and hit the handle and accidentally flush myself away.

I've just seen some custom watch cases made for Seiko movements advertised on Ebay. Might be worth a look.
It was a joke. Because most wrist shots are either breathtaking views or a Mercedes/BMW steering wheel in the background
 
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About 9 years.
I was thinking it couldn't be more than 10 years old. I like the fade, by the way. Mine says howdy.
 
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I like it too. It must have been fading for a while, but I only recently noticed it.
 
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My bezel is starting to ghost, especially on the red.

22 Years old, and fading but not like that yet. I don't like the nicks in the bezel at 8:00 and 9:15, but would rather keep the faded bezel than replace it.
 
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it's troublesome. I'm not much of a watch aficionado and certainly not a collector and know just about nothing of fine watches beyond the most rudimentary like what a caliber is (sort of), what chronometer and chronograph is etc, but nothing of the intricate history and evolution of the brands. I own a simple Automatic Breitling Superocean Chronograph, but I've grown tired of it and haven't really used it for the past 3-4 years.

so I went looking around and came by chance across Grand Seiko. I had no idea japan and seiko made such superlative mechanical watches and having understood that the Hi Beat and Spring Drive more or less destroys all but a few Swiss watches (certainly from an economical point of view) when it comes to mechanical intricacy and precision I would feel hugely silly paying a premium for say, a Rolex, just because it's Rolex (and Swiss). brand history matters, but I'm not that much of a tool that I happily pay for a watch whose manufacturer is resting on their laurels. I wouldn't sleep well knowing I paid for a fine mechanical watch, yet know there's one much better out there, for less money. yet I feel silly, because the Seikos are like many things Japanese rather plain/borring/understated compared to the plethora of Swiss watches out there, so now I'm stuck
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Love my Seikos, great for daily wear. My Seiko 5 is probably my most worn watch over the years.
 
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it's troublesome. I'm not much of a watch aficionado and certainly not a collector and know just about nothing of fine watches beyond the most rudimentary like what a caliber is (sort of), what chronometer and chronograph is etc, but nothing of the intricate history and evolution of the brands. I own a simple Automatic Breitling Superocean Chronograph, but I've grown tired of it and haven't really used it for the past 3-4 years.

so I went looking around and came by chance across Grand Seiko. I had no idea japan and seiko made such superlative mechanical watches and having understood that the Hi Beat and Spring Drive more or less destroys all but a few Swiss watches (certainly from an economical point of view) when it comes to mechanical intricacy and precision I would feel hugely silly paying a premium for say, a Rolex, just because it's Rolex (and Swiss). brand history matters, but I'm not that much of a tool that I happily pay for a watch whose manufacturer is resting on their laurels. I wouldn't sleep well knowing I paid for a fine mechanical watch, yet know there's one much better out there, for less money. yet I feel silly, because the Seikos are like many things Japanese rather plain/borring/understated compared to the plethora of Swiss watches out there, so now I'm stuck
Don't use Rolex to judge the entire Swiss watch industry.
We have only one world, but plenty of variety.
 
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I have an opportunity to pick up a King Seiko j14102 and I would like some opinions.

It looks pretty good to me but, given what I see from most examples, almost too good. I'm also not sure what's going on with the dial. Is there an issue or is it just the photos? The photos are a mix of the seller's and the person who sold it to him. Anyway, your thoughts are appreciated.
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I agree, tough pictures to judge.
Maybe the dial got cleaned and the varnish was removed, leaving the “silver” brushed dial exposed?
There are some light spots being seen as “ whiter or negative spots”.
Good luck.
 
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Maybe it's an unusual dial variation. The printing looks too good to be redial.
 
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I'm thinking 2 possibilities:
* they are original;
* some highly skilled redialler likes the vertically brushed technique to remove the damaged dial finish.

So, I'm no help at all.
 
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I'm thinking 2 possibilities:
* they are original;
* some highly skilled redialler likes the vertically brushed technique to remove the damaged dial finish.

So, I'm no help at all.
Thanks for your thoughts. This is an odd one.
 
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it's troublesome. I'm not much of a watch aficionado and certainly not a collector and know just about nothing of fine watches beyond the most rudimentary like what a caliber is (sort of), what chronometer and chronograph is etc, but nothing of the intricate history and evolution of the brands. I own a simple Automatic Breitling Superocean Chronograph, but I've grown tired of it and haven't really used it for the past 3-4 years.

so I went looking around and came by chance across Grand Seiko. I had no idea japan and seiko made such superlative mechanical watches and having understood that the Hi Beat and Spring Drive more or less destroys all but a few Swiss watches (certainly from an economical point of view) when it comes to mechanical intricacy and precision I would feel hugely silly paying a premium for say, a Rolex, just because it's Rolex (and Swiss). brand history matters, but I'm not that much of a tool that I happily pay for a watch whose manufacturer is resting on their laurels. I wouldn't sleep well knowing I paid for a fine mechanical watch, yet know there's one much better out there, for less money. yet I feel silly, because the Seikos are like many things Japanese rather plain/borring/understated compared to the plethora of Swiss watches out there, so now I'm stuck
I love the Swiss dearly, but they relie on their value as status symbols and are high in demand as such and their design(stainless sports Rolexs for example). Grand Seiko I would say are a better value for the money and their designs are often perfectly understated making them very versatile. Not many will ask you about your Seiko compared to a Submariner, but it is all in what you are looking for in a watch.