WSRUW: What Seiko Are You Wearing Today?

Professor

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.

efauser

This thread has gone to shit.

GuiltyBoomerang

Time to resuscitate it.

michael22

My bezel is starting to ghost, especially on the red.

AveConscientia

How old is it?

michael22

About 9 years.

michael22

My bezel is starting to ghost, especially on the red.

MrMartini

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

michael22

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.

MrMartini

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