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13 August 2018, 10:23 PM | #1 |
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Seiko, why are you so ....
PERFECT??
Hi all, During my move to France I realized all my watches were in the safe so decided to buy a "cheap" watch to wear during the adaptation process. Well, once again, Seiko surprised me! I bought these three thinking will destroy them in few weeks but I was really wrong!!! I've used them in really hard conditions (using tools, swimming, traveling, dropping accidentally....) I bought for 50€ each and their precision is still between +/- 6 sec/day. Used the blue dial for 8 months nearly every day and only able to find some scratches and dents but working like first day! Proud to say Seiko surprised me once again and re-learnt cheap watches could be amazingly strong and reliable! "If you're not having fun you're doing something wrong". Groucho Marx. |
14 August 2018, 01:46 AM | #2 |
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Cool watches! My inexpensive Seiko is as robust my Rolex.
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14 August 2018, 08:49 AM | #3 |
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Seiko’s are not ‘cheap’ nor ‘cheaply made’, merely inexpensive in comparison to many Swiss made watches.
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14 August 2018, 09:19 AM | #4 | |
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You're right. Sorry to use the term "cheap" but is not used in the bad way. I've tried to say I looked for a not expensive watch thinking will break it sooner or later. I bought Seiko because I know very well they are strong and reliable. I always learn about watchmaking and Seiko tough me many things during my life and always is surprising me how their basic models are so incredible. I own many brands and more expensive but are not always better or more precise. "If you're not having fun you're doing something wrong". Groucho Marx. |
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14 August 2018, 09:40 AM | #5 |
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I still have my diver’s watch from around 1997. It runs well. I have had no occasion to open it. I just acquired a 2017 “Green turtle limited edition”. I have no plans to open it. They’re great watches.
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19 August 2018, 09:48 AM | #6 |
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One of the things I've learned during my fling with watches is that a young man could buy three Seiko 5 watches and have enough variety for almost every situation and that could last a lifetime.
A friend of mine who died a while back wore a Seiko 5 that he bought in the early Seventies and it worked as well as it did when new and looked good, too. He just had it serviced regularly through the years.
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