The Watch Thread - Part 6

[poiiop]

Dear all Seiko experts, wanna ask if the sportura perpetual kinetic is a good buy?

I saw a model, SNP055P1, which I quite fancy, but it's about $900+ after discount.

Specs is as such:
Kinetic Perpetual from the Sportura collection
Powered by the movement of your body
Perpetual calendar correct to year 2100
24 hour hand
Month hand
Leap year indicator
Power save function
Time relay system presesrves accurate time up to 4 years
Stainless steel case and bracelet
100m water resistance
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Sportura SNP055P1 watches for Men from Seiko | Seiko

Is it worth it??

 

[tremor]

Swee bor this watch.

 

[patryn33]

I went last week to the Pendulum at Siam Paragon, they didn't have Nomos I so badly want the Ahoi Atlantik Datum.

Order directly from nomos if u want it soooo badly

 

[patryn33]

I wonder how much wrist time does each watch get. Poor them

Toy story ... Feeling neglected??

 

[yattokame]

Dear all Seiko experts, wanna ask if the sportura perpetual kinetic is a good buy?

I saw a model, SNP055P1, which I quite fancy, but it's about $900+ after discount.

Specs is as such:
Kinetic Perpetual from the Sportura collection
Powered by the movement of your body
Perpetual calendar correct to year 2100
24 hour hand
Month hand
Leap year indicator
Power save function
Time relay system presesrves accurate time up to 4 years
Stainless steel case and bracelet
100m water resistance
Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Sportura SNP055P1 watches for Men from Seiko | Seiko

Is it worth it??

most important is how much you like it when it's on your wrist. pictures don't tell much, really.
if it speaks to you when it's on your wrist then it's a must buy

found some others on creationwatch.com (reliable company with local office - quite a few of us have ordered from them before)

snp

godspeed!

 

[shadow99er]

ok here we go again......

two schools of thought:

1) let it stop. prevent wear and tear.
2) let it go (ok i can hear my kids singing frozen songs now). let the lubricants move to prevent them from coagulating.

for me, i let them stop.
HOWEVER, the watches in my winder are mainly those with screw-down crowns (rolex, patek), or those with complications like my wife's triple calendar. would be a huge PIA to set it all over.

the screw-down crowns are difficult to set and I fear the damaging of the threads. my wife also complains how they damage her manicure. I am now considering taking out the Pam305 and replace it with the skx007 (a real PIA to unscrew the crown).

hope that helps

btw, have learnt that:
Rolex - bidirectional
Patek - anti-clockwise

i find seiko watches painful to wind and set the dates and my moonphase is always on the winder because its also difficult to wind.

 

[SkyScraper]

today jin active.

My stowa one day faster by ~1minute
is that normal?
I have no issues setting back the minute hand everyday hahaha

 

[pwillie]

I went last week to the Pendulum at Siam Paragon, they didn't have Nomos I so badly want the Ahoi Atlantik Datum.

Why didn't you go to the chidlom branch? I did mention that the chidlom branch has quite a comprehensive range

 

[Longtimenoc]

Why didn't you go to the chidlom branch? I did mention that the chidlom branch has quite a comprehensive range

I did take note of that, but I was on the missus' shopping schedule, which took us literally everywhere but Chidlom! Was an amazing three days eating and buying stuff though, Bkk rocks hard! Some of the German sellers on Chrono24 have decent prices for Nomos, so I can always scratch that itch if I wanted to. Thanks for the tips.

 

[coern]

Cold and dark evening because the sun sets early in Europe.

Take watch and wrist shots for fun!

 

[aerolord]

Something that I am proud of

Catalog:

Jaeger Le-Coultre - 2014/2015 Edition
Patek Philippe - 175 Anniversary
A. Lange & Sohne - 2014 Edition
Audemars Piguet - 2013/2014
Tag Heuer - 2013/2014
Glashutte Original - 2014/2015
Jaquet Droz - 2012
Breguet - 2013/2014
IWC - 2013/2014
Vacheron Constantin - 2014 Edition
Piaget - 2013/2014
Roger Dubius
Montblanc - 2013/2014
Blancpain - 2012 Edition
Girard Perregaux - 2013 Edition
Panerai - 2015 Edition
Cartier - Tiong Edition
Bvlgari - 2013
Zenith - 2012/2013
Ulysse Nardin - 2013

Not in this photo

Tudor, Rolex, Omega, Secret of Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe 2010-2011 Hardcover, Longines, Balls and Tissot...

If anyone just want some book or tabletop book, I suggest ALS, PP, AP and JLC.

Since can't own the watch, book eh sai buay?

 

[a562140]

i find seiko watches painful to wind and set the dates and my moonphase is always on the winder because its also difficult to wind.

can you elaborate how is seiko different from other watches in terms of winding and setting dates...or are you referring to just the hasssle of manually managing the complications in mechanical movements

 

[Henabi]

Steady lah aerolord.

you will one day "own them all"

 

[a562140]

Steady lah aerolord.

you will one day "own them all"

these will be worth a lot of money some years down the road on ebay !

 

[Lurker_13]

... Just for a boring Sunday afternoon

 

[yattokame]

Another long time no see watch.

Bought from alibaba.com
$100

47mm
Manual winding
Sterile dial
Dome crystal (dont think its sapphire)
Diamond crown
Deployant buckle
Strap with screws

Not bad at all

 

[slow_mo]

It's a cool Sunday afternoon.



One more pic for the day...

 

[cichlid]

Sorry me ish noob.... No need to wet the paper???

haha, me even more noob, think this is the second time someone says "no need to wet the paper" when I post my coffee making pictures...i really dont know the answer....

anyway, wearing my Tuna wanabe today and a pic of my new toy (literally, lol)

 

[a562140]

time to pick up the kids

 

[cichlid]

time to pick up the kids

You can mod a Seiko watch with a Yobokies dial and hands to get this look but in a mechanical watch.