The new Orient Star divers seem to be creating a buzz on some of the forums the last few weeks. They are already being compared favorably to some other more expensive high-end designs. Since it seems to be such a “hot” watch right now, I thought it would be fun to look at […]

Most Seiko collectors probably think that the SBDX001 300M 8L35 was Seiko’s first Marinemaster. Those who are more savvy might point out that the SBDX003 Historical version preceded the SBDX001 by a few months. While this is correct, it still was not Seiko’s first Marinemaster. Based on my research, it was the SBCN005 Transocean which […]

Editor’s note:
This article about Alba Riki Watanabe Collection Automatic AAAA105, made by Seiko, is based on behind-the-scenes discussions between Lee® and Petew. Both own this watch. Lee® liked the black-dial one so much, he picked up the white-dial Alba AAAA101 too! That says a lot. Both Lee® and Petew have collections that include Grand Seiko […]

A recent post on Thomas Yeo’s blog introduced me to the Alba Modern Classic Automatic AL4037X (above). It retails for 152,000 Won (KRW), or about $160 USD. He said it’s not available in Singapore and not easy to find. An Internet search led to the discovery of several interesting Alba models sold in the Korean […]

Seiko 6R15 Prospex Automatic Scuba 200m (above, left) has created a buzz on worldwide Internet watch forums. Many are ready to proclaim it the new king of Seiko divers watches. Moderately priced at around $450 US, shipped from Japan, with a 23-jewel automatic/handwinding/hacking watch movement, and large bodied at 44mm across, how could it fail […]

About a week before the recent Daylight Savings Time (DST) change in the United States, I purchased the above G-Shock, “The G” model GW-700BDJ, from the local Costco. I was interested to see if it would survive the early DST changeover.

The Wave Ceptor (or “atomic”) versions of the G-Shock line listen to a radio source […]

Nicknames are tricky. Good ones match. Some on the Seiko Citizen Watch Forum have dubbed the soon-to-be-released Seiko 6R15 Prospex Automatic Scuba 200m diver’s watch, SBDC001, the “Sumo.” It’s caused some controversy.
Not to be throwing sand, but will the nickname gain a foothold?
Katsu Higuchi coined the nickname Samurai for Seiko SBDA001 when it was released […]

In this last part of my continuing musings on Seiko kinetics, I wanted to focus on some dive watch styles that seem to be almost completely ignored by the non-Japanese collecting community. In the early- to mid-1990’s, Seiko released a multitude of interesting kinetic dive watches in a rainbow of colors and styles. Many of […]

Editor’s note:
Greg Heath, who posts under the name heat on the Seiko & Citizen Watch Forum (SCWF) has been a friend of mine since I met him in 2001 at a “watch meet” that was organized by none other than Reto Castellazzi, founder and owner of the Poor Man’s Watch Forum (PMWF). The venue was […]