Comments on: Seiko’s Crowning Achievement? http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/ Japanese Watch Enthusiasts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:20:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: GMT+9 » Blog Archive » Seiko Power Design Chronograph SBPP003 Pictures http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-4167 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:59:42 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-4167 [...] Looks like this watch will gonna work with long-sleeved shirts. It sort of reminds me of the “Sumo” from the side. Like the low profile (above, left). [...] […] Looks like this watch will gonna work with long-sleeved shirts. It sort of reminds me of the “Sumo” from the side. Like the low profile (above, left). […]

]]> by: GMT+9 » Blog Archive » Alba by Riki Watanabe — Mature Design http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-333 Fri, 11 May 2007 06:16:18 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-333 [...] At 36mm in width, with a quartz movement, I know this watch will not be appreciated by many Japanese watch fans. Fans of the so-called Seiko Sumo diver’s watch (Seiko model SBDC001) probably won’t get it. Perhaps they can’t see, or appreciate, the design, the spirit, that went into this watch. I’ve owned this watch for two years. Although I have watches that cost many times more, I have none I enjoy wearing as much. Only a true master could design a watch with so much quality in every regard, and only a company like ALBA could sell it for so little. [...] […] At 36mm in width, with a quartz movement, I know this watch will not be appreciated by many Japanese watch fans. Fans of the so-called Seiko Sumo diver’s watch (Seiko model SBDC001) probably won’t get it. Perhaps they can’t see, or appreciate, the design, the spirit, that went into this watch. I’ve owned this watch for two years. Although I have watches that cost many times more, I have none I enjoy wearing as much. Only a true master could design a watch with so much quality in every regard, and only a company like ALBA could sell it for so little. […]

]]> by: bryanandersen http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-177 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:33:40 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-177 Hi Zoodles, Thanks for your comments! Sorry about my delay in responding. Hope you're enjoying your Seiko 300m Pro Quartz. That is one of Seiko's best current production models, in my opinion. Regards, Bryan Hi Zoodles,

Thanks for your comments! Sorry about my delay in responding. Hope you’re enjoying your Seiko 300m Pro Quartz. That is one of Seiko’s best current production models, in my opinion.

Regards,

Bryan

]]> by: bryanandersen http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-176 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:26:58 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-176 Hi DavisMort, You have a pocket watch with a 6R15 movement? I'd be very interested in the model number, if you happen to know it. I like pocket watches very much. I recently traded a 6R15 dress watch for one with a 7S26 caliber movement (plus a bit of cash). Yes, you are certainly right, the 6R15 caliber movement is better than the 7S26/36 in many ways. Along with the two you mentioned, two more are the 6R15 hacks, and the mainspring is anti-magnetic. Thanks for your comments! Regards, Bryan Hi DavisMort,

You have a pocket watch with a 6R15 movement? I’d be very interested in the model number, if you happen to know it. I like pocket watches very much.

I recently traded a 6R15 dress watch for one with a 7S26 caliber movement (plus a bit of cash). Yes, you are certainly right, the 6R15 caliber movement is better than the 7S26/36 in many ways. Along with the two you mentioned, two more are the 6R15 hacks, and the mainspring is anti-magnetic.

Thanks for your comments!

Regards,

Bryan

]]> by: DavisMort http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-171 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:53:29 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-171 Would a Marathon SAR fit in this picture? Interestingly, I have a Seiko pocket watch with the same 6R15 movement and I like its reliability there, so am expecting the same from the 6R15 wrist watch. I'm not worried about the crown on the cameltoe/sumo because I don't dive and don't even sit behind a desk. I like the fact that you can wind this one and its power reserve then is 50 hours. This corrects what I don't like about the 7S26 and 7S36 movements; they can't be manually wound. So, all in all, I prefer not to let the crown be the tag that wags the dog. Would a Marathon SAR fit in this picture? Interestingly, I have a Seiko pocket watch with the same 6R15 movement and I like its reliability there, so am expecting the same from the 6R15 wrist watch. I’m not worried about the crown on the cameltoe/sumo because I don’t dive and don’t even sit behind a desk. I like the fact that you can wind this one and its power reserve then is 50 hours. This corrects what I don’t like about the 7S26 and 7S36 movements; they can’t be manually wound. So, all in all, I prefer not to let the crown be the tag that wags the dog.

]]> by: Zoodles95 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-155 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:11:59 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/23/seikos-crowning-achievement/#comment-155 Great little article. I look forward to you re-visiting this in a part II after you have a 6R15 diver to review. Great little article. I look forward to you re-visiting this in a part II after you have a 6R15 diver to review.

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