What’s Water Resistance About?
It says “100m W.R.” on your watch dial. And perhaps “10 ATM” on the watch’s caseback. You already know it refers to the watch’s maximum water resistance but is there more to it than those mere numbers?
If you have a 100m rated watch, would you wear it for scuba diving?
Well, why shouldn’t you? After [...]
Seiko SNA141P military chronograph review
Watch History
Date acquired: May 18th 2005
Production Date: July 2004
Source: Pokemonyu, eBay
Price paid: USD147
Status: Possibly discontinued
Background
This nice looking watch actually fulfilled two of my personal watch collecting criteria. Firstly, I was looking for a military look Seiko and secondly, I decided to have a representative from the 7T62 alarm chronograph family. I was aware [...]
Seiko 5 Sports SKZ209K Atlas review
Watch History
Date acquired: June 5th 2005
Production Date: April 2005
Source: Chun Cheong Watch & Pen Store, Sungei Wang Plaza
Price paid: MYR560 (approximately USD147)
Status: In production
Background
When preliminary photos of the new SKZ207/209/211 Seiko 5 Sports models appeared on the Seiko & Citizen Watch Forum in mid 2005, it caused a stir amongst many of the [...]
Alba AL-4005X "Manta Ray" Diver’s 200m review
Alba boldly introduced its 7s26 diver’s models into its “Alba Active” lineup, expanding its sports watch category. I’m not sure if the AL-series are Alba’s first divers but they certainly are the first ones that borrowed the 7s26 movement from Seiko.
Seiko SKX011J Diver’s 200m review
Watch History
Date acquired: Oct 30 2005
Production date: Jun 2004
Source: Pokemonyu, eBay
Price paid: USD140 (w/o shipping)
Status: Possibly discontinued
Background
The SKX011J is the orange dialed 7s26-0020 diver from Seiko. It was first released in the mid 90s as the SKX011K, which was mostly probably targeted at the SE Asian market. The SKX011K has [...]
Seiko SKX007J Diver’s 200m review
Watch History
Date acquired: Jan 26 2005, Feb 22 2005
Production date: Nov 2003,
Source: Capital Mall, eBay
Price paid: USD98 (w/o shipping), USD140 (w/o shipping)
Status: In production
Background
The SKX007 is perhaps the most evergreen diver’s watch from Seiko. First introduced in 1996 to replace the 7002-series divers, it has become an icon of the [...]
Seiko SKX781K Orange Monster review
Watch History
Date acquired: Dec 26 2003
Production date: 2003
Source: Spark Time Trading, Pertama Complex
Price paid: MYR480 (USD143)
Status: In production
Background
The SKX781K or fondly known as the "Orange Monster" amongst Seiko fans, was one of the watches that I found simply irresistible. Barely three months after owning the SKX779K Black Monster in late 2003, [...]
Seiko Prospex SBDC001 Scuba 200m review
Watch History
Date acquired: Apr 21 2007
Production date: Mar 2007
Source: Higuchi Inc, Japan
Price paid: JPY47,000 (USD429)
Status: In production
Background
When stock photos of the SBDC-series divers first appeared on the Internet in early 2006, it created huge ripples in the watch forum communities. It caused widespread excitement and speculation among the Seiko diver [...]
Seiko SKXA49K Black Knight review
Watch History
Date acquired: May 9 2005
Production date: Dec 2004
Source: Premierworld, eBay
Price paid: USD101.50 (w/o shipping)
Status: Possibly discontinued
Background
The SKXA49K, or affectionately known as the Black Knight is one of Seiko’s contemporary design, true dive watches that broke into new grounds. It was designed to look more dressy than a serious tool-like [...]
Citizen Nighthawk BJ7017-50ET review
Watch History
Date acquired: Nov 26 2005
Production date: Aug 2005
Source: Capital Mall, eBay
Price paid: USD147 (w/o shipping)
Status: In production
Background
Having a plethora Seiko watches by late 2005, I thought of trying out a Citizen watch for a change. The Citizen Nighthawk had garnered a cult following in SCWF and received a [...]
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