Might jump on the bnadwagon.....
Discussion
One further consideration if youre looking for a Seiko dive. Many (though not all) of the Seiko 5 models will only be water resistant to 10 BAR / 100 metres. These arent proper divers watches, rather theyre 'divers-style', and unless theres one that you particularly want, theyre better avoided as the prices are similar. There are 5s which are marked 'Divers 200m' (or 20 BAR / 200m Water Resist) and these are better, though still inferior to the SKX007/009 and Monsters, in my opinion. More of the 5s seem to be made in Japan still, which does make them more attractive, whereas the Monsters are now made in China with a Malaysian movement.....
I've not reacted to the "made in Korea or Japan" thread before but I frankly can't see the difference. Seiko open a factory in a lower wage econony but still applying their own strict quality control. I see this argument all the time on the Nikon forums and having had Nikon lenses for nearly 30 years some are made in Japan and some elsewhere but they all work just fine. The argument holds no water for me at all; my Monster is more accurate than my IWC but that is perhaps the luck of the draw since the IWC is still within COSC standards. Nikon Japan make bad lenses sometimes - my £4,800 200/400 had to go back because of a back focus problem. Just my take on the matter. Happy Xmas.
ETA; Oh, and going back to the original post the Japanese model cited is out of stock anyway! I wonder if they make the 007 there any more; it's quite an old model now.
ETA; Oh, and going back to the original post the Japanese model cited is out of stock anyway! I wonder if they make the 007 there any more; it's quite an old model now.
Edited by lowdrag on Friday 4th December 07:17
lowdrag said:
I've not reacted to the "made in Korea or Japan" thread before but I frankly can't see the difference.
I think that youre missing the point. It isnt about quality. There is no suggestion that the Malaysian watches are inferior, simply that theyre less desirable to an enthusiast. GC8 said:
There is no suggestion that the Malaysian watches are inferior, simply that theyre less desirable to an enthusiast.
To a horologist, yes - to the average punter like myself, it makes no real difference where it was made and whether or not it is Quartz.Edited by pincher on Friday 4th December 15:16
Edited by pincher on Friday 4th December 15:17
Grey Ghost said:
pincher said:
Pipe down, you big butch hunk of thick wristed-ness
Stick your thin wristed arms into your deep pockets and buy a nice Breitling or you're not going to fit into your new working environment pincher said:
GC8 said:
There is no suggestion that the Malaysian watches are inferior, simply that theyre less desirable to an enthusiast.
To a horologist, yes - to the average punter like myself, it makes no real difference where it was made and whether or not it is Quartz.HereBeMonsters said:
But the automatics have a sweepy second hand. That makes all the difference to me.
"Sweepy". Define please. All my automatics operate in the same way, be it Swiss or Japanese or in this case Korean. It's the same movement so how can it be different in operation? Does it turn anticlockwise because it is from the Orient?lowdrag said:
HereBeMonsters said:
But the automatics have a sweepy second hand. That makes all the difference to me.
"Sweepy". Define please. All my automatics operate in the same way, be it Swiss or Japanese or in this case Korean. It's the same movement so how can it be different in operation? Does it turn anticlockwise because it is from the Orient?I know this looks totally like a Sinn, but I stumbled upon the SNDA65 the other day. Great looking thing. It's a quartz though, so it ticks.
lowdrag said:
HereBeMonsters said:
But the automatics have a sweepy second hand. That makes all the difference to me.
"Sweepy". Define please. All my automatics operate in the same way, be it Swiss or Japanese or in this case Korean. It's the same movement so how can it be different in operation? Does it turn anticlockwise because it is from the Orient?sneijder said:
lowdrag said:
HereBeMonsters said:
But the automatics have a sweepy second hand. That makes all the difference to me.
"Sweepy". Define please. All my automatics operate in the same way, be it Swiss or Japanese or in this case Korean. It's the same movement so how can it be different in operation? Does it turn anticlockwise because it is from the Orient?I know this looks totally like a Sinn, but I stumbled upon the SNDA65 the other day. Great looking thing. It's a quartz though, so it ticks.
Gassing Station | Watches | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff