Which Marinemaster 300M...and where to buy?
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So I'm quite keen on a Seiko Marinemaster 300M.
Its a good solid diver, without going quite to the price range of a Rolex or Tudor, that also seems to hold reasonable value in case an upgrade down the road becomes a necessity. i..e. when they finally release a spring drive diver that isn't GIGANTIC.
However, the questions are - which version, where to buy and how much to pay?
I stopped by the Seiko boutique and they have the 50th anniversary gold-accented model (they are calling me back for price, as they are getting more Divers including the Grand Seiko Spring Drive titanium grail watch in this week), but i wonder if the gold is a little blingy, since the watch wears quite big?
Its also a little more expensive than the MM300 for a little bit of detailing.
the regular version:
With the dollar so high against the yen, higuchi and seiya would make sense for a sale from Japan, but are there any other international sellers (new or used) who are worth considering? These list for about $1,800-2,000 USD but I'm sure discounts are out there.
Its a good solid diver, without going quite to the price range of a Rolex or Tudor, that also seems to hold reasonable value in case an upgrade down the road becomes a necessity. i..e. when they finally release a spring drive diver that isn't GIGANTIC.
However, the questions are - which version, where to buy and how much to pay?
I stopped by the Seiko boutique and they have the 50th anniversary gold-accented model (they are calling me back for price, as they are getting more Divers including the Grand Seiko Spring Drive titanium grail watch in this week), but i wonder if the gold is a little blingy, since the watch wears quite big?
Its also a little more expensive than the MM300 for a little bit of detailing.
the regular version:
With the dollar so high against the yen, higuchi and seiya would make sense for a sale from Japan, but are there any other international sellers (new or used) who are worth considering? These list for about $1,800-2,000 USD but I'm sure discounts are out there.
Edited by Wadeski on Monday 16th March 02:01
I personally prefer the standard SBDX001 over the 6159-7001 re-release however such things are highly subjective.
As for where to get them from, if you're considering pre-owned then I would imagine that there'd be plenty of sellers on watchuseek.com. I don't go on there often however I believe that most sellers on there are U.S. based.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/search.php?searchid=3...
As for where to get them from, if you're considering pre-owned then I would imagine that there'd be plenty of sellers on watchuseek.com. I don't go on there often however I believe that most sellers on there are U.S. based.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/search.php?searchid=3...
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