any preference? quartz, chorno, auto?

Automatic seems to be cool...so does Seiko 5 (I have my dad's old Seiko 5), should I get another new Seiko 5?
What about chronograph watches e.g. Criteria? Seems like there's not much usage for a chronograph other than being a stop watch

thats pretty much it for complications.
eg
repeater, moonphase, equation of time.

your budget is decent enough to get seiko divers automatics or quartz chrono...
most people buy chrono for the looks, design, and complication for autotmatics...not so much on using the stop watch function...
just like non-divers getting divers watch because they like the looks and designs of it.

you could also get a decent orient automatics with power reserve with that budget..
something like this...
http://www.orientwatchusa.com/ffd0f001w-p-482.html

With a 900 budget you might be able to get the new 200m diver after some discounts. Photos are from the actual owner, not mine.

Haven't seen these in the flesh yet but it's just been made available locally. Only two variants reported locally so far - black and orange dial. Our friends in Singapore reported a white dial version with a stainless steel bezel. Last photo is a case comparison between a Sumo. Does have a few similarities.

Wow..this is a very nice looking seiko diver...

hey i have the SPORK too! i put on 22mm rubber strap band n it looked v sporty on my hand. i bought tis bcos i couldn't find Orange Monster available around kch. too bad huh? i thk divers r muscular watch on my hand. I wear it day in day out (except gym session, of cos!) 'll post my pic some day wen i free. but don expect a detail like urs bro. hahaha.

besides, i have a rolex submariner in cabinet. too exp for daily use. mayb after 30s la. So far only having 2 divers, n im not watch collector but i hope i could b 1 in future. =)

cool

but the spork has 20mm lugs. how did u put the 22mm band on it?

yea tat was exactly wat da seller told me. but z20 strap makes da watch looked sissy (haha). den i went back to my hometown (SIBU), i went to a young man who familiar wif SEIKO since he was 5 y-o (his dad owns da small watch shop) n he said its v easy for him to put on z22 on tis watch. bcos he has been doin tat since he was a teen. tis dude knws a lot about seiko n he shows me his divers. i mean 100 of em mixed wif other brands (OMEGAs as well ). impressed. i can post my watch pic for u guys after tis. but i slightly scratched it wen swimming+Kayaking. =)

da best thg is, he charged me for rm35 for da strap n free divers watches exhibition.

ah he notched the z22 for u

yea. but perfectly match. perfectly!

oh yea. my fren is looking for a watch budget at 2k most. any recommendations? i asked him to get seiko premier at 2k+ a bit (kinetic mayb). but he is so reluctant to spend 2k on a seiko, wat a shame. he is not into divers like me thou he likes my watch v much. he wnts sumthg elegance n eye catchy. anyway i stopped him from buy Fossil. i warned him about da Fossil watch will bcom real fossil after few year n he back off right away. let's give me sum ideas c how da thg goes. =)

the other thread got tons of suggestions for non japanese watches

if u like divers, u shd at least look at the azimuth sea hum hahah (not asking u to buy... just see how massive the gmt version is in person)

i'm one the rare dudes who spent rm2k on a seiko...

i would spend 2k on it. n im not rare. hahahaha. but about Grand SEIKO.. im sorry about tat. i would pick OMEGA anyday. haaa

I don't think spending 2K on a Seiko is rare nowadays. I know a lot of guys who have spent much more than that on a Seiko. The Tunas, MM300, Brightz Phoenix are all quite popular with the local watch crowd as evident in the local watch forum.

Mind you these are not widely available in local stores as Thong Sia doesn't actively sell them here but its available from a few AD. My regular AD in Sg Wang has sold quite a few higher end Seikos via a catalog that you could place an order for and the stock is supplied locally by Thong Sia.

My guess is his customers either have no idea on making online purchases or prefer to have the peace of mind that their watches are covered under local warranty.

for watch enthusiast yes...but not for normal regular people i think...a lot of people still feels that swiss is better at prices beyond rm2k but that not necessarily true...

I agree with you. Majority will go with swiss at that price range.

Although I do see that Seiko, Orient, Citizen is slowly gaining popularity even with non WIS. Who do you think my AD is selling those Seikos to? He says if they are WIS, they'd probably won't buy from him at those prices.

I don't think a few years ago we had that many higher end Japanese watches in the market. I also see that Chinese mechanicals are slowly gaining up as well.

i also agree depends what u want n needs if Swiss watch cost you a bomb

Great to hear that..i feel that seiko deserve more recognition especially in the mid and high end market...

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