I think that's still widely available. Not sure where you're from but I saw it in shops in Sg Wang, saw it at MidValley, guess most Seiko shops in major shopping centres should have it. Saw it last week in Selayang Mall.

20mm? Perhaps you looked at the smaller 38mm models? I used to own a SNZG15 and the dimension was 42mm, lug was 22mm. 22mm strap is quite standard for a lot of watches.




As you can see from the photo above, the strap has quite a presence.

This post has been edited by iamadrianlee: Dec 5 2010, 09:47 PM

Nato straps definitely can. Most watches will be able to take nato straps except for those with integrated lugs like the Sportura series.
For bracelet it's best that you get the watch on bracelet coz I'm not sure if u can get aftermarket bracelet for the SNZGxx series. Perhaps highwind can give you the model no. since he has one on bracelet.

As for the price I really can't remember. I got it from virustar's shop in Penang while I was on holiday there earlier in the year. Bought a few watches from Penang so can't really recall the price for each. I do know I sold it for just RM250 to a forum member here so it must have been below RM400.

Oh yeah, the ion-plated version is really nice. I saw photos over at WUS.

Can't remember but it should be below RM400. Read my reply to winning11 above.

One of the more affordable ones is the Franken Monster. One of my personal favourites. Sold this orange one recently to a member on this Seiko thread.


Still have the Tuna though.


What about the shrouded divers are you asking about?

I got my Emperor Tuna (SBDX011) pre-owned but all my brand new JDMs come from Higuchi. But Seiya's great as well. It really boils down to which one offers the best price. Service is comparable.

Note if you're paying by credit card and not paypal, expect to pay more than the price in YEN that they quote you. Your bank will charge you interest and pay them immediately but there are often difference that you have to pay due to currency fluctuation on the posting date. From my experience, the banks always choose a day when the YEN has risen for the posting. The most expensive that I had to pay to the bank was about RM160, that's not to Higuchi but to the bank.

Wow that's nice. Seldom see that one locally.

That's great man. That's the way it should be.

With Seiko you don't really need any promotion period. 25% is well within the discounts that they can offer. Even without promotions, 25% is quite standard. Try walking into City Chain when there's no sales and stand in front of the Seiko display. Stand long enough and the sales person will automatically open his mouth to offer you 25% discount (unless its Seiko5).

You can also get more discounts at smaller name shops that carry Seiko like those in Sg. Wang. Another option is to contact LY seller virustar here, I find his price to be very good.

Not sure what's the shipping costs to Malaysia but 49% off is a great deal.

I've had my eye on this one for some time now but never pulled the trigger. Too many black watches with black bezel. Need to flip some to make space in the watch box. But definitely in my list.

I feel Orient is under-rated locally by many. Even their lower range (Mako, Mako II, etc) are great bang for the buck.

As for the watch above, here's a great review by Danny of MWF http://www.malaysiawatchforum.com/index.php/topic,9.0.html


Congrats. That's nice.

Mind sharing more info? I don't know much about the Premier range. Is that auto or quartz?

Without doubt that is the cheapest price I've seen so far. Sg Wang selling it for 3.5K.

That's a nice looking GMT.

I've bought straps from the US and it costs US12 for registered mail. So I doubt for watches it's US15. But if u went ahead and paid, I wonder what they would do.

I'm the least suited to give my opinion as I don't own a single dress watch but I'll give my 2 cents worth.

I could give a lot of negative comments on the watch purely from the looks of it (and that's only bcoz I dont like small sized dress watches). Maybe some others here who own dress watches could give their opinion.

I do think that it is an unbelievable price if it is indeed sapphire crystal.

But most important thing is you mentioned that you fell in love with it. That's the deal for me. As long as you love the watch, dont care what people say. That's how I approach watches anyway.

There is a rotor that spins to power the movement when you shake the watch. On some watches it's louder. I have not paid attention to the spork but it is quite normal that it is the sound of the rotor spinning.

Bro, looking forward to the photo of your new chrono. Any target?

There is a way that you can calibrate the hands urself by pulling out the crown and pressing the pushers. But I'm not sure whether ur watch can do that. Have a look into the manual. It may be specified there.

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Added on December 16, 2010, 8:10 pmHow old? Looks quite new.

This post has been edited by iamadrianlee: Dec 16 2010, 08:10 PM

Received this last month. This will be my last watch for 2010.


This is my first kinetic watch. Never been a fan of kinetic but got poisoned by other Seiko members and after doing some reading on the newer kinetic movement, decided to pull the trigger.

I've been feeling lazy these days and have been wearing quartz watches more than autos. Early morning just grab the watch and go without needing to shake the watch, change the date and time.

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Added on December 17, 2010, 1:24 amBetween the two, I'd definitely go for the SBDD003. The price is very different from the Velatura as well.

This post has been edited by iamadrianlee: Dec 17 2010, 01:24 AM

Thong Sia should be able to replace it with a stock crystal but not sapphire unless the original came with sapphire. You could try to source for a sapphire crystal from one of the Seiko modders from overseas tho - Harold (yobokies), Jake (JakeB), etc.


So far so good - power reserve consistently shows 6 months eventho I'm not wearing it daily.


Was posted here a few posts back. It's now known as the Stargate.

Let me know the 6digit serial no. and the movement number (xxxx-xxxx) on the back of the case and I can try to find out.

This post has been edited by iamadrianlee: Dec 18 2010, 12:39 PM

Hard to give you a definite year for 7009 movement as they had a lifespan between 1970-1999. In your case the watch was produced in October but the year could be 1976, 1986 or 1996.

Nice. Not sure what's ur wrist size but your watch looks quite big.

If it's just battery change then it won't costs much. Can do it at any watch shop.

Vostro or Vostok? Can't really see in detail but it looks very much like a Vostok to me.

Yeah do post a photo of ur wife's chrono. I might be interested in getting a ladies watch soon as well.

Sure ur wifey must have liked it. Looks very nice for a ladies chrono.

Save urself the trouble and just contact seller virustar who posted above. He's a genuine Seiko seller with a shop in Penang.

One of the better looking military chronos around. Really nice.


What 22mm strap? Leather? Rubber?