hi,
for a budget like that, you can try checking out the entry level seiko 5s.

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Added on December 5, 2011, 11:12 am@LEVIATHAN

very nice! a true diver indeed...the skx009 is on my hit list next.

This post has been edited by fluffy6640: Dec 5 2011, 11:12 AM

im no watch maker, but i suspect that the small bit of moisture might have came in from the crown.

i have not seen this model in shops, but online from SG it would set you back about 1.6k RM.

ah..if you're in sg, go to skywatches (online name) at chinatown people's park complex. their shop name is "fashion watches" on the 3rd floor..
they have cocktail time. the model is SARB065.

@Jing-leBelle

congrats on the new watch! wear it in good health and hope to see many more seikos in your collection. hehe.

@Jing-leBelle

supposed to have a power reserve of 40+ hours, which i did get on my mini monster 3 days ago, where i left it down after a long day out, it ran for almost 2 days. i'd say on average you'd get 30+ hours normally if you're like me, on the desk all the time

watchub is an awesome seller. got my mini monster from them. had some issues on ebay policies with 1 watch, settled with no questions asked. very friendly too.

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Added on December 14, 2011, 9:17 am@iamadrianlee

that's a nice collection! altho its gonna be hard to see all 30 of them. hehe. no monsters in your collection? XD

This post has been edited by fluffy6640: Dec 14 2011, 09:17 AM

@alliddin

very nice! i wish more cocktails would join the party? hehehe.

oh man. that's a sexy group shot. i love all the models you have there. curse you seiko dive watches!

so, are u letting the frankenmonster go any time soon? haha!

im ordering an orange mini monster for christmas. i cant wait XD

auto winder would be for those manual winding watches. if im not mistaken. so for seiko's autos normally, no wrist time, no winding at all

haha! dont worry about it. i actually knew what u meant, but dunno why i said something else. morning syndrome. still sleeping with eyes wide open.

yup, even for me, for 3 seiko autos, surely one will die off. so i'd say, see which one you prefer to have the most wrist time with. 2 is the max to keep them all running.

luckily my russian aviator manual winding. hahaha senang

haha! dont worry, seiko collecting isnt so bad. of course more expensive watches will be a bad thing lo

but still watches is a new hobby i welcome, prior to this, cars cars cars....money burnt.



anyhow, i've been drooling over this velatura for a long time.



i wonder is iamadrianlee gonna let this one go? muahaha

This post has been edited by fluffy6640: Dec 15 2011, 03:41 PM

whops. i tot it was the other way round. my bad...

hrmm...is it worth getting a winder? i checked out the prices, not cheap tho. and will an unworn/still watch be bad?

@iamadrianlee

dang. been wanting a franken too

talking about russians, you should get one! ehehe.

@kakashi...

that's the best part about monsters, a little worn, but looks as good!

i'd say ebay will get the best deals on monsters. but as for the stargate, i think its a fair price to pay.

type of watch prefered? chrono? diver? military?

for 38mm i'd say get the titanium chrono. i'll search for the code soon and up some pics.

@spicediablo

SNA113P1 is the code. pics are below.



but something with day and date, i'd say maybe a seiko 5. but the best workhorse i'd say is the monster. or something more dress-ish would be the skx007 or 009

This post has been edited by fluffy6640: Dec 22 2011, 11:25 AM

that must be spanish i think. haha. but just alter the date back to english. as u will realize between 9pm to 3am theres an english date there.

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Added on December 23, 2011, 9:54 amthe monster is kinda large. 44mm as i recall. but the chrono ti is smaller. 38mm case.

This post has been edited by fluffy6640: Dec 23 2011, 09:54 AM

haha! yup..if you select spanish as the date, it will rotate to english for a brief moment around 12am to 3am. hehehe.

all u need to do is, right now pull crown out to the 1st position where u can adjust the day and date, rotate clockwise and get FRI. once u do that, it wont change to spanish the next day. except during that period of 12am - 3 am.