I think I saw one but I'm not sure since the tag is hidden, the owner was busy and all diver's watch look the same to me. Anyway, I can confirm that I saw SRP229K1 for sale. Today.

That's a Monaco Twenty-Four Concept watch. It's a prototype. You can't buy it.

You can buy the Tag Heuer Monaco Calibre 12 Gulf Limited Edition instead, if you can find one.
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Saw one for sale 2 years ago at 1Utama. Price? I don't know.

Sorry, my mistake. It did go though production but not as regular production piece but a Special Edition piece.
There's a review of it here. If you are interested ask an AD.

Search for other pics of calibre 12 gulf. That photo does not represent the colors of the real thing.

There are so many Casio models. Can you please provide the Model Code for reference?

Nice watch and you've got a good deal. Since you've got one, can you please explain how the Multi-Band 6 Atomic Timekeeping works?

For example:
If I intentionally set the time and date forwards or backwards, will it automatically reset and display the correct time and date when it receives the radio signal?
How about flying from Japan to North America or Europe? Will it automatically do the same?

Haven't bought a Casio watch for a long time. My last one was a Casio AW-20 Speed Memory 100. Had fun timing my average speed to and from work everyday. Unfortunately, those resin straps don't last long and eventually break. I had replaced mine twice with an aftermarket piece, but the buckle was made of plastic instead of metal. I wasn't aware that it broke and I lost somewhere on the NKVE highway while riding a bike in the 90's.

Had the same problem with a previous Casio AE-21W Twin Graph II. Instead of getting a new strap, I bought the Casio Speed Memory. I still got the Twin Graph II, tried putting a new battery earlier this month but it no longer works. It's already 20 years old this year and its probably due to the limited lifespan of the LCD.

I not sure about the lifespan either. There are some people out there selling 80's and 90's vintage LCD watches and calculators. Perhaps replaced with NOS spare parts? My mid 90's old solar powered credit card sized calculator also does not work anymore.

Perhaps yours is an exception to the rule?

Anyone else that has a working LCD watch that is 20+ years old?

How exactly so? You can get an automatic watch from the 1920's onwards in working condition. All an automatic needs is a good cleaning and regulating after a few years. They are repairable. I dunno if anyone repairs LCD watches. No battery change is needed. Still, there are stories of automatic watches working for 30 years without any servicing. The LCD technology is still young though. Take care of your watch let us know if your watch is still working in the year 2032.

Another issue that I have with resin straps is they tend to shrink over time. My old 100m WR Citizen Quartz '86 vintage resin strap has shrunk over the course of 26 years. Now it is only slightly bigger than my wrist. The quartz movement also needs replacement. At 6 o'clock the hands are no longer in alignment.

I'll add a pic later. Might drop by Citizen Service Center today and see if they can get mine working again.

Love the design of Casio GA-110GB-1A. Wish they made a black PVD metal version of this watch with sapphire glass and matching metal bracelet.

Not in the best condition after more than 2 decades.... I don't even know the model code.

Not sure when it was made since I'm not familiar with Citizen serial nos. It has English and Japanese Day dial indicator.

Went to their Service Center in Wisma Cosplant 2 and the personnel there only said sorry, can't be repaired because no more spare parts for the quartz movement. She also highlighted that it is against Citizen's policy to swap a new compatible movement for an out of production one.
Great. Will never buy a Citizen watch in the future and no more quartz watches!
Looks like I have to find an independent professional watch repairer and perhaps look into the possibility to convert this quartz watch into an automatic.

I have another '94 vintage quartz Tag Heuer. Anyone have experience sending their quartz Tag Heuer at their service center?

Seen the movie Blue Hawaii countless of times during my childhood but I never noticed Elvis wearing a wristwatch. Good reason to get a DVD release and look for it!

Can anyone recommend a good watch repairman in Selangor with experience in quartz to automatic conversion? Please PM me. Thanks.

For diving watches:
CX Swiss Military 20,000 Feet Diver

In development: (Added: James Cameron made a successful dive to the bottom of the Marianas Trench with the Rolex Deepsea Challange!)
Hopefully, Rolex will make it into production.
Rolex Deepsea Challenge 39,370 feet Diver

http://youtu.be/hDZwFLgW1BM

A superlative diving watch. Still the question remains, can it withstand a dynamite explosion like the former?

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A chrono generally refers to a watch with a stop watch function. Since that one doesn't have one, put that IWC under a dress watch category. If you are rich, a beater.

Any shop with the Seiko AD Plaque should be ok. Check out KL Authorized Dealers
The only difference between the dealers is the discount that they are willing to give.

Ingersoll is now owned by Zeon Ltd. A British subsidiary of the Herald Group that is based in Hong Kong.
http://www.heraldgroup.com.hk/timepieces.htm

From what I know, the Ingersoll watches are using Sea-Gull movements. Not bad IMO, but I prefer watches with in-house movements.

That Hamilton Ventura XXL looks nice and unique. Bought the watch locally? Mind sharing the price of that beauty?
I must get a Seiko Streamline Series Watch like the SKA377P1 someday.....

Yup. Same thoughts on the Kinetic here. Although they are using reliable Titanium Lithium Ion rechargeable battery now, it is still essentially a quartz watch.
I'm hoping that Seiko will release an automatic movement for the streamline series in the future.

Better hurry up before ETA movement supply runs out.... The Swatch mafia is now restricting supply of ETA movements to independent watchmakers.

Source #1
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What's everyone opinion on this? Should consumers boycott the Swatch Group of Companies?

Back in the 80's the Swiss watch industry almost died from competition with Quartz watches from Japan.
Maybe the next big competition in this decade would be automatics from China and Japan?

AFAIK, only 3 major Swiss movement makers:
ETA
Sellita
Soprod SA

La Joux-Perret is now owned by Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. I'm not sure to include that in the list.

I dunno about the smaller ones, even if they offer something like tourbillion watches, I can't afford it yet.

Have you read the first article?
The Swatch Group is big and they are not only interested in restricting supply of ETA movements, but also regulating mechanisms. Both Sellita and Soprod will also be affected since they get the regulating mechanisms (hair springs and balance assembly) from Nivarox. Whom is under the Swatch Group and near 100% supply control to the Swiss watch industry.

Sellita makes copies of ETA movements so independent watchmakers like Oris should not have any problems adapting to their current production watches.

It will interesting to see what will happen to the Swiss watch industry in the next 5 to 10 years. TAG Heuer is already using Seiko 6S37 for their Calibre 1887 movement.
Maybe Sea-Gull in Swiss watches next?
Will we see an increase in price of Swiss watches next due to restriction of movements and regulating mechanisms?

It would be sad, if small watch makers like UHR.info can no longer offer good value for ETA watches in the future.

It looks nice with a very good perpetual calendar movement and the ceramic casing is highly scratch resistant compared to steel casings. But it is also brittle.
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Mind sharing the cost?

Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea
It's a beautiful watch with an ingenious design & construction and it's at the bottom of my watch shopping list.

ML? You mean Maurice Lacroix?
They have a boutique in Starhill Gallery.

Swiss Watch Gallery, KL Pavilion
Cortina Watch, Suria KLCC

Just go to their website and look for more ADs. I love the design of the Pontos S Dive Watch.

There are so many Pontos Models: Decentrique, Classical, Classical Rectangulaire. What model did you get?