I dont think can just base on own experience ... Some ppl also claim super accuracy from their 7s26 wat.

Any guesses what this might be?

Rewind a bit back up... looking again at the Orient that Chopin posted.

Is it really necessary to have that quickset date button there? I mean it sorta like throws out the whole proportion of the watch.

Would like to ask
Seiko 5 selling at only rm229
Worth the go?

No. Orient does make other calibers with single crown and quickset day and date.
I believe they still make these since they are still popular and in demand.

Seiko did stop production of Seiko 5 during the quartz revolution in the 80's for a short period but brought it back because it was and till today still in demand.

Out of proportion? Yes. But aren't almost all watches the same with the crown and pushers on one side?
Even our faces are asymmetrical.

What's there to be sorry about? It's natural to be excited over a new toy.

I'm also uber excited over my Seiko 5 

Well the story goes like this.

I've only recently taken an interest in watches which started after rediscovering my old Tag that was lost for many years inside storage boxes and learning about its origin etc.... result = poisoned by mechanical watches.

Anyway, one thing lead to another and I wanted a mechanical beater watch so I went hunting for the popular Seiko divers but they didn't really speak to me contrary to the internet photos. During this hunt... while looking at heaps of watches, its always the Seiko 5 military's that caught my attention.

I didn't get it immediately as I was put off by the Seiko 5 shield. As a watch noob, my impression of Seiko is that its just another mass manufactured el cheapo watch usually sold in uncle/aunty watch shops and Seiko 5 being the el cheapo version of an el cheapo watch until I read more about it.

Seiko 5 stands for 5 design principles:

1. It has the Diaflex unbreakable mainspring
2. Diashock shock protection
3. It has to be an automatic
4. Day/Date
5. Water resistant

Seiko 5 sub-brand itself has been around since the early 1960's primarily in Asian countries and the Seiko also have a history for making military styled watches (and real military watches for Japanese Imperial Army and war criminals alike )

Then it starts to make sense, here we have an affordable, unpretentious, tough as nails everyday joe nelayan, roti canai seller (before they become millionaires anyway) etc tool watch... with a display caseback (bonus for aspiring watch nut), great lum, backstory and a manufacture movement to boot... heck this is the perfect beater.... all for a measly RM400.

So I bought this... the SNZG13J stainless steel bracelet version.



It also looks good on NATO and other straps as shown in this more professional review http://wornandwound.com/2012/09/26/seiko-5-snzg-review/

Other versions are also available ... bead blasted ones with canvas band and a black pvd bracelet version with lumed numerals.

So far I find the SNZG works with everything from selipar tat seng to dress down fridays. And I could've sworn that for some black magic reasons, the bracelet seems a lot more scratch resistant than my rollie.

Noteworthy moment is that its freeze resistant too....

Hi all,  any comments for Citizen Promaster PMX56-2811 !!   

Citizen is under my blacklisted company. Apart from that, not many stores are selling Citizen watches.

It's nothing personal. It's just business.

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hi, got it at usd649 online, free shipping, upgraded to priority shipping (fedex). sent monday, arrived tuesday

Hi everyone,
I was doing some window shopping when I came across this Orient watch. The salesman tell me it is one of the Orient SP series.



It is priced at RM430 and a discount of 25% will be given. How do you guys think of this as a simple dress watch for dinner occasions? I am a fresh graduate now so budget is limited but of course they will be plans for future upgrades once my income is secured. Very interested in collecting watches so please guide me.

Chopin,
It is battery driven, we call that quartz? Not auto. I am also attracted by its looks too when I am looking around.

P/S: Pardon my noobness lol. Still a newbie here trying to learn.

Hi chopin,
Do you have any other recommendations for similar style in auto? How about the price range? I am still looking around so I am open to any inputs as you all sifu here know a lot more than me.

Regards,
ziafang

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Pulled the trigger on this one, a week back. Just received it last weekend:

where in pyramid? today i went, uh their price.. all 1.1k O_O im actually thinking of getting it from amazon or online.. but dont know whether it is genuine or not.

Sg  wang dunno genuine or not leh....

Ah, alright...was worried as I wanted to buy a watch from Sg Wang but worried if its some counterfeit lookalike. =X

Safe to buy from this Chinese website? A lot of fake stuff from China.