i checked out the seiko astron again up close.
its quite thick, but pretty light cos titanium casing.
its also weird cos it is 100m WR, but it has a main screw down crown, while the other 2 pushers arent.
the guy who demo it basically said its irritating to set the time manually, cos u cant really wind the hands like u do a regular watch...just at the mercy of the automation as it extremely slowly makes its way around until it gets to the right time...and im still not exactly sure what the main crown does
then again its not often that u have to do that since the internal batt should last quite abit.

the astron does look good from a distance. didnt ask the salesperson to take it out for me to hold =/

btw, how many of u have the new monster already? how much is it again?

SRP307/309 - rm1190
srp311 - rm1480
srp313 - rm1055
srp315 - rm1175

wow.. the black pvd + sunburst combi is the most exp out of the line up.... and by quite a margin too..

wanna buy my SRP315?
its just past 2 months old now.
and if it matters, its currently running at +9s / day resting dial up.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Nov 22 2012, 06:13 PM

Wat?? No more monster lovin?

got...lives on in the SRP313.
i thought i could bring some sunshine into my life, but the darkness kept calling me back

the spork is 'military' enuff for me for now

Orange monster eh.... want my skx009 not? Trade.

Bought many times from him...Harold's service is always top notch

bored of 7s26 already

any comment on seiko5 SNK809? thx...wanna try on seiko auto for first time.^^

I think the SNK is much better looking than the SNZG posted earlier.

Main difference is that its quite a bit smaller at 36mm vs 42mm for SNZG. This is up to personal preference though the military styled watches its based on, are about 34-36mm.

Other than that, the SNZG has better water resistance rating of 100m vs 50m for the SNK

I see, thanks alot ya!! found out you all here are very expert in seiko watch. So I am asking at right thread. haha!! ^^

I use the SNK809 as my daily watch. The transparent caseback is inscribed as WATER RESISTANT. According to the manual, it is designed and manufactured to withstand up to 3 bar (30m) for accidental contact with water or rain.

It does not stop me from washing mine daily. No problems so far after using it for roughly 6 months.

If the caseback is inscribed with WATER RESISTANT 5 BAR (50m) then it is suitable for taking a shower or swimming.

You can always download the user's manual from Seiko's website.

My mistake their on the water resistance

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Nov 22 2012, 11:10 PM

I made the same mistake too. I thought it has the same resistance as my Seiko Kinetic SKJ006P1. Did rinse my watch under 2 feet of water a few times. Thankfully nothing bad happened.
I believe yours is inscribed with WATER RESISTANT 10 BAR on the caseback?


This post has been edited by Catnip: Nov 22 2012, 11:19 PM

late night macro

me too... kind of.

outlook wise, the 007/009 divers looks more refined than the "ugly" monsters.... but still get racuned by the monster...

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Added on November 23, 2012, 8:25 amtry the divers straight lah.

This post has been edited by Naka7a: Nov 23 2012, 08:25 AM

Yeah.. it says 10 bar. I believe most of the newer seiko 5 release also upped the WR to 10bars.

Waiting for a 4R36 SKX007... or do you think they'll be replacing it with the prospex like Sumo?