at this rate, before buying seiko's make sure to test everything that you can while at the shop. both my divers came with QC issues (the 143 had a few), the spb081j1 came with misaligned hands ( they do not lineup at the 12/6 o clock).

The 143 i had came bundled with qc issues, misaligned hands, bezel, oil on seconds hand and pretty rough threading when trying to screw the crown in. Mostly rectified by Thong Sia, but quite disappointing two units back to back having QC issues like this.

Movement on the my 143 runs slow, -1minute every 5 days or so, tried to warranty it, but they adjusted to "within tolerance", I plan to take it to a watchmaker once the warranty runs out to regulate it if possible.

In contrast the previous tissot and hamilton i had came in perfect, while the tudor i had came in with a defect on the crown ( tends to get stuck when trying to unscrew it)

But before buying shop around for the best price (but im okay paying abit more for a perfectly aligned unit tbh, wont loose sleep at night haha). If you are in the cheras area i can recommend you my SA.

my review on the spb143j1:

very classic design with abit of chunky boi syndrome. Extremely legible, took in for my runs before and I had no issues telling the time at the first glance (i didnt have to look for the hands and etc while jogging).

Accuracy is "good Enough". Wears abit top heavy though, the bracelet has male endlinks so the watch wears abit bigger then the 40.5mm suggests ( wears very compact if on a strap). Personally I really like how durable and practical this piece is (smacked it at the MRT's handle bars and somehow not a scratch on it, diashield is applied generously lmao). I eventually managed to dent the one of the bezel's teeth very slightly, mind you i wear this watch at least 3x a week. So far scratches on the bracelet from usage.

Bracelet is decent, but if you are like my who's wrists expands and contracts alot during the day, its gonna hang at the base of your wrists on/off throughout the day. Initially it triggers me alot, these days I have grown to accept that unless its on a strap, its gonna slide as i travel from the outdoors (i walk+mrt to work) and then into the freezing office.

Definitely my current favourite watch and I ordered an Uncle Seiko z199 bracelet....still waiting for that to arrive.

Feel free to ask me anything about this watch.

This post has been edited by waka14: Jul 12 2022, 11:50 AM

I was in your shoes too man, but i gotta say that the spb213 on a jubilee-style bracelet really racuns for me

If you are in Cheras area, try MYTIME leisure mall. Ask them, they can repair tissot chronographs, so i assume they might be able to do seiko too.

Congratulations on your new purchase, a seiko 5 gonna run for many dog years to come and very cheap to service after every decade or so...enjoy!

Uncle seiko z199 baru sampai! Still testing, right off the bat, the pressure clasp is really hard to operate (needed to adust the tab using a plier).
End link 1 side does not articulate smoothly ( but when wearing not noticeable as it still can rotate like 60degrees or so before getting stiff.



Pros so far: Wraps around the wrist really well. Comfortable, but you will still feel the weight of the watch head..heavy watch,no way around it.


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My first time buying aftermarket bracelets. I did consider strapcode's options. But for this particular model, it's very bling2 jubilee.

But why do you prefer rubber straps vs bracelet though?

You cant go that much cheaper sudah..used also last time i saw around 550-600. Considering opportunity cost and etc. Rm676 worth it imo...whack only bro.

If you buying something that cost a few thousand..then i suggest u betul2 careful....i know this because I was in your exact position when i just started out. Then later down the line you realised u spent thousands...xD

kekwa

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/new-release-se...n-dive-watches/

Okay these are cool, i like the dark blue one

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