monster is ok, small.. but boring...
ya nowadays monsters quite dumb prices... guess that's what happens when newer fans come in who don't mind paying more and then sellers also become delusional think can sell more...

the new seiko i like is the SRPG35...

Wow looks like a homage to Hamilton Khaki Field

Any love for vintage Seikos? Ref: 6218-8000, movements used as base for 62GS in the 1960s. The minimalist design inspired by “Grammar of Design” featuring mirror-like polishing (Zaratsu polishing) on the dials very similar to those in the grand seikos.

Paired with dark brown leather straps for that vintage feel.

a really handsome piece u have there
i would prefer stainless steel bracelet over leather

This post has been edited by steevan1000: Jul 12 2021, 09:12 AM

Thanks man! I love it and the history behind the watch. Looking to get my hands on a King Seiko that’s still relatively affordable compared to its counterpart Grand.

I have an aftermarket SS bracelet for the piece but for daily wear, the leather strap provides some nice contrast to the otherwise silver monotone on my wrist ☺️.

king seiko is out of my league but their design is top of the class, simple & classy

I still have the original orange monster series, really solid chunk of watch which is totally different feel over the SKX007 series. It is easily wear smaller on my small wrist due to shot lug (my wrist is flat top too) as compared to SKX007 series.

Seeing how Seiko prices these day especially at the lower end really make me make better sense to top up by going big (higher tier product) or go home empty handed with seiko.

On the bright side at least the monster lineage still strong till today while they chopped off SKX style design and no replacement till today, it is apparent there are some new released under seiko 5 brand does have skx style marker & case design but without the diver rated feature.

Cun stuff you have, just curious how you deal with periodic servicing on these watches? You have your own preferred person to do service on?

This post has been edited by minizian: Jul 12 2021, 03:36 PM

Thanks man, I bought this recently off a vintage Seiko dealer in Singapore. They have their own in-house watchmaker which does the servicing and repairing, so I haven’t had much experience with maintenance on these yet. I plan to look for a vintage watchmaker when i get back to KL who has experience with Seikos.

Back to the seller, we spoke a lot about watches and he told me that the good thing about Seiko movements are they are more rustic and not as fine as Swiss made movements, so if there is a need to service, it is easier to source out someone.

Also, don’t quote me on this but he did mention that a lot of the vintage seikos have already lasted decades without any servicing done and usually they will only take it apart when it doesn’t keep time or it’s seen some damage. He’s been in the watch industry for a while now before starting his own store. Apparently what they do is if they’ve serviced the item a year or 2 ago, they’ll just give a warranty/ guarantee on the movement without taking it apart.

I’m still very much learning from the collectors and watchmakers that I meet with. The general consensus is that old watches were manufactured to be tool watches and built to last so people didn’t use to service it often and it never gave them much trouble even then.

Watch collecting is never ending journey where main point is to impress yourself and not other.

I stopped for quite sometime and recently went back into it and got shocked price increased across brands.

Being said, i do have old citizen mechanical chrono that i belive was refurb and I got it via ebay long time ago that was kept for many years and i doubt it will run too.

No way you be able to find legit mechanical chrono at such low price for sure.

actually now also they're still built to last...
just that some cost alot...so most rather baby them...

Also local service support is important too especially with more modern seiko in my opinion to make it last even longer

does anyone know about jack_hypoxia who is the Thailand seiko custom modder?
if yes, kindly share your experience.

looks cool but would definitely prefer a stainless steel over the leather strap. would feel sticky wearing it here in msia for me

hello fellow 6218

This count as vintage?

Im looking for seiko majesta 5s42, does anyone know where to buy it?

I am kaki modern :-)

At least I am sure spare parts are aplenty for MM300 since it is in production for so many years under the same base design.

Missing the marinemaster wording though. For me it is like iconic thing about mm300 as well the linkes of tunas too.

This post has been edited by minizian: Aug 6 2021, 11:35 PM

Managed to get my hands on the Seiko Presage srpd97j1 from City Chain, was hard to come by as many that I have seen usually comes with misaligned chapter rings..unfortunately the 1st few days with this piece the date wheel feels very stiff, its getting better but 1-2 days will slide too easily, and i feel the crown is at a angle when i try to wind it...i guess manufacturing defect with the movement perhaps? escaped the looks defect, movement pulak kena....seiko's QC i can cry LOL

I hope when Thong sia opens, i can send it in...any idea how long would it take for the watch to come back? movement using a 4R35..thanks guys!

edit: what is the general consensus on ThongSia's warranty service? or am I better of going to a private watchmaker?
TQ sifus

This post has been edited by waka14: Aug 24 2021, 05:33 PM


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before covid it was like a 3 months wait to receive my watch back (staying in penang). with the current situation, you might be looking at the same time frame if you're located in KL, havent had seiko since my last presage disappointed me as well