It is not by chance that I am writing this article about the Seiko Marinemaster 300 only now. I am into watches for a little less than 10 years and I think my focus and priorities (watch related of course) have matured a bit. I have started collecting Gshocks (I think that for the rest […]
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My WIS buddies can still call me a Seiko fan boy despite my recent Swiss appetite J. I had a predominant focus in my watch collecting for Seiko divers (vintage and modern) and I was also attracted by other categories as well. Out of all the vintage Seiko’s I’ve had throughout the years the watch […]
A lot of firsts with this watch! This is the very first Professional Omega Seamaster 300m released in 1993. This quartz version (2541.80.00) in particular is the first Omega watch in a Bond movie – worn by Commander Bond in 1995 Golden Eye. Also this movie was the first one when Pierce Brosnan played the […]
In a previous article of mine I was mentioning that for any respectable vintage Seiko diver nut, the letters “62MAS” represent the quintessential piece in Seiko divers’ history. My mission in collecting vintage Seiko divers could not have been completed until I would have added in my collection a 6217-800X. Now I can say that […]
I am collecting watches for a little less than a decade and it is my first Tudor Prince Date. I started with G-shocks and in couple of years gradually moved to mechanical/quartz pieces, majority (who am I kidding…almost all) being Seikos. Recently (discretely dared by a dear friend :)), I started to look towards the […]
There are two categories of Seiko watch idiot savants: one considers that only a monocoque case (600m or 1000m) can be called a Tuna, the other considers that also a two piece shrouded case, the 300m Marinemaster Proffessional SBBN007, can be called a Tuna. I am in the latter category, even though I recently added […]
If someone had shown me these four watches 7 years ago, I would have said: these Seiko Diver’s all look alike! However, their 20 years period evolution proved that I was wrong. 5 years ago, I would have said: that is bunch of SKX watches with some small differences between them. 3 years ago, I […]
I like cars – not the flashy exotic supercars but the sleeper type, the seemingly normal car that out of the blue proves everyone that it is the fastest and shows that underneath an inconspicuous exterior lies an incredible technical marvel, just like the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Diver’s 200m – SBGA 029. The ultimate […]
In the world of watches when someone say Turtle, automatically (with or without hand winding and hacking :)) a WIS thinks of Seiko and to me, when I say turtle, despite the fact there are a myriad of versions that appeared on the market in the last 4 years, there can only be one: the […]
There is something about a watch with a military history that has a special charm to it. A tool that served men on the battlefield goes beyond any modern marketing gimmick. Therefore, the watch that I want to present in this review is the Seiko 6105-8110. It is the second diver (after the 62MAS) in […]
Among the Seiko addicts the three letters SLA, like SLA 017 are raising pulses: they are associated with limited editions, reissues of iconic divers and higher prices. Way higher than the other Seikos…except of course the Grand Seiko territory. As a Seiko nut, prone to fill my watch box mainly with vintage Seiko divers, the […]
I will start today’s review of Seiko Marinemaster 1000m, aka Darth Tuna Ref. SBBN011 with the following quote: “Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” – E. Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea. And this is […]