Two Brothers From A Different Mother

Two representatives from my summer of diver love.  Seiko models SRP043 (left) and SKA369 (right).  Two models which are very similar but very different.


More later.....

Review of Citizen World Perpetual AT CB0010

In 2010 Citizen released to the US market a line of simple analog radio controlled models named the World Perpetual AT. This was an exciting time for enthusiasts of radio controlled watches because Citizen finally made this technology available to the US market in regular looking watches with no gadget overtones.

 

Nice Article about the Seiko Credor Spring Drive Minute Repeater

HauteTime blog has a nice article about the Seiko Credor Spring Drive Minute Repeater.  This is a truly special model for Seiko with only 3 produced per year.  Rumor has it that one will find its way to a US Grand Seiko dealer in the next year or two.

HauteTime Blog

Review of Citizen 300M Diver BN0085-01E

I bought this a couple of months ago and I think its a great model. 300M water resistance. ISO rated. Beautiful textured dial. Awesome lume. Solid, heavy hunk of steel for a case. Very comfortable rubber strap. Promaster branded spade buckle.

Some Old Commercials

Found some old Seiko and Citizen commercials on youtube.

First up is a 1978 Seiko commercial from Japan featuring a young Kate Bush.  For real.




Five more after the jump!

Video Review: Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT SBGE001

After 2 months of ownership, it was time to put together a video review of this sublime watch. Hope our loyal readers enjoy!.

New Citizen Calibre 2100 Models Spotted

Spotted two new Calibre 2100 models on the Citizen US website.

AV0050-54A

Pict from Citizen

AV0050-54H

Pict from Citizen

It Was a Simple Surgery

I took my Seiko SKX007 into the pool a few times last week and soon noticed the normally smooth bezel action had turned very stiff.  Decided to take a look and see what was wrong.

Popped the bezel off with a Swiss Army Knife.  The bezel assembly is composed of three simple parts....the bezel itself including the insert, the bezel spring, and a simple gasket.  I find the bezel spring to be an interesting contraption.  Two posts point down and will attach to corresponding holes in the case.  Two flat springs are elevated above the ring which will engage with the indentations on the underside of the bezel to deliver the measured clicks and will also prevent the backward movement (clockwise) of the bezel.  The gasket provides the smooth feeling of a normally operating Seiko bezel but it requires lubrication with silicone grease.  Since the bezel assembly is not protected from water, this gasket can dry out.

One look at mine and sure enough it was completely dry.  Fortunately it was not torn or otherwise damaged.  A quick application of silicone grease to the gasket, re-installation into the bezel and a simple snap of the bezel back on the case and its good as new.

Total project time took me about 15 minutes including the picture taking and cost me nothing. Perfect.  Sometimes you win.

Anyway, since I had it apart, I decided to snap some pictures and post them up.

Summertime

Real Life Pictures of Citizen Appleseed XIII

Joe from Arizona Fine Time was kind enough to share with me his real life pictures of the Citizen Appleseed and allow me to post them here.