Watches

Seiko Prospex SBDQ003 Scuba 200m review

  Watch History Date acquired: Mar 4 2005 Production date: Mar 2002 Source: Hang Thai Watch Price paid: MYR1,248 (USD372) Status: In production   Background It may interest you to know that Seiko doesn’t make automatic diver’s watches with a chronograph function. I’m not sure why the Japanese watch giant chose not to when several […]

Is it safe buying a watch from [insert seller here]?

“Hi Quartzimodo, I’m looking at this particular watch from this eBay seller. Do you think it’s safe to buy from him? I actually get this sort of question a lot from readers quite frequently. In most cases my readers quote so many online sellers of which some of them I’ve not heard of. Some would […]

What’s Water Resistance About?

It says "100m W.R." on your watch dial. And perhaps "10 ATM" on the watch’s caseback. You already know it refers to the watch’s maximum water resistance but is there more to it than those mere numbers? If you have a 100m rated watch, would you wear it for scuba diving? Well, why shouldn’t you? […]

Seiko 5 SNKE01K “PMGS” review

    Watch History   Date acquired: Sept 21st 2006 Production Date:  June 2006 Source: Hing’s Watch Store, Petaling Jaya  Price paid: MYR199 (approximately USD60) Status: Possibly discontinued     Background I’ve seen many basic Seiko 5 models and there are just too many to choose from. Some retain the classic vintage look while others […]

Sizzling Fajitas, anyone?

    Recently, there was an interesting thread in the Seiko & Citizen Watch Forum about copycat Seiko watches. Copycat manufacturers are not to be confused with counterfeit watch makers, who blatantly pass off their fake products as genuine ones. Okay, counterfeit makers would prefer to be called by a more polite name “replica watch” […]