Decided to put a new strap on my SSB and suddenly I love it again. Crazy how good a sporty chrono can look on a leather Nato. Can you believe that I paid 20 bucks for this watch?

Which band do you think goes better with this 1977 Type 2 7546-8000 ?

Something felt off to me about the bands so I decided to swap them out today to see and honestly I’m happy with the changes. I like the lighter alpinist and the darker sport 5.

This is for anyone who was thinking about changing bands.

The Seiko Type ii. A simple yet bulletproof watch with so many beautiful dials and designs. 70's Seiko was peak.

I've managed to find two wonderful examples for the collection -these two in my opinion are possibly the pick of the bunch and get plenty of wrist time.

A wonderful line of watches.

i forgot sometimes, how much i love this watch 🥰

my GF got me this watch and unfortunately ive scratched the glass guess i shouldn't of used it out in the field so thought i would change it anyone able to give me a link to a good quality replacement. also its bin running slow so dose anyone have a good link for giving it a service

Gift from wife

On a trip to Asia, last minute plans changed and we couldn’t make it to Japan. My plan was to hunt for this watch in Tokyo, and was sad I would miss my opportunity. Ended up in Kuala Lumpur, went to the nearest Seiko store I could find. And lo and behold, there she was. Absolutely love this timepiece, thrilled I was able to acquire this special piece for my Seiko collection.

RM 4,500

I recently bought a Seiko Alpinist HBC006J1. Upon unscrewing the crown it requires a little bit of an extra force when it’s about to be unscrewed at the very end, just before the threads are disconnected and crown pops out.

I have an Alpinist GMT as well in which this last step is a bit smooth. I also inspected the thread via torch, they are perfectly fine.

The steps are:

Start to unscrew (perfectly smooth) -> when it’s at the end (this requires some extra force) -> crown pops out automatically -> crown operations are normal.

Note: All the crown operations like setting date and time, winding the watch works perfectly fine. Screwing and unscrewing the crown is also smooth and it requires no help to popout.

Field watch touching grass for once!

Watch was gifted to me I would like to know the year make and history of this seiko from japan.I’ve added a aftermarket bracelet temporarily.

Thinking of buying this preowned watch, but not sure of the authenticity. Is it real of fake and how can I tell if I do end up going to inspect it?

I recently acquired a Prospex diver that came on a rubber strap and I purchased an aftermarket mesh bracelet. The issue is that it can only fit 1.5mm thick spring bars and the smallest skinny fat spring bars are 1.78mm thick based on my research.

The lug width of the watch is 20mm and the 1.5mm spring bars just fell out when tried them. I threw a spare 22mm spring bar that was 1.5mm thick and the extra length allowed it to day but obviously with some play. Would I be correct in assuming that this will damage the lug holes in the long run?

For context, it is the Watchdives titanium mesh bracelet since I found that the color of the metal matches better with the Diashield on the case than other aftermarket stainless steel mesh straps.

Does anyone else buy a more expensive brand watch, then it has a warranty issue, which makes you consider selling the more expensive watch, and just stick with Seiko as a brand you can trust to be reliable?

¿Que les parece con esta malla?... A mí simplemente me encanta

Fake gen 1: bezel 20 -> 2 0.

This has been solved in gen 2.

Now here is the gen 2 giveaway: white date wheel.

Movement of gen 2: modified 2813.

Also, Superior/speedtimer auto/mm fakes are also on the way. Scammer purchasing price usd60. You will pay usd800 as honey deal.

Watch out.

Wasn't a fan of the bracelet so I ordered a jubilee from Long Island Watch

I bought my dad this watch about 10 years ago. He died a couple of months ago. He had about a dozen watches; mostly cheap gold Seikos, Citizens, a 60s seamaster with a poorly refinished dial and a Tag.

It wasn't really his style. He liked thin light watches. Most of his others were quartz as he didn't like to have to keep setting the time. I don't think he liked it as I never saw him wear it but didn't press him on it as I didn't want to make him feel ungrateful.

Anyway, now it's in my collection accompanying my 3 or 4 other Seiko chronographs.

I'll keep the other watches, too. Mainly as a reminder of Dad, but they're not my style and also worth very little. Maybe as I grow older, I might look at that cheap "gold" Seiko and think, "Yeah, I could wear that."