Haven't tried Eddie's natos, but have been wearing one of his original rhinos for 3 years and it's still in very good condition without fraying anywhere.
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Haven't tried Eddie's natos, but have been wearing one of his original rhinos for 3 years and it's still in very good condition without fraying anywhere.
How many keepers are there at the buckle side? Seems to be only 1 from the photos. I thot there are usually 2.
My DN is still on its original metal bracelet. The rest of my watches are either on rubber straps or Rhinos.
I have deployants only on my metal bracelets. Much prefer straps and buckles.
One weakness of the 18A, at least to those who use the feature, is the lack of a date function. A biologist, that's me, doesn't carry a calendar to the field and hence needs a watch with date...
Very difficult to say which is better as I've tested the 007J and the SAR in the field for > 5 years whereas I don't own an 18A (so I don't know how it'll perform). Both my 007J and SAR have gone...
The grey and the black give it a completely different look ... it's worth having one of each. The green don't work ... when the dial goes 'green' makes it look silly.
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You're right....
On the "Marathon home page",
http://www.marathonwatch.com/cgi-bin/sh ... t=WW005006
they say, that the strap is "20mm or. 3/4 inch".
But, 3/4 inch is only a 19,05mm.
So, is this strap a...
I'm wearing my SAR on Eddie's 8110 chunky rubber strap. It's value for money, comfortable and can certainly fit someone with an 8.5" wrist. And it's certainly cheaper than many similar straps in the...
The KD used in the Far East is one shade darker. Perhaps the shiny effect makes Eddie's seem lighter coloured.
It's too shiny and too yellow-gold in colour. Should be more towards the darker khaki shade of fatigues.
Silicon rubber straps rocks. People should produce mor eof them.
A week at 30-degrees plus, and the advantages become obvious (or whatever the lack of olfactory nuisance is called in English). ;-)[/quote]
A week in the tropics with daily rain and sun, and...
I have my SAR on Eddie's 8110 silicon rubber chunky. It's value for money, fits well and certainly cheaper than Marat***'s original rubber strap.
Regarding the incompatibility of spring bars,...
No worries here, I get rid of that ugly thing as soon as I buy a watch. BTW, I soak my watch in freshwater and give it a good scrub as soon as I'm back from the field...so, no, there are no...
You may try http://www.mwrforum.net/cgi-bin/mwr.pl but be forewarned that they are less friendly than the chaps over here.
Or buy a custom made one from Bill Yao. Check out http://www.mkiiwatches.com/
I think it's cheaper to change the dial than to make a stainless steel one, especially for a cheap auto diver like Seiko. You can easily buy different variations of the SKX007 dial from Bill Yao.
Nope, it didn't leak until water got in. Everything within the watch is in tip top condition. No corrosion. The only thing that got changed at the Seiko service centre were the stained hands. They...
Or get a Marathon SAR (the original version).
I don't recall pressure testing being offered in any of the service centres but you may enquire. Maybe they do it whenever they have to change all the gaskets and seals of a watch. However when I...
Technically, you should check it every 2-3 years or even less if you dive often. However, I've checked my Seiko 7002-7000 only once when the gaskets leaked and there was condensation under the glass....
That sticker means you've got the real thing and not a fake. Some people leave it on to prevent scratches on the well-polished caseback.
Seiko service centres don't relume dials. They change them, based on availability. Of course, they'll ask you first before doing the change.
Seiko dials always look bigger becos the minute track is printed on the chapter ring and not on the dial itself. Most other watches, including Rolex print everything on the dials, thus making them...