Reply With QuoteI am getting a bit fixated on Darth...
http://youtu.be/-jEQ-If5eIk
... suits the Timefactors strap too
at this rate I'm gonna need one of each ;-)
I am getting a bit fixated on Darth...
http://youtu.be/-jEQ-If5eIk
... suits the Timefactors strap too
Gray
Mine's going nowhere.
Lovely Tuna collections. I've had a couple variations but eventually moved them on. Always seem to want another, Hough.
Love them. Already posted these in another thread, but can't help but join here too.
This SBDB009 is just superb.
^ very nice. How does the size compare to the sbbn015?
It's quite different on the wrist. The shroud is a bit wider, but lug to lug is roughly the same, so it doesn't overpower the wrist. The main difference is that it's quite a bit thicker, but it hugs the wrist more. On the silicone strap the SBDB009 is very comfortable, and due to being titanium, it's light.Originally Posted by omarcomarco
Just obsessing some more and found a nice comparison video...
http://youtu.be/ZVD78npEBcg
Gray
I've had a Darth, a blue Darth, an 017 and an 015, all flipped, all with some degree of regret.
Just picked up another 015 which for me is the pick of the Quartz versions, at least. Which makes it the pick of the lot at Plake towers.
Adding some pics of my pair.
JDM 7549-7000 and a 7549-7009
The 7009 is a bit of a project at the moment to revive from the dead.
Cosmetically its nice, but needs more investigation, since i tried swapping coils/circuits from a working movement and its still as dead as a dodo :(
7549-7000
and one with the two together.
Arrived yesterday - OK, so it's not the SBBN0015 Marine Master I wanted, it's a modified 007; red seconds hand, sapphire crystal, black bezel insert. Love it, I have the old silver bezel insert but when I offered it up I realised how much better the black one looks to my eyes!! Shame it looks so good on the bracelet as it will have to go on the rubber strap to fulfill its role as a 'beater' and replace my Monster and Mini-Tuna.
^ noice.
I'm still tuna less at the moment but there may be a couple of things on the horizon.
Ok, so it's not technically a "real" Tuna, but the new Prospex Tuna Monster is just fab!
Looks great and the isofrane really suits congratsOk, so it's not technically a "real" Tuna, but the new Prospex Tuna Monster is just fab!
how about two of them?
First yesterday photo of my Tuna "Blue Ocean", SBBN021.
This is the only Tuna i still have.
All other Tuna's have bin with me for a long time and have made tons of beautiful photos with them. Hope this photos will help someone to decide to enter in to "Tuna world".
Amazing wathes...
Emperor VS Blue Ocean
Blue Ocean;
Emperor:
Darth, Blue Ocean & Emperor
Spring Drive:
Lovely watches
300m Tuna Can's
600m & 1000m golden Tuna's
600m & 1000m Automatic Tuna's
Amazing collection!
I like the spring drive tuna. It is perfect for me. I have seen her and she impressed me. Amazing watch.
After many years of lusting after a Tuna, I'm now in the second week of enjoying my new SBBN015, ordered direct from Higuchi San. Paul's snaps being the final catalyst for obtaining one. Importing new, brings the inevitable VAT and handling charges but as this one is going nowhere, over time that'll count for less and less.
It's a large watch, especially after wearing my Explorer but it's very comfortable even on the hefty bracelet. Come pay day I'll splash out on a couple of straps, possibly an Isofrane and maybe a NATO. The lume is stupendous, the crown smooth to use and the bezel's accuracy and smoothness is up there with my Sub's. The tuna won't be an every day watch but it will be my every weekend and holiday watch - one happy chappy here!
The tuna was accompanied by a card made by Higuchi's staff, together with a couple of origami cranes.
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Congrats on your sbbn015! These 300m Tuna's wear pretty well on nato straps, but a Tuna on Isofrane wears just amazingly well.
Here's my (new to me) SBBN00C aka 7c46-7011 300m Scubapro on black Isofrane:
Had quite a few different Tuna's in the past, all fantastic watches, but i'm really REALLY loving this Emperor -
Just ordered a Black 22mm Isofrane with DLC buckle from watch Obsession, i'll post a picture as soon as it arrives! (Hopefully tomorrow.) ;)
A bit of a curiosity in the Tuna Prospex line up - FieldMaster
Gray
Great watch!
I have a 22 mm isofrane with black buckle on my 7549-7009.
Sadly pretty difficult to appreciate the band on my only pic of the combo
It is however imo a great match and the most comfortable big diver's watch I've ever worn.
More pics:
Other sold Tunas.
That is an amazing catch! (Dolphin-friendly, I hope?
)
I do miss mine but funds were needed elsewhere (family holiday)
I'm hoping to do somthing with this though
I have a set of hands an a new 007 bezel insert
I think its high time I broke the Seiko monopoly in this thread
Vintage ScubaPro 500 auto with Nivada Depthmaster branded dial.....
Many thanks - I saw your thread about your incredible find. An isofrane is definitely top of the strap list.Congrats on your sbbn015! These 300m Tuna's wear pretty well on nato straps, but a Tuna on Isofrane wears just amazingly well.
Here's my (new to me) SBBN00C aka 7c46-7011 300m Scubapro on black Isofrane:
Cheers
David
Awesome!I think its high time I broke the Seiko monopoly in this thread
Vintage ScubaPro 500 auto with Nivada Depthmaster branded dial.....
Love that scubapro - had the chance to buy one a couple of years ago, dithered, lost it.
Mariod - That is one of the most excessive, single-minded, proud and gobsmackingly bonkers collections I have ever seen - and I'm jealous.300m Tuna Can's
600m & 1000m golden Tuna's
600m & 1000m Automatic Tuna's
How very special - the card I mean, genuinely inspirational.After many years of lusting after a Tuna, I'm now in the second week of enjoying my new SBBN015, ordered direct from Higuchi San. Paul's snaps being the final catalyst for obtaining one. Importing new, brings the inevitable VAT and handling charges but as this one is going nowhere, over time that'll count for less and less.
It's a large watch, especially after wearing my Explorer but it's very comfortable even on the hefty bracelet. Come pay day I'll splash out on a couple of straps, possibly an Isofrane and maybe a NATO. The lume is stupendous, the crown smooth to use and the bezel's accuracy and smoothness is up there with my Sub's. The tuna won't be an every day watch but it will be my every weekend and holiday watch - one happy chappy here!
The tuna was accompanied by a card made by Higuchi's staff, together with a couple of origami cranes.
Several times my finger has hovered over a Tuna button. It was always indecisiveness between a SBBN015/017 which stopped me - that and its hideous proportions. I'll probably regret not owning one - maybe I'll wait until the bonkers thunderbolt strikes again.
Hi Plake - I'm loving your MM300 and the great lume shot - also the Japanese character : hope you'll excuse my screen grab as below?!
Not exactly what I would say...but the sentiment is spot on !!!!
Seiko Tuna SBDB009
That's a lovely looking watch and great photos too. How are you finding the SD movement?Seiko Tuna SBDB009
SD movemenet is just amazing, running +1 /day.
I'm in with this 007 :) Amazing watch and definitely a keeper.
SMMIMG_1875 by Stef, on Flickr
mmIMG_1774 by Stef, on Flickr
SSMIMG_5720 by Stef, on Flickr
SSMIMG_5688 by Stef, on Flickr
STIMG_2046 by Stef, on Flickr
tunaIMG_5959130714 by Stef, on Flickr
tunaIMG_5945130714 by Stef, on Flickr
tunaIMG_5948130714-2 by Stef, on Flickr
tunaIMG_5933130714 by Stef, on Flickr
Cheers!
Recent arrival... Love this one. Especially like the steel insert. What a beast!
Some more SBBN015 love,
Just saw the first pics of the "Blue Fin Tuna" SBBN037 yesterday and would love to try one of those,
And then there is the two ltd ed Cermet Tunas being released now in July, plus the other new models...
oil filled 7548 TST with lumpy bracelet and improved bezel at last:)
love the big crown on this one.
Mutant Tuna
Gray
Nah the 0015 above is near as perfect as your going to get. Without the standard hands and messing with the dial it loses its charm for me.
Some more SBBN015 love,
Just saw the first pics of the "Blue Fin Tuna" SBBN037 yesterday and would love to try one of those,
And then there is the two ltd ed Cermet Tunas being released now in July, plus the other new models...
I think sometimes you have to just say ...its as good as it gets.
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