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Do you mind me asking where you ordered it from?Originally Posted by Glen Goyne
It feels a lot like the SKX on the wrist and is as easy to wear. It looks a fair bit bigger though.
Do you mind me asking where you ordered it from?
Sure, Rob from monsterwatches.
Many thanks.
I have the black and gold version like in the review and a 009. I think the Turtle looks and feels a lot bigger on the wrist than the 009 and I am not thin wristed. The bracelet as mentioned in the review while nice really does add to the bulk and a rubber strap (Funny enough, I also got a canvas strap to swap too it must be a Seiko Turtle thing) does make a massive difference to it, compare that to the 009 on a bracelet which feel light as a feather. Also the shape of the Turtle case makes it appear larger. That being said, both are very comfortable to wear I think the Turtle would be best suited to a flat style rubber watch strap or canvas whereas the 007/9 can suit either a bracelet or rubber watch strap.
Forgot to add, I got an e-mail from Creation saying they have new stock in.
the turtles are a slight step up from the six divers , love the hacking and winding feature , and the bracelets are of a better quality
I have the Black/Gold one, I'm happy apart from the crown thread is as rough as a badger's bum-hole. Never mind.
If you put some silicone grease on it then it should help enormously.
That works for crown threads too.
Bom-tish.
Is there a rimshot emoticon? ;-)
What he said. Mine was the same way. A couple of dots of silicone grease and the crown screw down is as slick as can be.
Works on many levels.
Cheers, will give that a go.
Just bought the SRP779 from Creation. Will post thoughts when it arrives.
Great!
Was their price best online? Did you check elsewhere? I really want to try the SRP777.
I paid £243 with free shipping. They seem to be going for around £220+ in SC so won't lose much if I don't get on with it, hopefully.
mywatcheshub has much better prices. Not sure about their stock availability, though. Any other sites selling turtles at a good price?
Thanks for help.
Neither have it in stock unfortunately. Will keep looking.
http://www.skywatches.com.sg/reviews...7k1-srp777.htm
^^^
Super! Thanks a lot.
Excuse the slight diversion but anybody used sky watches?
I know there's probably another thread so excuse my poor searching abilities!
I've been looking at using them......
Do they send quickly?
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I want to know too :)
Yes, they do.
i did get hit with import duty on the last purchase.
Was it 20% or others fees as well?
This put me off from Sky Watches
I used Creation as they generally get a good write up and their service hasn't been bad for me so far. Ordered the watch on Thursday and it's going to be delivered tomorrow.We do not ship these following range of Seiko collections to EU countries: Grand Seiko, Prospex, Astron, Velatura, Premier, Sportura, Ananta
£12 fees and £16.74 tax
Was it a Prospex you bought?
They don't ship to the UK apparently.
No, it was an SKX009
It will let you order the 777 - I just tried, but didn't complete
Last edited by ed335d; 15th May 2016 at 16:25.
Thanks for that. I will try later on. Just waiting on a trade-in quote, on which I hope for 777 freebie :)
Signed up with Skywatches and found two SRP777 models - J1 and K1
Any idea what the difference is?
Thanks
Normally the J will be made in Japan.
Really?
I thought they were all made in China now...
Thats right, the J model does say made in Japan.
Out of stock though.
Just arrived and as is customary, for me anyway, straight on the wrist.
Strap is soft and feels really good. A lot better than OEM straps of the past. However, I'm shocked at how much dust it's attracted in the space of ten minutes. Essentially not a problem as will be wearing on a NATO strap long term.
The watch itself is very well built and doesn't feel cheap. I currently wear a 116600 daily and while not in the same category, it doesn't feel like a bad watch. Bezel action is very satisfying but crown is a little rough but how often are you going to be unscrewing it?
I would recommend it for definite.
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Fantastic watch! Congratulations.
Ref the below question sky watches are very good and take about a week to arrive. Pretty much on par with creation.
Has anyone in the UK received a turtle or any other Prospex from Sky? In the past they wouldn't ship Prospex models to the EU.
Do you think the J model if available, is the better choice?
They told me they wouldn't ship one to uk. The were happy to ship to a friend living in Taiwan. When they have stock again. At that price, worth the wait.
A bit of a 'first world' problem at most anyway!
M
In a sense, yes it is.A bit of a 'first world' problem at most anyway!
M
The metal keeper became an annoyance as well. Luckily, I found a couple of 22mm NATOs in the watch box ;)
Email from Skywatches:
Hi,
We can ship other Seiko watches to UK but we do not ship these following range of Seiko collections to EU countries: Grand Seiko, Prospex, Astron, Velatura, Premier, Sportura, Ananta due to the Seiko policy.
Regards
Skywatches CS
Is it true SRP777J1 is Japan made, but for export only?
Online seller told me that....
Ordered a 777 from creation yesterday
Did they have them in stock just briefly?!?
Not seeing a 777.
Ordered a 777 from creation yesterday
They seemed to have had stock briefly last week and I waited till I got home to order and then they were gone. Checked today and it said one left so I ordered it straight away!
They seem to be in stock now. The sbdc039 doesn't look too shabby either.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
But is the J model actually any better? Should I wait for one of them becoming available? Thanks.
Don't know in the turtle, in the SKX there was no significant difference.
No difference in quality that I've noticed with previous models.
It seemed the 'J' Turtles were equally afflicted with dial problems in the early production.
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