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[This is a work in progress. I'll post a notification in this thread, http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...ster-bracelets, when I've finished it.]

Oh boy, this really is an article of interest to WISs-only. ;-)

Some time ago I was wondering if there was any difference between the bracelets for the old 7S26 Seiko Monsters (SKX779/SKX781) and the new 4R36 Monsters (SRP307/SRP309/SRP311/SRP313/SRP315) and so I began the thread at http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...ster-bracelets ...

Updated 30th October 2013 at 06:12 by markrlondon

Tags: bracelet, monster, seiko

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Yup, the same watch again. Sorry... I usually do change my watch every day but sometimes, y'know, I like a watch so much I wear it for three days in a row. ;-)

Tags: 6r15-00a0, scvs003, seiko, spirit, today's watch

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What, how boring is this? You waited all this time for me to upload something worth reading here and I wore the same watch two days in a row. Yup, sometimes I do that. Sorry for the disappointment. I'm sure I'll wear something different tomorrow.

Link to yesterday's blog: http://forum.tz-uk.com/entry.php?39

Updated 14th November 2012 at 03:48 by markrlondon (Added text)

Tags: 6r15-00a0, scvs003, seiko, spirit, today's watch

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Today we have a Seiko Spirit, specifically a SCVS003. This is the black dial version with the hacking and handwinding 6R15 movement and the sort-of Jubilee style bracelet.

A short digression about Spirits, SCVSs and SARBs: The SCVS-prefix 6R15-based mechanical Spirits have been discontinued and have been replaced by the SARB-prefix 6R15-based mechanical range. The SARBs are listed by Seiko Japan ...

Updated 17th November 2012 at 03:04 by markrlondon (Fixed typos)

Tags: 6r15, scvs003, seiko, spirit

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Today we have a step back in time from yesterday's Proteus: A Seiko Bell-Matic from 1972. Now, I know that gold isn't very popular but I think this is a lovely looking watch. The brown dial could be a bit boring but when worn on a brown leather strap I think the combination is aesthetically very pleasing.

I have a bit of a thing for Bell-Matics and have a few in my collection. Although Bell-Matic ...

Updated 12th November 2012 at 03:14 by markrlondon (Added text and pictures; fixed typos and incorrect full size image links)

Tags: 4006, bell-matic, seiko

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