Originally Posted by xxnick1975 Komoot. They often have promos for a worldwide, lifetime one off subscription for a fairly low sum Sent from my M2101K6G using Tapatalk I use Komoot for route planning, seems pretty good. I paid for the maps so regions can be downloaded for hiking when out of mobile signal.
Seiko Mini Alpinist - SPB159
Another one of my faves. Wait, what!? A Seiko 5? A favourite? Yup, it's a lovely, smart-looking watch that I think looks much classier than "Seiko 5" often suggests. I got this some time ago from eBay I think and I recall it was really dirty, on a metal bracelet with ill-fitting end pieces, and a scratched acrylic. At first I wasn't sure what to do with it (I think I bought it as part ...
Updated 7th November 2012 at 03:02 by markrlondon (Fixed typo; fixed erroneous production date.)
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about Spirits, SCVSs and SARBs: The SCVS-prefix 6R15-based mechanical Spirits have been discontinued and have been replaced by the SARB-prefix 6R15-based mechanical range.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)
Today we have a 1960s Uno with a seconds subial. This Swiss Made watch has a gold plated (or at least gold colour) case and a rather lovely patinated dial. The dial looks to have originally had a silvery/creamy colour and has aged with what looks like a pale gold-like sheen which complements the case and gold colour numerals/hour markers. The hands too are a gold colour but they have rusted a little, although ...
Updated 17th November 2012 at 02:00 by markrlondon (Added text and pictures)
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