Where are you all ordering from?
I ordered from gizmo too. The race is on to see who gets the first one in the post :-)
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I am loving this watch. My wife will think I am mad if I get another within days of my last, but this is a stunner.
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It all your fault, dont buy anything else this side of Christmas else I might be tempted again
Scottie
👍enjoy 😁
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Hi, picked it up from my neighbours house en route to the pub. First impressions are the watch is beautiful. I've set the correct time & date and the mechanism is ver smooth. The dial is just as stunning in the flesh as in the pics. It looks so elegant, yet functional. Is actually bigger looking than I expected having read people say it wears small. I have 6.5 inch wrists. The strap however is poor, no flex whatsoever it keeps sliding around on my wrist bone, will need to swap it ASAP to properly enjoy this watch. For those awaiting theirs you will definitely not be disappointed, it's beautiful, but have a replacement strap at the ready! Here's some pics (from the boozer!).
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Mate it's a stunner, you won't be disappointed. Hope it arrives soon. Been a great week Seiko wise for me, got my hands on two watches I've been wanting for a while
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Flicked the lamp off and this happened - had to capture it!
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Cheers! I'll certainly be enjoying them both. Going clay pigeon shooting tomorrow so will be wearing the Alpinist! Not sure about the strap mate, I think the darkish brown colour compliments it well, just need soemthing more supple and higher quality - I'll be scouring the net later for options! Will post here when I get it sorted 👍
Tried a LOT of straps on the Alpinist, but finally settled on the Hirsch Grand Duke which, is a much richer brown that the photos and really compliments the watch. Bonus: it's 100m water resistant (so it's claimed and who am I to argue?).
Just four words. Hirsch Arne in green. That is all. Thank you.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Hirsch performance james in dark brown is a great match, waterproof too. But anything Hirsch will be a massive improvement.
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Some better pics of my colareb strap as wristshots show just a tiny bit. Very comfortable leather as well.
Nice shots Glen, as I’ve said the strap gets better with age as it inherits marks.
The only thing I found was the buckle could have been better but I swapped mine.
Enjoy.
Oh no, this thread is going to make me put a WTB for one!
David, it means wanted to buy!
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The alpinist is one for the seiko purists . and the cream face version of this watch is simply the best ,
The cream version is superb, I've never been able to buy one at anything like a reasonable price though. Did pick up the 015 black version, but didn't get on with it, if it had the same hands and indices as the 013 and 017 I think it would have been a different story.
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Why is it called an alpinist?
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
It's the sarb015 if you want to look it up.
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I got my cream dialled version from Seiya. It's a lovely watch.
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Porn.
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Just Seiko mixing it up I suppose, but the cathedral hands and numbered indices as on the 013 and 017 would have been much better in my opinion. Still think they have the best case design and polishing available below £300 (new that is, 013's have soared way above that now).
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Thanks Chaps. Here's another, bit smaller image. Not sure where the bigger one has got to. I think I paid about a couple of hundred quid or so for it, (a wee while ago now), and was lucky not to get stung by customs if I recall correctly. What are these trading for these days then?.. (Not that I'm selling - more of a hoarder, me!)
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Anywhere from £400 (tatty) to £550+ (mint).
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With everyone receiving fresh new green alpinists. Would like to hear your thoughts if AR coating would help the dial visibility. When tilted just right the green is amazing and I would like more of that of possible.
I've been down the SARB017 route earlier on my WIS road a few years ago and can't fathom why I let it go for such a paltry sum, it was a lovely watch.
I came across this variant around then which whilst not an auto rather a HAQ GMT in Ti.
I was just at the cusp of needing reading glasses at the time so I let it go...
Excuse the crude photos please.
That looks lovely :-) I could argue nicer than the green!!! I have now got a tracking number for mine so it looks like I shall get it in the next 48hrs
Scottie
That looks lovely :-) I could argue nicer than the green!!! I have now got a tracking number for mine so it looks like I shall get it in the next 48hrs
Scottie
Gents, just an update - have got a better strap on mine now (the one that came with it was literally unwearable), doing a bit of Xmas shopping today so getting its first outing!
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