Seiko Watches - Underrated? - Page 12

I recently kopped a vintage mint 6138 column wheel chrono. In my opinion, the 6138 (what many believe to be the first column wheel auto chrono movement) is the most robust vintage chrono movement. These watches look so up to date, yet are over 30 years old. I love it and my next kop will hopefully be a pristine 6138 Panda. The price on these vintage 6138's is a joke in terms of how cheap they are and how expensive inferior vintage Swiss chrono;s are. Seiko's heritage and manufacturing put most if not all swiss brands to shame. The Grand Seiko line is in a league higher than 95% of the high end Swiss watches.

My watch is same as this, but a smidgen more pristine (pics from photo database on seiko citizen watch forum):

^^ That's outstanding ed

That size exactly. I supposed its about personal pref... maybe if I tried it on and it didn't look bulky I would go for it.

Here's my version of the Spirit. I switched out the band but I love it. It can't be beat for the price.

Love the Spirit. That's going to be my dress watch for my summer law job.

I'm wearing a Sumo now at school; great quality for the money.

I love the face of the Sumo, but the dial is a little too wide and the band a little too narrow for my tastes.

i had the Sumo for quiet some time now but it is now retired as i rotate from a ESQ swiss and a Oyster Perpetual Rolex depending on my wardrobe

Naw, 41mm isn't that big. I'm strongly considering getting that one and replacing the dial with one of these:
from yobokies.

The Seiko modification scene is going pretty strong, this is my personal favorite right now:

But I've been getting some wear out of my classic 6309-7290 too, albeit on a different band than this:

Heard through the grapevine: Seiko will be raising prices by a little bit in N. America soon, and they've asked dealers to lower their usual discount from MSRP. They're also now limiting authorized dealers who can sell online to just a few companies.

Nice mod! Here's my Seiko/Sinn mod.

Twotone

Kind of a tangent, but I've been seeing Orient automatics for about $100 recently, and was told they were owned by Seiko. A couple posts I've searched here and and on a watch forum said they were of decent quality. Does anybody have experience with Orient automatic watches at this price range? I was thinking about something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Orient-Wide-Ca...539122&sr=8-11

The only other automatic watch I own currently is a Christopher Ward C5 on an ETA 2824-2 movement. Would these Orient movements be comparable in reliability to an inexpensive Swiss movement like the 2824-2, or should I just hold out and get a Seiko if I want a Japanese movement watch?

I have an Orient automatic watch which was given to me as a gift,it is a solid watch and I've had for 8-9 years,I don't wear it often but I think it offers pretty good value.

Seiko makes great watches and I do believe they are underrated. They pricing is reasonable and they will last if you take care of them.

I really like how this watch looks. Only place I could find it was on sunnywatches.com for about 300 dollars, and I'd have to bring it in from Europe. You wouldn't happen to know where I could get one online in the US?

Seiko Chronograph Military Watch 100m
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If you like Orients, check out http://www.orientalwatchsite.com/

They're selling a similar black face version of the watch you linked for $69.

I've been watching it daily to see what else I can pick up.