daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Lately, I’ve noticed that the crown on my Seiko SKX007 is more difficult to pull in order to adjust the date and time. I am thinking that I need to get my watch serviced soon, but I wonder how much it would cost. Will it be cheaper to get it serviced while it’s still running fine, or should I wait until it no longer can be adjusted? Hmmm.
I wore my Seiko 5 watch today for the first time in a long time. I still love this small automatic watch, even if it is a little fast (adding about 30 seconds a day). The design is simple and classic, and it doesn’t weigh much so I hardly feel it. I’ll probably keep this and my Seiko 007 forever. BIFL!
The other day, I put the original watch band that came with my Seiko SXK007 back on. I had removed it when I first got the watch because it was so hard and uncomfortable, replacing it with a variety of NATO/Zulu bands, which I liked.
Recently, I read a review about the original band saying it just takes a few days to break in and then it’s fine. And it’s true! It’s still hard, but now that it is holding its round shape, it is very comfortable and I like the classic dive-watch look. I think I’ll keep it like this for a while. 😀
I noticed that my new watchband is the same color as my Traveler’s Notebook. They make a nice couple, don’t they? 😆
I saw these lovely Seikos in the case at Macy’s today. The blue watch in the front is kind of my dream watch. It’s a new “Save the Ocean” turtle. I love it! Maybe someday… but for now, I’ll continue to enjoy my SKX007. Speaking of the SKX, the big news is that Seiko has discontinued the model. It’s had a very long run, being introduced in 1996, but it’s finally time to move on. The replacement seems to be the new Seiko 5 Sports series of watches. The cases look just like the SKX, but they come in a variety of colors. However, they do not have the dive specification so they are a little less capable, but still not many actually take the dive watches scuba diving (dive computers are more useful).
If you haven’t seen it yet, I made a little time-lapse of my watches. 😆 Enjoy!
I hope you had a nice day!
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