Good day Folks.
Since the last (or should I say first) purchase of my first automatic Frederique Constant watch, I haven't had much time to dwell further into this hobby, no thanks to my work. Last week, I glanced upon a web site, talking about Seiko 5. Seriously, me being a newbie, had zero idea what the world is that. Spent a bit of time, about the 5 qualities of a Seiko 5. I end up looking for the above model. Took me quite a while (even to HK and Spore) to hunt for one, eventually got the overseas model over the weekend (since the price is relatively cheap to my book, I did not think twice).
Here's some of the pics I took with my iPhone (sorry, I did not have time to whip out a proper SLR for this) :
Quick walk through. Compare with my G-shock and my FC (38mm size), this thing felt large and hefty at first. The CNC machined quality is impeccable, I generally only see this kind of CNC quality in a high quality factory (yes you can find them in industrial area of USJ and Shah Alam), on a watch, call me "katak di bawah tempurung", this is new to me. Of course it's also relative to the price. Frankly, I am pretty sure I paid rather costly for this, nearly 500 smack, but patience is something that I don't really possess
, unfortunately.
The nylon strap felt thin, as I am used to the usual leather, it sure does felt it would be able to support the weight of the watch, so far so good, 4th day now, it seems to be holding well (I know someone going to suggest Nato/Zulu strap, yes yes, I know of that option
).
Another uncommon feature to me, no manual winding
The manual told me to swing in an arc for 30secs. *pardon my language* WTF !
Oh well, I guess 7S36 history should speak well of its reliability, off I swing (whatever action you term that would be).
Oh lastly, my other half, happens to love watches. She fell in love with mine (me of course
) she tried and like it. Quickly took the receipt out, book the other black unit, next day we picked it up.
I'm not quite a watch reviewer, hope this simple write up is sufficient. Feel free to ask (I bet most would know better than me) should you need more in depth info.
Cheap plastic box :
Both unit :
The pair on wrist :