I am surprised to see this yellow dialed M-Force at Big Time today. I was told this is a new variant of the 2011 M-Force model. Other than a new dial colour, they have also blackened the bezel to make it look different from the original version.
Upon further examination, I realized there are several changes to the dial as well. Let’s take a look:
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Saw this piece of well-worn Seiko Mapmeter SKZ227 at the watchmaker’s shop recently. The black plastic parts on both sides of the watch are not ageing well. They are broken and some parts had fallen off the watch.
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Here are some pictures of the SRP453K, a commemorative model for Seiko’s 100th anniversary of watchmaking. Watch is distributed in Singapore by Thong Sia Co.
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Here are some photos of the “100 years of watchmaking” limited edition monster. It is a limited edition model but other than the standard six digit serial number on its caseback, there is no unique serial number in the usual “XXXX/YYYY” format that Seiko used to have for their limited edition watches.
At this point, it is not known how many pieces were made.
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I notice an increase in Seiko 5 models that come with compass bezel these days compared to the old days when they were powered by the 7S36 movement. I think Seiko probably release one in every few months. Here’s a recent model that I handled. This model comes in regular edition as well as limited edition variants. This particular model (SSA113J) is limited to 500 pieces.
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Here are some cellphone pictures of the 2012 Orient X STI model that I saw at Big Time.
This model is produced to commemorative the 40th ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race (Nürburgring 24-Hour Race) which took place from 17th to 20th May 2012. The SUBARU WRX STI tS, equipped with ORIENT M-FORCE on the dashboard won the SP3T class for the second year in a row.
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Yeoman's Watch Review 