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March 19, 2011

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Seiko 5 Sports – SNZJ05J

I saw the 2011 Seiko catalog for international models and was surprised to see the 4R movement being the main movement used in the automatic models including the Seiko 5. The 4R movement will come in several variations:

4R35 – date
4R36 – day and date
4R37 – 24hr sub dial at 11 or 12 o’clock position, date
4R38 – open heart at 9 o’clock position

There are some 7S based Seiko 5 models on the catalog but I suspect the movement will slowly be discontinued.

Before that happens, let me share with you yet another 7S36 Seiko 5 Sports model that many may not have seen before.
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March 12, 2011

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Photo Review: Seiko Superior SKZ273K

This time round, I would like to feature the above Seiko Superior which I felt deserved some attention from Seiko fans. I first saw this model in the market in February 2010. I believe it was released around that time.

Here’s a quick photo review and some notes by me.
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March 4, 2011

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Grand Seiko available in Singapore during the 60’s and 70’s

Most of us believe that Grand Seiko’s were only sold in Japan during the 60’s and 70’s. Today, I would like to share some old newspaper advertisements which suggest that one or two models were available in Singapore during that period. These ads were placed on our local newspaper, The Straits Times between 1969 to early 1970.
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February 20, 2011

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Orient EJ02003W – International model with hack and handwind

Here’s a new Orient Power Reserve model that was released in 2011. Orient is known for their power reserve feature and offers it in a wide range of their product lines including Royal Orient, Orient Star, divers and other sports watches.

This model I am looking at in this post is an international model. Below are two previous power reserve models that I have looked at.

https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/orient-classic-automatic-cfdoe003w/
https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/watch-handling-orient-cfd0f002b/

Orient made an improvement in the new model by offering hack and handwind features that most people would love to have in their watches. Let’s take a look.
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February 18, 2011

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Understanding Orient model number for international models

I found this in the 2011 Orient catalog and thought it might be a useful resource for Orient fans out there.
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February 12, 2011

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Seiko 4R35 Mechanical – SARY005

I mentioned earlier that I am a fan of Roman dial watches and this here’s a nice one from Seiko after the SARB043. This model was released in January 2011 and is powered by the 4R35 movement that comes with hack and handwind features.

Below are some pictures and quick observations.
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January 23, 2011

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Seiko Superior – SKZ297J

I reviewed a couple of Seiko 5 models in my last few posts and some people commented that they prefer not to have the ‘5’ logo on the dial. So, this time round, I will post a 7S36 model that does not have the ‘5’ logo.

This is a fairly recent model that comes under the Superior line with model number starting with “SKZ”. Let’s take a look.
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January 13, 2011

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Seiko Clocks in Singapore – Part III


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I started this “Seiko Clocks in Singapore” post to collect pictures of Seiko clocks installed in buildings in Singapore. We are now at Part III of the post as more clocks are being discovered by readers and myself.

Here are the links to Part I and II:
https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/seiko-clocks-in-singapore/
https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/seiko-clocks-in-singapore-part-ii/

Let’s see what we have in Part III:
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Pictures of Seiko 5 Sports – SNZJ67K

I had the opportunity to handle this stealth Seiko 5 recently and below are some photos that I would like to share. This particular model was designed with a stealth theme but it also comes in different dial colours like other Seiko 5 models.
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