This time round, I had the opportunity to handle this limited edition Mini Monster from Thailand. It is based on a regular Seiko 5 Sports model that was nicknamed “Mini Monster” by Seiko fans due to its similarity to the Seiko Monster.
6R15 Mechanical – SARB045
Recently, a couple of early and popular 6R15 models from the Spirit line were discontinued and some people are rushing to buy them because they were much lower in price compared to the current models.
This time round, I had the opportunity to look at the blue dialed SARB045, one of the more expensive 6R15 models to find out what makes it cost more.
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Watch Photo: New shoes for the Alpinist SARB013
The other day while drinking coffee with the watchmaker at his shop, his watch strap supplier showed up to take orders. His sample straps are placed in large strap holders that look like photo albums. While looking through the samples, I saw these rugged strap with big stitches. So, I asked the watchmaker to order some and I got a brown one for my Alpinist which is the first watch in my collection to come to my mind when I saw the straps.
The strap compliments the Alpinist very well and I decided to create a picture of it.
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Catalog Info: YEMA Sea Spider (Powered by Seiko 4S15 Mov’t)
According to this page on Wikipedia, YEMA was owned by Seiko between 1998 and 2005. During this period, YEMA watches were powered by Seiko movement with the most popular being the automatic YEMA Sea Spider which was powered by the Seiko 4S15 movement.
Below are a few images taken from an old YEMA catalog that featured the Sea Spider. The catalog dates back to year 2000 and contains some marketing literature on the watch.
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Orient Dolphin – CER1A002W
CER1A002W
When it comes to Orient divers or their non-ISO certified dive style watches, my focus is always on the 300m SAT diver or the new Mako or Hogrider. This time round, I had the opportunity to handle the Orient Dolphin, a smaller dive style watch and I am quite impressed by it.
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Orient Tonneau Open Heart – CFHAA003D
CFHAA003D
This time round I had the opportunity to handle this Orient open heart watch with a tonneau shape case or beer barrel shape as some may call it.
This is an internatational model and falls somewhere between the middle and upper tier category in Orient’s product offerings. Let’s look at some of its features.
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Seiko Catalog from Year 2000
Many great Seiko watches were released during the 1999 to 2001 period. In Japan, The Marinemaster, Grand Seiko handwind, the Year 2000 Historical Collection and many others were released.
What about the Far East? What watches were being offered at that time? Let’s take a look at the year 2000 Seiko catalog to find out.
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Seiko Premier 6R15 Automatic – SPB011J
I own a couple of 6R15 watches from the Seiko Mechanical line and have handled a number of others in the same line but this time round, I had the opportunity to handle a 6R15 from the Premier line. The watch I handled is the SPB011J. It is not a new release. If I remember correctly, it was released in 2007 along with a black dial (SPB009J) and a white dial (SPB007J) variant.
The SPB011J specimen I got here is a used piece so while looking at its features, I’ll also get a chance to see what disadvantages the used watch will reveal.
Orient Rectangular Watch – CFNAB004B
CFNAB004B
There aren’t many rectangular automatic watches from Japanese manufacturers so this time round, I decided to take a look at one. The watch I got is an affordable one from Orient. Model number is CFNAB004B.
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Yeoman's Watch Review 