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February 28, 2010

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Orient 300m CFD0C001B and Seiko 200m SBDC001

Seiko SBDC001 and Orient CFD0C001B

The Orient 300m diver is often compared to the Seiko 200m SBDC001 (aka Sumo) because both watches have similar case diameter and are of similar style. The Orient has a list price of JPY150,000 in Japan while the Sumo is only JPY60,000 (both prices exclude tax).

For a real life divers, there is no comparison. The Orient 300m is a professional diver that is designed to handle saturation diving while the Sumo is only good for scuba diving.

For the rest of us, we compare their physical attributes to decide which one we prefer. If you are choosing between the Orient and Seiko, here is a quick comparison for your reference.

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February 21, 2010

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Seiko Clocks in Singapore – Part II

Picture by Fairuz Ahmad aka ruzmidah

I started this post below to consolidate pictures of Seiko clocks found in Singapore.

https://yeomanseiko.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/seiko-clocks-in-singapore/

I have received many contributions from local watch fans and the post is getting too long. So I am starting “Part II” to the original post and will continue to update new entries here.

Now let’s take a look at entry no. 8.
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February 2, 2010

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National Day ’99 Commemorative Seiko (repost)

This is a repost of a blog entry that I posted on my Windows Live blog on June 2008.  It features a custom Seiko watch that was issued to commemorate Singapore’s 34th National Day in 1999.

Recently, a reader, Glenn was given the same watch by his buddy. While searching for information of the watch on the Internet, he stumbled upon my post and contacted me.

I feel this post should be put here for proper archiving since it is the only National Day commemorative Seiko watch that I know of.

Once again, let’s take a look at this National Day Commemorative Seiko from 1999.
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January 23, 2010

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Quick look at Orient EER1R003B0

EER1R003B0

Orient has added another classic style model to its international collection. The watch together with the CER1P004B0 that I handled previously are two of those mid range models that you will not find on their website. After handling these two watches and a couple of others that I have posted previously, I get the impression that Orient is bringing up the quality of its watches across the board.

Now let me take a quick look this watch.

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January 8, 2010

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Another addition – SBDX003

SBDX003

Did some catching up again. This time, I got myself a SBDX003. This is one of the watches that Seiko released in its Year 2000 Historical Collection. The other watches that I have under this collection are the SBDX005 600m shrouded diver and the SCVN001 King Seiko.

This purchase was made possible with the help of Seiyajapan.com.
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January 1, 2010

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Orient CER1P004B0 – Another homage watch

Besides the Orient Sub, there is another Orient model that pays homage to the classic Rolex design and that is the CER1P004B0. This watch looks like the Rolex Datejust although the level of similarity is not as close as its Sandoz, Titoni and Bulova counterparts.

Below is a side-by-side shot of the Rolex and Orient.
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December 13, 2009

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“I Love Seiko” Prize Presentation at Thong Sia Singapore

I was invited once again to the Seiko showroom at Thong Sia Singapore to attend the prize presentation of the “I Love Seiko” video contest. The event took place on 12th Dec 2009 and the winner of the contest is our very own Badrun Nafis aka Badern. His video was selected by the judges at Seiko Japan to be the winner of the contest.

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December 6, 2009

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Orient Sub – CER00008D0 and 2ER00002D0

Left: 2ER00002D0, right: CER00008D0

This time round I had the opportunity to handle a pair of Orient Subs shown in the picture above. The watch on the left is the older model (2ER00002D0) and has been released for quite some time. The watch on the right is a newer model that is installed with Sapphire crystal. Its model number CER00008D0.
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December 3, 2009

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Remembering National Stadium the WIS way

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The 25th South East Asian (SEA) Games is currently taking place at Laos. Let me take this opportunity to remember our “soon to be demolished” National Stadium, an important sports facility we have had here in Singapore.
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