I chanced upon this aluminium watch case on a local website that sells it at SGD25 + SGD8 for shipping by registered mail. So far, I do not have any aluminium watch case and was tempted to buy one just for the fun of it. However, I was skeptical about the site as it loads rather slowly and sells almost anything under the sun.
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Seiko celebrates 100 years of watchmaking this year with the release of several limited edition watches. Some of these watches have been released while others are still in pipeline. One of the watches that will be released in July will be a Grand Seiko that is based on the design of the vintage 44GS from 1967.
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It has been a while since I last posted a Seiko 5 model on this blog. Very few models were released in the last two to three months. This model is the latest in the market as of April 2013. Here are some quick shots of the watch.
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Seiko released a limited edition Kinetic chronograph recently and I had the opportunity to check it out in person. This watch is limited to 750 pieces. Here is a quick photo review.
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I often receive e-mails from people asking me where to purchase Japanese watches in Singapore. Unfortunately, I don’t always have time to reply them. Here, I would like to list out the shops that I have bought from and in future, I will just refer people to this post.
There are three major places to purchase Japanese watches in Singapore. They are The Bencoolen, Bras Basah Complex (pictured above) and People’s Park Complex. Here are the shops I have patronized (past and present).
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Bought this fairly new G-Shock model yesterday. For G-Shocks, I prefer the bigger ones like the Frogman and the King G-Shock (GX-56). This one is not as big but acceptable I guess.
Here are some photos of the watch taken from various angles.
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Orient has posted a new M-Force model on its website. This will be the third M-Force diver since they revived the M-Force name in 2011.
Here are the two variants of the new model.
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I bought a Golgo 13 SBBN023 when it was released last year but have yet to post pictures. I have posted cellphone pictures of a specimen that belongs to a friend though.
So, here are some quick pictures of my SBBN023. This is my third SBBN model after the 015 and 017.
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This week, I had the opportunity to handle a new standard date Orient Star model. This is the first Orient Star model that features the SAR coating (Super Anti-reflective Coating), a technology that reduces light reflection by 99% according to Orient’s website. Two other types of coatings were applied to crystal to achieve greater scratch and stain resistant.
Here is a quick introduction of the SAR coating.
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Yeoman's Watch Review 