Category: SEIKO

Owner Review: Seiko SRPA27K1 – a dresswatch for BIG wrists!

Usually, I am not the type of person to normally wear a “dress watch”, I am a lathe operator. In my spare time, I like to wear simple 3-hand watches, even in smaller diameters, despite my 18.5cm wrist. The Seiko SRPA27K1 is 42mm in diameter with a lug width of 20mm and a case thickness…
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05/04/2020
The Defining Time Show with Vinnie from Tell You Time

This week the challenge was set for the gents to come up with a 10k AUD total 3 watch collection. 1 Dress, 1 Diver/sport and 1 Chronograph. Its always interesting when people battle with these collection challenges, often depending on which collection you’re looking at, there is a higher priced watch in the collection and…
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05/04/2020
Owner Review: Seiko Solar Criteria Chronograph SSC067

I purchased this Seiko Solar Criteria Chronograph SSC067 8 years ago. It was an expensive watch for me at the time and my first Seiko. I couldn’t find the model number. It uses a V175 caliber – a solar chronograph with date at 4 o’clock. The case number is 0an0, measures 42mm, lug width 22mm,…
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16/02/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 6138-0030 Kakume blue

I first came across a Seiko 6138-0030 Kakume, when a friend had me pick one up for him. He lives in Germany, and the seller didn’t ship Internationally. He had given a fair few bucks for it! So I was wondering what all the fuss was about? I opened the box up and saw that…
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23/12/2019
Owner Review: Seiko 6138 Yachtsman a.k.a UFO

I have a thing for vintage Seiko watches. Dive watches, dress watches, chronographs, I like them all. But one watch that really caught my eye was the Seiko 6138 Yachtsman. It is better known as the UFO, due to its flying saucer-shaped case. The UFO is a bruiser of a vintage chronograph measuring in at…
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24/10/2019