It's all fun and games...

I have not been very active of late on the old 'Crunch'. Of course there are many excuses...I have had a child, bought a house and spent time feuding with my old neighbour before we left for the new house. The problem is I haven't stopped collecting. So, I present to you all, a Seiko 5 SNKE01K1.

Now normally I'd run through a week on the wrist but I can't remember what it was like the first week (to be fair with a new baby I am unsure about most of the last 8 weeks). So here are some thoughts and bits and pieces I remember...

Delivery Day: Amazon delivered this one to the aforementioned old neighbour. Cue the start of the feud. The man had the gall to open the Amazon box, the polythene wrapper over the Seiko box and clearly have a nose at the contents. One of the best bits of a new watch day is unwrapping/opening up. Watch was nice.

The next day: All I remember was the absolute debacle that resizing was, this one came from a German retailer on Amazon and I am convinced they re-engineered something to make it near-impossible.  Side note - Have you ever stabbed yourself with a watch tool...sat there looking at it sticking out of your finger?

Interlude...probably should mention some bits about the watch. Effectively has an integrated bracelet, 37mm, 7S26 under the hood, fixed bezel, day date, 50m WR, weighs about the same as a small British garden frog. Legend has it if you squint really hard you can pretend you have an Explorer 2.

The bracelet...Seiko went to the trouble of making it look normal but then used a 10mm lug width. I was showing this to a friend who is 'Swiss watch only gang' and he suggested I use it to unclog my shower rather than subject myself it. Also it kind of sounds like all those wind chimes from the start of the movie Twister when you shake it. I promise I've made my peace with it now though...honestly.

Look, I'll end this jumble of thoughts before you completely switch off. I did have a vague plan in my head but I'm tired and the baby (beast) has awoken with a savage hunger. It's not a bad watch, I bought it after all and I do wear it. It's handsome and very well priced.

I just can't get over the fact my neighbour took the opening of a new watch away from me...