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A Rare Bird - Midsize 90s Seiko Diver (SKX005)

About 20 years ago, I bought this midsize Seiko SKX diver on a watch forum. It originally dates from 1997. I've always loved the blue "guilloche" dial...
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commented on Watches in the Wild (Gooooooooold, Volume 60) ·

That's a beautiful gold Heuer. I thought the "Glassbox" branding was pretty new, but these are already listed as discontinued on the Tag website.

https://www.tagheuer.com/us/en/timepieces/collections/tag-heuer-carrera/39-mm-calibre-7-automatic/WAR2140.FC8159.html

Any idea when they were in production?

About 25 years ago I had a coworker that owned a steel Carrera made in the late 90s which also had the original logo. However it was a 1:1 re-edition of a 60s model so it was only 35mm.

Edit - Never mind. Apparently Tag has been using the Glassbox designation since 2015, so this watch probably dates from around then.

commented on Watches in the Wild (Spring Break, Volume 59) ·

Tudor has 15 separate watch collections (as they define them) of which 9 bear the name "Black Bay."  I occasionally make fun of Tudor for this nomenclature (which I dub "AP-ifying") but I do understand it.  You've got a hero product in the Black Bay 58.  Ride that name recognition pony to the ends of the Earth. 

I'm a couple of days late, but I just wanted to comment on this because I guess I don't really understand it.

I'm sure that brand extensions work great for cereal and candy bars. For luxury products though, maybe the recognition juices short-term sales, but in the long-term is it really a healthy for the overall brand? Wouldn't it be better to have multiple popular product lines rather than just the Royal Oak or Black Bay?

Imagine if back in the 60s and 70s, Rolex had taken that route. Today we'd have the Submariner GMT, Submariner Cosmograph, Submariner Yacht-Master and so on. I dare say that Rolex wouldn't be the behemoth we know today if it was just "that company that makes Submariners".

commented on 2009 1st Gen Seiko Orange Monster SKX781😃 ·

I remember when this came out. Those were the days before Panerai hit the big time and large watches were pretty rare. The "Monster" nickname was justified. 42mm diameter! 13mm thick! Who would want to wear such a beast?

commented on The Morgan Stanley Report: An Equity Analyst's Take ·

I'm late to the party, but I just wanted to comment on JLC. As a 20+ year owner of one of their watches, I'm flummoxed as to what has happened to them.

In the early 2000's they were often spoken about (at least on watch forums) as just a step below the Big Three quality-wise. And they were making a strong push into the sports watch realm with the Master Compressors, Polaris models and the various divers. Not all of those watches were to my taste, but at least they seemed to be in the conversation.

(Actually, I just went to their website and saw that they still make a dozen Polaris models. Could have fooled me.)

Today you rarely hear anyone discuss them, except for the occasional Reverso mention. I'm not really sure why. Maybe a combination of marketing misfires, Richemont being stingy with capital, and/or poor distribution.

commented on Watches in the Wild: Inflight Magazine Edition ·

I had the impression that they were pretty popular in the UK. I know they heavily market their British-ness, which has a lot of appeal to some. I've heard that you'll see a boatload if you walked around the City or Canary Wharf.

It'll be interesting to see what their new CEO from Tudor does with the brand.

commented on Watches in the Wild (Home of the Hype, Volume 55) ·

I had no idea that Corum still made those Coin watches. I thought they were a relic of the 80s.

commented on Entry Drug ·

Elegant and timeless. I'm not sure if it's the proportions or the patina (probably both), but it's so much better looking than a modern Datejust.