Seiko 7C43-7010 and Seiko SRPE67

I haven’t stepped down rather being on every step in the ladder. I can enjoy them all.

That’s a gorgeous 7c, very rare watches.

For me, liking expensive watches doesn't keep me from liking cheap watches, there's great stuff at all prices. I wonder what your thoughts are on Seiko finishing? I'm always a little baffled by the price spread on watches that, online, look almost exactly the same. Do you feel there's enough of a difference in finishing/movement to justify the difference?

By Seiko finishing, are you referring to the SLA models? If so, we are talking about Grand Seiko finishing, assembly and movements. There's a big difference between those and the SPB models, for example. The SLA057 is finished to a luxury standard. In my opinion, It's on a higher level than the Tudor BB58 I owned and I was way more impressed with the SLA when looking at it side by side a Rolex Sub. As for the topic at hand, I've started to appreciate more "simple" and "subdued" toolish watches. Things like the Seiko 5 in the post and the SKX, etc. While gorgeous, watches like the SLA057, the Grand Seiko SBGR261 I owned, Omega SMP, etc. are maybe... a little TOO nice. I really like the aesthetic of a tool watch on a nato accompanying me on a hike through the woods, whereas the SLA looked so "blingy" it seemed awkward and out of place. Haha.

Wow i dont think that was posibble lol. Did you sell all of the higher end watch from your collection?

The only "high end" watch I've owned for the past 10 months or so was the SLA057 and that is now gone. Only have the Seiko 5 and the 7010 now. Will probably add a 5KX to the mix to check it out.

I pick watches at all price ranges in mechanical and quartz movements.

The SKX I swapped out of a quartz piece today just does so much it's a legend

My Seiko Marinemaster 300m has a GS Highbeat movement, Zaratsu finish and a monoblock case that makes it truly unique. This is another Seiko I just won't give up eventhough I sometimes go crazy and think about it LOL

I've owned a few GS pieces because Spring Drive & Titanium are an addictive combination. This was my last diver. I am looking at a dress piece now

I could use other manufacturers with similar examples in my collection. There is every reason IMO to own a $200.00 US SKX and a 7K GS in the same collection. I am super happy with any of these watches the day they land on my wrist. The sub $500.00 Seiko lineup is awesome!

To me these are the Seiko golden age. Running up to the SKX range, they did some brilliant tool watches. Maybe I'm just getting old, but I'm really not into what they're doing at the moment, and none of it is as good as these.

I Plead The 5th.

That makes sense to me. Our tastes change as we move through our watch collecting journey. My two main watches are my Breitling Aerospace Evo with DLC and my Island Watch Rangemaster. I got the Aerospace used for a good bit less than a new one, about $4k NZ. The Rangemaster was around $600 NZ.

I'm flipping most of my watches to buy a couple of new ones. I'm keeping the Aerospace and Rangemaster.

Enjoy your watches, mate. :-)

Have done this a few times.

I'll sell a bunch of watches, buy something higher end, and then because of my daily lifestyle, it ends up not getting worn because I don't feel like possibly destroying it.

So, then I sell it. Then I buy something I'm more comfortable working the farm in.

Over the last few years I've found that my lifestyle fits comfortably in watches that are at about $1500 and under. (The majority of which are closer to the bottom of the scale) I wear a turtle or something similarly priced and styled a lot of the days.

Enjoy what you like and feel comfortable using. I like the 7c, that's a great example you have.

That's a good way to put it. My tastes have changed. I'm finding more enjoyment in less expensive watches.

I think this is a perfect example of how I feel. While I'm not actively working on a farm, the sentiment is the same. I've come to learn that there is a limit in terms of how nice and how well finished a watch is in relation to the look I want/lifestyle. It's taken me dabbling in the higher end side of things (higher end for me at least) to realize that.

Smart man.

Yup, just don't be surprised when a more expensive watch pops up on your radar. :-)

"Smokin' hot" is a good way to describe the 057!

I've been "diversified" before. I'm the opposite of that now. No expensive (for me, at least) pieces in the collection now. That 7010 cost me $400 and that now is the most expensive watch I own.

Yep. Except, now I just save the money by not eating at Dal Rae and only eat Big Macs. 😀

I'm not sure I understand this comment.😂

Strap = slang for gun😉

Wear what you like.

Ya know, I was an MP in the army and have owned firearms ever since I was 18 and have never heard a gun called a "strap" before. Haha. I'm more confused by the "rich folk" part. 😂

This has gotten the majority of my wrist time. I sold off my Doxa and Omega watches and where this and some other under 500$ Seiko's. They just work perfectly, look great and don't give me the worry of having an "investment" on my wrist 🤷

Ah. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who's sold off stuff like that and just "settled" for some reasonably priced Seiko's. 😂

I can't help what I like. Some of it is expensive, some of it is inexpensive. My interests are not bound by others' perceptions of value.

Same, but my interests are definitely bound by money. 😂

Your post resonates wtih me. The Seiko is my daily after trying several “nicer” chronos. Nothing wrong with the luxury pieces I had before it, but it just made sense.

The Tudor is the last luxury piece I bought with my own money and possibly what I recommend if you wanted to “move up a little” again.

I got my Longines master calander moon phase. It’s my big boy. And now im more than happy to go back down the ladder a bit. I personally enjoy actively collecting opposed to lusting after grails. TBH I’m currently really into the DIY watch club and putting my watch together myself. And getting the tools and kit to mess around with all my other watches in the future. DIY bronze diver next up.

Sometimes I get too caught up in realizing that my collection is full of watches that although great, I have an issue of being delicate. And so like I caught up with the idea of wanting a beater watch, I'll move down the collection to find such a watch.

Beautiful especially the 7C43. Might I ask where you got the straps from?