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SBDX012 next to 6159-7001

Post by gr8sw » Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:24 pm

a nice comparo shot lifted from wus...
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Post by BSears » Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:25 pm

Damn they are both hot.
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Post by jswing » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:51 pm

This shows what a nice job seiko did with the SBDX012, not to mention how nice the 6159-7000 is.
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Post by CesarG » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:25 pm

The 4 lines of script at 6 o'clock always bugged me. I mean, why stop at 4? Seiko should have gone for 5 or 6.

The SBDX003 was just right:

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Post by hoppyjr » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:34 pm

Both are fantastic.
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Post by toxicavenger » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:34 pm

^^^Nice but you have to realize they did copy the same amount of lines of script as on the og version. Just the og version had three rows up top. Hahahaha

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Post by gr8sw » Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:40 pm

I would've liked the 012 dial to match the 003... for me, the less text the better, but I'll get over it ;)
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Post by r.palace » Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:32 pm

toxicavenger wrote:
I would be proud to snort blow off all of those watches.
Going to use this in a sentence today :roll:
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Post by toxicavenger » Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:53 pm

r.palace wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:
I would be proud to snort blow off all of those watches.
Going to use this in a sentence today :roll:
I used it already and my wife said I was loco
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Post by sfglenrock » Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:48 pm

It's amazing how close they stayed to the original. Why mess with a good thing I guess!
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Post by jswing » Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:46 pm

I wouldn't mind an extra line of text on the SBDX012 if it said hi-beat.
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Post by CesarG » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:26 pm

I'm with you. Wish it had a hi-beat movement.
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Post by mm300 » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:12 pm

CesarG wrote:I'm with you. Wish it had a hi-beat movement.
Yup. I'm wondering if it's possible to swap out the 8L35 with a hi-beat?
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Post by 5661nicholas » Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:16 pm

CesarG wrote:The 4 lines of script at 6 o'clock always bugged me. I mean, why stop at 4? Seiko should have gone for 5 or 6.

The SBDX003 was just right:

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Post by marchone » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:07 am

Buy one of each. Send to Carlo for dial swap. Sell the other. Done.
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Post by dnslater » Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:14 am

gr8sw wrote:I would've liked the 012 dial to match the 003... for me, the less text the better, but I'll get over it ;)
Seiko learned from the best - although Rolex has far more words and adjectives.
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Post by gr8sw » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:35 pm

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that's a fricken short story right there... way too much info imho :bs:
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Post by matt.wu » Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:46 pm

6159 looks great here
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Post by T.R. » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:33 pm

r.palace wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:
I would be proud to snort blow off all of those watches.
Going to use this in a sentence today :roll:
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Post by T.R. » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:35 pm

CesarG wrote:The 4 lines of script at 6 o'clock always bugged me. I mean, why stop at 4? Seiko should have gone for 5 or 6.

The SBDX003 was just right:

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Post by jeckyll » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:38 pm

toxicavenger wrote:
r.palace wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:
I would be proud to snort blow off all of those watches.
Going to use this in a sentence today :roll:
I used it already and my wife said I was loco

_That_ was the one that finally made it dawn on her?!?
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Post by toxicavenger » Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:58 pm

jeckyll wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:
r.palace wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:
I would be proud to snort blow off all of those watches.
Going to use this in a sentence today :roll:
I used it already and my wife said I was loco

_That_ was the one that finally made it dawn on her?!?
she's a slow learner :oops:
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Re: SBDX012 next to 6159-7001

Post by USN_ED » Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:41 am

gr8sw wrote:a nice comparo shot lifted from wus...
SBDX012 6159.jpg
I notice that both stems are unscrewed. Is there an advantage to storing a watch with the stem unscrewed? Both watches, by the way, are striking regardless of the lines of lettering.
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Post by jeckyll » Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:43 am

USN_ED wrote:
gr8sw wrote:a nice comparo shot lifted from wus...
SBDX012 6159.jpg
I notice that both stems are unscrewed. Is there an advantage to storing a watch with the stem unscrewed? Both watches, by the way, are striking regardless of the lines of lettering.
Well, if you want the hands to be (and stay) in the same spot for taking a set of photographs, there is a great advantage in unscrewing the crown :thumbsup:
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Post by USN_ED » Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:51 am

Thanks. I did kinda figure that but then again, I'm not the sharpest pencil in the drawer so I hadda ask.
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