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Re: Sarb017 Alpinist: the perfect all around affordable for

Post by Sidheguitarist » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:11 pm

Why does that thing look so perfect on the wrist (esp. NATO'd up; that's fantastic), while the 3mm larger Oris 65 seemingly comes off as a "little princess" watch?

At any rate, that Alpinist looks good.

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Post by jswing » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:35 pm

I always liked that watch, but never bought one because I didn't think it looked good on ANY strap. Until now. Damn, it looks perfect on that nato! :thumbsup:

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Post by blowfish89 » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:41 pm

I thought it was too small too (I have 7" wrists), but my gf really loved wearing it (hers are slightly under 6.5")
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Post by sierra11b » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:55 pm

Prices are great on them. I'll have one back soon

A great outdoors watch.

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Post by blowfish89 » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:59 pm

Gf saw this pic now and wants me to buy it again for her :cry:

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Post by HapaHapa » Thu Dec 24, 2015 2:26 pm

Very nice watch. Totally agree. Would have held onto to her but I have an affinity for chunkyness (I like big butts and I can not lie....)
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Post by CGSshorty » Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:59 pm

I’ve recently become infatuated with this watch but Im pretty sure it would be too small for me. I’m tempted to try one anyway.
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Post by Torrid » Sat Nov 04, 2017 5:32 pm

I’ve wanted one for awhile myself.

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Post by toxicavenger » Sat Nov 04, 2017 5:41 pm

Torrid wrote:
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I’ve wanted one for awhile myself.
Same here :cheers:

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Post by sierra11b » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:37 am

I have to remind myself that I literally sold it the same day it arrived.

I remember the green sunburst dial being more olive drab and muted rather than that vibrant emerald green seen in most pics. I wonder if I got a bad batch?

I still want one back to give it a worthwhile (>12hr) chance.

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Post by CGSshorty » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:48 am

What did you think about the size? Too small?
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Post by sierra11b » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:59 am

No because I have smaller wrists (6.75) but I do remember thinking it was pretty stout

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Post by CGSshorty » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:59 am

sierra11b wrote:No because I have smaller wrists (6.75) but I do remember thinking it was pretty stout
My wrists aren’t huge. I’ll try to track one down.
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Post by JP Chestnut » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:07 am

Looks pretty chunky.

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Post by CGSshorty » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:15 am

JP Chestnut wrote:Looks pretty chunky.
It looks fairly thick, but I’m worried about the length. That’s the main reason I rarely wear my 556.
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Post by JP Chestnut » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:30 am

CGSshorty wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:15 am
JP Chestnut wrote:Looks pretty chunky.
It looks fairly thick, but I’m worried about the length. That’s the main reason I rarely wear my 556.
It has a small dial/big case look. I wonder if the lug to lug is longer than usual?

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Post by r.palace » Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:25 am

I've read LTL is 45-46
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Post by CGSshorty » Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:29 am

r.palace wrote:I've read LTL is 45-46
That is really short. It will probably look silly on me.
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Post by 59yukon01 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:57 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:29 am
r.palace wrote:I've read LTL is 45-46
That is really short. It will probably look silly on me.
Maybe not. Just saw this post on WUS and he says he has an 8" wrist.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?p=44453001

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Post by r.palace » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:11 pm

Might be the angle of the picture. Hard to believe a sub 40mm watch with short LTL wouldn't look small on a larger wrist
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Post by CGSshorty » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:17 pm

59yukon01 wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:29 am
r.palace wrote:I've read LTL is 45-46
That is really short. It will probably look silly on me.
Maybe not. Just saw this post on WUS and he says he has an 8" wrist.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?p=44453001
What is the thread title? I can’t follow the link because I’ve been locked out of WUS on Tapatalk since the password update.
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Post by 59yukon01 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:21 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
59yukon01 wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:29 am
r.palace wrote:I've read LTL is 45-46
That is really short. It will probably look silly on me.
Maybe not. Just saw this post on WUS and he says he has an 8" wrist.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?p=44453001
What is the thread title? I can’t follow the link because I’ve been locked out of WUS on Tapatalk since the password update.
It's in the Seiko forum titled "Official Seiko SARB017 Alpinist thread". That picture was the last page or two I think.

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Post by r.palace » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:22 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
59yukon01 wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:29 am
r.palace wrote:I've read LTL is 45-46
That is really short. It will probably look silly on me.
Maybe not. Just saw this post on WUS and he says he has an 8" wrist.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?p=44453001
What is the thread title? I can’t follow the link because I’ve been locked out of WUS on Tapatalk since the password update.

***Official SARB017 Seiko Alpinist thread***

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Post by CGSshorty » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:31 pm

Thanks, guys. That does look pretty good on him.
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Post by HapaHapa » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:08 pm

I had one of those and passed it on. I sold it both because it felt smaller than I prefer and because it just didn’t hold my attention. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a very nice watch. It just wasn’t my style, both dial and style of hands.

The angle has to make it look big on an 8” wrist. It felt small on my 6-7/8” wrist.

The green was a deeper color. Def not emerald. I’d call it Spruce.
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