New Seiko Thread

[Selym]

And…6R movements need to be outlawed.

They run great after a service, but why should a six-month-old watch need to be serviced?

[dnslater]

Didn't notice the 3 day text at first, but that's ridiculous imo. If they worried more about accuracy with the 6R rather than power reserve I'm betting they would attract far more buyers.

Exactly. We are all begging for better accuracy with these and they give us more PR instead.

[spring-diver]

The latest drop

6R55 3 day movement

The blue one looks sharp.

I wonder what the difference is between the 6R35 and 6R55. 70-h PR vs. 73-h PR?

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[dnslater]

I wonder what the difference is between the 6R35 and 6R55. 70-h PR vs. 73-h PR?

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Specs on paper seem pretty similar, but sounds like the 6R55 is considered an update. It may be a little slimmer also... was released initially in some pretty thin King Seiko's late last year. Published accuracy is the same, but hopefully real world is better.

[ezcheese]

6R movements - the R stands for retarded 🥴

[Selym]

6R movements - the R stands for retarded 🥴

At the very least, it stands for "Return for service."

I had good luck with 6R15s, but my one and only 6R35 was great for a few months, then started losing almost a minute per day. Fortunately it was still under warranty, so I sent it in. It came back running like new, and has continued to do so for going on a year.

I have a hunch they're over oiled, and the excess oil ends up migrating to somewhere it shouldn't be.

[AtomicTom]

Guys, have you seen these new Seiko 5 Sports SNXS watches?

They have 37.4mm cases, Navy blue, black, and ivory white dials,
in house Seiko calibre 4R36, newly designed bracelets, and more.












https://monochrome-watches.com/introduc ... ecs-price/

[ezcheese]

🤏

[Djf1978]

I like these bracelets but kinda small. Thanx for sharing Tom

[Selym]

I like these bracelets but kinda small. Thanx for sharing Tom

That's my favorite style of bracelet. I wonder if it will fit any other Seiko cases.

[Djf1978]

I like these bracelets but kinda small. Thanx for sharing Tom

That's my favorite style of bracelet. I wonder if it will fit any other Seiko cases.

Wish it would fit my sla055

[Baffo]

Guys, have you seen these new Seiko 5 Sports SNXS watches?

They have 37.4mm cases, Navy blue, black, and ivory white dials,
in house Seiko calibre 4R36, newly designed bracelets, and more.












https://monochrome-watches.com/introduc ... ecs-price/

Seiko product shots usually really, really suck. They are so terrible they make grand seiko watches look like a $300 quartz.

But wow, these pics above may be the worst I have EVER seen. The off colors, the confused background, the weird inclined perspective for no real reason and that makes the watch look worse?
I mean WFT?
The probably produced those on a Friday after they all went out Thursday at the izakaya, downing 256 highballs and finishing off with the karaoke at 3 am.

[AtomicTom]

Guys, have you seen these new Seiko 5 Sports SNXS watches?

They have 37.4mm cases, Navy blue, black, and ivory white dials,
in house Seiko calibre 4R36, newly designed bracelets, and more.












https://monochrome-watches.com/introduc ... ecs-price/

Seiko product shots usually really, really suck. They are so terrible they make grand seiko watches look like a $300 quartz.

But wow, these pics above may be the worst I have EVER seen. The off colors, the confused background, the weird inclined perspective for no real reason and that makes the watch look worse?
I mean WFT?
The probably produced those on a Friday after they all went out Thursday at the izakaya, downing 256 highballs and finishing off with the karaoke at 3 am.

They are a little colorful looking Baffo, and then they are renderings on top
of it all. ..I probably should have just posted the regular pics.

Thanks a ton for giving your thoughts as well as your honesty !

[Baffo]

Tom, thanks to you for sharing. Your enthusiasm and positive attitude are contagious and I am grateful for what you post here

Mine was a critique of Seiko, I’m sure the watches look way better in real life as they always do

[r.palace]

Real photo

[Baffo]

lol see I was right!!!
They look 200x better in real pics

[Torrid]

6R movements - the R stands for retarded 🥴

At the very least, it stands for "Return for service."

I had good luck with 6R15s, but my one and only 6R35 was great for a few months, then started losing almost a minute per day. Fortunately it was still under warranty, so I sent it in. It came back running like new, and has continued to do so for going on a year.

I have a hunch they're over oiled, and the excess oil ends up migrating to somewhere it shouldn't be.

That makes a lot of sense. Been wearing my SARB all this week for the first time I’ve worn it in probably 6 months. Was running fast. Thought it was magnetized. Tried demagnetizing it. No change. All of a sudden it’s been bang on the last two days like it was when I originally regulated it. I must have spread the oil back around or something. I’ve got nothing else to explain it.

Every 6R I’ve had eventually ran slow. This was the first that I had the balls to pop open and regulate. I had only messed with 4Rs and 7Ss before that. It just would feel like the regulation would never hold. You might be right about the oil.

[spring-diver]

Samurai’s get a major refresh for this year with new case, bracelet, dial, hand set & bezel insert








Older King Samurai for comparison

[hoppyjr]

I can’t help but think how perfect the red dial would be without date, but with black bezel.

The all black isn’t bad.

[Selym]

Not wild about the dial and hands, but the case is nice!

[spring-diver]

New colors for these as well








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