The Dive Watch Connection

These are cool, but the 2504.52 is 1000x better in every way IMO

The tradition of me thinking “Their peak was late 5 digit” every time they release something new continues.
I really need to add a 16610lv to the collection

Now THAT’S cool.
Well done seiko!

Wow. Great idea, superbly executed.
Feels like that should be the standard strap it comes on.
Really cool combo (and the watch itself is beautiful as well)

Big congrats

Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

hoppyjr wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 05, 2025 3:30 pm

I’ll stick with the MM300 I just got, which is available new for almost half the cost.

It’s 10x prettier for half the cost

They should have made the bezel a bit taller, it’s clearly too small and thin at 46mm x 16mm

The seiko design team has been hitting the izakayas pretty hard lately

The design of this item probably took place on a Friday after the whole team went out to izakaya and karaoke on Thursday night, with a per-person average consumption of 87 highballs

martyloveswatches wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 22, 2025 7:44 am

also some high accuracy quartz

Yes that would be awesome. It would allow for
Slimmer profile
“Real” GMT function
Avoiding the crappy 6r movements

In the older models (I had a couple SARB017) it was very easily turned

The answer if you can’t find anything through DWC connections is tropicalwatch.com
It’s Jacek’s site

Edit
The first one that pops up is this one
https://tropicalwatch.com/watches/2003- ... g-tag/ljli
But he has fresh inventory coming in rather often.

Interesting. Always wanted to try one of the new Miyota “real” GMTs.
Does maranez have a site? I googled but only seem to find resellers

raf42 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 24, 2025 6:56 am

Diameter: 40mm
Thickness: 11.9mm
Lug-to-lug: 44mm

11.9 mm thick vs the 16mm'ish of other models seems a lot more wearable (lowered WR of 300m is still more than fine). Not a hater.

Same!
Plus good pricing, especially in today's world

That doesn’t make it any less ridiculous IMO. Today, one can buy a great condition Explorer I (114270) with less than that. Mark (drster) just posted yesterday an unpolished 3186 movement 16570 for $5995. Who the F is buying a fortis before that at these prices? Plus, uh, it doesn’t look great to me...

unixshrk wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2025 9:07 am

Baffo wrote:Semi vintage Air King from Jacek

Finally, some Rolex watches are back to reasonable prices.
I may be looking to further extend my 5 digit collection with a 36mm DJ if prices continue to fall.

Love this classic.

Thank you sir

alund wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 11, 2025 5:13 am

Wow!

Semi vintage Air King from Jacek

Finally, some Rolex watches are back to reasonable prices.
I may be looking to further extend my 5 digit collection with a 36mm DJ if prices continue to fall.

That’s really, really cool.
Congrats

In its natural habitat!

Secrid makes great wallets that are tiny and protect from CC cloning.
Come in different shapes and sizes, top notch quality.

This KS

rockmastermike wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 07, 2024 5:07 am

Dibs!

Jacek is the best.
Congrats on your purchase

Speedy recovery Matt!

Great squale as well!