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| Joined: | Sun Feb 26th, 2006 |
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My first observation is that this watch is long out of production and even Seiko Japan probalby won't be able to do much more than change the battery and set the time.
Since this was a JDM (Japan Domestic Model) it was made in very small production numbers and the movement and it's variants also were not used in very many models and also in very small production numbers so what I really have here is completely disposable watch that frequently fetches absurdly high prices 400-500 dollar range.
I do like the idea that that it will keep track of the date without adjustment but setting the year, month, date also is very difficult even with proper instructions the movement is moody and difficult to prod in the right direction.
The movement is also very fragile and easy to damage by amateur hands so even though the battery is good for eight years it may not survive the next battery change, I have opted to send it in to Seiko for the battery installation and calendar reset since all I have been able to do is verify it works I have been unsuccessful in properly reseting it and setting the calendar.
It is also slightly smaller than the skx models, the sbcm0023 sports 20mm lugs and a slightly smaller case too meaning the factory 29mm crystal is also not very common and sapphire nonexistent, the crown is also unique to this model series so replacement crowns will be impossible to find too.
All in all I am sorry I let myself get suckered into this watch, it may have been remarkable in it's day but it's just a glorified quartz diver and nothing but a problem waiting to happen now.
On the plus side now I know this smaller sized Seiko diver wears really well so I am on the hunt for a nice midsize Seiko automatic diver to try!