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Why they call it Caesar

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Posted: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 10:56 pm

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maxinflixion wrote:
Great photography.

Honestly, if you look at any vendor's website, their pictures of that watch make it look not even half as nice as your shots.

Thank you, maxinflixion! Yeah, I've noticed, Seiko, itself, makes a point of having the most drab, flat-looking depictions of their watches as the standard catalog shot for each model. I believe this is done in an attempt to show the product in as accurate, drawing-like a manner as possible, no artistry allowed.

Posted: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 11:15 pm

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tombs wrote:
Hi and welcome to 3TBouncy.gif
Your lumeshots are awesomeface4.gif Would be thankful if you share how you has taken those shots

Hey, thanks, tombs! Well, the lumes here are long-exposure, very slow shutter speed, shots of several seconds to over a minute (check the second hand to get an idea of the length of the exposure in each shot) with the camera mounted on a tripod and shutter released via time-delay to eliminate camera shake that's inevitable with a manual, instant release. Most of these shots were taken in near-darkness with only indirect, distant lighting as an illumination aid.

Here's a non-lume shot of the back and bracelet followed by yet another lume.

Last edited on Sat Jul 11th, 2009 01:02 am by AirWatch

Posted: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 11:20 pm

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stormin13 wrote:
Welcome AirWatch to 3T, I hope you enjoy being a member. Your photographs of your Seiko are awesome! I concur with what has already been written, your photos are are on a par with the professionals. Again, welcome and please submit some more pictures, cheers. hand6.gifhand6.gif

Hey, thank you very much, stormin13!

It's been a blast so far! I'm more than happy to oblige.

Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 04:50 pm

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AirWatch wrote: tombs wrote:
Hi and welcome to 3TBouncy.gif
Your lumeshots are awesomeface4.gif Would be thankful if you share how you has taken those shots

Hey, thanks, tombs! Well, the lumes here are long-exposure, very slow shutter speed, shots of several seconds to over a minute (check the second hand to get an idea of the length of the exposure in each shot) with the camera mounted on a tripod and shutter released via time-delay to eliminate camera shake that's inevitable with a manual, instant release. Most of these shots were taken in near-darkness with only indirect, distant lighting as an illumination aid.

Here's a non-lume shot of the back and bracelet followed by yet another lume.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge AirWatch

Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 03:26 am

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tombs wrote:
Thanks for sharing your knowledge AirWatch

Sure thing, tombs, anytime, bud!

Here's a multiple-exposure "fireworks" shot for the occasion. Have a happy 4th y'all! yahoo.gif

Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 03:54 am

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Sorry to ask such a dumb question:

A customer asked me what is the
difference between a Seiko Monster
and a Seiko Tuna?

What is the diameter of the Caesar?

I think I've gave him the wrong answer
when I looked up the model number
SKX781,as the Orange Monster.
I also inadvertently mistaken the
SKX251K,as the Tuna with Yellow dial.

If someone could correct me that
would very be much appreciated.

Last edited on Sat Jul 4th, 2009 03:54 am by Simon_Leung

Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 12:11 pm

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Simon_Leung wrote:
Sorry to ask such a dumb question:

A customer asked me what is the
difference between a Seiko Monster
and a Seiko Tuna?

What is the diameter of the Caesar?

I think I've gave him the wrong answer
when I looked up the model number
SKX781,as the Orange Monster.
I also inadvertently mistaken the
SKX251K,as the Tuna with Yellow dial.
If someone could correct me that
would very be much appreciated.

Difference between Monster and Tuna Cans: It's night and day. The Monster (SKX779 Black, SKX781 Orange) is an affordable ISO 200 m diver with the commonplace 7s26 automatic movement for around USD 200.

The newly revised and dramatically further-up-marketed JDM (Japan Domestic Market only) Tuna Cans (nicknamed that because of the tuna can like shroud around the case) are in an entirely different league from the Monster.

The SBBN015 at around USD 960 is an ISO 300 m with the exquisite 7C46 quartz movement. Click on this link for more. http://www.higuchi-inc.com/sbbn015.html

The SBDX011 Darth Tuna is ISO 1000 m and titanium cased with the high-end 8L35 automatic movement. Yours for "just" USD 2280 from Higuchi-san in Japan. Click here to see more. http://www.higuchi-inc.com/sbdx011.html

As to SKX251 (I'm not familiar with that model number), I believe you meant to write SKZ251 which is a yellow-dialed Frankenmonster or Frankentuna, an affordable (USD 200) ISO 200 m diver with a 7s36 auto movement. The watch has just about the best, biggest, baddest and brightest lume of any watch. Best I know, production has ended on all Frankenmonsters, although they're still available. The nicknames refer to the shroud and the Frankenstein-like side bolts that hold the shroud in place and the humungous overall size of the watch at about 50 mm case with crown diameter.

Getting back to this thread's subject, the SKA385 Caesar's case measures about 45 mm without the crown and 49 mm with the crown. The dial is about 31 mm.

Hope all this helps.

Happy 4th to all!

Last edited on Sat Jul 4th, 2009 12:23 pm by AirWatch

Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 01:24 pm

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Don't know how I missed this the 1st time around...but welcome and thank you for posting such great pictures. It's the 1st time I've looked at a watch and considered getting it even if the movement is not mechanical!

Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 02:27 pm

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AirWatch wrote: Simon_Leung wrote:
Sorry to ask such a dumb question:

A customer asked me what is the
difference between a Seiko Monster
and a Seiko Tuna?

What is the diameter of the Caesar?

I think I've gave him the wrong answer
when I looked up the model number
SKX781,as the Orange Monster.
I also inadvertently mistaken the
SKX251K,as the Tuna with Yellow dial.
If someone could correct me that
would very be much appreciated.

Difference between Monster and Tuna Cans: It's night and day. The Monster (SKX779 Black, SKX781 Orange) is an affordable ISO 200 m diver with the commonplace 7s26 automatic movement for around USD 200.

The newly revised and dramatically further-up-marketed JDM (Japan Domestic Market only) Tuna Cans (nicknamed that because of the tuna can like shroud around the case) are in an entirely different league from the Monster.

The SBBN015 at around USD 960 is an ISO 300 m with the exquisite 7C46 quartz movement. Click on this link for more. http://www.higuchi-inc.com/sbbn015.html

The SBDX011 Darth Tuna is ISO 1000 m and titanium cased with the high-end 8L35 automatic movement. Yours for "just" USD 2280 from Higuchi-san in Japan. Click here to see more. http://www.higuchi-inc.com/sbdx011.html

As to SKX251 (I'm not familiar with that model number), I believe you meant to write SKZ251 which is a yellow-dialed Frankenmonster or Frankentuna, an affordable (USD 200) ISO 200 m diver with a 7s36 auto movement. The watch has just about the best, biggest, baddest and brightest lume of any watch. Best I know, production has ended on all Frankenmonsters, although they're still available. The nicknames refer to the shroud and the Frankenstein-like side bolts that hold the shroud in place and the humungous overall size of the watch at about 50 mm case with crown diameter.

Getting back to this thread's subject, the SKA385 Caesar's case measures about 45 mm without the crown and 49 mm with the crown. The dial is about 31 mm.

Hope all this helps.

Happy 4th to all!

Thank you Airwatch for the info.

Cheers,
Simon

Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 09:40 pm

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Welcome to 3T and glad to have you.. Man I did not relize the lume on that Seiko was so bright....face4.gif

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