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| The Emperor gets a little brother ... | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30th, 2011 08:11 pm |
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FnuSnu99 3T WIS 
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The 300m Tuna Can was what first got me into the shrouded Seiko divers in the first place, and have been looking around for one for quite some time, and one finally came up that fit the bill  First of, it´s a quartz. and yes, I know that turns quite a few in here off, but on the + side, it´s a high-torque, adjustable quartz. So as Quartz´come, this is pretty sweet, and that seconds hand jump with the speed of light. And the accuracy on this mvt is normally A LOT better than that of "regular" quartz, and I believe it´s also termo-compansated. Only had mine for a few days now, so can´t really say that much on this specific watch (but at least has not missed a beat on the atomic clock so far ...) It´s a bit smaller than it´s bigger brother the Emperor, but what really dwarfs it, is the tallness. While the Emperor sits 17mm tall, the 300m Tuna is 14mm tall (not that much, but the smaller shroud, and general design, makes it look a lot smaller IMO. The Emperor is 52mm in diameter, an the 300m is 47,5mm.   As more or less all Seikos, the lume is nuclear on this also ...(photo not really the best to show the lume, but take my word for it:0)  This version comes on a rubber strap that looks identical to the normal Seiko Z22 strap, but has the markings "DALOAS" on it, and is much softer an more flexible than the Z22. As far as i know the 300m is the only one of the Tunas with this strap. Currently have it on the B22 strap of my Emperor (as seen in photos) It has a domed hardlex crystal that sits a bit over the bezel, making the center the highest point on the watch (so most used ones have some minor scratches here, mine is pristine:0) No signed crown on this one (most prospex divers has) And the screws on the shroud are Phillips screws, and not hex as on the Emperor and Darth Tuna. This just ads to the tool-diver feel IMHO, and not something I give much thought. Also, no exotic materials in use here, SS all the way. Everything is polished, except the shroud, which is sand blasted. Only thing I´m not super happy with is that the day/date does not line up perfectly. Not sure if this is only my watch, but from what I can see on others in forums etc, there are some misalignment's going on. But, other than that, I couldn´t be happier with the 300m Tuna Can. And a keeper 4 sure. Last edited on Fri Sep 30th, 2011 08:17 pm by FnuSnu99 |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30th, 2011 09:19 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Looking good. Congrats and enjoy.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 1st, 2011 06:50 am |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Congrats Rolf! Nice looking piece I must say! Yes, alignment day/date seems to have a trouble....Strange that it repeats itself on other watches: Must be a serial defect Seiko should have correct. I hope it will not affect your mind on it: Can be an irritating little detail sometimes... I still don't understand why Seiko don't make this version with automatic movement: As a cheaper version of the "Darth Tuna"...
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| Posted: Sat Oct 1st, 2011 09:01 am |
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AntFarm 3T WIS 
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WOW that is beautiful... And they look awesome side-by-side. Enjoy and wear it well! 
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| Posted: Sat Oct 1st, 2011 09:43 am |
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FnuSnu99 3T WIS
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Thank you guys!
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| Posted: Sat Oct 1st, 2011 09:52 am |
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FnuSnu99 3T WIS
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Hammerfjord wrote: Congrats Rolf! Nice looking piece I must say! Yes, alignment day/date seems to have a trouble....Strange that it repeats itself on other watches: Must be a serial defect Seiko should have correct.Thx buddy:0) Regarding the day/date misalignment, I might have been a little hasty. It seems that the movement starts the date-change sequence already at half past nine, and is not completely done (changing date, day and kanji/english) until three 0´clock at night. So when I took the photos, it was actually started changing, hence the misalignment. As I look at it now, at 16:50, the day/date is close to 100% perfect. So the others I have seen on web, having the same "problem" might also be just this ... And on the auto-version of this one, I totally agree ...They would sell A LOT of them I think. But then again, Seiko wouldn´t even sell this outside Asia, so maybe they just don´t need more money?
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| Posted: Sat Oct 1st, 2011 10:38 am |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS 
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CONGRATS Rolf, she looks bada$$.Some dont care for quartz me included, but thats been on my list for years. Nice addition to your emperor
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| Posted: Sun Oct 2nd, 2011 12:58 am |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Congrats Rolf!...the Tunaquartz is an awesome Seiko imo!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 2nd, 2011 10:26 am |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Very nice Tuna quartz!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 2nd, 2011 01:43 pm |
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exc-hulk Moderator 
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Hey Rolf ! Big congrats to your new TUNA ! Great watch. One of the most original diver's watches! Absolutely a winner from SEIKO. I love the second hand. Enjoy your new time oiece !
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| Posted: Sun Oct 2nd, 2011 03:07 pm |
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FnuSnu99 3T WIS
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 William, Oscar, Mark and Phillip! Has been in my daily rotation since I got it, and as it looks, will be for some time to come. It´s on the wrist right now  Just love it big-time!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 3rd, 2011 08:23 am |
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mjclr 3T WIS
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Nicely reviewed specially "diameter & an the 300m is 47,5mm." Congrats bro..!!
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