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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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First off, thank you to those that expressed an interest in this watch as promised I will give a small review/overview as it still is fresh on the wrist.As stated, this one was obtained from Marc at LI on a whim. I had agreed to purchase the Orient Marc had deeply discounted to 3T members. Marc mentioned he had this little gem he was going to discount and if I was interested. At the price offered, I had to be  . I confirmed the size with Marc as I read everything from 37mm to 42mm. I guess we can start there, it is 42mm from 11 to 4, the surprise was that it is nearly 52mm from lug to lug so it fills my 7.5ish wrist nicely.The Superior line ues the newer 4R16A 22 jewel movement. It does not hack or handwind so not sure how it is an improvement to the 7S. I'll have to report back on accuracy. It is an attractive movement with a signed rotor but nothing spectacular.  What I really liked about this watch was the case and dial. The case appears to be a 2 piece cradle design, but on closer inspection, looks like the lugs were welded to the case to give it that appearance. The dail and hands to me are gorgeous. The dial has a waffle texture with silver outlined and lumed markers and hands which give it a dressy yet sporty look. Lastly, I love the day and date feature with the day wheel being white on black and the day wheel black on white. Both nicely framed and easy to read. There is a fixed bezel attached with 4 screws which IMHO adds a nice look to the watch. Lastly, this one has a Saphire crystal  As mentioned, the bracelet is the only weak link and the 5 ATM WR rating. That said the bracelet is adequate and comfortable with a nice push button deployant. It does work nicely with the watch though. Well lets get to a few pictures. Thanks for taking the time.       |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Nice catch. |
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Builder360 3T WIS 
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Very cool case. Nice grab, congrats. |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Congrats Gumba!...that is a beauty!....great buys from Marc! |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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FnuSnu99 3T WIS 
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Superior choice Tony |
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watchdaddy1 3T WIS 
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Mmmmmmmm I LIKE SEIKO |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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That is sweet looking, Congrats Tony... One of the nicest dress Seiko's I've seen, really nice looking bracelet.. |
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Devin 3T WIS 
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Looks to be a good knock around watch Tony! Enjoy! |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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again for the kind relies |
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AntFarm 3T WIS 
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Nice write up and a really nice piece... Enjoy it Tony! |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Looks good, Tony. Same movement as the Kamikaze and while does not officially hack, you can synchronize the time with a benchmark thru a calibrated pull-out of the crown. From what I heard, Seiko might discontinue that movement and will lean on the newer ones issued lately that hack and wind. Enjoy it in good health for a long time |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Good lines on this case, congrats Tony |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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From what I heard, Seiko might discontinue that movement and will lean on the newer ones issued lately that hack and wind. Enjoy it in good health for a long time Thanks Jeff. Doesn't surprise me. Not sure why they would have even made this movement that is so similar to the 7 series. Thank you to everyone else that commented also. |
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pauliedoggs 3T WIS 
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bigrustypig wrote: Looks good, Tony. Same movement as the Kamikaze and while does not officially hack, you can synchronize the time with a benchmark thru a calibrated pull-out of the crown. How does the calibration work? Does the second hand snap quickly to the 12 o'clock position? That's pretty neat if it does. @Tony Great looking watch!! I just picked up an ani-digi Seiko. I'm always impressed with the value for the $$ spent when it comes to Seiko. Wear it in the best of health!! --Paul |
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stew77 Admin 
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How did I miss this post Tony!!! Thanks for the very nice write-up and extra details on this one. Very unique case configuration and dial layout (I like the contrasting day/date layout too). This is a new one to me, as I don't think I've seen any pieces at all from the Seiko superior lineup. Very interesting to see a Seiko with a Sapphire crystal instead of the traditional Hardlex. Enjoy this one Tony! |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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Paul, not not exactly sure what Jeff means, maybe he can shed some incite on that. I've used the lighly applied back tork on the crown t stop the second hand to sync the watch. Thanks for the kind comments and enjoy your new Ani-Digi. Chris, thank you also for the kind remarks, really a nice sport watch in many ways. Kudo's on the Ti Benarus, love the strap combo you used on that one  |
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