Seiko SSC087 Mens Watch Solar Stainless Steel Case and Bracelet Chronograph Black Dial Alarm
http://www.bluedial.com/ssc087.htm
http://www.bluedial.com/ssc087.htm
Anyone familiar with this watch? experience?
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I'm not familiar with it but I love my seiko and I'm liking the looks of it. If you end up getting it let us know how you like it.
Not familiar with it but i love my Seiko. I will say that the design of the face may make it hard to tell the time, kind of "busy" for easy reading. The picture of it on the site makes it hard to be sure the time. I like a cleaner face with more prominent hands. But then thirty years ago it wouldn't have been a problem.
I don't have that particular watch, but having had many chronos in my life, I will also say it looks a little hard to read to me. I agree with the comments of Captain Pre-Capsize above. The hands are too narrow for my taste, and they tend to get lost in the borders of the subdials. The solar is a nice touch for a chrono, as they do use batteries at a good pace if you run the timers a lot.
I never found a chrono as useful in practice as I thought it would be before I bought them. I seldom have a lot of things I need to time down to the second. If I do, my handy-dandy digital watch does the trick. For me, analog watches are better if they are normal 3-hand watches without a lot of bells and whistles.
YMMV, of course.
I never found a chrono as useful in practice as I thought it would be before I bought them. I seldom have a lot of things I need to time down to the second. If I do, my handy-dandy digital watch does the trick. For me, analog watches are better if they are normal 3-hand watches without a lot of bells and whistles.
YMMV, of course.
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Thanks for the feedback gents. I do appreciate the comments on the difficulty to read...I hadn't thought that out.
Any suggestions on a Seiko, Citizen, or Bulova with a simpler face? I would like something over 40mm with some heft...
Thanks again.
Any suggestions on a Seiko, Citizen, or Bulova with a simpler face? I would like something over 40mm with some heft...
Thanks again.
If you want a chrono, I think this one is easier to read:
http://www.bluedial.com/ssc017.htm
A non-chrono, non-solar (but still quartz kinetic) dive watch that has some heft:
http://www.bluedial.com/ska371.htm
Lots of good Seikos and Citizens out there. The trick is finding one you really like enough to shell out the cash. Good luck.
http://www.bluedial.com/ssc017.htm
A non-chrono, non-solar (but still quartz kinetic) dive watch that has some heft:
http://www.bluedial.com/ska371.htm
Lots of good Seikos and Citizens out there. The trick is finding one you really like enough to shell out the cash. Good luck.
Ugh. I was about to say how much I liked that watch. It has the most useful functions (date, stopwatch, alarm) without being overcrowded.
Then, as you say, they mess it up by putting unnecessary highlights around two dials, camouflaging the main hands!
Nice, but having a chrono limited to 60 minutes, plus a diver's rotating bezel is slightly redundant for most people, I expect.
I'd wager that there are a lot more people wearing watches with rotating bezels than there are licensed divers.
My point is that a rotating bezel can be used as a 60 minute timer. So why have another timer (the chronograph) that is also limited to 60 minutes, and requires two extra dials?
Is the extra accuracy worth making the display less clear? To some people, but very few I bet.
Is the extra accuracy worth making the display less clear? To some people, but very few I bet.
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That's a real beauty, Captain! Do they make those anymore?
I've done quite a lot of diving and I've never used a rotating bezel.
BTW, I'm not familiar with the seller posted above, but something to keep in mind:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ranty-Issue-to-be-aware-of-when-buying-online
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ranty-Issue-to-be-aware-of-when-buying-online
I have to agree, if the sub dials were not so bold or if the hands were bolder, the watch dial would work better.Ugh. I was about to say how much I liked that watch. It has the most useful functions (date, stopwatch, alarm) without being overcrowded.
Then, as you say, they mess it up by putting unnecessary highlights around two dials, camouflaging the main hands!
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or this one
http://www.bluedial.com/bm6010-55a.htm
I am a giant and the watch doesn't look teeny on my wrist it sits just right.
http://www.bluedial.com/bm6010-55a.htm
I am a giant and the watch doesn't look teeny on my wrist it sits just right.
Just my opinion, but of the ones posted so far I think this one is the best. It's semi-sporty and semi-dressy at least for this style of watch, with a face that will not grow tired. I see it is similar to the first one, so it must agree with you as well.
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I appreciate all of the input. I pulled the trigger on this one...
http://www.bluedial.com/bl5470-57l.htm
http://www.bluedial.com/bl5470-57l.htm
Nice looking watch. I hope it will give many years of good service.
Oooo, boy - that blue / silver combination is easy on the eyes. Congrats!
Be sure and post some pics when you get it.
Be sure and post some pics when you get it.
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