Seiko /Cyma Watches
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| Classic Seiko Vibe |
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| Plain box |
I was watching some watch vlogger on Youtube, and they showed this Seiko SKX SRPJ47K1, and I thought it looked pretty cool. It was on the high end of what I’m willing to spend on a watch, but it seemed like one of those where I’d kick myself if I didn’t buy it and saw it on someone else. I like orange, I like skeleton watches, and I like dive style watches. So I googled it to find the best price, and ended up at Creation Watches.
Creation is a grey market seller that has good internet reviews. They had the watch for a price that I was willing to pay, so I gave it a try. (I just tried to find this watch on the Creation site now-it's not there anymore-definitely a buy now before they're gone kind of site).
The watch arrived after five days, in a Seiko box with tags. Interestingly, though most of the watch was wrapped in shrink wrap, the face was not. I inspected the watch closely and could not find anything wrong. I had to take out three links, but once I did, the watch fit easily on my wrist, without any sharp edges to speak of. I’ve been wearing it for about a week, and it keeps time properly and sits well on my wrist. At 42 mm, it’s a little bigger than I’d like, but not overwhelming by any means. The metal bracelet is well made, without any sharp edges.
On the whole, I’m happy with the watch and I’d be happy to buy from Creation Watches again.
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| I like the Vintage Vibe |
I’ve bought one other watch in the last six months, from an antique shop in Dublin back in February. I’ve always got my eye open for a new watch, and though I was tempted to pull the trigger on one of the Omega x Swatch watches, which were all in stock at the Dublin Swatch Store, before I plunked my money down I saw this Cyma in an antique shop. I’m not much for gold, but I do like the look of these 50s era gold watches (the inscription on the back says “25th Aug. ’55”), especially when they have the dial within a dial second hand and a textured face. I asked the cost, and the old guy at the counter said 60 euros. I said 50, and we had a deal.
The Cyma brand still exists, now owned by a Hong Kong luxury jewelry corporation, but this one is
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| Engagement? Retirement? Who knows? |
10/17/25
A funny thing about the Seiko from back in July. I went to a screening of Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo at Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly, and the usher asked if there was any way to turn down the lume of my watch. The New Beverly is a time warp as far as theaters go, a homage to Tarantino's boyhood, and so much like the 70's theaters I remember in Downey, the Avenue and the Meralta, that it's a little frightening. The same type of curtains, the same type of seats (not the reclining seats of today), same type of lighting fixtures, a definite throwback to the 70's movie going experience.
