Poor man's watch thread

[mimo]

Wow...that blue thing is sweet. If you must have a date function on a dress watch, it should look like that!

 

[Jazzmenco]

@RogerP watches88 has the blue dial for $399, on amazon it runs in the $700's and eBay runs $528. Quite a spread. I have it in the cart on watches88...might just pull the trigger...thanks for the enabling

 

[RogerP]

@RogerP watches88 has the blue dial for $399, on amazon it runs in the $700's and eBay runs $528. Quite a spread. I have it in the cart on watches88...might just pull the trigger...thanks for the enabling

I'm not seeing it my man - I see the blue version with the faceted dial (SSA347J1) but not this "Starlight" version with the mottled dial (SARY087).

 

[Jazzmenco]

Did not notice that detail. Found it on Amazon for $580, ironically the other model is more expensive. Looks like it is selling out fast hummmmmm!

https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Presage-Limited-SARY087-JAPAN/dp/B076PHRM4X

 

[Jazzmenco]

Also found it cheaper on eBay and would earn $53 in bonus bucks however the seller (big volume from Japan) has a lot of negatives. Amazon is $100 more but reliable and fast. decisions...

 

[Medwed]

I'm not seeing it my man - I see the blue version with the faceted dial (SSA347J1) but not this "Starlight" version with the mottled dial (SARY087).

https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/watch-shop/item/s-pm-0002li/

 

[am55]

I have a personal preference for the white dial, but agree that it is a shame to see this uninspiring all caps writing all over the dial, larger with every iteration.

The SARB065 had the right typefaces and font size for the design which I think really contributed to its fame.

If only these were 35-38mm and about a third as thick...

 

[mimo]

I've bought things from Creation Watches in Singapore a couple of times. Very reliable and quick. The blue one is sold out with them, alas, but there are some good options and prices.

I haven't used "Watches88". Looks like they ship from Malaysia? $399 with them is a good price on that blue beauty - on the bracelet too. I found another Singaporean even cheaper - SG$507, which is about $380, from "Carousell".

 

[Jazzmenco]

I need to stay off the internet! Roger got me interested in the blue Seiko Presage and then today I get hit with yet another cyber Monday ad from Ashford with this similar (but different) blue Eterna going for $899 (original price $5800). What's a guy to do?

 

[theh00d]

Hi there, lurker here and saw the post about watches88 (was skeptical but guess they're legit)

Was eyeing a gold orient president day-date on there.
Anyone know of anything similar?

 

[RogerP]

The original price on that Eterna sounds...... ambitious.

Nice watch, though.

 

[Jazzmenco]

Without the date window or the word manufacture it would be purchased already. (still might) Funny how all the watches on Ashford are well below the "list price"

 

[kimmo]

I've bought things from Creation Watches in Singapore a couple of times. Very reliable and quick. The blue one is sold out with them, alas, but there are some good options and prices.

I haven't used "Watches88". Looks like they ship from Malaysia? $399 with them is a good price on that blue beauty - on the bracelet too. I found another Singaporean even cheaper - SG$507, which is about $380, from "Carousell".

I used watches88 like 5 or 6 years ago once, no issues. YMMV.

 

[RogerP]

Also found it cheaper on eBay and would earn $53 in bonus bucks however the seller (big volume from Japan) has a lot of negatives. Amazon is $100 more but reliable and fast. decisions...

Back in stock on Seiya $478 and free worldwide shipping. Rock solid reliable vendor.

https://www.seiyajapan.com/collections/seiko/products/seiko-automatic-presage-sary087-made-in-japan

 

[am55]

I need to stay off the internet! Roger got me interested in the blue Seiko Presage and then today I get hit with yet another cyber Monday ad from Ashford with this similar (but different) blue Eterna going for $899 (original price $5800). What's a guy to do?
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I think the Seiko is easily the superior watch here... more refined, a bigger brand with history and service, the dial is better textured etc. There is also a little extra, that Seiko uniqueness that is slightly bad taste but in a good way, which the Eterna doesn't have, following as it does the tenets of "modern Western mid-budget watch design" to the letter.

(on that Seiko design, I was sad to see in the other thread that Grand Seiko is being split out as its own brand for that reason. Please don't make them into another Richemont clone...)