I have worn a watch each and every day of my life for the past 2 decades.
The previous decade has seen an interesting change of my curiosity about watches. Everything happened when I found Swiss watches. I can’t explain why I ended up owning a few of them. I think it’s a combination of peer pressure, love of the layout and well just presuming that they’re the kind of watch I should have or aspire to have at that age.
There are times when it merely doesn’t fit your style. Whether it’s when you’re wearing a suit or a work shirt. It simply doesn’t seem not bad.
As the years passed though, owning them became less and less fun. For starters they started to miss minutes. That’s correct. MISS MINUTES. For all the craftsmanship that these high-end watches were known for, they weren’t accurate.
On different occasions when this occurred I ‘d bring them to the shop and ask what’s erroneous. The opinions I had was that it’s not unusual for them to overlook some minutes every occasionally but it’ll be better once I send it for servicing.
How much you might ask would servicing cost? Well… depending on the watch but everywhere from RM500-RM8,000. That is crazy!
After I realised these luxury watches had become a burden instead of an asset to me I started wearing an alternate type of watch. The kind of watch that would never lose a minute.
I wanted wouldn’t miss a tick, looks not as bad as any luxury watch and affordable.
Kintaro Hattori.
Kintaro went to make the first wristwatch in Japan and his watches were understood to be so exact that as Japan National Railway’s “Official Railway Watch” it was made in 1929. I’m thinking because it kept time really well and we all understand how timely all Japanese trains are.
Over the the next couple of decades SEIKO would grow to innovate the watch. In the 1960s they invented the World’s First Quartz watch. You realize now the battery operated ones that many people wear around our wrists.
I just need to write about brands or things that I believe in and I ‘ve a very good impression of Seiko. Remember this post I wrote that got over 80,000 shares.
I view Seiko quite positively because it’s a watch maker with lots of heritage. It was founded in 1881 by this guy.
In 1973 they devised the world’s first 6-digit LCD display watch.
And for among the more crazy ideas Seiko released the World’s First watch powered by your system heat. Body heat!
SEIKO Version No: SSA319J1
In the exquisite SEIKO Premier Selection. It’s a stainless steel case and band, Sapphire crystal glass and automatic winding. It’s additionally 10 bar water resistant and has a see-through case- back and a 24 hour index.
The very same one that’s Wang Lee Hom endorses.
I like it. I think it fills the gap between having something that’s dependable and affordable and yet appears great to wear with a suit.
The one thing I requested SEIKO in addition to them giving me this watch was whether they could give one to my subscribers as well. And they said yes.
YES I KNOW… INSANE RIGHT?!
kate kate kate kate ! 