Simple Living

Notes to myself.  I'm leaning on picking up an skx again...maybe the mid size 013 or full size 009 Pepsi. Seiko SKX Models Full size (40mm dial , 22mm lug) - 200M rated 001 - Silver bezel 003 - 005 - Classic Trio 007 - black 009 - Pepsi bezel 011 - Orange dial 173 - black - square hour markers 175 - Pepsi bezel 399 - black - square applied markers 401 - Pepsi bezel Titanium 403 - Black dial, silver bezel 405 - silver dial, silver bezel Monsters 779 - Black Dial , silver bezel 781 - orange dial, silver bezel Mid-Size (37mm dial, 20mm lug) 013 - black 015 - Pepsi bezel 017 - Orange dial Mid-Size - 3 o'clock crown 021 - White dial 023 - black dial 025 - Pepsi bezel 027 - white dial 031 - black dial 033 - Pepsi bezel

I wanted a Seiko 5 SNZF29 as it's a better size, but they are hard to find and only one I saw was asking $400, ridiculous for a basic Seiko 5.  Instead, I picked up the bigger SNZF17J2 and it's not too bad.  The dial is a glossy black with applied indices that have decent lume.  Lugs fit 22mm straps and it looks good on a dark brown leather band. Now for the bad...bezel is crap, it does 'turn' but you need to really grip it hard for it to move.  It's pretty much for 'show' only...although, then I got mine preowned so maybe it's defective?  The skx007 had a much better bezel action.  It has a typical +15-20 second/day accuracy which is average for the 7s movements.  I leave it crown up at night and that seems to even it out by slowing it down a bit...I'm still experimenting and getting it close to +5 seconds/day.  This one uses the 7s36 a 23 jewel calibre vs the 7s26 21 jewel I've see in other 5's.  But I see no difference in quality or f