I found my new daily wearer… WOOHOO!

[C4L18R3]

I have a very good reason to be happy tonight!    Here’s the background…


With the exception of a mint 6119-6000 from Spencer (from a deal a few months back), there was REALLY nothing else incoming for me. In fact, in the past few months I have been flipping watch after beautiful watch to replenish a watch fund desperately lusting after an Omega Moonwatch and a Speedmaster Mk II. Proper examples of these 2 models are by no means cheap, thus my need to sell. Seeing those hard to find vintage Seikos slip out of my hands was an absolute pain but you gotta do what you gotta do when going after a grail (or in my case, grails).


On top of this I’ve been pining for a great grab and go daily wearer that can handle both the corporate and weekend setting. I was also looking for a GMT complication in particular, something I find quite useful on business trips. I needed a versatile, robust, no nonsense, waterproof, practical yet still elegant watch with GMT complication - a GMT diver was the logical choice. On my list was the new Kinetic Diver SUN019, the Aquadive Bathyscaphe 100 GMT and the Doxa 750T GMT among a few others. And in all this ‘wanting’ (well nowadays we don’t really ‘need’ a watch), I had to keep in mind that the funds are really meant for the Omega.


I had no idea how much the SUN019 cost as it is still a fairly new model. To be honest, the other choices were a bit too pricey given the fact that I have my heart set on obtaining a Speedy Mk II. So this afternoon I set about trying to find an online source for the SUN019 but all I got were press releases, reviews and a suggested price of US$800 or somewhere thereabouts. Having gotten good deals online, I never bothered with the local Hong Kong ADs but just before leaving the office tonight I thought maybe I’d give the distributor a call to ask when they expect to sell the new model and for how much. Lo and behold, they had one on offer at an unbeatable price! They had only one piece of each of the 3 variants on offer.

So long story short, I hauled ass and was there at 8pm and here are a few quick and dirty pics of the watch when I got home…










I’ll post better pics and more details this weekend but right off I can tell you this thing is an absolute beast! Especially on my 6.5in wrist! It is heavy and huge - around 48mm w/o crown and 15mm in width – but wears surprisingly smaller than what the figures might have you expect. The bracelet is 24mm and tapers to 22.


I’m really quite pleased. This watch ticks all the boxes for me.  More later!   Now I go to bed to prepare for that trip to Vietnam tomorrow…

[timewatcher]

Congrats!  7dfe79adc2f0
That is indeed a very nice watch but I have a question............why on earth do you wear it so fr forward on the wrist?  I can never understand why folks do it as it tends to cut into the wrist!  Whenever in the past when I have tried doing it it wont allow me to bend my wrist properly!

[69ChevelleSS]

Very cool watch  . . . . congrats and enjoy!

[sdoocms]

Nice find wear it in good health!

[Deleted]

That has very nice raised markers; gives the dial a real 3D effect

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Aug 5, 2014 10:29:42 GMT -8 timewatcher said:

Congrats!  7dfe79adc2f0
That is indeed a very nice watch but I have a question............why on earth do you wear it so fr forward on the wrist?  I can never understand why folks do it as it tends to cut into the wrist!  Whenever in the past when I have tried doing it it wont allow me to bend my wrist properly!

Not everyone's wrist bone is as prominent or in the same position. Some folks can wear them on the hand side of the bone while most of us have to wear them on the elbow side.

[C4L18R3]

Aug 5, 2014 10:29:42 GMT -8 timewatcher said:

Congrats!  7dfe79adc2f0
That is indeed a very nice watch but I have a question............why on earth do you wear it so fr forward on the wrist?  I can never understand why folks do it as it tends to cut into the wrist!  Whenever in the past when I have tried doing it it wont allow me to bend my wrist properly!

No I don't wear it that far.  The straps still need some adjustment. 

[C4L18R3]

Thanks everyone!  I brought it with me of course to Vietnam and as expected I kept staring at it during today's meetings.  It's a stupid thing to do at a meeting but hey... screw them, I can't help it 

One thing I noticed is that the dial of the SUN019 is so deep.  I think there's space enough between the dial and the sapphire for 2 houseflies to do the nasty.  As penguinbce already pointed out, the raised indices add to the depth of the watch creating a 3D effect.  The sort of velvet black color of the dial also enhances the illusion and actually makes the Seiko logo look like its 'floating' above the dial surface (this could've also been the effect of too much staring!)  I'll try to capture it when I take shots over the weekend.

Here's a press release and an article about it in case any of you are interested.  Off to have my Pho now...

[Groundhog66]

It's nice to get excited about a new watch, enjoy it!