WristWatching

Taking a break from one of those big brands out there like Omega and Rolex could prove to be not such a bad thing if you actually took sometime to look at what some Indie watchmakers offer.

As fancy as your AP and Cartier pieces are, it doesn't mean that indie watchmakers can't rival them in terms of build quality when they obviously already attain a huge victory over this big brands in terms of affordability.

Homage timepieces are pieces that are normally inspired by a more costly timepiece which is normally out of reach for majority of collectors due to the hefty price tag.

Do not confuse homage pieces with replicas as they are not quite the same. In fact, very different.

Started off as pocket watches with bracelets, wrist watches has been around for many many years with many many different perspectives on its true purpose on the wrist. Today, I will give you a brief insight on my watch collection as of now.

It struck me that the Seiko 6105-8110 will never to complete without the vintage waffle strap from Seiko, the ZLM01.

Commonly recognized as the bond on a tight budget watch, the Seiko Sea Urchin might deceive onlookers from afar.

Overwhelmed by its sheer weight and size, the Seiko SLD005p takes the crown for the largest watch I've ever put on my wrist till date. It measures up to a whopping 52mm. The fact that little people knows about this amazing diver shows that Seiko has a great multitude of amazing wrist watches to offer yet to be discovered by the general public of watch fanatics.

Born from the Seiko 7S movement, both the 6R and the 4R have way superior specifications as compared to its predecessor. But which is better?

A simple Google search will tell you that the 6R is way more superior than the 4R. But Why?

Having tried the 4R15,4R36 and the 6R15, Im here to give my thoughts about each of the movements


(4R15) VS (4R35,4R36)
The functional difference between the 4R15 and the 4R35/4R36 is that the latter offers handwind and hacking in its movement. But why is the 4R15 deemed as more desirable instead?

The 4R15 have the exact same mainspring as the 6R15, giving it 50 hours of power reserve which is 9 hours more than the 4R36 which uses the traditional mainspring. Moreover, the accuracy of 4R36 is -25/+35 compared to the -15/+25 that the 4R15 and 6R15 offers.

(4R15) VS (6R15) VS (4R35, 4R36)

Effectively, getting a 6R15 is like getting a 4R36 with improved power reserve and accuracy as it has handwind and hacking.

The 6R15 is also the 4R15 with hand wind and hacking.

The 6R15 is probably like getting the best of 4R15 and 4R36 combined.

If you can afford the 6R15, go straight for it. If not, go with the 4R15. If you just started looking at watches, maybe you can start with a 4R35 or 4R36