Another Japan Only Spring Drive Movement Watch Line: The Seiko Galante Models
"How momentous this chemistry between you and me;" " Before the brilliant day changes to just one day in my life;" "Move on silently. Walk down towards the place each must go." What does these statements mean? I have no idea, but these statements are part of Seiko's Galante watch marketing materials. Shoddily translated Japanese to English is an amusing element of our American love for Japanese culture, but we can look beyond the silly phrase to the products underneath.Seiko likes to separate their products into lines and model families. The Galante is just one of these many lines, and is a totally upmarket line from the Japanese watch maker. In fact, the Galante lines are only sold at select Seiko "Master Shops" of which there are only a handful in Japan. Of course there are also some online sales. The Galante line embodies the Seiko Spring Drive movement which is excellent. I simply cannot wait to get my hands on one of these. I've written about the Spring Drive movement a lot, so yo

stopped into the AD and tried this on for a moment
couldn't walk out with it at this time but it was very nice to enjoy it for the moment today.identifying your grail is the first step!

Congratulations!
Well after many years of lusting after the 5970 I finally pulled the trigger a few days ago. I had been searching for the perfect example for years as some of you who know me know! I went back and forth between a P, R and even a J. I went back to reflect to 7 years ago when I first laid eyes on the R and the feeling I had. After much thought and research I went with my ultimate dream watch the 5970R. I was fortunate to find a true one owner watch, complete, mint and never polished. For me this is my very best ever and the ultimate watch. The silver dial is a true masterpiece by the master's themselves-- balanced and full with no empty space. The warmth of the perfectly proportioned RG case is second to none. The movement is absolutely amazing and one can stare at it for hours. All in all I rate this a perfect 10 and my absolute favorite watch of all time. Cheers all and HAGWE! image.jpg

Is this something normal for an AD to do?
So, couple of months ago I've put my name down for a BLNR at Melbourne Airport Rolex, today I've received a message saying that they've just got one in stock and asked whether I'm still interested. Although, there's a catch, that is I have to buy an additional watch in order for them to sell me the BLNR. I was never informed about this when I put my name down. So my question is, is this something normal for an AD to do? P/S. I understand that some ADs would only consider existing customers when it comes to the waiting list. But since they've got one in stock and actually messaged me, I just thought it's a little strange.

Bracelet tool?
Mwuahahaha