Good condition and keeping time.
21 jewels
Japan automatic movement
All original including stainless steel band
Price:RM80
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Manual Winding Orient fineness 17 jewels - 2
26th Jan 2011-Sold to Jason from Melaka,Malaysia
Manual winding orient watch, Good running condition,
17 jewel manual movement.
Stainless steel band
Price:RM80
Manual winding orient watch, Good running condition,
17 jewel manual movement.
Stainless steel band
Price:RM80
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Rare Vintage Camy Sputnik 17 jewels manual winding watch
Sputnik was taken from the name of the first space craft orbiting the earth
Nice watch
SWISS MADE
17 jewel
manual winding
Diameter 37mm x 41 mm
Date at 6 o clock position..function well
Back case sign Camy logo
Price:RM180
Nice watch
SWISS MADE
17 jewel
manual winding
Diameter 37mm x 41 mm
Date at 6 o clock position..function well
Back case sign Camy logo
Price:RM180
Vintage Enicar Automatic watch
Vintage Enicar Swiss Watch with Original Dial, Stainless Steel Case and Self-Winding
Movement.
Stainless Steel ScrewBack Case with Interesting Case Back. See Photo. Case Signed Enicar.
Movement:Enicar Swiss Made Automatic Wind
Movement in Excellent Running Condition. Signed Enicar.
Price:RM160
Movement.
Stainless Steel ScrewBack Case with Interesting Case Back. See Photo. Case Signed Enicar.
Movement:Enicar Swiss Made Automatic Wind
Movement in Excellent Running Condition. Signed Enicar.
Price:RM160
Rare 17 jewel Orient Fineness Manual winding watch
Rare manual orient watch, Good running condition,
17 jewel manual movement.
Stainless steel original band
Price:RM140
17 jewel manual movement.
Stainless steel original band
Price:RM140
Vintage Titus Pentastar Incabloc Manual winding watch
Swiss movements and leather band.
Incabloc.Water proof and non magnetic
The watch is running great.
Price:RM140
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Preowned Orient Automatic Watch
This a 21 jewels automatic Orient watch. In good running condition.
Stainless steel band but not original.
Price:RM90
Stainless steel band but not original.
Price:RM90
Vintage Manix Skeleton watch
I do not have any information about this watch but it is running great, leather band and manual winding watch.
Price:RM90
Price:RM90
Monday, August 16, 2010
Seiko 5 Lumibrite Automatic watch
Model:Seiko 5 Lumibrite Automatic watch
New in Box
Function:
-AUTOMATIC WATCH
-NEVER NEED BATTERY
-LONG LASTING LUMINOUS
-35MM WITHOUT CROWN
-DAY AND DATE CALENDAR
-SCRATCH RESISTANT HARDLEX CRYSTAL
-STAINLESS STEEL BACK CASING
-WATER RESISTANT
-PRICE:RM220
New in Box
Function:
-AUTOMATIC WATCH
-NEVER NEED BATTERY
-LONG LASTING LUMINOUS
-35MM WITHOUT CROWN
-DAY AND DATE CALENDAR
-SCRATCH RESISTANT HARDLEX CRYSTAL
-STAINLESS STEEL BACK CASING
-WATER RESISTANT
-PRICE:RM220
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Vintage Rado Manual Winding
I do not know what type of rado is this since the color and writing already fade and blurr. Whether green horse or purple horse or any horse. Need expert to comments. The movement is great and keep the time.
It is manual winding watch with original stainless steel band and original crown.
Price:RM280
It is manual winding watch with original stainless steel band and original crown.
Price:RM280
Friday, July 30, 2010
New Old Stock Seiko 5 Sports 23 jewels
Seiko 5 Sports 100m Automatic 23 Jewels
Unused and like new (UNC condition)
Leather band
Day / date at 3 o'clock position
Water resistant 100m (10 bar)
Automatic movement, 23 jewels
Approximate measurements:
Bezel diameter: 39mm
Case diameter: 43mm (including crown)
Case thickness: 13mm
Weight: 130g
Price:RM280
SEIKO Criteria CHRONOGRAPH SNDB19P1
Model: SEIKO CHRONOGRAPH SNDB19P1
Model No. : SNDB19P1
Calibre No. : 7T920KR0
- Three-fold clasp with push button release
- Screw case back
Function
-60 MINUTE STOPWATCH IN 1/20 SECOND INCREMENTS
-DATE CALENDAR
-100% SOLID STAINLESS STEEL
-10BAR 100m/330ft WATER RESISTANT
-TOP HARDLEX CRYSTAL
-CASE DIAMETER IS 45mm Without Crown
-COMES IN SEIKO PRESENTATION GIFT BOX
Condition:100% authenic & brand new
Retail Price:Rm1,199
Now:Rm780 Free shipping within Malaysia
Saturday, July 3, 2010
New Authentic ORIENT Classic Re-edition Rolex style Sapphire Crystal 100 m
New Authentic ORIENT Classic Re-edition Rolex style Sapphire Crystal 100 m
Orient Rolex style Automatic Sapphire Cyrstal 100m
Condition : New in box
Model # : CEV0J003W - two tone version
Movement : Orient in house movement , 21 jewels Automatic
Water Resistant : 50m
Material : Flat Top Scratched proofed Sapphire Crystal
Case : 39 mm x 12 mm thickness (excluding crown)
Case : 41 mm x 12 mm thickness (excluding crown)
- magnifying window at day feature
- SCREW IN DOWN CROWN
Price : US$RM530
**Comes with all papers, boxes and warranty stamped by authorized dealer.
Orient brief info
The Orient Watch Company, Limited (オリエント時計株式会社, Oriento Tokei Kabushikigaisha?) is Japan's largest producer of mechanical watches and since 2009 has been a subsidiary of the Seiko Epson Corporation. The company produces both quartz and mechanical watches, but concentrates its marketing efforts and receives 55% of its international sales from the latter.
The company was founded in Tokyo, July 1950; though, it has roots that date back to 1901 when Shogoro Yoshida opened a wholesale watch shop in Ueno. Through its sixty-year history, the company has contributed several technological advances in watchmaking efficiency such as the development of power-reserve indicators and use of in-house movement production of watches in the hundred-dollar price range.
In-house movement production, defined as a watch manufacturer having direct intellectual property rights to the movement they produce, is not common; the list of companies that do this is very short.
Although a subsidiary of the Seiko Epson Corporation, Orient operates as an individual entity.Orient sets itself apart from the other major Japanese watch companies by focusing on self-winding mechanical watches; Seiko, Citizen, Ricoh Elemex and others primarily or exclusively sell quartz watches
Orient Rolex style Automatic Sapphire Cyrstal 100m
Condition : New in box
Model # : CEV0J003W - two tone version
Movement : Orient in house movement , 21 jewels Automatic
Water Resistant : 50m
Material : Flat Top Scratched proofed Sapphire Crystal
Case : 39 mm x 12 mm thickness (excluding crown)
Case : 41 mm x 12 mm thickness (excluding crown)
- magnifying window at day feature
- SCREW IN DOWN CROWN
Price : US$RM530
**Comes with all papers, boxes and warranty stamped by authorized dealer.
Orient brief info
The Orient Watch Company, Limited (オリエント時計株式会社, Oriento Tokei Kabushikigaisha?) is Japan's largest producer of mechanical watches and since 2009 has been a subsidiary of the Seiko Epson Corporation. The company produces both quartz and mechanical watches, but concentrates its marketing efforts and receives 55% of its international sales from the latter.
The company was founded in Tokyo, July 1950; though, it has roots that date back to 1901 when Shogoro Yoshida opened a wholesale watch shop in Ueno. Through its sixty-year history, the company has contributed several technological advances in watchmaking efficiency such as the development of power-reserve indicators and use of in-house movement production of watches in the hundred-dollar price range.
In-house movement production, defined as a watch manufacturer having direct intellectual property rights to the movement they produce, is not common; the list of companies that do this is very short.
Although a subsidiary of the Seiko Epson Corporation, Orient operates as an individual entity.Orient sets itself apart from the other major Japanese watch companies by focusing on self-winding mechanical watches; Seiko, Citizen, Ricoh Elemex and others primarily or exclusively sell quartz watches
NEW OLD STOCK authentic Citizen Eco Drive Chronograph - Cal. H571 : AT1017-06E
N.O.S. authentic Citizen Eco Drive Chronograph - Cal. H571 : AT1017-06E
No need battery, use solar system to operate.
24-Hour Hand
Chronograph
Non Reflective Coating Glass
Eco-Drive 150 Days
Water Resistance-50
ECO DRIVE INFO
Eco-Drive is the series name of a line of mainly light powered watches manufactured by the Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. The first Eco-Drive watches were sold in 1995.
Light as power source
Most Eco-Drive watches are equipped with a special titanium lithium-ion secondary battery that is charged by an amorphous silicon solar cell located behind the dial.The titanium lithium-ion composition precludes it from being affected from the regular charge/discharge cycle of other types of rechargeable batteries. Light passes through the covering crystal and dial before it reaches the solar cell.
Depending on the electronic movement model, a fully-charged secondary power cell could run with no further charging anywhere from 30 days to 3,175 days (8.7 years), though most Eco-Drive mens watchmodels offer a 6 months power reserve.[4] If kept in the dark for too long, some movement models engage a hibernate mode, where the hands of the watch would stop running but the internal quartz movement would still keep track of time. If an ample supply of light is given, the hands would move to the proper positions and resume regular timekeeping.
Temperature difference as power source
Citizen Eco-Drive Thermo watches were introduced in 1999 and use the temperature difference between the wearer's arm and the surrounding environment as a power source. The rare Eco-Drive Thermo watches use the Seebeck effect to generate thermo electricity that powers the electronic movement and charges the secondary power cell. In the sun or in the tropics the ambient temperature can come close to or exceed the temperature of the wearer's wrist causing the watch to stop generating thermo electricity. In case no power is generated, an Eco-Drive Thermo movement will save power by moving the second hand in ten second increments until the production of thermo electricity is resumed.
Hybrid Eco-Drive movements
Citizen also built an automatic quartz powered watch, the Citizen Promaster Eco-Duo Drive (released in December 1998).Novel to this watch was the use of both mechanical power as well as a solar cell to power the electronic movement and charge the secondary power cell. This model was an attempt to enter higher-priced markets (at a cost of around $1,000 USD). The Eco-Duo Drive technology failed to attract consumer interest and Citizen has since stopped making use of the unique movement.
Secondary battery life expectancy
According to Citizen Europe, laboratory test showed that after 20 years the secondary battery retains a power storage capacity of 80%.[7] Citizen states that their lubricants for Long-Lasting Precision Equipment when used in watches, timepiece movements remain smooth for a long time as the oil does not harden even after 20 years.
No need battery, use solar system to operate.
24-Hour Hand
Chronograph
Non Reflective Coating Glass
Eco-Drive 150 Days
Water Resistance-50
ECO DRIVE INFO
Eco-Drive is the series name of a line of mainly light powered watches manufactured by the Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. The first Eco-Drive watches were sold in 1995.
Light as power source
Most Eco-Drive watches are equipped with a special titanium lithium-ion secondary battery that is charged by an amorphous silicon solar cell located behind the dial.The titanium lithium-ion composition precludes it from being affected from the regular charge/discharge cycle of other types of rechargeable batteries. Light passes through the covering crystal and dial before it reaches the solar cell.
Depending on the electronic movement model, a fully-charged secondary power cell could run with no further charging anywhere from 30 days to 3,175 days (8.7 years), though most Eco-Drive mens watchmodels offer a 6 months power reserve.[4] If kept in the dark for too long, some movement models engage a hibernate mode, where the hands of the watch would stop running but the internal quartz movement would still keep track of time. If an ample supply of light is given, the hands would move to the proper positions and resume regular timekeeping.
Temperature difference as power source
Citizen Eco-Drive Thermo watches were introduced in 1999 and use the temperature difference between the wearer's arm and the surrounding environment as a power source. The rare Eco-Drive Thermo watches use the Seebeck effect to generate thermo electricity that powers the electronic movement and charges the secondary power cell. In the sun or in the tropics the ambient temperature can come close to or exceed the temperature of the wearer's wrist causing the watch to stop generating thermo electricity. In case no power is generated, an Eco-Drive Thermo movement will save power by moving the second hand in ten second increments until the production of thermo electricity is resumed.
Hybrid Eco-Drive movements
Citizen also built an automatic quartz powered watch, the Citizen Promaster Eco-Duo Drive (released in December 1998).Novel to this watch was the use of both mechanical power as well as a solar cell to power the electronic movement and charge the secondary power cell. This model was an attempt to enter higher-priced markets (at a cost of around $1,000 USD). The Eco-Duo Drive technology failed to attract consumer interest and Citizen has since stopped making use of the unique movement.
Secondary battery life expectancy
According to Citizen Europe, laboratory test showed that after 20 years the secondary battery retains a power storage capacity of 80%.[7] Citizen states that their lubricants for Long-Lasting Precision Equipment when used in watches, timepiece movements remain smooth for a long time as the oil does not harden even after 20 years.
Friday, July 2, 2010
NEW authentic Casio Sheen SHN-5003P-1A
Sold out
Casio Sheen SHN-5003P-1A
Scratch Resistant Mineral Glass
Stainless Steel Band
Water Resistant: 50 meter
Rhinestone hour markers
Creates a refreshing elegant look
Specifications
1-second stopwatch
Date display
Regular timekeeping
Analog: 3 hands (Hour, minute, stopwatch second),
3 dials (timekeeping seconds, stopwatch minutes and 24-hour)
Accuracy: ±20 seconds per month
Approx. battery life: 2 years on SR626SW
Size of case: 38.5 X 32.0 X 10.9 mm
Weight: 92 g
Price:RM380
Casio Sheen SHN-5003P-1A
Scratch Resistant Mineral Glass
Stainless Steel Band
Water Resistant: 50 meter
Rhinestone hour markers
Creates a refreshing elegant look
Specifications
1-second stopwatch
Date display
Regular timekeeping
Analog: 3 hands (Hour, minute, stopwatch second),
3 dials (timekeeping seconds, stopwatch minutes and 24-hour)
Accuracy: ±20 seconds per month
Approx. battery life: 2 years on SR626SW
Size of case: 38.5 X 32.0 X 10.9 mm
Weight: 92 g
Price:RM380
Friday, June 18, 2010
Vintage Rado Conway
Vintage Rado mint condition
-Automatic movement
-Stainless Steel case
-Stainless Steel scew back case
-Original dial in excelent condition
-Original hands in excelent condition
-Working great
-Stainless steel bands not original
Price:RM320
Rado brief info
Rado is a Swiss manufacturer of watches, with headquarters in Lengnau, Switzerland. It is noted for its use of scratch-proof materials, a field in which it is considered a pioneer. Today the company produces about half a million watches a year with a staff of about 300 in total.
History
Formed in 1917 as Schlup & Co., Rado initially produced watch movements only. In 1957 the company launched its first collection of watches under the Rado brand. In 1962 the Rado Diastar, the world's first scratch-proof watch, was launched. It has been in production ever since, now sold as DiaStar The Original.
In 1983 Rado became part of the SMH group which was renamed in 1998 as the Swatch Group.
Design
RADO differs from the traditional Swiss watch makers in that it leans towards innovative uses of high tech materials in distinct design. RADO has focused on pioneering the use of a number of materials that are unique within the watch making industry, such as e.g. hardmetal(tungsten- and titanium-carbide), ceramics, lanthanum and sapphire crystal.
In 2004 the RADO vision was realized with the introduction of the V10K. Coating the watch with high tech diamonds made the V10K the hardest watch on Earth, realized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The newer RADO watches are also distinct from the traditional Swiss watch industry in that their aesthetic is unique. Market reaction tends to be mixed to such a strong aesthetic, with many who appreciate the unique and distinct RADO look and those who do not.
During their time, RADO has received more than 20 elite international design awards, from the RED DOT Award to the iF Design Award, for both their product and most recently, their collaboration with Jasper Morrison for an innovative watch box that mimics the shape of the human wrist.
Pricing
RADO watches vary in pricing according to model, age and materials but the core collection of RADO pieces will range from about US$700 to about US$28,000. Models that include pave dials of diamonds and baguette diamonds can cost approximately US $30,000 to $250,000.
Omega De Ville Quartz 1365

Omega Deville quatrz dress watch,in very good condition,and working order.
Plated with 20 micron gold plated .
There is a sign of wear and tear due to aging but the gold plating looks as new.
The movement is swiss quartz and is in good working order.
Note this watch does not have a crown to change the time,to change the time you push the button on the side where the crown would be,push the button in and hold for 3 seconds the hour hand will move rapidly around untill you release the button, it will then continue to move around exactly one hour then stop,if you push the button in for one second the minute hand will move two minutes evry time you push the button for one second,sounds complicated but it is really quite simple,the watch is fitted with a new leather strap(non omega)
Price:RM380
Omega brief info
History
Foundation
Omega medical chronograph with outer pulsations track, ca. 1950
Omega Seamaster De Ville, an early "waterproof" watch, with automatic movement and date, in 14k goldThe forerunner of Omega was founded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 1848 by 23-year-old Louis Brandt, who assembled key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen. He sold his watches from Italy to Scandinavia by way of England, his chief market. After Louis Brandt's death in 1879, his two sons Louis-Paul and César, troubled by irregular deliveries of questionable quality, abandoned the unsatisfactory assembly workshop system in favour of in-house manufacturing and total production control.
Relocation
Due to the greater supply of manpower, communications and energy in Biel/Bienne, the enterprise moved into a small factory in January 1880, then bought the entire building in December. Two years later the company moved into a converted spinning-factory in the Gurzelen area of Biel/Bienne, where its headquarters are still situated today.
Their first series-produced calibres, Labrador and Gurzelen, as well as the famous Omega calibre of 1894, would ensure the brand's marketing success.
Merger
Louis-Paul and César Brandt both died in 1903, leaving one of Switzerland's largest watch companies — with 240,000 watches produced annually and employing 800 people — in the hands of four young people, the oldest of whom, Paul-Emile Brandt, was not yet 24.
Brandt was the great architect and builder of Omega.His influence would be felt over the next half-century. The economic difficulties brought on by the First World War would lead him to work actively from 1925 toward the union of Omega and Tissot, then to their merger in 1930 into the group SSIH, Geneva.
Under Brandt's leadership and Joseph Reiser's from 1955, the SSIH Group continued to grow and multiply, absorbing or creating some fifty companies, including Lemania, manufacturers of the most famous Omega chronograph movements. By the seventies, SSIH had become Switzerland's number one producer of finished watches and number three in the world.
Financial takeover
Weakened by the severe monetary crisis and recession of 1975 to 1980, SSIH was bailed out by the banks in 1981. During this period, Seiko expressed interest in acquiring Omega, but nothing came out of the talks.
Switzerland's other watch making giant Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG - supplier of a large range of Swiss movements and watch assemblers) was in economic difficulty. It was the principal manufacturer of Ébauche (unfinished movements) and owner, through their sub-holding company GWC (General Watch Co), of various other Swiss watch brands including Longines, Rado, Certina and Mido.
After drastic financial restructuring, the R&D departments of ASUAG and SSIH merged production operations at the ETA complex in Granges. The two companies completely merged forming ASUAG-SSIH, a holding company, in 1983.
Two years later this holding company was taken over by a group of private investors led by Nicolas Hayek. Renamed SMH, Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie, this new group over the next decade proceded to become one of the top watch producers in the world.In 1998 it became the Swatch Group, which now manufactures Omega and other brands such as Blancpain, Swatch, and Breguet.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Pre-owned Seiko 5 Automatic


Seiko 5 Automatic
Case Polished stainless steel
Dial Color:White dial
Bracelet Brushed stainless steel
Clasp Type Deployment
Calendar Day and date display at 3:00
Movement Japan automatic, 21 jewels
Crystal Hardlex
Water Resistant 30 meters
Case Thickness 12 mm
Bracelet Width 19 mm
Series Seiko 5
Style Casual
Size Men's
Case Height 35 mm
Case Width 37 mm
Luminous Hands and dotted hour markers
Case Back:Stainless steel
Price:RM120
Seiko History and ongoing developments
The company started in 1881, when Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop called "K. Hattori" (服部時計店, Hattori Tokeiten?) in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later, in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the name Seikosha (精工舎, Seikōsha?). According to Seiko's official company history, titled "A Journey In Time: The Remarkable Story of Seiko" (2003), Seiko is a Japanese word meaning "exquisite," "minute," or "success." (The meaning "exquisite" is usually written 精巧, while the meaning "success" is usually written 成功.)
The first watches produced under the Seiko brand appeared in 1924. In 1969, Seiko introduced the Astron, the world's first production quartz watch; when it was introduced, it cost the same as a medium-sized car. Seiko later went on to introduce the first quartz chronograph. In 1985, Orient Watches and Seiko established a joint factory. Recognized as a leader in timekeeping accuracy, Seiko products are often used as the official timekeepers of the major sporting events, including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup editions in Argentina 1978, Spain 1982, Mexico 1986, and Italy 1990.
Grand Quartz, produced in 1978.The company was incorporated (K. Hattori & Co., Ltd.) in 1917 and was renamed Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd. in 1983 and Seiko Corporation in 1990. After reconstructing and creating its operating subsidiaries (such as Seiko Watch Corporation and Seiko Clock Inc.), it became a holding company in 2001 and was renamed Seiko Holdings Corporation as of July 1, 2007.
Seiko is perhaps known best, though, for its wristwatches. They are known for their advanced technology and are one of the few wristwatch manufacturers that produce all of their watches and movements entirely in-house. Even minor items such as the oils used in lubricating the watches and the luminous compounds used on the hands and the dials are produced by the Seiko factories.
Seiko produces both quartz and mechanical watches of varying prices. The least expensive are around ¥4,000 (US$45) (Alba); the most expensive (Credor JURI GBBX998) costs ¥50,000,000 (US$554,000).[2] Seiko's mechanical watches are the most prized by collectors—from the Seiko "5" series (the 5 reflects the five essential features of the watch, namely shock resistant, water resistant, automatic, and day and date display), which is the most common; the Seiko automatic Chronometer series; the "Bell-Matic," with a mechanical alarm; to the highly prized luxury "Credor," "King Seiko," and "Grand Seiko" lines. Seiko Kinetic watches account for a large proportion of sales nowadays and combine the self-energizing attributes of an automatic watch with quartz accuracy. The watch is entirely powered by its movement in everyday wear. On 7 October 2005, Seiko announced the launch of the Seiko Spring Drive, a new movement that provides 72 hours of power compared to 40 hours for mechanical and 3 years for battery powered quartz watches. This new movement uses a "Tri-synchro Regulator". The power from the spring is used to turn the gear train and a generator. The generator powers a circuit that includes a low consumption (~25 nanowatts) quartz crystal oscillator. The oscillator is a part of a continuous feedback circuit, which holds the speed of the generator close to eight revolutions per second. According to Seiko records the resulting movement delivers accuracy commensrate with other quartz timed watch movements.
Seiko Pyramid Talk, the world's first quartz talking clock, from 1984.
The Hattori Clock Tower in Ginza, Tokyo, former headquarters and main store building of K. Hattori & Co., currently houses Wako.To the frustration of collectors, Seiko does not release all of its watch lines in every region; some are exclusively available in Asia, for instance. Many online retailers will ship watches overseas, though.
Seiko Corporation of America is responsible for distribution of Seiko watches and clocks, as well as Pulsar brand watches, in the United States. The models available in the United States are normally a smaller subset of the full line produced in Japan. Seiko Corporation of America has its headquarters (and Coserv repair center) in Mahwah, New Jersey. In the United States, Seiko watches are sold primarily by fine jewelers and department stores as well as 19 company stores located in various cities.
Seiko's 2004 marketing campaign emphasized that a watch, as opposed to other traits (such as what car they drive, for example), tells the most about a person.
Various Seiko watches were worn by the cinematic James Bond 007 in four films starring Roger Moore from 1977–85. Also, a Seiko watch was worn by Sean Connery in the 1983 Bond film Never Say Never Again. A Seiko Chronograph is also worn by Jason Bourne in the book "The Bourne Identity" by Robert Ludlum.
Seiko also produces other electronic devices. Notably, during the 1980s, the company produced a range of digital synthesizers, such as the DS-250, for use in electronic music. Today, the music division, a part of Seiko Life Sports, produces metronomes & tuning devices.
SEIKO 5 - the meaning of the "5"
A great marketer had the idea in the 70ies: to be a SEIKO 5, the watch has to have the following 5 (five) attributes (thus the name SEIKO 5): 1. Automatic, 2. Water resistant, 3. Shock resistant, 4. Date, 5. Day. Please note that some SEIKO 5's are in fact SEIKO 4's, if the "Day" function is omitted, then the Caliber 7S25 is used. The only difference to the normally found 7S26 is the omission of the day wheel. Also re-issues of SEIKO 5 Sports often use the 7S36 caliber. Again the 7S36 is similar to the most popular 7S26, yet it features 23 Jewels as opposed to the 21 Jewels in the 7S26. Please note that all these movements beat at a rate of 21'600 bph (beats per hour) or 6 bps (beats per second). As a comparison, an ETA 2824-2 beats at 28'800 bph or 8 bps. A Miyota 82xx beats at 21'600 bph. Why do I mention these three movements? Because they are found in probably 80% of all inexpensive automatic wrist watches. A market share that is huge, yet challenged these days (2006) by an increasing share of inexpensive China Made automatic movements.
About the many model lines of SEIKO
SEIKO's many model lines are sometimes overlapping and there are SEIKO 5s today that do not remind much of a SEIKO 5. One example is the "Jungle Master" or "Land Shark" line of watches that do not have much in common with the classic SEIKO 5s but rather look like expensive sports watches. It gets much more complicated if you try to separate PROSPEX models. The reason is simply the history of the development of the lines. Sometimes a model has been re-issued and at the same time changed the line. And of course today, there are many SEIKOs that are automatic, water and shock resistant, offer date and day but are not called SEIKO 5. The SEIKO 5 label was created at a time where those 5 attributes were normally found only in much more expensive wrist watches.
Short SEIKO History
I will not say a lot about Japan's Nr. 1 watch company, because SEIKO's history speaks for itself: great tradition in watch making, legendary quality at affordable prices, a flood of new models and innovations have made SEIKO the undisputed leading Japanese watch company. Started as Hattori Seiko Co. at the beginning of the last century. First American parts were assembled to inexpensive (military) watches. After all, a lot of Japanese soldiers needed to be equipped with inexpensive but reliable watches in WW I and WW II. At the same time, American machinery and tools were bought and Japan started manufacturing their own movements and parts. Besides the Swatch Group of Switzerland, the umbrella that holds brands like Omega and ETA, Seiko is today the only watch manufacturer that produces all components. And there are only two companies left in the watch world, that produce e.g. their quartz crystals themselves: SEIKO and ETA.
Well, lately - 2002 to 2003 - Citizen is giving SEIKO a hard time in the market of the analog quartz watches. Citizen's Eco Drives have been very successful with the introduction of the Duratect surface hardening technology for Titanium and stainless steel. In addition, Citizen has managed to hire some designer talent it seems. It really started with the 2002 catalogue.
Grand Seiko is the top tier of Seiko. Grand Seikos were hardly known outside the island before the internet bridged boundaries. Another upper tier watch brand hardly heard off outside Japan is the CREDOR line. Also interesting, in Japan, SEIKO (and all other Japanese brands for that matter) offers a lot more models and lines and even sub brands then on the international markets.
Citizen Quartz Water Resist 100

*12th July 2010--Sold to Mr Sham from Penang. TQ
Citizen Quartz
Japanese movement
Water resist 100
Cal 5510
Band not original-replace with stainless steel
Price:RM120
Citizen brief info
Citizen watches first came to the public's attention in 1924. Up to then watches tended to be heavy objects that were fashionable ornaments as much as they were practical items used to tell the time. Citizen watches changed all that by creating a new brand that was thin and light on the wrist as well as having the added benefit of looking good. And what a success they were.
In a few years they became one of the biggest selling watches in history and continue to sell well today.
The reason they have achieved such a niche in the market is due to their quality. A quality that has never diminished, despite the ever growing competition and the temptation to appeal to a broader market.
Secondly they are one of those rare companies that are not afraid to take risks. In a world where major co-operations continue to regurgitate the same old thing, Citizen is intent on reinventing the market. They just won't sit on their laurels, taking the meaning of the word citizen to the extreme.
When Citizen first got going in 1930 there aim seemed to be the first watch company to do everything. They wanted to wipe out the competitive by being inventive. It was the Citizen that first introduced shock resistance to their watches. Up to then watches were easily broken and as a result few people paid out their hard earned cash unless they could afford to replace or fix them. An image of people in expensive suits pulling a pocket watch out of their breast pocket is what springs to mind. Citizen managed to bring watches to the poorer classes by making them more durable.
Later on Citizen made the first professional diving watch. This watch was not only waterproof but featured an electronic depth sensor. Nowadays this is seen on many brands of watches yet it was Citizen who first put them into the market place.
There latest innovation is perhaps the most impressive. It is called the Eco Drive System and as the name suggest it an environmentally friendly watch, using an inbuilt solar panel instead of batteries. Again this is now used by many watch companies, none of them with the originality of citizen. No doubt they will continue with this line while citizen thinks up something else. In fact this seems to be the pattern in the watch world, no one really moving on until Citizen do.
All this has made the company one of the biggest and richest in the world. Today it employs three thousand people continuing to search for new ways to develop the wristwatch. Long may it continue.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Swiss Aries Gold Boy's size watch



Used (Pre-owned) Swiss Aries Gold boy's size watch
Scratch Proof,
Water Resistant,
Swiss Quatz,
Excellent condition
Original Stainless steel band
Price:RM120
I do not have any information about this watch maker history but it is very good quality watch beside normal wear and tear, this watch got only minor stain on the silver dial. Otherwise it is a perfect watch
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