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How many of you own a TUNA ?

balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"Solanum88"

It comes with lug holes right? A decent quality toothpick and fingernails will do the job :D

Personally I find a strap changing has a higher chance of scratching the case especially if you are doing it for the first time :)

Ya that's what worries me haha, since my tuna is coated...
Solanum88
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"balzebub71"

[quote="Solanum88"]It comes with lug holes right? A decent quality toothpick and fingernails will do the job :D

Personally I find a strap changing has a higher chance of scratching the case especially if you are doing it for the first time :)

Ya that's what worries me haha, since my tuna is coated...[/quote]
You could tape up the area around the lug to play it safe, I usually do that when using a spring bar tool :)
balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Hmm i actually managed to push out the spring bar with a really really slim screw driver...
balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Took the plunge and put my tuna onto a heavy duty black nato with PVD buckles..looks okay in my opinion and a lot more comfortable than the stock rubber strap with it's metal holder, let's just hope it won't destroy my caseback..... :ugeek:



roo7
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Aas long as there's not much abrasion, you should be fine... but I seen wear and tear on casebacks..
Tsubame
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Public service announcement: Just spotted one SBDB008 at vivo boutique, going at 69xx.
ivan
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"Tsubame"

Public service announcement: Just spotted one SBDB008 at vivo boutique, going at 69xx.


MTL



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KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?贵

"Tsubame"

Public service announcement: Just spotted one SBDB008 at vivo boutique, going at 69xx.

Wah before discount? 好贵呀!
SleepySimon
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Vivo boutique will give discount?



"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Sir Winston Churchill
ivan
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"SleepySimon"

Vivo boutique will give discount?



"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Sir Winston Churchill


I think have



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KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"ivan"

[quote="SleepySimon"]Vivo boutique will give discount?



"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Sir Winston Churchill


I think have



May the Force be with you[/quote]
Yup same for jem shop. 10% and 15% if above 8k I think. If ths dbs promotion on, the extra 5% applies even below 8k.

Even with the discount, the price is still higher than what I remember BT selling at. But of course you get the warranty direct from TS and Seiko, which I think may be worth the difference to some bros here.
ivan
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"KKFA"

[quote="ivan"]


I think have



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Yup same for jem shop. 10% and 15% if above 8k I think. If ths dbs promotion on, the extra 5% applies even below 8k.

Even with the discount, the price is still higher than what I remember BT selling at. But of course you get the warranty direct from TS and Seiko, which I think may be worth the difference to some bros here.[/quote]

:shock:

My utmost and sincere respect to the 1 who buys from vivo.





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KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Hats off but to each his own man. Different beats for differrent drummer.
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Just an update. Went down to Vivo to inspect the 008, still no connection, no spark. However managed to confirm price is nett. No discount for limited edition pieces. In this case damn ex, over 1k more ex.



Saw a SARN001, beautiful in the flesh. Kenna poison liao. Need to hunt..hunt..hunt..any kind soul can let me know price? Vivo $5.5k approx.



Have a great weekend all.
Solanum88
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"KKFA"

Saw a SARN001, beautiful in the flesh. Kenna poison liao. Need to hunt..hunt..hunt..any kind soul can let me know price? Vivo $5.5k approx.



Have a great weekend all.

That seems like a very high mark up.

Yodobashi lists it as MSRP 262,500 yen, Selling price 183,700 yen



http://www.yodobashi.com/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC-%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AB-SARN001-%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB-%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA/pd/100000001000867765/" false;



Rakuten also has a few new/preowned pieces ranging from 1.4k to 2.8k.
big-e-294
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"KKFA"

Just an update. Went down to Vivo to inspect the 008, still no connection, no spark. However managed to confirm price is nett. No discount for limited edition pieces. In this case damn ex, over 1k more ex.



Saw a SARN001, beautiful in the flesh. Kenna poison liao. Need to hunt..hunt..hunt..any kind soul can let me know price? Vivo $5.5k approx.



Have a great weekend all.


SARN001: fantastic watch. Super underrated mech gmt imho

Love mine.













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TheChef
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Expensive yet underrated. :lol:
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"big-e-294"

[quote="KKFA"]Just an update. Went down to Vivo to inspect the 008, still no connection, no spark. However managed to confirm price is nett. No discount for limited edition pieces. In this case damn ex, over 1k more ex.



Saw a SARN001, beautiful in the flesh. Kenna poison liao. Need to hunt..hunt..hunt..any kind soul can let me know price? Vivo $5.5k approx.



Have a great weekend all.


SARN001: fantastic watch. Super underrated mech gmt imho

Love mine.













Sent from The Force[/quote]
Nice. Been also looking at the saen001 which has a black dial and black pvd bezel. Also maybe the coloured gmt hand would stand out a bit more than the white one in the sarn001. Did you manage to compare both before you got yours. Care to share how much you paid for yours? Can pm me if more convenient. Can also understand otherwise. Again great looking watch, wear it in good health bro.
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"Solanum88"

[quote="KKFA"]Saw a SARN001, beautiful in the flesh. Kenna poison liao. Need to hunt..hunt..hunt..any kind soul can let me know price? Vivo $5.5k approx.



Have a great weekend all.

That seems like a very high mark up.

Yodobashi lists it as MSRP 262,500 yen, Selling price 183,700 yen



http://www.yodobashi.com/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC-%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AB-SARN001-%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB-%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA/pd/100000001000867765/" false;



Rakuten also has a few new/preowned pieces ranging from 1.4k to 2.8k.[/quote]
Thanks for heads up. Unfortunately I am old fashioned and to handle/see the pieces before purchase. Especially a 4 figure buy like this. I may still change my mind if the poison flows deeper. Thanks again.
balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Okay fellow seiko lovers, this thread is to warn fellow owners of the sbbn023, please baby your tuna, never thought the quality of the hard coating is so poor...have been wearing it less than 5 days in all, and never bumped or scraped it at all so no idea how this could happen?



Part of the hard coating on the underside of the shroud has fallen off revealing shiny polished steel beneath...this part of the shroud never comes into contact with strap or wrist? So I am saddened and puzzled...
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Wow. That part of the watch is know to have this problem but I did not think it would be so quick. My heart goes out to you man.

Well it like the first scratch on a new car. Now you need not baby it so much. But still... would this be still under warranty?
ivan
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Some1 I know sent the watch back to japan for warranty claim. Now..... who told me that????

:?::?::?::?:



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balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Hmm is this even covered under warranty? I would have thought warranty does not cover this?
ivan
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"balzebub71"

Hmm is this even covered under warranty? I would have thought warranty does not cover this?


Not sure if it is the same thing or issue.

Cheers



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Solanum88
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Wow that's fast, makes me wonder if Seiko uses the same PVD/Ion Plating process on the Golgo as its Seiko 5 models?
balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"Solanum88"

Wow that's fast, makes me wonder if Seiko uses the same PVD/Ion Plating process on the Golgo as its Seiko 5 models?

By right since the golgo tuna is more expensive compared to a Seiko 5, i would expect the coating process to be of higher quality and longer life span? But guess not? I do think it's a manufacturing issue. Surprisingly, the caseback which is in contact with my strap shows no sign of wear and tear or damage at all....

Anyone else with similar issue? Believe there are several golgo tuna owners here? Maybe i OCD or something but everytime i look at watch my eyes are drawn to the shiny metal bit :cry:..my wife says screw it, it's a tool watch, just wear it, scratches, scuff marks, dings all normal... :oops:
Solanum88
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"balzebub71"

[quote="Solanum88"]Wow that's fast, makes me wonder if Seiko uses the same PVD/Ion Plating process on the Golgo as its Seiko 5 models?

By right since the golgo tuna is more expensive compared to a Seiko 5, i would expect the coating process to be of higher quality and longer life span? But guess not? I do think it's a manufacturing issue. Surprisingly, the caseback which is in contact with my strap shows no sign of wear and tear or damage at all....

Anyone else with similar issue? Believe there are several golgo tuna owners here? Maybe i OCD or something but everytime i look at watch my eyes are drawn to the shiny metal bit :cry:..my wife says screw it, it's a tool watch, just wear it, scratches, scuff marks, dings all normal... :oops:[/quote]

Seen and heard a few cases locally, they all seem to happen around the same area on the watch too.
Astro2212
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
It is COVERED
Cosmograph
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"balzebub71"

[quote="Solanum88"]Wow that's fast, makes me wonder if Seiko uses the same PVD/Ion Plating process on the Golgo as its Seiko 5 models?

By right since the golgo tuna is more expensive compared to a Seiko 5, i would expect the coating process to be of higher quality and longer life span? But guess not? I do think it's a manufacturing issue. Surprisingly, the caseback which is in contact with my strap shows no sign of wear and tear or damage at all....

Anyone else with similar issue? Believe there are several golgo tuna owners here? Maybe i OCD or something but everytime i look at watch my eyes are drawn to the shiny metal bit :cry:..my wife says screw it, it's a tool watch, just wear it, scratches, scuff marks, dings all normal... :oops:[/quote]



No issue with mine but its not a daily beater. Traveled with me before too and all no issue. so far so good. Sucks man, I would just send it to TS with the warranty card and see what they say. ;)
balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"Cosmograph"

[quote="balzebub71"]
By right since the golgo tuna is more expensive compared to a Seiko 5, i would expect the coating process to be of higher quality and longer life span? But guess not? I do think it's a manufacturing issue. Surprisingly, the caseback which is in contact with my strap shows no sign of wear and tear or damage at all....

Anyone else with similar issue? Believe there are several golgo tuna owners here? Maybe i OCD or something but everytime i look at watch my eyes are drawn to the shiny metal bit :cry:..my wife says screw it, it's a tool watch, just wear it, scratches, scuff marks, dings all normal... :oops:




No issue with mine but its not a daily beater. Traveled with me before too and all no issue. so far so good. Sucks man, I would just send it to TS with the warranty card and see what they say. ;)[/quote]

Sucks yup, emailed thongsia with pic of warranty card and pic of watch and see if they can do anything to help me lor. keep my fingers crossed. sigh i will never buy another watch with PVD coating again. Can live with scuffs on bare stainless steel or Ti but cannot any marks on PVD coated stuff...
Cosmograph
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"balzebub71"

[quote="Cosmograph"]




No issue with mine but its not a daily beater. Traveled with me before too and all no issue. so far so good. Sucks man, I would just send it to TS with the warranty card and see what they say. ;)


Sucks yup, emailed thongsia with pic of warranty card and pic of watch and see if they can do anything to help me lor. keep my fingers crossed. sigh i will never buy another watch with PVD coating again. Can live with scuffs on bare stainless steel or Ti but cannot any marks on PVD coated stuff...[/quote]

Enjoy the watch. That's the important part. If its giving you problems, time to let go. This is a hobby, enjoy it for what its worth. Any watch that is used will be subject to a higher chance of scratches, dings etc. Just part of life. ;)



If you like this red and black combo, go for the sardines. confirm no such problem :)
TheChef
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
I thought PVD coating is very tough. This seems to me like merely black paint on stainless steel, just like die cast toy cars. Unacceptable.
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"Cosmograph"

[quote="balzebub71"]


Sucks yup, emailed thongsia with pic of warranty card and pic of watch and see if they can do anything to help me lor. keep my fingers crossed. sigh i will never buy another watch with PVD coating again. Can live with scuffs on bare stainless steel or Ti but cannot any marks on PVD coated stuff...


Enjoy the watch. That's the important part. If its giving you problems, time to let go. This is a hobby, enjoy it for what its worth. Any watch that is used will be subject to a higher chance of scratches, dings etc. Just part of life. ;)



If you like this red and black combo, go for the sardines. confirm no such problem :)[/quote]
Agree with you that dings and scratches are part of normal wear and tear while using and wearing the watch. But I think the issue here is what happened did not seem to fall under normal wear and tear. The owner rightly feels puzzled and agrieved as I feel that he should expect that a watch which he paid not a small sum, bought from a reputatable company to have a certain level of quality and assurance.

I think he is right to persue the matter through the AD but as the watch was bought in Japan, he may have to send it back there himself if no international warranty was issued.

Then again, like you said, it is just hobby, enjoy it for what its worth. No need to go overboard. Worse case, chalk it up as one of those things in life. This is also what makes this hobby interesting.. :)
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"TheChef"

I thought PVD coating is very tough. This seems to me like merely black paint on stainless steel, just like die cast toy cars. Unacceptable.

I thought Seiko uses their own ion plating and not really pvd...? Thought I read it somewhere.
big-e-294
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"KKFA"

[quote="TheChef"]I thought PVD coating is very tough. This seems to me like merely black paint on stainless steel, just like die cast toy cars. Unacceptable.

I thought Seiko uses their own ion plating and not really pvd...? Thought I read it somewhere.[/quote]

+1





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TheChef
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"KKFA"

[quote="TheChef"]I thought PVD coating is very tough. This seems to me like merely black paint on stainless steel, just like die cast toy cars. Unacceptable.

I thought Seiko uses their own ion plating and not really pvd...? Thought I read it somewhere.[/quote]

Alamak no wonder.
nednil
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
after reading through all the tuna posts i finally got my tuna and it's presently in the hands of our postal service. can't wait to receive the package! super poisoned by this whole thread.
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"nednil"

after reading through all the tuna posts i finally got my tuna and it's presently in the hands of our postal service. can't wait to receive the package! super poisoned by this whole thread.

Congrats. Pray tell, which you got?

Wear it in good health!
nednil
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
got the sbbn015! so lucky that they had a couple in stock online when i ordered it last week. it seems like it's sold out everywhere now yea?
bryanwzx
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"nednil"

got the sbbn015! so lucky that they had a couple in stock online when i ordered it last week. it seems like it's sold out everywhere now yea?


Congrats! Where did you get it from? can share?
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"nednil"

got the sbbn015! so lucky that they had a couple in stock online when i ordered it last week. it seems like it's sold out everywhere now yea?

Thats the one with stainless hood and bracelet, right? Nice!

Enjoy.
nednil
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
So I ordered a sbbn015. And then I found used sbbn007 on sale. Bought them BOTH. Haha

And they both arrived this morning! I was only expecting to receive the sbbn015 since it was shipped first. But both arrived at the same time. Haha super lucky.











But now i have a problem I don't know if I should keep both or sell one. So tempted to keep both watches. I think I'm quite sure about keeping the sbbn007 cos I've always wanted it. Don't know if I should keep the sbbn015 since it's almost the same. What do you guys think?





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nednil
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Oh yea. Forgot to say. The tunas are super awesome in real life. The weight and feel of them both are just superb. I just keep staring at mine. Haha





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chriscentro
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"nednil"

So I ordered a sbbn015. And then I found used sbbn007 on sale. Bought them BOTH. Haha

And they both arrived this morning! I was only expecting to receive the sbbn015 since it was shipped first. But both arrived at the same time. Haha super lucky.











But now i have a problem I don't know if I should keep both or sell one. So tempted to keep both watches. I think I'm quite sure about keeping the sbbn007 cos I've always wanted it. Don't know if I should keep the sbbn015 since it's almost the same. What do you guys think?





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wah hard core tuna fan, congrats!
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"nednil"

So I ordered a sbbn015. And then I found used sbbn007 on sale. Bought them BOTH. Haha

And they both arrived this morning! I was only expecting to receive the sbbn015 since it was shipped first. But both arrived at the same time. Haha super lucky.











But now i have a problem I don't know if I should keep both or sell one. So tempted to keep both watches. I think I'm quite sure about keeping the sbbn007 cos I've always wanted it. Don't know if I should keep the sbbn015 since it's almost the same. What do you guys think?

You ask like that the bros here sure tell you to keep both. Confirm plus chop.



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ivan
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"KKFA"

[quote="nednil"]So I ordered a sbbn015. And then I found used sbbn007 on sale. Bought them BOTH. Haha

And they both arrived this morning! I was only expecting to receive the sbbn015 since it was shipped first. But both arrived at the same time. Haha super lucky.











But now i have a problem I don't know if I should keep both or sell one. So tempted to keep both watches. I think I'm quite sure about keeping the sbbn007 cos I've always wanted it. Don't know if I should keep the sbbn015 since it's almost the same. What do you guys think?

You ask like that the bros here sure tell you to keep both. Confirm plus chop.



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[/quote]

Sell both

MTL
KKFA
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Hahaha rare to hear bro Ivan sing the reverse tune.. maybe he interested...but not likely as he would have them already.. hahaha



Like that MTL is relevant slang for both buying and selling..
balzebub71
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
Quick flip the 015 now..
ivan
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?

"KKFA"

Hahaha rare to hear bro Ivan sing the reverse tune.. maybe he interested...but not likely as he would have them already.. hahaha



Like that MTL is relevant slang for both buying and selling..

:lol:

I pick durians one....
stepper78
Re: How many of you own a TUNA ?
PM me if selling the 015. :lol:


"nednil"

So I ordered a sbbn015. And then I found used sbbn007 on sale. Bought them BOTH. Haha

And they both arrived this morning! I was only expecting to receive the sbbn015 since it was shipped first. But both arrived at the same time. Haha super lucky.











But now i have a problem I don't know if I should keep both or sell one. So tempted to keep both watches. I think I'm quite sure about keeping the sbbn007 cos I've always wanted it. Don't know if I should keep the sbbn015 since it's almost the same. What do you guys think?





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