Re: Seiko Red Tooth Monster vs Citizen Air Diver
So I went down to K2 today to change my strap for my 171, and change the battery for my other watch. The gentleman before me bought more than $100 worth of straps! Own up who is it?!
Anyway Mr Goh was really a really nice guy, brought out a whole stack of straps to show me. Didn't make me feel uneasy that I didn't know anything, quite important imho. Some shop owners if business is good, don't bother about the new clueless customers, only want to serve the regular customers. This was clearly not the case here. I was very comfortable browsing around the place. Anyway there were a couple of straps with the "maratac" styling but I couldn't find one with white trimmings, so I just bought the flat vented strap. Was quite happy when he told me the price as I was expecting it to be more expensive. Then I changed the battery for my other watch.
After paying, just as I was about to leave, I caught my eye on the orange monster. Since I wanted to see if it would look weird on my wrist, I asked him if I could take a look at it. While he was taking it out, I asked if he had the new one, with red tooth. He hesitated for a while, then told me he had one kept in the back, and that it was the last piece. I was thinking wah so hot ah this piece?! Wa when I first held it in my hands, I think I stained my boxers a little. So sexy! Fiddled with it a little, then asked him about the price. Surprisingly it was much cheaper than what I found online! And he told me this is a J model, not too sure what's the difference though. So I told him I need a little time to think about it. So I took a stroll downstairs, was thinking of going home then I was thinking, "Hmmmm, this is a pretty good deal. Don't buy like wasted. Some more last piece!". So I decided to leave it in the hands of my gf, if she told me it was nice then I would get it. I sent her the picture, and no prizes for guessing what she said about it. Here we are:

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As I was paying for it, he roughly showed me how to use the watch. It was then that I found out it could be hand-wound! Made me feel like such an Ignoramus, I always thought automatic watches must be worn/shaken to be charged. Haha.
Sorry for the lor sor post. Haha.
Btw do gives some comments on the photo. Would be good if you can share some tips on how to improve it like framing etc. Newbie trying my hand at photography here.