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Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

hbk75
Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
I was looking at the pictures here and at watchuseek on the seiko sumo. Decided to order one from last thusday Higuchi and received it today. Higuchi is really fast and reliable, still gave me a handmade Japanese style card. :D



The watch in real life is jin chio, workmanship almost on par with the Sinn U1 which I failed to buy back in year 2006. Back then the Sinn U1 was only $1800. But this Sumo is also chio and even cheaper. :lol:



It change my perception of Seiko liao. I use to buy those Seiko 5 and it gave me the impression that they are budget watch because of the normal finishing. They are good but not as fine as the Sumo. Now I got a very nice dive watch liao. :lol:
cirdec
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Wait till you handle a marine master.....
KKFA
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"cirdec"

Wait till you handle a marine master.....

Poisoning starts now.. :)



Seiko is 100% in house so that is also something to consider..



Wear it in good health!
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
I did'nt know JDM version of seiko so chio one. Bracelet and case finishing is different from our local K models. :lol:
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"KKFA"

[quote="cirdec"]Wait till you handle a marine master.....

Poisoning starts now.. :)



Seiko is 100% in house so that is also something to consider..



Wear it in good health![/quote]



Ya. In house movements. How about the 6R15 movement? I got one 4R36 which is really buey zhun. In the end ask uncle goh to tune for $20. :lol:
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"cirdec"

Wait till you handle a marine master.....




Marine master how much? :P
cirdec
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
RRP is just under 3K. Like you I was awed by the Sumo until I came across the mm300. I totally drop the idea of sumo and started saving for the mm300. It's has got this vintage elagence diver/tool watch look n feel. It's its got a GS movement + GS quality.
matt156c
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
The MM300 is a good buy. Drop the sumo :)
balzebub71
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Skip the mm300 phase and jump straight to grand Seiko



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Solanum88
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Agree skip the mm300 and go straight for a GS. Finishing is a whole lot better.
big-e-294
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
in terms of finishing, no other seiko range can beat the GS. That's for sure.

But i feel every Seiko fan should own or have atleast owned the MM300.



MM300 is an iconic diver in the seiko lineup and has its place in the Seiko dive watch line.

For one, a bro kindly observed that its the ONLY current production Seiko 300m saturation diver with a mechanical movement.

It is a classic and always will be a classic.



it does depend on what you look for in a watch when you are buying.
ivan
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Mm300 is gd for its price too.

Where to find.

MTL!



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zeikphur
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Totally agree.

If it's a diver that you seek.

MM300 is top notch in terms on bulit and movement.

If you are heading towards the dressier direction.

GS would be a fine choice.

But based on versatility, formal, informal, MM300 is IT.
big-e-294
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"ivan"

Mm300 is gd for its price too.

Where to find.

MTL!



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agreed a saturation diver without the use of HEV and is a one-piece case for that price is really vfm!



(although the mm300 clasp is a scratch magnet and the dull finish and quality could be improved... nevertheless the ratcheting dive extension is great)
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"cirdec"

RRP is just under 3K. Like you I was awed by the Sumo until I came across the mm300. I totally drop the idea of sumo and started saving for the mm300. It's has got this vintage elagence diver/tool watch look n feel. It's its got a GS movement + GS quality.




heard 2500 can get liao? :D
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"big-e-294"

in terms of finishing, no other seiko range can beat the GS. That's for sure.

But i feel every Seiko fan should own or have atleast owned the MM300.



MM300 is an iconic diver in the seiko lineup and has its place in the Seiko dive watch line.

For one, a bro kindly observed that its the ONLY current production Seiko 300m saturation diver with a mechanical movement.

It is a classic and always will be a classic.



it does depend on what you look for in a watch when you are buying.




i like the GS GMT with blue gmt hand one. :D
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"matt156c"

The MM300 is a good buy. Drop the sumo :)




mai saboh me. :x
KKFA
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Buy everything! :lol:



Sumo.. Shogun..MM300..Emperor Tuna..GS Spring Drive M600..



Then GS 9Sseries, GMT, then Hi-Beat then all the LE ...



All these great watches for less then the Price of a single Ice Blue Daytona...or PP Nautilus or AP ROO



Pouring in the poison.. like bro Ivan said MTL, FHFL HOOT! :D



Happy hunting and a prosperous CNY!
Threeemperor
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Learn to crawl first, then learn to stand up.. Not jumpstart and sprint...
KKFA
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Jump jump jump! :)
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"KKFA"

Buy everything! :lol:



Sumo.. Shogun..MM300..Emperor Tuna..GS Spring Drive M600..



Then GS 9Sseries, GMT, then Hi-Beat then all the LE ...



All these great watches for less then the Price of a single Ice Blue Daytona...or PP Nautilus or AP ROO



Pouring in the poison.. like bro Ivan said MTL, FHFL HOOT! :D



Happy hunting and a prosperous CNY!


I got quite a number of watches liao. Cannot keep on buying lor. Almost all the weird brands I also have liao. Rolex, Sinn, Tudor, Stowa, Hamilton, Seiko, Glycine, Laco. I am now having problems maintaining them. Have to sell off some. :lol:
ivan
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
You will end up with mm300 anyway. So y waste time on others? Just go straight to mm300. Save u money, time and misery



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hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
Sumo and MM300 mostly wat differences? Other than bracelet, movement and price?
big-e-294
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"KKFA"

Buy everything! :lol:



Sumo.. Shogun..MM300..Emperor Tuna..GS Spring Drive M600..



Then GS 9Sseries, GMT, then Hi-Beat then all the LE ...



All these great watches for less then the Price of a single Ice Blue Daytona...or PP Nautilus or AP ROO



Pouring in the poison.. like bro Ivan said MTL, FHFL HOOT! :D



Happy hunting and a prosperous CNY!


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

so encouraging... love it!
zeikphur
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"KKFA"

Jump jump jump! :)


Kris Kross siboh



Lol
Threeemperor
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

Sumo and MM300 mostly wat differences? Other than bracelet, movement and price?


The feeling... Cannot describe one.. Must hold it and let the feeling come to you.. :oops:
big-e-294
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

Sumo and MM300 mostly wat differences? Other than bracelet, movement and price?


quite a bit of discussion here about the difference between mm300 and sumo:

http://forums.seikoclubsg.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5439&start=60" false;



happy reading! :)
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"Threeemperor"

[quote="hbk75"]Sumo and MM300 mostly wat differences? Other than bracelet, movement and price?


The feeling... Cannot describe one.. Must hold it and let the feeling come to you.. :oops:[/quote]

Issit like log into cpf liao that? See liao feel rich? :lol:
Threeemperor
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

[quote="Threeemperor"]


The feeling... Cannot describe one.. Must hold it and let the feeling come to you.. :oops:


Issit like log into cpf liao that? See liao feel rich? :lol:[/quote]

I see liao feel broke... :)



Quite a few bros have mm. Perhaps ask to molest it.

Had 2 before and flip both. Likely will still own one again..

It sit high and top heavy for ss watch other than that I think it is definitely a Seiko watch for keeper. Finishing and feeling of the watch is good enough to beat sumo hand down.

Buyer market price drop below 2k..
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
wow bro emperor. how come you flip the same watch twice? like that is wasting money.



But the sumo build quality is also not too lousy also leh.
TheChef
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
I am worried about the weight of MM300. I still prefer titanium material and Casio.
Threeemperor
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

wow bro emperor. how come you flip the same watch twice? like that is wasting money.



But the sumo build quality is also not too lousy also leh.




Hard to explain.. Flip to get other watch..



I like titanium watch currently.. SS feel heavy to me..

Sumo is my first Seiko. It is nice never say it is not..



I like to slowly appreciate seiko and that the fun of it..

Straight away enter into GS it is like nothing left to play with..
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"Threeemperor"

[quote="hbk75"]wow bro emperor. how come you flip the same watch twice? like that is wasting money.



But the sumo build quality is also not too lousy also leh.




Hard to explain.. Flip to get other watch..



I like titanium watch currently.. SS feel heavy to me..

Sumo is my first Seiko. It is nice never say it is not..



I like to slowly appreciate seiko and that the fun of it..

Straight away enter into GS it is like nothing left to play with..[/quote]



actually i am keen in the spring drive. do they ever need servicing? or just runs forever ? :?:
Threeemperor
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"




actually i am keen in the spring drive. do they ever need servicing? or just runs forever ? :?:


Ok next better player.. Me only reach 8l now only..



Good luck in your hunt
big-e-294
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

[quote="Threeemperor"]




Hard to explain.. Flip to get other watch..



I like titanium watch currently.. SS feel heavy to me..

Sumo is my first Seiko. It is nice never say it is not..



I like to slowly appreciate seiko and that the fun of it..

Straight away enter into GS it is like nothing left to play with..




actually i am keen in the spring drive. do they ever need servicing? or just runs forever ? :?:[/quote]

Every watch requires servicing becoz of wear & tear and things just don't last forever.



SD is a 10year old technology and its probably not really long enough to observe any long term issues.

Being 10 years old also means that there are not many early teething problems usually faced with "new technology"

imho



at the end of the day, SD is not a pure mechanical watch, so its not a big appeal for the purist collectors.

however, if you like the different technology and variety in you collection, it could be worth considering.

to each his own.
KKFA
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

[quote="KKFA"]Buy everything! :lol:



Sumo.. Shogun..MM300..Emperor Tuna..GS Spring Drive M600..



Then GS 9Sseries, GMT, then Hi-Beat then all the LE ...



All these great watches for less then the Price of a single Ice Blue Daytona...or PP Nautilus or AP ROO



Pouring in the poison.. like bro Ivan said MTL, FHFL HOOT! :D



Happy hunting and a prosperous CNY!


I got quite a number of watches liao. Cannot keep on buying lor. Almost all the weird brands I also have liao. Rolex, Sinn, Tudor, Stowa, Hamilton, Seiko, Glycine, Laco. I am now having problems maintaining them. Have to sell off some. :lol:[/quote]
None of the brands you mentioned is weird lah, very mainstream so no worries.



Joking aside, listen to the voice of reason (there are some here luckily) Lock in on your target, set your budget, do some research.. don't evertything also you like and want..neber finish one.



Anyway, Happy Hunting..
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"KKFA"

[quote="hbk75"]


I got quite a number of watches liao. Cannot keep on buying lor. Almost all the weird brands I also have liao. Rolex, Sinn, Tudor, Stowa, Hamilton, Seiko, Glycine, Laco. I am now having problems maintaining them. Have to sell off some. :lol:

None of the brands you mentioned is weird lah, very mainstream so no worries.



Joking aside, listen to the voice of reason (there are some here luckily) Lock in on your target, set your budget, do some research.. don't evertything also you like and want..neber finish one.



Anyway, Happy Hunting..[/quote]



bro. i just log in my my cpf. see liao feel rich. but cannot take the money inside go buy mm300 leh. :oops:



i think i need to sell off watches first to make way for new ones. :P
salokiN
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

Sumo and MM300 mostly wat differences? Other than bracelet, movement and price?


All three hands, dial, date wheel, bezel, bezel insert, crown, case, all different :)
ivan
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
My advice is........

Buy first talk later.

No like, sell.

Like, keep.



Cheers!



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hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
One question. My new sumo came and one side of the lugs behind got abit of tiny scratches. Is that normal? :?
big-e-294
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

One question. My new sumo came and one side of the lugs behind got abit of tiny scratches. Is that normal? :?


got pic?
sengki
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"Threeemperor"

[quote="hbk75"]wow bro emperor. how come you flip the same watch twice? like that is wasting money.



But the sumo build quality is also not too lousy also leh.




Hard to explain.. Flip to get other watch..



I like titanium watch currently.. SS feel heavy to me..

Sumo is my first Seiko. It is nice never say it is not..



I like to slowly appreciate seiko and that the fun of it..

Straight away enter into GS it is like nothing left to play with..[/quote]



GS local not much talent locally can repair so think carefully.TS quote 950 send to japan without even opening it. :lol: .try molesting the watch u want hoot first see if got feel bo.wearing it over a period of time and wearing see nice or not is not the same.i myself flip a mm coz not very comfortable when wearing it.cheer enjoy the hunt for THE ONE
hbk75
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"big-e-294"

[quote="hbk75"]One question. My new sumo came and one side of the lugs behind got abit of tiny scratches. Is that normal? :?


got pic?[/quote]



no pic now. abit on the lug like from bracelet installation.
matt156c
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.
I went to Big Time to buy a MM but end up ordering a GS.



I have owned a MM and I will still buy one provided no more other temptation.



Btw, MM can get for around $2.2k. (Not from BT)
big-e-294
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"hbk75"

[quote="big-e-294"]


got pic?




no pic now. abit on the lug like from bracelet installation.[/quote]

If it's very small and on the underside, it's probably not a big issue unless u r super fussy.

Even so, u ordered fm overseas so might be a small hassle to exchange.



So.... U weigh up and make the best decision.





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balzebub71
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"ivan"

Mm300 is gd for its price too.

Where to find.

MTL!





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Actually after much research and molestation of mm300, I personally feel it isn't worth paying 2,300 to 2,500 for. This price range really got quite a few other divers that I feel are equally good or better, perhaps it's because i have absolutely no brand loyalty of any sort. For Seiko I think I am happy messing around with the Seiko 5, Seiko superior divers, sarb dressy watches and prospex divers like sumo and quartz tuna. If I want to spend more I will whack a grand Seiko which really impressed me when I molested a few.

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ivan
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"balzebub71"

[quote="ivan"]Mm300 is gd for its price too.

Where to find.

MTL!





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Actually after much research and molestation of mm300, I personally feel it isn't worth paying 2,300 to 2,500 for. This price range really got quite a few other divers that I feel are equally good or better, perhaps it's because i have absolutely no brand loyalty of any sort. For Seiko I think I am happy messing around with the Seiko 5, Seiko superior divers, sarb dressy watches and prospex divers like sumo and quartz tuna. If I want to spend more I will whack a grand Seiko which really impressed me when I molested a few.

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Whack GS then.

Show us pix.

MTL!



CHEERS!





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KKFA
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"ivan"

[quote="balzebub71"]


Actually after much research and molestation of mm300, I personally feel it isn't worth paying 2,300 to 2,500 for. This price range really got quite a few other divers that I feel are equally good or better, perhaps it's because i have absolutely no brand loyalty of any sort. For Seiko I think I am happy messing around with the Seiko 5, Seiko superior divers, sarb dressy watches and prospex divers like sumo and quartz tuna. If I want to spend more I will whack a grand Seiko which really impressed me when I molested a few.

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[/quote]

Whack GS then.

Show us pix.

MTL!



CHEERS!





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Wah lau eh, you sibei sabo.. but I agree! buy buy buy MTL...hahaha.
KKFA
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"matt156c"

I went to Big Time to buy a MM but end up ordering a GS.



I have owned a MM and I will still buy one provided no more other temptation.



Btw, MM can get for around $2.2k. (Not from BT)
KKFA
Re: Wow. The Seiko Sumo in real life is jin chio.

"KKFA"

[quote="matt156c"]I went to Big Time to buy a MM but end up ordering a GS.



I have owned a MM and I will still buy one provided no more other temptation.



Btw, MM can get for around $2.2k. (Not from BT)
[/quote]
Yup, 2.2 can get mostly at 2.5.. Big Time is good if you wanna see actual piece and have good service. Depends o what you value, absolute price or packaged price including service, etc..



Congrats on your order of the GS, can share model u ordered?