re: Watch Thread - Steinhart

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The 007 is only like $300 and is an awesome watch. It’s a good automatic diver that keeps better time than some much more expensive stuff.

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Let's not get carried away with the accuracy of the 7s26 movement. Sure you can get lucky but they have high positional variance and on average will be a +/- 10 SPD movement. They like Miyota 9015s aren't the easiest to regulate either but the 7s26 will run forever, it is like the AK-47 of watch movements. Seiko is certainly one of the best bangs for the buck but you have to go JDM only for their coolest watches, but there are several great JDM sellers that ship to the US. The only nit to pick with most of the Seiko divers is the lack of sapphire crystal. I have a couple where the Hardlex (mineral glass) is near opaque with scratches but they have been ridden hard. Note that Seiko chooses to use Hardlex on even their much more expensive divers since it is less shatterproof and makes the watch dial more visible underwater.