48hr EOFY Time Paradise Sale!
This is similar to previous TimeParadise deals, but this time there is 5% off using the coupon code 'OZBARGAIN' at the checkout.
I bought a Seiko from the last TimeParadise deal and am very happy with it. It arrived in 4 days & included the original box and warranty card.
Hopefully this comes in handy for someone
Enjoy!
excellent price for seiko 5s, more than makes up for the lack of manufacturer warranty. use 28 degrees card to get for about A$70.56.
edit: also, well done to time paradise for still having stock as beepec discussed.
It might be corny…
But your suggestion is our command.
Thanks Twofly
Dammit! Bought the Citizen Nighthawk Flightmaster BJ7010-59E on Wednesday. This would have been handy.
http://www.time-paradise.com/home/44-citizen-nighthawk-ecdor…
Did you use Fedex/DHL for postage or Singapore Post?
Hey ilikeit,
Free Shipping via Singapore Registered Post
Express Shipping via DHL/FEDEX but $US15.00 extra
Cheers mate.
Thanks. I wait in excited anticipation.
Any of these made in Japan ?
I'd like to know this as well..
Hey Hey!
Well, I am just the advertiser, so I don't know exactly. But what I think, is that if it has a "K" it is meant for international markets and are made by Seiko but not necessarily in Japan. This does not mean that they are inferior in anyway. If it has a "J" then it is made in Japan and directed for sale in Japan. These Seiko 5s seem to have the "K".
Cheers
Thanks anyway. Read in a few places there are actual differences - the japanese made ones are a notch higher quality and even though these Seiko's might be very good.. some people (including me…) are a bit more picky about the quality and where things are made..Good luck with the sale :)
Your last post said they were made in Japan - what is different from last week?
These Seiko 5s seem to have the "K". made by Seiko but not necessarily in Japan.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/145632#comment-2007979
So you were lying to us on your previous post?
These are only $70 remember.
I don't think any of the Seiko 5 watches being sold here are made in Japan. The watches sold by this store which are made in Japan clearly state this on the product page and the photo of the watch face. See example here.
This may be a stupid question. Does "automatic" means it doesn't have battery inside?
Hey,
Not in the traditional sense. Your movement charges up a capacitor which keeps the time ticking.
Cheers.
This is incorrect, there is no battery/capacitor of any kind in an automatic watch. There is a rotor inside which winds a spring which is what powers the watch. Automatic watches have no electrical components. What you're describing sounds more like the Seiko Kinetic watches.
Thanks, no smoking. Your info is correct. Just found this on Amazon product description section http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SNKE59K1-Stainless-Winding-Autom…
"An automatic watch (also called a self-winding watch) is a mechanical watch, typically with a balance wheel escapement, whose mainspring is wound by the motion of the wearer's arm, instead of having to be wound manually every day. Whereas a quartz watch is powered by electricity, a mechanical watch is powered by a mainspring which must be rewound for the watch to keep time"
The easiest way to tell is that the second-hand in all automatic (mechanical) movement watches sweeps smoothly whereas the ones in quartz watches jump abruptly from second to second. Seiko Kenetics are definitely not automatic watches.
For sale on ebay for $65. Considering no ebay fees are payable, I'd expect a sub $60 price (inc. shipping)
to be competitive
Link please
This is USD, but still who is cheaper? Cheapest I found on ebay is AU$67.99 without box. There were a few with box below AU$70 but nothing with a white face.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Seiko-Men-5-Automatic-7S26-30M-An…
I bought a green faced nylon version for $65 a few months back. It kept time poorly, and after the 100th time trying to calibrate it I managed to essentially break it, about 6 months after purchase.
For the price, I'd save up for something better or buy a durable, reliable quartz movement. Batteries aren't expensive.
Had a Seiko 5 watch, nice watch but mine was pretty inaccurate that every month i had to wind it forward 5 mins. Really annoyed me so gave it up, played havoc when i used it to time irrigation meters. Wasnt a defect apparently, jus not very accurate.
And for those playing at home, it was made in Japan.
To improve the accuracy of a mechanical watch, you should wind up the mainspring every day before wearing it, even if the watch is a self-winding type. This supplies energy to each movement by the mainspring of the watch. If you allow the spring to unwind to a certain level, the parts controlling accuracy will be more susceptable to environmental factors such as fluctuations in ambient temperature, sudden shock and magnetic field.
how long should you 'shake' the watch for to ensure it is wound up enough?
No you don't shake it from side to side, instead you use the crown (the same one attached to the spindle for adjusting the time) to wind it clockwise for about 20 rotations. This should be done daily unless the watch is a self-winding type and you wear it between 10-12 hours a day.
This video clip may be of help: http://www.bernardwatch.com/blog/why-is-it-important-to-wind…
It's not unusual for a cheap automatic watch to go +-30 seconds a day and still be within factory specifications. Gaining or losing 5 minutes in a month would still be within specification. A good watch maker should be able to regulate your watch to improve accuracy, but it will never be perfect - it's a limitation of an automatic watch. Keeping it wound and serviced will also maintain accuracy.
If you're purely after accuracy you'll want a certified COSC movement (which does not come cheap) that will give you within −4/+6 seconds a day guaranteed.
If you want more accuracy I'm afraid you'll have to settle for a quartz watch. That will give you between -15/+15 seconds a month.
Get a cheap set of watch repair tools from ebay and have a crack at regulating it yourself.
It's only a $70 (or whatever) watch… what could go wrong?
Sure, I killed two Vostok automatics by being over-enthusiastic in my DIY fiddling (bent the hairspring on the first, didn't re-seal the second properly… got water in it… cooked the watch trying to dry it), but they're cheap sacrificial watches to learn on too.
Or you could grab a few cheap second-hand Russian watches off ebay to poke around in before risking your good Seiko. I'm currently wearing a manual-winding Vostok that I paid about $20 for, and it's been accurate to within a minute this month (after a bit of tweaking). Ugly bastard of a thing, and noisy too, but that's Russian engineering for you :-D
It should be easily possible for a hack amateur to get a decent quality mechanical watch keeping time to within a few seconds a day.
I believe this is misleading, the "EOFY sale" implies this sale is being held by an Australian ( or similar fiscal year country) company. Tho on time paradise's website it is noted they are based in Singapore who has a fiscal year of Jan - Dec … Are you Australian or not?!
Hey Dewy,
We are not Australian. We are just going I along with this festive sale season that Australians are currently taking part in.
Hello Rep,
Any chance of a deal on this?
http://www.time-paradise.com/home/48-seiko-sea-urchin-diving…
Hi Everyone! Sorry for incorrect information in previous replies. To be honest, I don't know much about the specifics of a watch and that will be my last time trying to answer them. All questions that of a specific nature, I will be asking the boss and then replying.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused
Thanks OP!
You literally took the words (i.e. the deal) out of my mouth.
We know that isn't much. But it will hopefully help with currency rate!