Interested to hear anyones take on the state of the Duro! I know everyone’s been asking for a 39/40/42mm. Do we expect Casio to make a move on this in the near future? Is the Duro still selling as well as it was?
So I picked up my grail (Omega Seamaster Professional Diver 300m 2025) a couple months ago and couldn’t be happier!
But…. I’ve been hesitant to wear it. While I DO own about 6 or 7 REALLY cool watches, and have been rotating them regularly, I’m always hesitant about putting the SMP on.
It’s an expensive watch (for me and alot of others) and I’m subconsciously scared of it loosing resell value. Now - this is dumb because I intend to keep it forever. But my “buy/sell” mentality associated with my “what’s the next shiny thing!” Mentality, really fcks with my enjoyment of the Grail I worked so hard to get.
But recently I noticed minor scratching on the case - (🙄literally nothing. Only shit you could see with a micro lens)
This was awesome.
Because my brain has shifted to “welp, you can’t sell it now!” and now I think I’m out of the honeymoon phase and have shifted to the “this is MY watch” phase. And now I am really enjoying it!
Tl;dr
I scratched my watch. Now I’m over the honeymoon phase and can explore the watch for what it was designed for and why I bought it: a rugged tool watch with phenomenal quality and complications.
Tl;dr was tl;dr
Heres pics of my SMP
Looks good on AM rubber too. I understand the “GADA” now. While my divers are my preference - this is an absolute banger.
First Seiko 5 as well!
SSK023 - this thing is getting alot of wrist time and is extremely easy to throw on and GADA
Two badass stunners. Icons in dive watch history!
Together is my Citizen Fujitsubo (NB6021-17E) and my Seiko Prospex Diver 62MAS (SPB451).
Tough choice in the dive watch world for today…
(Hint: I went with the 62MAS today 😂)
I like divers. I like divers with history and lineage.
Citizen NB6921-17E “Fujitsubo”
Seiko SPB451 “62MAS”
Omega Seamaster Dive 300M “Blue Wave”
Seiko SRPE93 “Turtle”
Having a tough time deciding between the Citizen NB6021-17E “Fujitsubo” or the Seiko SPB451 62MAS”62MAS”.
Don’t get me wrong - a GREAT problem to have 😂
Just picked up this 62MAS reissue and I am in love with the case/size/weigh/feel. It’s truly an amazing diver! Thinner than its predecessor (SPB143) and even has an addition 100m water resistance of 300m!
The Fujitsubo is a no-brainer, grab and go, titanium powerhouse that feels like absolute AIR on the wrist! The legendary “Barnacle” diver is inspired by the Citizen Challenge diver that accidentally lasted YEARS submerged under water!
Had a let down recently on a potential used SPB453 (black dial variant). - timing was off alot and had some dings/missing pins etc.
Unfortunate because I LOVED the case so much.
So I actually went to an AD today and paid (more than I wanted) on a brand new SPB451 (blue dial variant)! And I love it even more!
I literally bought this watch twice. Sold it once regretted it. Bought a keeper today. ❤️ long live the Turtle.
Citizen Fujitsubo
NB6021-17E
BluShark “First Light” NATO
These are my two babies! Rocking them back and forth! Show me yours!!!
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