My first regulator watch

My dad really has lots of watches in his collection and decided to give me a few to start my collection. This is an Oris regulator watch he bought way back in the 90s.

Although an automatic, this watch is amazingly thin at 9mm. I guess that's the difference between Swiss made and Japanese automatics which mostly around 11mm of thickness.

Dimension:
Diameter - 35mm
Lug to lug - 41mm
Lug width - 19mm
Thickness - 9mm

You can see that it has really aged more than 20 years as the illumination on the hands has worn off.

 

 

The crown and strap buckle are engraved with the Oris word.

 

 

More close up shots on the dial face and back panel.

 

 

Can also regard this watch as my first Swiss made watch.

 

The Oris logo is engraved on the back panel, no see through panel unlike the Seikos.

 

 

The exact model code is 649 7471 45 61 LS 21904. He even gave a book on Oris watches that also briefly described the special features of this watch.

 

My first Ecodrive

Was roaming around Mitsui Outlet Park during their opening and found a watch shop having promotion for Citizen watch. At RM300+, it was like a bargain to me and so I bought one. It was a Citizen Ecodrive watch with pseudo diver design. Pseudo because the bezel cannot be rotated. Ecodrive means solar powered and never needs to change battery. Actually, there is a battery inside that is needed to power the watch if there is no light. I heard the original rechargeable battery is quite expensive but you can put in ordinary ones as well and it can still run fine. As an Ecodrive, it also means that this is a quartz movement, not mechanical. This is quite a big watch for my wrist, about 43mm in diameter, the canvas strap makes it look rather rugged.

Dimension:
Diameter - 43mm
Lug to lug - 50mm
Lug width - 23mm
Thickness - 10mm

As you can see, it uses a canvas strap. At the backcase, it is engraved with the Ecodrive globe logo.

The crown is plain and ordinary without any logo engraving unlike Seiko 5.

While the buckle is neatly engraved with the word Citizen.

My wife's Guess Steel (RIP)

The photo of my wife's Guess Steel quartz watch which no longer in operation, permanently grounded. Scratches everywhere.

My wife's new Esprit watch

My wife's Guess Steel quartz watch died. Now I know why quartz watch doesn't value much after years. The quartz movement does not last long and probably not worth it replacing with a new quartz movement. Hence, she got herself a new Esprit quartz watch for RM340, studded with diamonds, probably just crystals. Let see this one can last how long.

The last photo has been added with cross process and star burst effect.

My first Casio

Bet you must be thinking it's a G Shock but I'm not so interested in those bulky plastic watch. It's a hunting watch, with moon phase, thermometer, world time and hunting indicator. Doubt I'll ever use that hunting indicator function cause I don't hunt or fish. Apparently, that HUNT signal will prompt you to hunt cause that is the ideal time when animal will come out to look for food. Not sure how accurate that HUNT indicator is. Then there is this thermometer which is hardly accurate cause the reading will be affected by your body temperature. To get an accurate room reading, you will need to take off the watch, leave it on the table etc. and wait for awhile. The glass isn't scratch proof but the whole casing is stainless steel. The blue backlit illuminator is quite useful. Often wear it at sleep now and can easily look at the time in my dark bedroom. But not sure if the illuminator will drain up the battery quickly.

I actually bought it at RM200 as used watch from my dad cause he has too many watches and this is probably one that is least worn by him.

Dimension:
Diameter - 43mm
Lug to lug - 49mm
Lug width - 22mm
Thickness - 13mm

My first Seiko chronograph quartz

My wife bought me another Seiko for my birthday recently, this time a quartz movement with chronograph dial face design. It uses a 7T92 quartz engine and comes with sapphire glass crystal but no see through back casing. Water resistant good for 10 bar or 100m. Cost around RM800. Have not really explore the buttons and tachymeter function. Not likely to be useful to me. Understand that this a 130th Seiko anniversary watch based on the newspaper advertisement which also feature Huang Li Hom.

More shots on my first Seiko