Review: the Seiko Presage SARX071 / SPB129J1
Every now and then, a watch pops up that just strikes a chord, and you know you HAVE to have it. Not want it – need it. For me, several factors have to come in to play for this to occur, so luckily it only happens every now and then. I can?t just like it, it has to be priced right, potentially rare or likely to sell out, and aesthetically different in some way. That latter point is the most amorphous as I really only know it when I see. Sure, I have my tastes, but there?s an undefined X-factor that pushes me over the edge. So, long story short, these factors came together recently which drove me to impulsively and, perhaps compulsively, pick up the new Seiko Presage SARX071 Crown Chronograph tribute watch.
Not a type of watch that was specifically on my radar, in that it?s a 40.5mm non-dive, three-hander with a bezel and a metallic dial, when I first saw some Instagram posts and then read Zach Kazan?s intro, I was surprised by how much I liked it. It?s not really like any watch I own or have owned, and the mix of dressy and decorative dial elements with an aggressive bezel and sport case was just uniquely stylish. The fact that it drew on a very cool and somewhat obscure watch from Seiko?s past made it all the more intriguing. Like I said, some watches just click for reasons unknown. But, what really drove home that I needed the SARX071 (nickname TBD – the Green Crown") was that they started to sell out in front of my eyes.
I guess I was lucky in that I...
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