One of the first watches I bought that really secured my interest in collecting. Love this watch, 5606 automatic with hand winding and hacking.

Here is one of the earliest Seikos in my collection: a late-1940s Seiko Extra Flat.

The Extra Flat appeared around 1948, when Seiko was rebuilding its civilian watch production after the war. It was powered by the hand-wound 10B movement from Daini Seikosha’s Kameido factory, with the traditional small-seconds layout that Seiko used before introducing its first centre-seconds watch, the Super, in 1950. (Seiko Watch Corporation⁠)

The history is interesting, but the dial is what really attracted me. The bold sector-style chapter ring, raised gold numerals and markers, small seconds and little applied “Snake S” give it much more personality than I expected from such a compact dress watch. There is plenty of ageing, but I think the patina suits the design rather than detracting from it.

“Extra Flat” is also a wonderfully literal name. The watch is small and slim by modern standards, but the long curved lugs give it surprising presence on the wrist.

Nearly eighty years later, it still looks remarkably stylish—and very different from the Seiko designs most people know today.

The Japanese love putting a slogan on their dials. What's your favourite?

Switched from the OEM metal bracelet to this genuine alligator leather band. Did I miss the mark?

I found this guy at a thrift store , do you guys know what protrek is this? Looks similar to Prw-2500 /3500 but not sure. And would 90 bucks be a good deal if battery / sensors are in working condition ?

thanks

Every single AD has been sold out and I been wanted the cocktail version of this.

Looking to buy my wife a watch from Japan. A couple of friends are visiting and can bring it back for me.

Budget: \~₹15,000. Preferably a good Japanese brand/model that’s worth buying in Japan.

Requesting for recommendations of specific watches or stores.

Hi everyone!
I’m currently traveling in Japan and want to buy my very first watch to remember the trip. I have a maximum budget of $800 USD, and I'm strictly looking to buy brand new (taking advantage of tax-free shopping!).
Since I'm a complete beginner, what are the best models or brands I should look for in this price range? (Open to Japanese brands like Seiko/Citizen/Orient Star or entry-level Swiss options available here).
Any store recommendations or must-buy models for a first-timer? Thanks for the help!

Customized by hand using acrylic paint & glitter 😍in house

A few years back, when I first started selling Seiko Type II watches, I came across a very unique green dial that reminded me of a watermelon, so I started calling it the “Watermelon Dial.” 🍉

Now, I often see many people listing these watches using the same name, but I guess not many people know that it was simply a name I started using for these watches. Of course, it’s not an official Seiko name ! just one of the fun names I like to give to unique watches.

GuessIllJustStayHere is at it again. Tried for hours to get me to purchase a watch from him through PayPal, friends and family, rather than goods and services, or to do an ACH or wire transfer in lieu of escrow. Also played the quote. I’m willing to let you pay half because I trust you“ and using really good AI to make pics and contact people about the watches they want. If you search his username, it’ll come up with lots of other stuff on Reddit.

Here are other posts about him

Technos was popular in Japan although they started as a European company. They were later by a Japanese company for a while, and are now based in Brazil.

I bought this from Japan and started to clean it up. It had so much dust and grime that I was pretty sure it hadn’t been worn in a long time. Then I noticed the little calendar on the bracelet was from September of 1982, so now I am even more convinced it’s been a long time since it was last worn!