SDAA005

and for understanding the syndrome 😀 Yes, when I spoke to one of Seiko's reps about the end of sales way back when, he said: "It's being done to protect the watch line. Your IZUL (referring to the SDAA001 on my wrist) will be becoming a rare and special p

Did not know that Seiko actively pulled them from the shelves but that would of course explain why they are so hard to find nowadays - the quantities remaining must be relatively low. Have had the pleasure of seeing the SDAA005 once and it really is nice.

Seiko introduced the IZUL line in 2007 with a “dawn-to-a-new-era” sort of ad copy (Izul derives from a Japanese word associated with the rising sun), slotting it in as a new premium sports line to complement the dressier models from Grand Seiko and Credor

The IZUL SDAA001 doesn't make it onto my wrist very often these days, but I do love to take it out regularly to admire it's dial (love the applied, anthracite-like hour markers; the black and blue colorway against the pure white dial), and the buttery smo

Today, there are 3 Seiko Boutique in France : Paris; Lyon, Lille (in november). But the Seiko Boutique in Paris (prior name was Seiko Center) is a special place : it was the very first Seiko flagship outside Japan. Before 2010, JDM models were available o

Basically, the Izul collection is composed of 2 models: - one with a rotating case (SDAA001 or SDAA007) (white or black dial) - one without (SDAA003 or SDAA005) (white or black dial) They all have a titanium case. For me it's a bit the duometre by Seiko..