Seiko Izul

Been some time since I posted this one but it’s surprisingly wearable even on my chicken wrist, in spite of its 51mm. The lug free design, curved case back and titanium for lighter weight all help in making it wear smaller. And I guess the fully articulat

While my deep dives tend to happen in the office, far away from water, the number of dive watches in our household is also quite limited. They do double as quite competent skiing watches, where they see more frequent use. The Ming 18.01 H41 - their first

It is not exactly an office watch at 51mm but I felt it was worth demonstrating the principle, if only for the one shot 😁 So I might be one of the few proponents of white straps the whole year around, and in winter they make for a wonderful blending into

I only have a handful of white (or off white) straps and wear them in winter, too. But you might be a bit wary of following my strap advice 😂😂😂 And the white and purple is a great combo with the watch / dial 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Seiko Izul SDAA001 on a white toad strap

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

While much of my wrist time is given to watches of 40mm and under, occasionally a larger beast makes it, too - and I have none larger than the 51mm Izul (although it somehow wears smaller than a JLC Master Compressor Memovox). The titanium case, curved ca

Made as a tribute to the Olympic chronographs of Seiko from 1964 and as a launch platform for the new Spring Drive chronograph movement, the Izul was a piece of the pre-crash exuberance. With four references (two in 51mm and two in 47mm) for the JDM and t

In the meantime driving is one of the most ubiquitous human activities so one no longer gets specially lifted out or prepared for it. Likewise, telling time is as easy as it has ever been and we still obsess over watches 😉 So wondering if there’s occasion