Thursday, June 4, 2015

SEIKO SKA371P1 - KINETIC DIVER'S 200m

Imagine for a minute that there’s a zombie invasion. The zombies are taking over the world and you are in the middle of everything. There’s no point on going to work because your boss is now a zombie, your friends and family have been infected. Even your girlfriend has been devoured by the zombies. There’s no other option, you must flee right away. There not much time and you can only take only few things with you. But wait! Where would you go? What would you put in your backpack? And most importantly, what watch would you wear? You must remember that you cannot go back home a few days later and put another of your watches! Also, you must take into consideration that the watch has to be accurate and that the zombie war may last from a few months up to a few years. The world, like you know it, has disappeared and everything and everyone you loved has been killed. There’s no electricity, no hot water and no internet to atomically synchronize your watch. I don’t know about you, but I am taking my KINETIC DIVER SKA371P1 from SEIKO. In theory this watch gives you the liberty to go years without a battery and also gives you the accuracy of a quartz. It is a very robust yet elegant SEIKO. The lumen applied to the skeleton hands and to elevated hour markers give it a sporty look. The dial has different layers that look beautiful under the Hardlex crystal. The 120 clicks of the bezel sound like a symphony and they feel very tight but easy to manipulate. The crown could be better when you compare it to a mechanical watch, but there’s nothing wrong with it. This watch has also been nicknamed Big Freaking Kinetic or BFK. The nickname seems to be very appropriate since this is a big and mostly heavy watch. The orifices drilled into the lugs are SEIKO’s way to tell you that you must use this watch with a NATO. You can kill 2 birds with one stone when you wear it with a strap. You get rid of unwanted weight and it makes the BFK more stylish. A lot of questions will be raised after reading this post. Here are some of the predictions: Why a SEIKO and not a CASIO? Well, I have always had my reservations with Casio’s resin material and digital displays. I feel like if I end up triumphant after getting rid of all the zombies, I might as well be wearing something dressier that can go with a suit and tie or tuxedo. After all, saving the earth from a zombie invasion calls for a celebration. Why a KINETIC and not mechanical? There’s something about mechanicals that captivates me. Honestly they would be my first choice for other occasions, but over time they can become very inaccurate. It is very hard to predict sunset and sunrise with a inaccurate watch. Why even wear a watch when facing the zombie apocalypse? Well, because I couldn’t live without one.

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