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Originally Posted by serialk11r
I mean where the parts are made clearly doesn't bother me, I bought nearly 1k of Chinese branded watches already, I abuse them and they have treated me pretty well.
I like the style of the Seiko, so I think it's still a good purchase, it just has its flaws. This gets me thinking, if a 400 dollar Seiko has blemishes, are those 400 dollar Tissot or Tag Heuer watches also like this?
I stopped wearing the Seiko today because the strap is getting too annoying (always unlatching), going to put it back on duty when the Ebay strap gets here.
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The dude I used to work with bought a new $120 bucks Seagull automatic once just for kicks. When we try to wind the crown, it felt like there were a bunch of sand inside the movement lol! Maybe they've improved a lot these days.
No I think the point of that thread was that a lot of us have noticed a decline in QC with Seikos of all price points from recent years (even ones costing a couple thousand), and the post kind of shed some light as to how they are trying to cut costs.
I can tell you modern Tissots are the worst (soft metals just from opening the back, dust inside from new, clasp that would break within a year, been there done that), but most people these days don't seem to care.
The Swatch Group service points be it locally or in chocoland don't seem to know how to service their vintage models either (Tissot's CEO gave me a written apology for destroying my Tissot Heritage chronometer from the mid 90's, they tried to repair their mistakes 5 times over 2 years without success and I ended up with a check in the mail).
Everytime I visit the Swatch service point I see angry and frustrated people with newer Omegas that ain't working right lol but I digress.
If you think your $400 bucks Seiko is not doing you justice (which I agree with you at this point), you would be very surprised if you put a loupe on the dial of a new Rolex (as in I would never buy one).
Best quality right now at any price point is a JDM G-Shock I kid you not.
