SEIKO 6105 IN APOCALYPSE NOW - Family tree of the SKX007/009

Seiko 6105-8119Case Diameter: 44mm
Case Height: 12.5 mm
Case length: 47.5mm
Lug Width: 19 mm
Movement: Seiko 6105B 17 jewel 
hacking automatic. 21,600 bph, 
quick-set date
Case material: Stainless steel
Crown: Non-screw-down
Bezel: Bi-directional, indexed
w/ 60 clicks
Water resistance: 150 meters
Vintage: 1973

Scubawatch trivia:

Capt. Willard, played by actor Martin

Sheen in the movie Apocalypse Now,wore

a Seiko 6105 dive watch

Seiko 6105s were very popular with American GIs in

Vietnam, as the watch had a reputation for ruggedness

and durability in the harsh Vietnamese combat

environment. Although not a "military issue" watch, it was

readily available at the local PX.

Source: http://scubawatch.org/seiko6105.html

http://watchesinmovies.info/movies/apocalypse-now-1979/

Keturunan panglima gak Seiko SKX007 ni rupanya tak tahu plak ... hehe tapi memang konfom jam ni lasak boleh bawak pi perang tak percaya baca interview dalam entry Bermadu Kasih - Sharing Love kat bawah tu...cerita betul tu bukan cerita Mat Sentul, Cek Embun mahupun Jebon.

A direct descendant of the Seiko 
6105/6309/7002 dive watches, 
the SKX007 has been in 
production since 1996.

Seiko SKX007KCase Diameter: 41 mm
Case Height: 13 mm
Case length: 45 mm
Lug Width: 22 mm
Movement: Seiko 7S26, 21j 
automatic, 21,600 bph, quick-set 
day/date
Case material: Stainless steel
Crown: Screw down
Bezel: Uni-directional,indexed w/
120 clicks
Water resistance: 200m
Vintage: 2008

Black Magic Woman

Black Magic Woman :-)

(Explorer 114270 on black leather strap... another prototype of mine)

7S26 Gold Plated Seiko 5 - A Truly Work Horse.

I'm so lucky that my dad still keep his watch.

He put it aside because the watch is not so accurate anymore.

I'm gonna send it to the service center to get it fully overhauled and regulated.

Dear friends. 

This watch is a testimony of how good the 7S26 Seiko engine is. 

My dad never took it off ever since it was presented to him ages ago. He brought this watch everywhere; to the office (before retiring), gardening, rubber plantation, repairing house, workshop, please translate - 'menebas', 'tebang pokok', carpenting - 'bertukang', 'tunggu durian' and many more 'kampung' hard-works as well as 'pergi haji' and 'buat umrah'.

Yes, 7S26 is a truly work horse engine for all sort of work - for all walk of life.

The history of my life WATCH STRAPping...

The history of my life WATCH STRAPping...

• A Mickey Mouse watch - black leather strap or PVC strap but I remember that it was black.
• Familiarised with Dalil and TIMEX - black leather strap or PVC strap but I remember that it was black.
• My Mom's Citizen / Titoni - leather strap
• Digital Sanyo - Stainless Steel
• Citizen - Stainless Steel
• Alba - Alba leather strap / after market rocker style cobra serpent strap / after market leather strap
• Animal W001- velcro strap / after market leather strap / after market stainless steel
• Gold Plated Seiko 5 - gold plated stainless steel
• TISSOT PR50 - stainless steel
• Fake Rolex Explorer 2 - stainless steel
• Seiko Diver's SKX013 - stainless steel
• Seiko Diver's SKX007 - original Seiko Tsunami rubber strap / original Seiko nylon strap
• Casio PRO TREK PRG 130T - Original Pro Trek Titanium Base Steel
• Rolex Day-Date 18k gold - Beautiful Leather Black Strap with gold plated Rolex Buckle
• Rolex Explorer - Stainless Steel / Nato Strap / Kangaroo Black Nato Strap / Seiko Nylon Strap / Homemade Brown Vintage Leather Strap

My personal comment on straps:

• Stainless Steel - no match, versatile, durable, water resistant, self-certified for daily bashing. e.g my Animal 001 finally used stainless steel.
• Titanium Base Steel - no match, light weight, versatile, durable, water resistant, self-certified for daily bashing. e.g Casio PRO TREK 130T
• Leather Strap - beautiful, but not so durable. Big No-No for swimming or shower purposes. Need to change after sometimes.
• Nato strap - Durable, water resistant, skinny single layered nylon, I personally don't feel it right 'gonjeng'.
• Seiko strap - Durable, water resistant, double layered nylon, so far the best nylon strap I've tried.
• Seiko rubber strap - Durable, water resistant, suitable for daily bashing but it's rubber. I switch my seiko Tsunami rubber strap with the Seiko nylon just because it's rubber.

I've explored and tested so many straps, therefore now I'm making my own strap:
My Homemade Brown Vintage Leather Strap for Rolex Explorer 1 - simple, beautiful. rugged, silky smooth. Well, surely it's not for swimming nor shower purposes, and I'm testing the prototype and will let you all know the outcome, but not so soon.

Just see the photos in the Rugged Modern Vintages entry below.

Thanks,
Explorerdiver's leather stitching department :-)

The Rugged Modern Vintages.

The black crackled Zippo was a present from my friends in 1996.

Rugged Modern Retro looks of the discontinued Rolex 114270

Peace No War :-)

Casio PRO TREK PRG 130T - Wrist Shot

Easy access to all information at a glance.

Casio PRO TREK PRG 130T - after sometimes I don't  feel right. This is a very 'light' big watch but very complicated to use... or perhaps I am too lazy to learn :-) In fact, I hardly used all the features. 

But it went with me to Ayuthia, there another sentimental value...it's a keeper as well.

As for the compass, what I do to compensate the missing compass on the Explorer is that I bought a cheap plastic compass and slide it to my nylon Explorer strap. I need the compass to know where the West is...I mean at night.
The compass is important when you cannot find any 'mangkuk kuali kawah pinggan dishes' a-la Astro that is normally pointing to the west especially in the middle of nowhere in Cambodia.

I don't 100 % trust the digital GPS...

Rolex Explorer Wrist Shot @ Laos - Viet Nam Border

Rolex Explorer Wrist Shot @ Laos - Viet Nam Border