"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
06/20/2019 at 15:43 • Filed to: watchlopnik
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"MarquetteLa" (marquettela)
06/20/2019 at 15:43 • Filed to: watchlopnik | 2
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Last week I took delivery of the WIRED (Seiko sub-brand) AGAT729, a watch made in collaboration with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and limited to 1,500 pieces, sold only in Japan. Luckily I was able to find a Japanese retailer that boasts free international shipping and I placed my order the day they went on sale. It’s a quartz movement, but the chronograph measures out to a tenth of a second, something none of my other watches do. There are a lot of really neat details on this piece, like the minute indices being printed on the crystal, the neat texture from 5:00 to 9:00, and the subtle gold inlay around the 1/10 sec subdial and the date window.
I swapped the rubber strap it came with for a black NATO strap with gold hardware to match the accents on the watch. It fits my wrist quite well; I’ve been enjoying wearing it. There’s even a bit of lume on the hour indices and hands!
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 15:49 |
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All you guys and your fancy watches.
RPM esq.
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 16:06 |
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Interesting!
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RPM esq.
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/20/2019 at 16:09 |
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Watchlopnik = EDC for watch nerds.
phenotyp
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 16:15 |
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Nice choice on the strap. Hope the crystal holds up, that’s a nice showpiece.
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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> RPM esq.
06/20/2019 at 16:18 |
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is it? I mean, EDC is simply the crap you lug around all day. Everyone needs and has that.
Nobody needs a watch.
Chariotoflove
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 16:20 |
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Wow, that's neat!
Montalvo
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/20/2019 at 16:23 |
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Join us...
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MarquetteLa
> phenotyp
06/20/2019 at 16:25 |
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Thanks, I do worry a bit about damaging the crystal, but I’m not going to keep it in a box and never wear it. Just too cool not to show it off.
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RPM esq.
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/20/2019 at 16:27 |
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Nobody needs to carry three sets of car keys at the same time, either, but some people do, presumably because it’s convenient. I find it convenient to know the time and date, and sometimes to time the duration of things, without using my phone. Might as well choose a watch that looks nice and talk about it with like-minded people.
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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> RPM esq.
06/20/2019 at 16:34 |
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lol.
I mean..I do, because all my cars are parked in a single line.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 17:21 |
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looks really busy
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
06/20/2019 at 17:22 |
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single lane driveways suck lol
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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
06/20/2019 at 17:28 |
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Seriously. Sometimes I want to go for a drive...but then...meh.
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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Montalvo
06/20/2019 at 17:36 |
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I loved watches at one point, but these days have a pretty strict “do I really need this?” criteria that has to be met for me to purchase something
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MarquetteLa
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
06/20/2019 at 19:14 |
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It’s not the simplest design by any means, but I have plenty of other watches with simple designs. I don’t find this one hard to read.
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 19:22 |
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And hey that's all that matters!
SmugAardvark
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 19:45 |
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That’s a great looking piece, I really like the lugs . I’d be terrified of destroying the crystal though!
mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> MarquetteLa
06/20/2019 at 20:07 |
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Dope watch. I love blacked out watches. That one has some nice details. A little odd is the labeling of date, minutes, and seconds . It works though. I think they need to have more faith in their customer base to figure these things out lol
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MarquetteLa
> mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
06/20/2019 at 23:16 |
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Thanks! Yoji Shinkawa, the lead art designer at Kojima Productions designed the watch . The labeling is something of a Shinkawa style motif. He designed both of these characters/costumes. He tends to use small labeling as detailing on his character/mech designs.
There’s even a bit of faux-labeling on the top of the Kojima Productions logo he designed:
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MarquetteLa
> SmugAardvark
06/20/2019 at 23:23 |
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I work in an office, so risk of damage is pretty low. I’m also pretty reflexively protective of my watches around doorknobs, corners, etc.
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mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> MarquetteLa
06/21/2019 at 00:42 |
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I knew that sounded familiar. Very cool