Did I really need to
give the Seiko Sumo another go? Absolutely not. The second I opened up the box
I said to myself “oh no, why?”
Alright, so it was
orange. The orange faced Seiko’s have been proven to become quite uncommon as
soon as they’ve been discontinued. The orange Sumo perhaps haven’t received a
rare status yet, and perhaps it never will, but it is definitely more uncommon
than the black and blue versions. So when I found one really cheap I just had
to, as always, give it a try.
 |
| #256 - The Seiko Sumo SBDC005. |
But it’s just too big.
And it’s ugly. I don’t like the case, nor the bezel or its insert, not the font
on the dial, not the 12 hour marker, not the bracelet. The list goes on and I’m
just going to leave it at that…
...almost…
Recently there was a Zimbe
version released, the SRPB055J, which had a dial that faded from black to blue,
purple bezel insert, golden hands and crown, and with a PVD treated case and bracelet. And it looked awesome! So weird that it became
awesome. But it was way too expensive. Otherwise I might would have want to
reconsider trying out the Sumo yet one more time.
©
All pictures by a Watch Flipper's Diary unless noted.
