That's a good looking watch, but still too big in my opinion.

Very sexy pushers, though.

^At least we'll know their environmentally friendly!

Having now seen and felt the Seiko's Astron in person, some of them are quite interesting, but definitely a watch of the moment. Look much better out of the displays and the lightness of the titanium versions are wonder to behold. I am off to the Seiko boutique tomorrow to check out the Grand Seiko Quartz and the 300m Marine Master in person.

I turned against the Citizen F100's as they've already moved onto the F150 as replacement, but the aesthetics are not as stylish IMO.

My visit to the Seiko boutique in Amsterdam went ahead as planned yesterday, they also had the Cocktail Time watch in for €575. Hmmm, couldn't decide whether I really liked it or not, the face is large, not as bluish as I wanted it to be, but against the back drop of the Grand Seikos most watches are going to disappoint.

The Grand Seikos are truly superlative.....better get saving me pennies! The quartz version in the 37mm is actually too small, the bigger size would be needed which pushes the price up to nearly 3 grand. For a quartz watch sounds crazy, but this is unlike any quartz movement you've ever seen. The precision on the second hand as it moves is really quite splendid.

The Marine Master also lacked the wow factor, at least in the display, I didn't even get them to take it out for a closer look. When you can get the Sumo for €500, the cost of the MM at €2,350 doesn't seem worth it.

Again after looking at the Grand Seiko's the Astron range just looks tacky and the current vogue.

The Seiko Alpinist is a gorgeous piece.