Seiko 5 Men's Automatic Watch SNK393K

Opinions on a PO with leather strap?
I know that I wanted a Speedy Pro or Reduced before, but I have since moved on to the black face PO (the one in the new Bond movie) with a brown leather strap.Can anyone tell me about the movement? I know that it's coaxial, but has anyone had any experience?Also, opinions on the look?

A budding vintage collector in my house.
..or, in classic Rocky & Bullwinkle alternate title fashion: How to keep your significant other's sticky fingers out of your vintage watch box.Windy is getting this De Ville for Christmas:She picked it out, but my offers to the seller were refused. Well, for less money than my best offer I managed to find all the same parts in NOS condition in their Omega wrappers and had Steve / N2FHL service and assemble it. She happened to be in the room when I was looking at a few listings and she saw Kyle's thread:For Sale - 1930s Ladies Omega? | Omega Watch ForumsUsually she just walks away within seconds, but this time she told me to go back when I clicked to a new page. You know what that means. Yep, it's hers now. I look at it as insurance that she won't wear my watches. For less than $500 all in including service and straps, I got her two lady's Omegas. The one drawback is she still wants a blue dialed late 60's or early 70's lady's Seamaster which we were sniped on earlier this

Make my 1st special
Hi allI have been searching intensely for my 1st watch to start me off. So far I have been swaying towards a Hamilton as I really like there watches and the history although now looking around I have noticed baume et mercier and Maurice lacroix. What are your thoughts on these brands and what would be good to start with. If I go for the more expensive baume et mercier do I have to get the higher end models. My price limit is around ¡ê1500 and ideally would like leather strap and an auto movement.

Changing straps - making me nervous
So I bought a spring bar tool thinking that changing straps would be like changing outfits, but it took me about 10 minutes to remove the strap from my watch. Whenever I'd catch the edge of the spring bar with the tool and tilt the tool toward the band, it'd slip right off the edge of it. The more I'd do this, the more the watch strap would stretch; at this point, angling the tool didn't seem to the trick. I actually had to apply pressure and move the tool directly to the left to release the spring bar. And this wasn't easy: the tool kept slipping off the edge of the spring bar.Anyway, I didn't imagine it'd be this difficult to remove straps, and now I'm really nervous to do it again. (I planned to change straps for different occasions. E.g., I'll wear a NATO strap for casual events, and a leather strap for more formal stuff.) I'm afraid I'll scratch up my watchand I plan to keep this watch for years to come, so I want to keep it in good shape.Am I doing something wrong? Does it get ea

Lets Speculate!
Evening TRF,I've read on this forum that many of you expect the price of the SS Rolex models to increase in 2018. As many of you here are veteran Rolex buyers, where do you think the prices will go next year, especially the Sky Dweller and Ceramic Daytona? I note that the MSRP for the Sky Dweller is $14,400, Daytona $12,400, Sub date $8,550, and Hulk, $9050, to name a few popular models (note: I had to double check that Daytona price. Amazing.). What's normal for Rolex year to year? 5%? 10%?Best,TA