Watchlords

If you had thought that there would be only one cocktail-related watch release this year you would have been wrong. But unlike the Angelus pieces, these new limited edition pieces from Seiko are more easily acquired.

They may be a niche interest, but Seiko does have a recent history of cocktail-themed-and-named Presage models. Examples are the five pieces in the Cocktail Time Midnight collection, and two collaborations named for Star Bar, including this year’s honeycomb-patterned dial inspired by the bees of Ginza Star Bar 2020, a limited edition created in conjunction with its award-winning head bartender Hisashi Kishi.

It was another bartender (Shinobu Ishigaki, owner of Tokyo’s Bar Ishinohana) whose name was associated with the first Cocktail Time (SARB065), which was launched in 2010 and featured a sunburst dial and polished stainless steel case. It was popular as a bang-for-buck dress watch and discontinued in 2017, but superseded by a collection of watches under the Presage Cocktail Time banner, with models named after specific cocktails and design/ colour elements associated with the relevant beverages. They focused on the same sunburst dial (with minor exceptions) with some updated tweaks and a movement change (which also resulted in a reduced power reserve) from the 6R15 to the 4R35, and more colour options. There was also a split into two branches – the regular Presage Cocktail Time (SRP series), and ones with a date sub dial/ power reserve (SSA series).


https://horologium.com.au/2020/07/23/ne ... matic-l-e/

On MoT they had these on sale. The other colors were in the $350 range, these two were still around $575.
I was trying to decide which one I would choose, probably the salmon. I am waiting for these two to go on a good sale.

One of the scant few nice things about 2020: Watch sizes, in most places other than TV crap, have come normal again. Nice.

MoT? they were really that cheap?

iwasbanned wrote: ↑

July 23rd 2020, 3:38pm

MoT? they were really that cheap?

Yep.

I, too, am waiting for the price to drop further, Svaglic. Waiting for several to drop including the Orient King Diver reissue.

what is MoT

iwasbanned wrote: ↑

July 23rd 2020, 3:38pm

MoT? they were really that cheap?

Manontime.com. Big love told us about it a while back.
It’s a forum that has a thread that just lists sales. It lists them for every crap and every good watch out there. The sale for this was around two or more weeks ago.
I check it every couple of days to see if there is anything I “need”.

Some day I will figure this edit and quotes thing out.

Sary sales page
https://www.sakurawatches.com/watches/s ... ko-presage

Dang. All sold out. I really want to try out the blue one and peach one

I found one! hopefully it'll be here soon. i paid probably a little more than on the sales site, but this are hard to find and i suspect i'll be able to flip it without taking a big hit.

Which one did you get?

Looks like a perfect size watch for the dial style.

I think it would probably look better on the black leather band that you also get the the SS mesh.

Either way - looking forward towards some pics.

https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/seiko-se ... 639858.htm

https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/seiko-se ... 639884.htm



https://www.ippojapanwatch.com/products ... teel-watch

https://www.ippojapanwatch.com/products ... da51&_ss=r

thanks for the pics Alain!

svaglic wrote: ↑

July 24th 2020, 9:02am

Which one did you get?

I picked up the frozen margarita... blue one. but seeing the live pics, i might just have to buy the salmon one as well.

She is waiting with baited breath to see them.


Apologies to allison for this sexist post.

I am ambivalent.

Presage Automatic Pink Dial Men's Watch SRPE47J1 was $383 (apparently now sold out) with Honey it dropped the price to $363. It appears I purchased the last one for my daughter as a christmas gift but I might suggest signing up for notifications for it. It was a good price point and I think they will come back at that point.


https://www.jomashop.com/seiko-presage- ... e47j1.html

That is an awesome deal Koi. Your daughter will love it.
I signed up for the notification, hopefully it goes on sale for close to that again.

svaglic wrote: ↑

December 10th 2020, 8:27pm

That is an awesome deal Koi. Your daughter will love it.
I signed up for the notification, hopefully it goes on sale for close to that again.

If she does not like it and you have not picked one up, I will let you know Allison.

just thought I would bump this for no particular reason.

I love my blue-green margarita one.