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Schubie
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Feb 4, 2015
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mbrandt2205
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Feb 4, 2015
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SchubieI'm in the same boat. Its model changes a little by color option, but the one featured is: seiko ssa183k1.
ChristopherJ
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Feb 4, 2015
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Schubie@mbrandt2205 You can see the model numbers after you click "Join Now" and also if you hover over the color option photos. However, here they are again for your reference:
SSA179K1 SSA181K1 SSA183K1 SSA185K1 SSA187K1
The dial at the top is a 24-hour indicator. The hand will make one full rotation over the course of a day.
@Monoglycer is correct. This movement is wound automatically with the rotor and it can also be hand wound with the crown/stem.
SSA179K1 SSA181K1 SSA183K1 SSA185K1 SSA187K1
The dial at the top is a 24-hour indicator. The hand will make one full rotation over the course of a day.
@Monoglycer is correct. This movement is wound automatically with the rotor and it can also be hand wound with the crown/stem.
Schubie
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Feb 4, 2015
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ChristopherJThank you very much!
I just noticed before you posted that hovering over the image displayed the model number. Did not know about that site feature.
@Monoglycer thank you, very helpful post :)
@Monoglycer thank you, very helpful post :)
mbrandt2205
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Feb 4, 2015
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ChristopherJThanks for the great discussion! So what about the black ring (under the white one)?
kindrich
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Feb 4, 2015
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mbrandt2205Those 2 rings together tell you military time: the black ring is AM, the white ring is PM. For example, when the needle points at 8, it could either be 8AM - 08:00 or 8PM - 20:00.
mbrandt2205
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Feb 4, 2015
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kindrichHey thanks! I appreciate the comment, but I'm still not sure I follow. It looks like the second set of hands have both an hour and minute functionality. It seems like the white and black rings both go to 24 (by 2s). I would get that one would indicate the military time, but the other is stumping me and another guy at the office...
Monoglycer
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Feb 4, 2015
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kindrichJust to add to that, I think the military hand is asymmetric with a shorter white hand and a longer metallic hand. The longer metallic hand reaches the top of the semi circle (also metallic coloured) indicating the time in military time (22h = 10pm as set on the watch).
kindrich
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Feb 4, 2015
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mbrandt2205+1 to Monoglycer!
If you look closely at the pic, you should see a double-headed arrow/hand with one white end shorter (for AM) than the other metallic one (for PM). You might have mistaken it for two separate hands like the main ones of the watch -- I think they're just one and move together. And the rings are static -- so the black ring goes from 6 to 17 while the white one 18 - 24, then 1 - 5.
So, thanks to this double-headed arrow/hand, we know that the time 10:09PM or 22:09 since it's the longer metallic hand that is point up and reaching the number 22 on the white dial (covering up the black dial). If it was morning, the short white hand would be pointing up instead and only reach the number 10 on the white dial.
Honestly, this is a perfect example of form over function. A simple AM/PM window would have done the job just fine. On second thought, if you're sophisticated enough to still wear a watch like this, you should be able to tell night from day anyway (hopefully?).
If you look closely at the pic, you should see a double-headed arrow/hand with one white end shorter (for AM) than the other metallic one (for PM). You might have mistaken it for two separate hands like the main ones of the watch -- I think they're just one and move together. And the rings are static -- so the black ring goes from 6 to 17 while the white one 18 - 24, then 1 - 5.
So, thanks to this double-headed arrow/hand, we know that the time 10:09PM or 22:09 since it's the longer metallic hand that is point up and reaching the number 22 on the white dial (covering up the black dial). If it was morning, the short white hand would be pointing up instead and only reach the number 10 on the white dial.
Honestly, this is a perfect example of form over function. A simple AM/PM window would have done the job just fine. On second thought, if you're sophisticated enough to still wear a watch like this, you should be able to tell night from day anyway (hopefully?).
ChristopherJ
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Feb 5, 2015
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kindrich@mbrandt2205 @Monoglycer It is a bit hard to explain so it might be easier to understand if you can just see another example. The Citizen Nighthawk (pictured below) has a 24-hour dial in the same layout. The hand has 2 ends. If it is pointing at the inner dial, it indicates AM. When it passes 12 :00, the opposite side of the hand is now pointing at 13:00 which indicates PM.
I wouldn't agree that the Seiko layout is form over function because it is simply a different style of layout. 12:00 and 24:00 are positioned at central points in the dial so that when it is noon or midnight, the hand is completely vertical. I hope this helps!
I wouldn't agree that the Seiko layout is form over function because it is simply a different style of layout. 12:00 and 24:00 are positioned at central points in the dial so that when it is noon or midnight, the hand is completely vertical. I hope this helps!
mbrandt2205
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Feb 5, 2015
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ChristopherJEveryone, thanks for indulging me. That was very helpful and I totally follow now. Now I'm just debating whether I go ahead and make the purchase or run it by my wife first...
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