With the recent release of the latest Seiko limited edition watches for the Philippine market, I thought I had to finish this draft and finally post about the 5th LE watch. I mentioned in a previous post that I passed on the 4th LE as it was not impressive or attractive to me. Whether I will eventually get one of the Banaue Rice Terraces inspired piece is still up in the air. I did defer acquiring the Whiskered Pitta as budget constraints prevented me from getting one when it was released last year. That turned out to be a good thing as apparently, not so many people wanted this watch and prices for new units decreased. I think it's still a buyer's market for this watch despite its features that to me makes it a good beater if not a part of one's collection.
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| The Whiskered Pitta is a limited edition Alpinist. |
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| This watch is powered by a 6R35A movement that beats at 21,600 A/h. The power reserve is an impressive 70 hours when used regularly. This unit is 792/1800 |
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| This is Made in Japan and has 20 bar (200m) water resistance. |
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| Close-up of the textured dial and the rotating inner bezel. |
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| There are two crowns - one is a screw down crown for time and date adjustment and the other is for the inner rotating bezel. |
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| The other side view |
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| Wrist shot when I first wore the watch last May. |
The watch is in my current regular rotation that includes my AGS Landmaster, ANA Pilot's watch and Dr. Yellow chronograph. It's easily one of my favorites among my newer Seikos.
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