....a short and sweet story about this model (formally model 6309)of Seiko watch.  In February of 1978 I was in a specialized unit of the Air Force and had just arrived at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. I needed a good watch as my old Timex had just broken.  I went to the BX and bought this watch for $110.  Most expensive watch I had ever owned but I needed a good one and figured this was it.  I wore that watch on my left wrist everyday, all day for 22 and a half years! There is no embellishment here.  I sent it in every 5 years or so for a cleaning and adjustment and that's it!  How many bands did I replace?  I couldn't tell you how many bands and band pins I replaced on that watch.  It went with me everywhere through my youth to middle age.  It is truly like an old friend - the things we had done and the things we had seen - death, destruction, sea depths, high altitude, girl friends, wives, marriages, divorces, child birth, child graduation. Incredible! The day the jeweler told me it was wore-out and could no longer keep good time was the day I put it in my safety deposit box.

 ---I bought the same model watch the next day.  It has been on my wrist, ticking away, since June, 2000 -  just as faithful as my old friend who now lies resting after a long and storied career.

If you need a good watch and one that will last, I can recommend this one.

Update...12.20.15  The Seiko SKX173I bought in 2000 is still going strong after 15 1/2 years.  This watch will take me into old age.  I'm slowing down now and not nearly as active so I believe this watch may last longer than the last one.  My kids can have it when I'm gone - to do with it as they please.  They do know what these watches mean to me.

Update: 4.17.17.  Going on 17 years.  Still going strong.

There are other watches out there.  Some are digital and others are bigger and still others are more expensive. But, in my book, you can't buy a BETTER watch.