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So, you may be wondering what this page is all about.  Well let me tell you:  I collect Seiko automatic watches.  My favorites have green dials.  So far I have five.  My entire Seiko collection contains about 2 dozen watches, and most of them are in their original state, needing cleaning service on the movements, case polishing and a new crystal.  Even though they are 30 or 40 years old, most of my old Seikos are still ticking.  The ones that don't run are most likely just dirty, and a little help from a watchmaker can get them going again. That's the thing when you're a college student; the money for augmenting your watch collection is rather spare.  So, I turn to eBay, which has some pretty good deals.  When I can get a deal on an old Seiko, I'll grab it, and hope that some day in the future, I can send it off for repair and service.  These Seiko automatics are becomming more scarce.  So, it's better to grab them now while they're affordable.  Having said that, not every watch in my collection is an old beater needing oil and polish.  The STAR of my colleciton is a new SARB007 model that my sister bought for me in Shinjuku, (in Tokyo.)  It is a Japanese-market-only watch, meaning that if you see one, somebody had to buy it in Japan.  Coool.  I also have a new Seiko 5 with a green dial, which is sitting in a drawer.  It's twin (pictured above) is the Seiko that I wear most often.  It gets a little beat up at my job, but in true Seiko fashion, it's durable and keeps great time. Seiko collectors often hear stories like this:  A guy was in the U.S. Navy during the Viet Nam war.  He was up on a scaffolding, painting the side of an aircraft carrier.  He took off his watch so he wouldn't get paint on it, and accidently dropped it 20 feet where it landed on the metal deck below.  He thought the watch was a gonner.  Well, the guy climbs down the scaffold, picks up his watch, and it's only got a scratch.  It is still ticking happily.  Many Swiss watches won't stand for that kind of abuse!  So, this is why I wear a Seiko.  You get more than what you pay for.  In an age of disposable electronics and products that can't be serviced or fixed, (i.e. a cell phone or a GPS,) it is nice to have something that has been made to last.  Try dropping your laptop on the deck of an aircraft carrier!  (No, don't!  I'm only kidding.)