Seikoholic @ The Pool

So I came for a swim today, and what better piece to wear than the Seikoholic Save-The-Ocean. Swimming, then makan and blogging; besides chatting with another collector with the same Save-The-Ocean on his wrist- what fun, right?

Hope you collectors have a great weekend ahead too :)

Seikoholics on Seikoholic

Thanks for all the positive feedback and kind words on our Seikoholic Save-The-Ocean-63MAS, fellow collectors. My team and I truly appreciate it, and this would spur us to put in even more effort to create better designs in the near future.

Seikoholics Assemble!

Hope everyone continue enjoying your Seikoholic badge of honour for the longest of time...

Seikoholic @ San Martin Island

So a couple of collectors whom received their Seikoholic watches put 2 and 2 together, and asked me if I'm a regular at La Plantation @ San Martin. The rationale was that I was always taking wrist shots at plantation, pools, and beaches; and seemed to be travelling every month, so that seemed to be the perfect set-up for my daily bread.

Well, San Martin is a beautiful island; and you have to experience it first hand with your Seikoholic on wrist. But nope, that's not my day job. The collectors whom had COD at my place would know me, and you might have chanced upon me in the papers or conventions from time to time. But nope, I don't run a hotel like that beautiful La Plantation there.

My family and I are sun-worshippers though; and we loved to visit beaches and islands. Strap on your Seikoholic and saunter along the sandy beaches of Saint Martin, while sipping on a cocktail, and that would be a great holiday. I kid you not.

Even as I typed this entry, the parcels containing fellow collectors' Seikoholic watches were en-route to various countries; and there had been quite a fair bit of positive reviews coming back to me. I would share some of these reviews in a subsequent entry.

And no prizes for guessing which was my favourite watch over this week, which I had been wearing on a daily basis. I just so enjoyed this project watch of ours, and I hope you guys would too.

 Have a great day ahead!

Seikoholic : Save-The-Ocean 63MAS Is Here!

To say that I'm pretty over-the-moon tonight, just doesn't quite cut it!

I have been tracking the post-production courier bearing our Seikoholic : Save-The-Ocean-63MAS pieces to Malaysia. This had been a project that readers had been talking about for years, and it started to gain momentum this year when I thought, "What the heck! Let's just finalise the drawing board and finance this production and see where it takes from here!". Along the way, there had been much feedback from readers of Andywristwatches.blogspot.com and Andywristwatches.com.

The design process ain't exactly a piece of cake. If you still remember, the first draft was rather different from the piece that was produced today; and it was through input from readers in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Russia, Austria, Germany, UK, France, USA, and Switzerland that we came to the final design today.

This piece pays homage to the the evergreen classic diver designs from my fave modding brand i.e. Seiko. There are lots of us Seikoholics all over the world, and we could now wear our badge of honour proudly on our very wrists!

And just like Seiko, I want to keep the pricing affordable so that the masses (well, at least to the 30 of us anyway) could enjoy having the watch without breaking our bank. Or inviting dagger glances from our better halves. I'm a married man too, so I understand and live just like you guys. Collecting watches and having healthy bank balances seemed to be at odds with each other many a time, no?

Speaking of our better halves, mine decided to sponsor me a watch case from her fave handbag brand; so we went shopping for this watch case (or rather trunk!) this afternoon. At a cool RM25k, I would rather have another few Seiko pieces added into my collection but you don't argue with a passionate LV supporter, do you?

And by the time we returned home, the courier had swung by and there were 3 big boxes that my son had enthusiastically piled up in his electric truck. Talk about having great help around.

I was very eager to examine the contents of the boxes but I knew that I needed time to slowly savour the moment. The rest of the evening was a bit of a blur- dinner, followed by a visit to our fave spa for a couple's massage, tucked the kids to bed, missus joined her friends for drinks; and I could finally have some ME-time in my watch room.

And I opened the first watch and saw how handsome this piece really was. 

The production process had been a humbling and learning experience. Coordinating various teams towards a limited production custom watch was no joking matter. I couldn't have done it without the support and kind words from you fine and dedicated readers of Andywristwatches.blogspot.com and Andywristwatches.com.

Do swing by @ Andywristwatches' Seikoholic if you are interested to add this piece into your personal collection. And I could share that the post-production Seikoholic Save-The-Ocean-63MAS is even better than the earlier prototypes months back! 

I am very proud of this dedicated team whom assisted me despite the challenges faced during the design and production process. You know who you are, and let's put our hearts and minds together for the more projects to come.

It had been a climb; but in the end, it's all worth it.

Seikoholic : Dreams Come True

What a journey it has been!

Sorry if fellow readers had been coming over for new updates and found that our watch blog has been a bit quiet over the last 2+ weeks. As you know, I have been maintaining our Andywristwatches.blogspot.com for the fun of it over the last few years. And fellow readers had been asking for a project watch of our own over the years. Well, once Project Hommage was in motion, I was like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole. 

Between the day job that pays for it all, flying to and fro various countries, coordinating with the watch manufacturer and design team, checking on the quality control, answering queries from Seikoholic backers, and lots more tasks that I had not quite anticipated upon, I found the Project evolving bigger and bigger.

It started off as a small lil' homage project with STO63MAS, but it has certainly snowballed into quite an avalanche by this time. So, how is the progress for Project Hommage : STO63MAS?

Well, the production and QC works have finished, and the final products in 3 big parcels are en-route to Malaysia even as we speak. And soon, I shall be contacting you guys on the tracking IDs for your respective Seikoholic watches. Congratulations to you guys- you certainly earned the badge of honour as a Seikoholic!

Many overseas backers requested a site to process credit card payments. My style as per the norm? Ask and you shall get. 

We are now at the stage whereby the sales site i.e. Andywristwatches.com is active, and the trademark applications are in place for Class 14. Monies have been pouring out like crazy. So much to do, so little time. 

Much like Project Mayhem in Fight Club. All of you backers are part of the revolutionists!

In fact, Project Hommage 2 was currently on the drawing board, paying homage to Apollo 11's 50th anniversary of moon-landing. A couple of dials were going to and fro the manufacturing and design team to check on the feasibility- and if it takes off, that will be another low volume production with priority given to backers of Project Hommage : STO63MAS.

Stay tuned for the progress in due course!