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The line-up

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    Crafter Blue CB08 and CB02 rubber straps for Seiko Turtle and Sumo

    8/10 · For the beeeech

    A wonderful strap I'd strongly recommend to anyone with a Turtle: supple, soft, loads of micro adjustments and that waffle underneath, only the keeper is too big and slides around.

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    Seiko Turtle

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    A wonderful piece: 45mm but it wears extremely well and will slide under any cuff.

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    Seiko SBDC033 'Blumo' Gen 2 Sumo

    9/10 · Beyond thunderdome

    Probably my favourite Seiko, a masterpiece for under 500 pounds, with shimmering applied indices and bulbous indexes the new one has lost.

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    Crafter Blue CB08 and CB02 rubber straps for Seiko Turtle and Sumo

    8/10 · For the beeeech

    Great and perfectly fitted to the Sumo, same quality as the CB08, but a little short: on an eight-inch wrist you'd have almost nothing beyond the keeper.

In his words

"You won't find anything on eBay for 3.99 that's going to replicate the quality of this."

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"This watch is a masterpiece. A masterpiece for under 500 pounds."

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"Sumo is king, Turtle is the prince."

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